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Beatriz Sheridan
Elizabeth Ann Sheridan Scarbrough, better known as Beatriz Sheridan (25 June 1934 – 30 April 2006) was a Mexican actress and director. A pioneer of the Mexican telenovelas and prominent figure of the Mexican theater of the 20th century, she was also a teacher of dramatic technique for television and directed many great dramatic stars. Biography Early life Elizabeth Ann Sheridan Scarbrough was born on 25 June 1934 in Mexico City, of a British mother and Mexican father of Irish descent. She had 6 brothers and one sister. She studied philosophy and letters at the University of Missouri in the United States. Back in Mexico, she studied at Mexico City College. She was a distinguished student of the famous Japanese director and instructor Seki Sano, whom she became an assistant to in the direction of a number of theatrical montages. Theater Beginning in 1959, Sheridan participated as an actress and protagonist on the Mexican stage for four years. She worked with Alejandro Jodoro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of . The city has 16 boroughs or ''demarcaciones territoriales'', which are in turn divided into neighborhoods or ''colonias''. The 2020 population for the city proper was 9,209,944, with a land area of . According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, the population of Greater Mexico City is 21,804,515, which makes it the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the world, the second-largest urban agglomeration in the Western Hemisphere (behind São Paulo, Brazil), and the largest Spanish language, Spanish-speaking city (city proper) in the world. Greater Mexico City has a gross domestic product, GDP of $411 billion in 2011, which makes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar Pellicer
María del Pilar Pellicer López de Llergo (12 February 1938 – 16 May 2020) was a Mexican actress. At the 17th Ariel Awards, she won the Ariel Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film ''La Choca'' (1974). Biography Pilar was daughter of lawyer César Pellicer Sánchez and wife María del Pilar López de Llergo, both from Tabasco. At age 18, Pilar studied at the Academy of Contemporary Dance, and was trained by Seki Sano. Pilar later abandoned dance to study philosophy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She also studied at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura. She debuted as an actress in the movie ''El vendedor de muñecas'' in 1955. Death Pellicer died from COVID-19 on 16 May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico at 82. Selected filmography * ''El vendedor de muñecas'' (1955) * ''The Life of Agustín Lara'' (1959) - Admiradora joven * ''Nazarín'' (1959) - Lucía (uncredited) * ''Escuela de verano'' (1959) - Magdal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liv Ullmann
Liv Johanne Ullmann (born 16 December 1938) is a Norwegian actress and film director. Recognised as one of the greatest European actresses of all time, Ullmann is known as the muse and frequent partner of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. She acted in many of his films, including ''Persona'' (1966), ''Cries and Whispers'' (1972), ''Scenes from a Marriage'' (1973), ''The Passion of Anna'' (1969), and ''Autumn Sonata'' (1978). Ullmann won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama in 1972 for the film '' The Emigrants'' (1971) and has been nominated for another four. In 2000, she was nominated for the Palme d'Or for her second directorial feature film, ''Faithless''. She has received two BAFTA Award nominations, and two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, for '' The Emigrants'' (1971) and Ingmar Bergman's '' Face to Face'' (1976). On March 25, 2022, Ullmann was presented with an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of her "bravery and emotional transpa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norma Aleandro
Norma Aleandro (born 2 May 1936) is an Argentine actress. She is considered one of the most celebrated and prolific Argentine actresses of all time and is recognized as a cultural icon in her home country. Aleandro starred in the 1985 film ''The Official Story'', a role that earned her the Cannes Award for best actress. She has performed in other successful films like ''The Truce'' (1974), ''Cousins'' (1989), ''Autumn Sun'' (1996), '' The Lighthouse'' (1998), ''Son of the Bride'' (2001) and '' Cama Adentro'' (2005). For her performance as Florencia Sánchez Morales in the 1987 film '' Gaby: A True Story'', she received a Golden Globe nomination and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Aleandro wrote the 1970 film '' The Inheritors'' and performed in various plays such as '' August: Osage County''. Aleandro also appeared in the Argentine adaptation of ''BeTipul'', the critically successful ''En terapia''. Life and career Aleandro was born in Buenos Aire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Mandoki
Luis Mandoki (born August 17, 1954) is a Mexican film director working in Mexico and Cinema of the United States, Hollywood. Luis Mandoki studied Fine Arts in Mexico and at the San Francisco Art Institute, the London College of Printing, and the London International Film School. While attending this last institution he directed his first short film ''Silent Music'' which won an award at the International Amateur Film Festival of Cannes Film Festival in 1976. Back in Mexico he directed short films and documentaries for the Instituto Nacional Indigenista (the National Institute for the Indigenous), Conacine (National Commission of Film) and the Centro de Produccion de Cortometraje (Center for the Production of Short Films). In 1980 he received an Ariel Award of the Mexican Academy of Film for his short film ''El secreto''. Four years later, his film ''Motel'' was selected to represent Mexico in film festivals around the globe. At the age of 30 he developed, wrote, produced and di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A True Story
''A True Story'' ( grc, Ἀληθῆ διηγήματα, ''Alēthē diēgēmata''; or ) is a long novella or short novel written in the second century AD by the Greek author Lucian of Samosata. The novel is a satire of outlandish tales that had been reported in ancient sources, particularly those that presented fantastic or mythical events as if they were true. It is Lucian's best-known work. It is the earliest known work of fiction to include travel to outer space, alien lifeforms, and interplanetary warfare. It has been described as "the first known text that could be called science fiction". However, the work does not fit into typical literary genres: its multilayered plot and its characters have been interpreted as belonging to science fiction, fantasy, satire or parody, and have been the subjects of scholarly debate. Plot The novel begins with an explanation that the story is not at all "true", and that everything in it is a complete and utter lie. The narrative begins w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Rojo
