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A Family Like Many Others
''A Family Like Many Others'' (Spanish: ''Una familia de tantas'') is a 1949 Mexican drama film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Fernando Soler, David Silva and Martha Roth.Hernandez-Rodriguez p.82 The film's sets were designed by the art director Gunther Gerszo. Synopsis A domineering father's control over his family weakens when a charming salesman comes to the house. Cast * Fernando Soler as Rodrigo Cataño * David Silva as Roberto del Hierro * Martha Roth as Maru Cataño * Carlos Riquelme as Ricardo * Eugenia Galindo as doña Gracia Cataño * Enriqueta Reza as Guadalupe - sirvienta * Felipe de Alba as Héctor Cataño * Nora Veryán as Pilar - novia de Héctor * Isabel del Puerto as Estela Cataño * Manuel de la Vega as Leopoldo * Alma Delia Fuentes as Lupita Cataño * Conchita Gentil Arcos as Invitada a fiesta * MarÃa Gentil Arcos as Invitada a fiesta * Maruja Grifell as Madre de Roberto * Jorge MartÃnez de Hoyos Jorge MartÃnez de Hoyos (September 25, 1920 â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Galindo (director)
Héctor Alejandro Galindo Amezcua (January 14, 1906 – February 1, 1999), better known as Alejandro Galindo, was a Mexican screenwriter and film director.Spicer p.467 Selected filmography Director * '' While Mexico Sleeps'' (1938) * '' Neither Blood Nor Sand'' (1941) * '' Red Konga'' (1943) * '' A Family Like Many Others'' (1949) * ''Confessions of a Taxi Driver'' (1949) * '' Doña Perfecta'' (1951) * ''They Say I'm a Communist'' (1951) * ''Los dineros del diablo'' (1953) * '' The Last Round'' (1953) * ''Golden Legs'' (1958) *''The Life of AgustÃn Lara ''The Life of AgustÃn Lara'' (Spanish: ''La vida de AgustÃn Lara'') is a 1959 Mexican musical film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Germán Robles, Lorena Velázquez and Ofelia Montesco.Mora p.261 It is a biographical film about the l ...'' (1959) References Bibliography * Spicer, Andrew. ''Historical Dictionary of Film Noir''. Scarecrow Press, 2010. External links * 1906 births 1999 deaths Best Director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nora Veryán
Nora Veryán (1929–1998) was a Mexican film actress.Agrasánchez p.159 She was married to Mexican film actor Raúl Meraz but later separated. The couple had one son together. Selected filmography * '' A Family Like Many Others'' (1949) * ''We Maids'' (1951) * ''It Happened in Mexico'' (1958) * ''Santa Claus'' (1959) * ''His First Love'' (1960) * ''Adventures of Joselito and Tom Thumb ''Adventures of Joselito and Tom Thumb'' (Spanish: ''Aventuras de Joselito y Pulgarcito'') is a 1960 Mexican-Spanish musical film directed by René Cardona and starring Joselito, Cesáreo Quezadas and Enrique Rambal.Bentley p.144 Cast * Josel ...'' (1960) * ''La pantera de monte escondido'' (1962) *'' Imperio de cristal'' (1994-1995) References Bibliography * Rogelio Agrasánchez. ''Guillermo Calles: A Biography of the Actor and Mexican Cinema Pioneer''. McFarland, 2010. External links * 1929 births 1998 deaths Mexican film actresses People from Guadalajara, Jalisco {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Alejandro Galindo
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s Spanish-language Films
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 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 * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Drama 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 Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Drama Films
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis Muñoz MarÃn becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Åžemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his travel expenses. Only two 1949 models are sold in America tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Films
The year 1949 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1949 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *April 26–June 21 – Ealing comedies ''Passport to Pimlico'', '' Whisky Galore!'' and ''Kind Hearts and Coronets'' are released in the UK, leading to 1949 being remembered as one of the peak years of the Ealing comedies. *November 15 – Following the prior year's Supreme Court decision in ''United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.'', Paramount Pictures is split into two separate companies with the creation of Paramount Pictures Corporation for production-distribution and United Paramount Theaters for the theater operations. *December 21 – Cecil B. DeMille's ''Samson and Delilah'', starring Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, and Henry Wilcoxon, receives its televised world premiere at the Paramount and Rivoli theatres in New York City. The film opens in Los Angeles on Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge MartÃnez De Hoyos
