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Águila O Sol
''Heads or Tails'' (Spanish:''Águila o sol'') is a 1938 drama film of the cinema of Mexico. The film is in the public domain in both Mexico and the United States. Plot At birth, three children are abandoned in a convent. They are Polito Sol and his siblings, Adriana and Carmelo Águila and they grow up to become the "Águila o Sol" trio. Many years later, Don Hipólito, Polito's father becomes rich and decides to search for his son. In the end, he finds Polito and the Aguila siblings. Cast * Mario Moreno "Cantinflas" as Polito Sol * Manuel Medel as Carmelo Águila * Margarita Mora as Teresa * Marina Tamayo as Adriana Águila * Luis G. Barreiro as Castro * Manuel Arvide as Hipólito Sol * Margarita Sodi as young Adriana * Jesús de la Mora as young Polito * José Girón Torres as young Carmelo * Dora Ceprano as Dora * Ramón Rey as "El Gallego" * Teresa Rojas * Emma Vogel * Blanca Rosa Otero * José Elías Moreno * Rafael Baledón * Virginia Serret * Julio Ahuet * Toña ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Maus
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish language, Spanish, Portuguese language, Portuguese, and Galician language, Galician name for ''Peter (given name), Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compared with the English surname Peterson (name), Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pero". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter (name), Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic language, Aramaic ''Kephas'' or ''Aramaic of Jesus#Cephas .28.CE.9A.CE.B7.CF.86.CE.B1.CF.82.29, Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternative archaic variant is Pero. Notable people with the name Pedro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis G
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Origins The Germanic name (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" () and "warrior" () and hence may be translated to ''famous warrior'' or "famous in battle". According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was , meaning fame, which would give the meaning 'warrior for the gods' (or: 'warrior who captured stability') for the full name.J. van der Schaar, ''Woordenboek van voornamen'' (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also thLodewijs in the Dutch given names database Modern forms of the name are the German name Ludwig and the Dutch form Lodewijk. and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the French name Louis, a deriva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Arcady Boytler
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Black-and-white Films
Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people of the Valley of Mexico ** Being related to the State of Mexico, one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico ** Culture of Mexico *** Mexican cuisine *** historical synonym of Nahuatl, language of the Nahua people (including the Mexica) Arts and entertainment * "The Mexican" (short story), by Jack London * "The Mexican" (song), by the band Babe Ruth * Regional Mexican, a Latin music radio format Films * ''The Mexican'' (1918 film), a German silent film * ''The Mexican'' (1955 film), a Soviet film by Vladimir Kaplunovsky based on the Jack London story, starring Georgy Vitsin * ''The Mexican'', a 2001 American comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts Other uses * USS ''Mexican'' (ID-1655), United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s Spanish-language Films
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned off; Marcus Didius Julianus the highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Musical Comedy Films
Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into February, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead. * January 15 – Spanish Civil War: The Second Battle of the Corunna Road ends inconclusively. * January 23 – Moscow Trials: Trial of the Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center – In the Soviet Union 17 leading Communists go on trial, accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime, and assassinate its leaders. * January 30 – The Moscow Trial initiated on January 23 is concluded. Thirteen of the defendants are Capital punishment, sentenced to death (including Georgy Pyatakov, Nikolay Muralov and Leonid Serebryakov), while the rest, including Karl Radek and Grigory Sokolnikov are sent to Gulag, labor camps and later murdered. They were i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Films
The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first American full-length animated film, '' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1937 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * March 26 – London Films abandons production of '' I, Claudius'' two weeks after its female lead, Merle Oberon, is injured in a car crash. * April 16 – Laurel and Hardy comedy '' Way Out West'' premieres in the US. * May 7 – Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical comedy '' Shall We Dance'' premieres in the US. * May 11 – Drama '' Captains Courageous'', starring Spencer Tracy, premieres in New York, going into general release on June 25. * June 7 – Jean Harlow, one of the biggest Hollywood stars of the decade, dies aged 26 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles. The official cause of death is listed as cerebral edema, a complication of kidney failure. * June 11 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITESM
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM; ), also known as Technological Institute of Monterrey () or just Tec, is aresearch university based in Monterrey, Mexico, which has grown to include 35 campuses located across 25 cities in the country and 22 liaison offices in other 15 countries. The university was founded in 1943 by Eugenio Garza Sada, who was educated at MIT in the United States. Eugenio Garza Sada was an industrialist and philanthropist from Monterrey. ITESM was the first university outside the U.S. to establish an internet connection in the Western Hemisphere, linking the University of Texas at San Antonio directly. It is also one of Mexico’s leading universities in terms of patents, particularly in: * Biomedicine. * Biotechnology. * Food science and agroindustry. * Electrical, aerospace engineering and manufacturing. The business school, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels (master’s and doctoral programs), is among the most rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Hernández (actor)
Rafael Hernández (3 August 1928 – 7 November 1997) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in some 200 films between 1956 and 1990. He was born and died in Madrid, Spain. Selected filmography * '' The Mustard Grain'' (1962) * '' The Fair of the Dove'' (1963) * ''Brandy'' (1964) * '' El mejor tesoro'' (1966) * '' Canadian Wilderness'' (1965) * ''The Last Tomahawk'' (1965) *'' Forty Degrees in the Shade'' (1967) * ''Another's Wife'' (1967) * '' A Decent Adultery '' (1969) * '' Blood in the Bullring '' (1969) * '' The Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself'' (1970) * '' Una chica casi decente'' (1971) * ''Murders in the Rue Morgue'' (1971) * '' Nothing Less Than a Real Man'' (1972) * ''The Cannibal Man'' (1972) * '' The Dominici Affair'' (1973) * '' The Marriage Revolution'' (1974) * ''Dick Turpin'' (1974) * '' Naked Therapy'' (1975) * ''Death's Newlyweds'' (1975) * '' The Legion Like Women'' (1976) * '' May I Borrow Your Girl Tonight?'' (1978) * '' Father Cami's Wedding'' (1979) * '' Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toña La Negra
Antonia del Carmen Peregrino Álvarez (2 November 1912 – 19 November 1982), known by her stage name Toña la Negra (Toña the Black Woman), was a Mexican singer and actress of partial Haitian ancestry, known for her interpretation of boleros and '' canciones'' written by Agustín Lara. Life and career Toña la Negra was born Antonia del Carmen Peregrino Álvarez on 2 November 1912, in La Huaca, a neighborhood of Veracruz, Veracruz. Her father, Timoteo Peregrino Reyes (born c. 1857), played guitar and was a founding member of a guild of local port workers. Her mother, Daría Álvarez Campos (born c. 1867), sang at family gatherings. Toña had four siblings and three paternal half-siblings. Toña's paternal grandfather, Severo Peregrino, was from Port-au-Prince, Haiti and had immigrated to Mexico in the 19th century. Toña began her career in the 1920s singing tangos as the lead singer of the Trío Peregrino-Uzcanga. In 1932, she traveled to Mexico City and met songwriter and co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Ahuet
Julio Ahuet was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in more than a hundred and thirty films during his career, including ''Women Without Tomorrow'' (1951), ''Here Comes Martin Corona'' (1952), and the El Santo film ''Profanadores de tumbas'' (1966).Pitts, p. 190. Selected filmography * ''Heads or Tails (1937 film), Heads or Tails'' (1937) * ''The Cemetery of the Eagles'' (1939) * ''The Coward (1939 film), The Coward'' (1939) * ''In the Times of Don Porfirio'' (1940) * ''The Rock of Souls'' (1942) * ''Jesusita en Chihuahua (film), Jesusita in Chihuahua'' (1942) * ''Beautiful Michoacán'' (1943) * ''The Circus (1943 film), The Circus'' (1943) * ''María Eugenia'' (1943) * ''Resurrection (1943 film), Resurrection'' (1943) * ''The Spectre of the Bride'' (1943) * ''Cuando habla el corazón'' (1943) * ''The Tiger of Jalisco'' (1947) * ''A Gypsy in Jalisco'' (1947) * ''Felipe Was Unfortunate'' (1947) * ''If I'm to Be Killed Tomorrow'' (1947) * ''The Genius (1948 film), The Genius'' (1948) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Serret
Virginia Serret (1914-1958) was a Mexican film actress.Wood p.142 She appeared in around thirty films during the Golden age of Mexican cinema. Serret was married to the Argentine actor Luis Aldás. Selected filmography * ''Heads or Tails'' (1937) * '' Poor Devil'' (1940) * ''Con Su Amable Permiso'' (1940) * ''To the Sound of the Marimba'' (1941) * ''Father Gets Entangled Again'' (1942) * ''A Woman's Diary'' (1944) * ''Woman Without a Soul'' (1944) * ''Porfirio Díaz'' (1944) * ''The Hour of Truth'' (1945) * ''Song of the Siren'' (1948) * '' The Black Sheep'' (1949) * ''It's a Sin to Be Poor ''It's a Sin to Be Poor'' (Spanish: ''Pecado de ser pobre'') is a 1950 Mexican crime drama film directed by Fernando A. Rivero and starring Ramón Armengod, Guillermina Grin and Tito Junco. It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. ...'' (1950) References Bibliography * Wood, Andrew Grant. ''Agustin Lara: A Cultural Biography''. Oxford University Press, 2014. External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
