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Armando Velasco
Armando Velasco (18 January 1918 – 29 September 1999) was an Ecuadorian-born Mexican actor who worked on the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, on films such as '' The Saint Who Forged a Country'' (1942), '' Historia de un gran amor'' (1942), and '' You Had To Be a Gypsy'' (1953).Gallardo Saborido, p. 120. Selected filmography *''In the Times of Don Porfirio'' (1940) *'' Miente y serás feliz'' (1940) *'' Borrasca humana'' (1940) *'' Neither Blood nor Sand'' (1941) *'' El rápido de las 9.15'' (1941) *''The Unknown Policeman'' (1941) *'' Historia de un gran amor'' (1942) *'' The Saint Who Forged a Country'' (1942) *'' Gran Hotel'' (1944) *''Twilight'' (1945) *''Tender Pumpkins'' (1949) *''Midnight'' (1949) *'' The Magician'' (1949) *''Confessions of a Taxi Driver'' (1949) *''Love for Love'' (1950) *''La casa chica'' (1950) *''También de dolor se canta'' (1950) *''Immaculate'' (1950) *'' Love for Sale'' (1951) *'' Road of Hell'' (1951) *''Kill Me Because I'm Dying!'' (1951) *''If ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quito
Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes, at an elevation of , making it the second-highest capital city in the world.Contact Us " TAME. Retrieved on 14 March 2010. Quito is the political and cultural center of Ecuador as the country's major governmental, administrative, and cultural institutions are located within the city. The majority of transnational companies with a presence in Ecuador are headquartered there. It is also one of the country's two major industrial centers—the port city of |
Midnight (1949 Film)
''Midnight'' (Spanish: ''Medianoche'') is a 1949 Mexican crime film directed by Tito Davison and starring Arturo de Córdova, Elsa Aguirre and Marga López.Agramonte & Castillo p.97 The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ... José Rodríguez Granada. Cast References Bibliography * Arturo Agramonte & Luciano Castillo. ''Ramón Peón, el hombre de los glóbulos negros''. Editorial de Ciencias Sociales, 2003. External links * 1949 films 1949 crime films Mexican crime films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Tito Davison Films scored by Manuel Esperón Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penjamo (film)
''Penjamo'' or ''The Guys from Penjamo'' ( es, Ésos de Pénjamo) is a 1953 Mexican musical comedy film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Joaquín Pardavé, Rosario Granados and Ángel Infante.Agrasánchez p.192 Cast * Joaquín Pardavé as Tío Porfirio * Rosario Granados as Carmela * Ángel Infante as Enrique * Agustín Isunza as Faramento (firulais) * Lupe Inclán as Pancha * Esther Luquín as Amelia * Armando Velasco as Doctor Robles * José Muñoz as Don Santiago * José Funes * Maricruz Olivier as Martha Jiménez * Leonor Gómez as Invitada al baile * Pedro Infante as Cantante * Pepe Nava as Empleado * José Pardavé as Invitado al baile * Humberto Rodríguez as Ponciano, mayordomo * Ramón Sánchez as Margarito * Hernán Vera Hernán Rogelio Vera Pavía (28 October 1892 – 29 January 1964) was a Mexican actor known for usually playing short, small roles, usually as a bartender, during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He began his car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here Comes Martin Corona
''Here Comes Martin Corona'' (Spanish: ''Ahí viene Martín Corona'') is a 1952 Mexican comedy western film directed by Miguel Zacarías and starring Pedro Infante, Sara Montiel and Eulalio González.Agrasánchez p.75 It is also known by the alternative title of ''Little Love of My Life''. The film's sets were designed by the art director Luis Moya. Cast * Pedro Infante as Martín Corona * Sara Montiel as Rosario * Eulalio González as Piporro * Armando Silvestre as Emeterio * Florencio Castelló as Serafín Delgado * José Pulido as Diego * Ángel Infante as Lencho * José Alfredo Jiménez * Antonio Bribiesca * Julio Ahuet * Antonio Manuel Arjona * Guillermo Calles * Emilio Garibay * Blanca Marroquín * Miguel A. Peña * Armando Sáenz * José Torvay * Armando Velasco Armando Velasco (18 January 1918 – 29 September 1999) was an Ecuadorian-born Mexican actor who worked on the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, on films such as '' The Saint Who Forged a Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snow White (1952 Film)