María de Lourdes Rojo e Incháustegui, commonly known as María Rojo (; born August 15, 1943 in Mexico City), is a Mexican actress and politician. She was Senator of the Republic in the upper house of Mexican Congress. She debuted during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She has participated in successful Mexican films such as: '' Rojo amanecer'', ''El callejón de los milagros'' and '' El Infierno''; and telenovelas such as: '' Alborada'', ''Mañana es para siempre'', '' Corazón Salvaje'', and ''Hasta el fin del mundo''. Early life and career María Rojo was born on August 15, 1943 in Mexico City. She began her artistic career at eight years in the program ''Teatro Fantástico'' with Enrique Alonso "Cachirulo". After acting in several plays as ''La Mala Semilla'' and ''Examen de Muertos'' in 1955, she began her film career at age 13 in the film ''Besos Prohibidos'' in 1956. She has an outstanding career as film actress and has also starred in many successful telenovelas and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Zapata (writer)
Luis Zapata Quiroz (27 April 1951 – 4 November 2020) was one of the most prominent gay writers in Mexican literature.Robert Aldrich and Garry Votherspoon, ''Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History Vol. 2: From World War II to the Present Day''. p. 460. Taylor & Francis, 2001. . Career Born in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, on 27 April 1951, Luis Zapata studied French literature at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). In addition to his novels (most famously, ''El vampiro de la colonia Roma'', 1979), he also wrote plays and short stories and was active in the field of cultural journalism. He was also a specialist translator of medieval French. Zapata died in Mexico City on 4 November 2020, after being hospitalized in Morelos Morelos (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 36 municipalities and its capital ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
Jaime Humberto Hermosillo Delgado (22 January 1942 – 13 January 2020) was a Mexican film director, often compared to Spain's Pedro Almodóvar. Born in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, in central Mexico, Hermosillo's films often explore the hypocrisy of middle-class Mexican values. He worked with Gabriel García Márquez on ''Mary My Dearest'' (1979) and ''The Summer of Miss Forbes'' (1988). His film ''Homework (1991 film), Homework'' (1991) was entered into the 17th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Mention. At the time of his death Hermosillo was teaching film-making at the University of Guadalajara and had recently collaborated with his students on several projects. On 13 January 2020, Hermosillo died at the age of 77, 9 days before his 78th birthday. References External links *Mexican Director pageYahoo Biography 1942 births 2020 deaths Ariel Award winners Best Director Ariel Award winners Mexican film directors Mexican LGBT writers LGBT fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Ripstein
Arturo Ripstein y Rosen (born December 13, 1943) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Considered the "Godfather of independent Mexican cinema", Ripstein's work is generally characterized by "somber, slow-paced, macabre melodramas tackling existential loneliness", often with a grotesque-like edge. He is a nine-time Ariel Award winner, including five for Best Picture and two for Best Director. Three of his films have been nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1997, he received the prestigious National Prize for Arts and Sciences for his contributions to Mexican cinema. He was the second filmmaker (after Luis Buñuel) to receive that honour. Early life Of Polish Jewish descent, Ripstein was born in Mexico City on 13 December 1943, to producer Alfredo Ripstein. He developed an interest in filmmaking from a young age due to his family's proximity, and made short films as a teenager. He met Luis Buñuel after seeing ''Nazarín'', and they developed a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignacio López Tarso
Ignacio López López (born 15 January 1925), known professionally as Ignacio López Tarso, is a Mexican actor of stage, film and television. He has acted in about 50 films and appeared in documentaries and in one short feature. In 1973 he was given the Ariel Award for Best Actor for ''Rosa Blanca'', and the Ariel de Oro lifetime achievement award in 2007. He has also been honored multiple times at the TVyNovelas Awards. Biography Early life and education López was born in Mexico City to parents Alfonso López Bermúdez and Ignacia López Herrera. Because of his father's job, he spent his childhood among several cities including Veracruz, Hermosillo, Navojoa and Guadalajara. His siblings are Alfonso and Marta. At around age 8-9, when he was in Guadalajara, his parents took him to see a play, where he became interested in acting. He lived in Valle de Bravo, Estado de México, where he went to secondary school. Although his family's economic problems kept him from attending high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gavin
John A. Gavin (born Juan Vincent Apablasa; April 8, 1931 – February 9, 2018) was an American actor who was the president of the Screen Actors Guild (1971–73), and the United States Ambassador to Mexico (1981–86). Among the films he appeared in were ''Imitation of Life (1959 film), Imitation of Life'' (1959), ''Spartacus (film), Spartacus'' (1960), ''Psycho (1960 film), Psycho'' (1960), Midnight Lace (1960) and ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' (1967), playing leading roles for producer Ross Hunter. Life and career Early life Gavin was born in Los Angeles as Juan Vincent Apablasa II. His father, Juan Vincent Apablasa Sr., was of Chilean descent and his mother, Delia Diana Pablos, was a Mexican-born aristocrat. When Juan was two, his parents divorced and his mother married Herald Ray Golenor, who adopted Juan and changed his name to John Anthony Golenor. After attending Roman Catholic schools, St. John's Military Academy (Los Angeles), and Villanova Preparatory School, Villanova Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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