Jorge MartÃnez de Hoyos (September 25, 1920 – May 6, 1997) was a Mexican actor whose career spanned five decades from the 1940s till his death. He appeared in both American and Mexican films and television, with prominent roles in ''The Magnificent Seven'' and '' Viento negro (Black Wind)''. He died from lung cancer on May 6, 1997. Selected filmography * ''Corner Stop'' (1948) – Rabanito * '' A Family Like Many Others'' (1949) – Anunciador en fiesta (uncredited) * ''Hay lugar para dos'' (1949) – (uncredited) * ''Confessions of a Taxi Driver'' (1949) – Luis * '' Cuatro contra el mundo'' (1950) – Don Nacho (uncredited) * ''Pobre corazón'' (1950) – Invitado a fiesta (uncredited) * ''Pata de palo'' (1950) – Ferrocarrilero (uncredited) * ''Entre tu amor y el cielo'' (1950) * ''El grito de la carne'' (1951) – Invitado a fiesta * ''Vivillo desde chiquillo'' (1951) – PolicÃa (uncredited) * ''They Say I'm a Communist'' (1951) – Miembro del comité (uncredited) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maruja Grifell
Maruja Grifell (February 6, 1907 – March 27, 1968) was a Mexican film actress.Pilcher p.160 Selected filmography * '' Another Dawn'' (1943) * ''The Lieutenant Nun'' (1944) * ''Adultery'' (1945) * ''Cantaclaro'' (1946) * ''Everybody's Woman'' (1946) * ''Music Inside'' (1947) * '' The Lost Child'' (1947) * ''Fly Away, Young Man!'' (1947) * ''Adventure in the Night'' (1948) * ''Music, Poetry and Madness'' (1948) * '' A Family Like Many Others'' (1949) * ''Confessions of a Taxi Driver'' (1949) * ''The Great Madcap'' (1949) * ''Philip of Jesus'' (1949) * ''Immaculate'' (1950) * ''Lost'' (1950) * ''History of a Heart'' (1951) * ''Acapulco'' (1952) * '' Women Who Work'' (1953) * ''You've Got Me By the Wing'' (1953) * '' Seven Women'' (1953) * ''Pablo and Carolina ''Pablo and Carolina'' (Spanish:''Pablo y Carolina'') is a 1957 Mexican romantic comedy film directed by Mauricio de la Serna and starring Pedro Infante, Irasema Dilián, Alejandro Ciangherotti, and premiered after Infante' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MarÃa Gentil Arcos
MarÃa Gentil Arcos (11 April 1905 – 18 July 1965) was a Spanish-Mexican actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema as a character actress in supporting roles. She was the sister of Conchita Gentil Arcos, also an actress in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema; MarÃa began her work as an actress in 1938, while Conchita had already started her career in 1932. Among her characters stand out the mute and paralyzed mother of Pepe el Toro (Pedro Infante) who dies from the beating given by Miguel Inclán's character in ''Nosotros los Pobres'' (1948), and as the determined mother of Kid Terranova (David Silva) in ''Champion Without a Crown'' (1946).RA 2000, p. 65 The writer Carlos Monsiváis Carlos Monsiváis Aceves (May 4, 1938 – June 19, 2010) was a Mexican philosopher, writer, critic, political activist, and journalist. He also wrote political opinion columns in leading newspapers within the country's progressive sectors. ... referred to her (alongside her sister Marà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conchita Gentil Arcos
Conchita Gentil Arcos (1897 – 23 December 1982) was a Mexican actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema as a character actress in supporting roles. She was the sister of MarÃa Gentil Arcos, also an actress in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema; Conchita began her work as an actress in 1932, while MarÃa did not start her career until 1938. Conchita starred in comedies such as ''Mi viuda alegre'' ("My Cheerful Widow") in 1941 or ''Romeo and Juliet'' in 1943, as well as in ''Music, Poetry and Madness'' in 1947, as the dreamy and romantic aunt by Meche Barba's character, a fan of adventure novels that falls in love with Marcelo Chávez's character, or in '' The Lost Child'', also in 1947, alongside Chávez and Germán Valdés. She also appeared as the usurer who flirts with Pedro Infante's character only to be murdered in ''Nosotros los Pobres'' in 1947. The writer Carlos Monsiváis referred to her (alongside her sister MarÃa) as one of the "complementary faces" of Mexican cinema, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alma Delia Fuentes
Alma Delia Susana Fuentes González (22 January 1937 – 2 April 2017) was a Mexican actress of film, television, and theatre. Career Fuentes began her career as a child actress. In 1951, she was nominated for an Ariel Award for Best Youth Performance for her role in Luis Buñuel's ''Los Olvidados''. In the 1960s, Fuentes debuted in television and also starred in films as the leading lady of such popular performers as Cantinflas Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno Reyes (12 August 1911 – 20 April 1993), known by the stage name Cantinflas (), was a Mexican comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He is considered to have been the most widely-accomplished Mexican comedian and is cel ..., Demetrio González, Antonio Aguilar, Eulalio González, Eulalio González "Piporro", and Viruta y Capulina. Filmography *''Symphony of Life (film), Symphony of Life'' (1946) *''The Flesh Commands'' (1948) *''A Family Like Many Others'' (1949) *''Los olvidados'' (1950) *''If I Were Just Anyone'' (1950) *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