''El ceniciento'' is a 1952 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés, Alicia Caro, and Andrés Soler.Paranaguá p.90 It is a retelling of the Cinderella story from a male perspective. Cast * Germán Valdésas Valentín Gaytán * Alicia Caro as Magdalena * Andrés Soler as Andrés * Marcelo Chávez as Marcelo * Tito Novaro as Marcelito * Magda Donato as Sirenia * Daniel Arroyo as Invitado a fiesta * Jaime Fernández as Anunciador * Francisco Reiguera Francisco Reiguera (November 9, 1899 – March 15, 1969) was a Spanish actor who is best known for playing the title role in Orson Welles’ unfinished film version of ''Don Quixote''. He also appeared in the films ''Simon of the Desert'' (1965 ... as Inspector celestial * Humberto Rodríguez as Jugador de cartas References Bibliography * Paulo Antonio Paranaguá. ''Mexican Cinema''. British Film Institute, 1995. * Paul A. Schroeder Rodríguez. ''Latin America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If I Were A Congressman
''If I Were a Congressman'' (Spanish: ''Si yo fuera diputado'') is a 1952 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Gloria Mange and Andrés Soler.Zolov p.95 The film's art direction was by Gunther Gerszo. Plot A poor but honest barber becomes the protector of the poor people in his neighborhood, which leads to him being sought as a candidate for congressman, since the other candidate, Don Próculo, is not accepted by anyone other than his own bodyguards. Cast * Cantinflas as Cantinflas * Gloria Mange as Sarita * Andrés Soler as Tío Juan * Emperatriz Carvajal as Lucía * Alejandro Ciangherotti as Juliano Fraschetti * Ernesto Finance as Don Proculo L. de Guevara * Rafael Icardo as Don Melquiades * Eduardo Alcaraz as Doctor * María Cristina Lesser as La acusada * Edmundo Espino * Armando Velasco as Agente ministerio público * Gregorio Acosta as Empleado del teatro (uncredited) * Ricardo Adalid as Empleado del teatro (uncred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kill Me Because I'm Dying!
''Kill Me Because I'm Dying!'' (Spanish: ''¡¡¡Mátenme porque me muero!!!'') is a 1951 Mexican comedy film directed by Ismael Rodríguez and starring Germán Valdés, Óscar Pulido and Yolanda Montes.Agrasánchez p.40 Cast * Germán Valdés as Tin-Tan * Óscar Pulido * Yolanda Montes * Marcelo Chávez * José René Ruiz * Emma Rodríguez * Tito Novaro * Joaquín García Vargas * Miguel Manzano * Pompín Iglesias * Ildefonso Sánchez Curiel * Pedro de Urdimalas * Nicolás Rodríguez * Jesús Graña * Jorge Treviño * Guillermo Calles * Abel Cureño * El Gigantón * Los Sherife * José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla' as Narrator * Victorio Blanco * Guillermo Bravo Sosa * Leonor Gómez as Cliente en bar * Héctor Mateos * José Muñoz * José Pardavé * Juan Pulido * Francisco Reiguera * Ismael Rodríguez as Transeúnte * Ramón Valdés * Armando Velasco Armando Velasco (18 January 1918 – 29 September 1999) was an Ecuadorian-born Mexican actor who wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Of Hell (1951 Film)
''Road of Hell'' (Spanish:''Camino del infierno'') is a 1951 Mexican thriller film directed by Miguel Morayta and starring Pedro Armendáriz, Leticia Palma and Wolf Ruvinskis.Agrasánchez p.191 The film's art direction was by Gunther Gerszo. Cast * Pedro Armendáriz as Pedro Uribe * Leticia Palma as Leticia * Wolf Ruvinskis as Tony * Ramón Gay as León * Arturo Soto Rangel as Dr. Fausto * Manuel Calvo as El Chueco * Lupe Inclán as Doña Chole * Dora María as Cantante * Armando Velasco as Don Fermín * Pascual García Peña as Bruno Landeros, esbirro de Pedro * Ignacio Villalbazo * Guillermo Samperio as Detective de policía * Fernando Galiana as Taquillero en cine * Edmundo Espino as Jefe de detectives * José Chávez as Joselito, esbirro de Pedro * Francisco Pando as Juanito, cantinero * Julio Daneri as Cantinero * Kika Meyer as Mujer de la calle * Joaquín Roche Joaquín or Joaquin is a male given name, the Spanish version of Joachim. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love For Sale (1951 Film)
''Love for Sale'' (Spanish:''Amor vendido'') is a 1951 Mexican musical film directed by Joaquín Pardavé and starring Fernando Fernández, Meche Barba and Óscar Pulido.Vargas p.172 Cast * Fernando Fernández as Raúl * Meche Barba as Adriana * Óscar Pulido as Temístocles * Sara Guasch as La Mamy * Manolo Hernandez as Manolo * Carlos Múzquiz as Detective Policía * Eva Garza as Cantante * Pascual García Peña as Don Pedro Nolasco * Armando Velasco as Doctor de la Fuente * Jorge Mondragon as Juez * Carlos Valadez as Carlos Vela, el perfumado * Freddy Fernández as Pichi * Toña la Negra as Cantante * Víctor Manuel Castro as Concursante baile * Rafael Icardo as Don Fernando * Inés Murillo as Vecina * Juan Orraca as Detective policía * Sergio Prado * Victorio Blanco as Custodio * Flora Alicia Campos as Vecina * Rogelio Fernández as Complice del Perfumado * Salvador Godínez as Complice del perfumado * Georgina González as E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immaculate (film)
''Immaculate'' (Spanish:''Inmaculada'') is a 1950 Mexican drama film directed by Julio Bracho and starring Rosario Granados, Carlos López Moctezuma and Eduardo Noriega.Agrasánchez p.95 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jesús Bracho. Cast * Rosario Granados as Consuelo * Carlos López Moctezuma as Jorge Villagran * Eduardo Noriega as Luis Angel * Eva Martino as Lucia * Prudencia Grifell as Dona Rosa * Delia Magaña as Severina * Mimí Derba as madre de Luis Angel * Tana Lynn as La seductora * Maruja Grifell as Madame * Lupita Llaca as Rosalia * Elda Peralta as Guillermina Perea * Diana Ochoa as Merceditas, tendera * Armando Arriola as Nacho * Armando Velasco Armando Velasco (18 January 1918 – 29 September 1999) was an Ecuadorian-born Mexican actor who worked on the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, on films such as '' The Saint Who Forged a Country'' (1942), '' Historia de un gran amor'' (1942), and ... as Doctor * Luis Mussot as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
También De Dolor Se Canta
''También de dolor se canta'' (''You also sing because of sadness'') is a Mexican film of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. It stars Pedro Infante, Irma Dorantes and Guillermina Grin. It also features a number of cameo roles from Mexican actors famous at the time, including Germán "Tin Tan" Valdés, Fannie Kauffman and Pedro Vargas amongst others. It also takes a look inside the workings of cinema at the time, not always showing the nicer side. Plot The movie starts with Braulio Peláez (Pedro Infante), a schoolteacher, having just fallen off his horse, representing the situation he and his family are in. The next scenes introduce the viewer to his family and their poor financial and social situation. As Braulio stumbles around looking for his glasses, he causes a famous film star, Alfonso de Madrazo (Rafael Alcaide) to crash his car. Braulio offers him to eat at his house as an apology. Braulio's sister and mother, big film fans, immediately recognise Alfonso and attempt to get ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Casa Chica
''La casa chica'' (English: ''The Little House'') is a 1950 Mexican drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Dolores del Río. Plot Fernando Mendoza, an eminent doctor, falls in love with Amalia, a sweet woman that fully reciprocates. But Fernando is engaged to marry Lucila, a frivolous woman who uses a thousand wiles to keep him. Over the years, the stormy relationship between Fernando and Amalia becomes more complicated. She finishes her medical studies and becomes a very prestigious scientist. Amalia agrees to become Fernando's lover and collaborates with him in his laboratory as his "assistant". They share an apartment, "the house of the other", where they enjoy their pure and sincere love. Cast * Dolores del Río María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete (3 August 1904 – 11 April 1983), known professionally as Dolores del Río (), was a Mexican actress. With a career spanning more than 50 years, she is regarded as the first major female Latin Am ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
