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Clavillazo
José Antonio Hipólito Espino Mora (13 August 1910 – 24 November 1993), better known as ''Clavillazo'' (Great Little Nail) was a Mexican comedic actor who was mostly popular during the 1940s to the 1960s. History His catchphrases were "''"¡Pura vida!", "¡Ahí nomás!", en tono de alegría o "¡Nunca me hagan eso!", "¡Méndigo!"''". He appeared in more than thirty films from 1951 to 1988. Selected filmography References External links * 1910 births 1993 deaths Mexican male film actors Male actors from Puebla Mexican male comedians 20th-century comedians {{Mexico-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clavillazo Circa 1941 (cropped)
José Antonio Hipólito Espino Mora (13 August 1910 – 24 November 1993), better known as ''Clavillazo'' (Great Little Nail) was a Mexican comedic actor who was mostly popular during the 1940s to the 1960s. History His catchphrases were "''"¡Pura vida!", "¡Ahí nomás!", en tono de alegría o "¡Nunca me hagan eso!", "¡Méndigo!"''". He appeared in more than thirty films from 1951 to 1988. Selected filmography References External links * 1910 births 1993 deaths Mexican male film actors Male actors from Puebla Mexican male comedians 20th-century comedians {{Mexico-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Castle Of The Monsters
''El Castillo de los monstruos'' (Spanish for 'The castle of the monsters') is a 1958 Mexican horror comedy directed by Julián Soler.Silver ''The Vampire Film: From Nosferatu to Interview with the Vampire'' 1997 Plot Mexican funnyman, El Clavillazo (Antonio Espino), is in love with a seamstress named Beatriz (Evangelina Elizondo) and also hangs out with a variety of odd characters, including a newsboy and a mental patient. Meanwhile, a mad scientist named Dr. Sputnik and his scarred, hunchbacked assistant are busy making monsters at the nearby castle. The doctor poses as a kindly blind man in town and uses hypnosis to lure Beatriz to his castle, brainwashing her into believing that she is his own love named Galatea. El Clavillazo, with an assist from his friends, blunders his way into the castle, where he spends most of his time being chased around by various monsters. There is the butler, who looks like the Frankenstein Monster. The other monsters include a werewolf, a mummy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teziutlán
Teziutlán is a city in the northeast of the Mexican state of Puebla. Its 2005 census population was 60,597. It also serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding Teziutlán Municipality. The municipality has an area of 84.2 km2 (32.51 sq mi) and a population of 88,970. Teziutlán is located at , close to the border with Veracruz, in the Sierra Madre Oriental. The area is drained by the Río El Calvario, Río Xóloatl and Río Xoloco rivers. Teziutlán is described in some guidebooks as a "picturesque colonial town". It was founded (by spaniar) on 15 March 1552 at a location known to the locals as "Teziuhyotepetzintlancingo". means "Little mount with hailstones". The name ''Teziutlán'' is Nahuatl, and means "place with hailstones". During the presidency of Porfirio Díaz, the town gained prosperity, and it is described as "a commercial town of importance, very often visited by traveling salesmen from businesses in this country and abroad... It depends on a group o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pobres Millonarios
''Pobres millonarios'' ("Poor Millionaires") is a 1957 Mexican film. It stars Sara García. Cast * Antonio Espino - (as Antonio Espino Clavillazo) * Ana Luisa Peluffo * Irma Dorantes * Sara García - Doña Margarita del Valle * Alejandro Ciangherotti - (as Alejandro Changuerotti) * Emma Roldán * Fidel Ángel Espino * Malena Doria * Víctor Manuel Castro - (as Manuel Castro) * Lina Madrigal * Julián García * 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 Paco Reiguera) * Eduardo Charpenel * José Luis Moreno - (as Jose Luis Moreno 'Pistache') * José Wilhelmy - (as Jose A. Wilelmi) External links * 1957 films Mexican comedy films 1950s Spanish-language films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Legs
''Golden Legs'' (Spanish:''Piernas de oro'') is a 1958 Mexican comedy sports film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Antonio Espino, Tere Velázquez and Marco de Carlo.Hershfield & Maciel p.183 It is set in the world of competitive cycling. Cast * Antonio Espino as Clavillazo Tachuela, piernas de oro * Tere Velázquez as Teresita * Marco de Carlo as Esteban * Óscar Pulido as Domingo Murrieta, presidente municipal * Luis Aragón as Don Melchor * Fidel Ángel Espino as Entrenador * Antonio Tanus * Víctor Manuel Castro * Alfonso Zayas * Julián Garcia * José Muñoz as Señor Cantino * Eduardo Charpenel * Bruno Marquez * Manuel Vargas M. * Oswaldo Fernandez * Polo Ortín * Arturo Cobo * Salvador Saldívar * Francisco Quiles * José Loza * José Wilhelmy * Armando Acosta as Hombre en restaurante * Daniel Arroyo as Espectador * María de Lourdes as Cantante * Enedina Díaz de León as Cocinera * Vicente Lara as Hombre en restaurant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Se Solicitan Modelos
''Se solicitan modelos'' ("Models are Sought") is a 1954 Mexican film directed by Chano Urueta and starring Sara Montiel, Chula Prieto and Domingo Soler. It was one of the last films Montiel did in Mexico before being called by Hollywood; after a brief spell in the United States, she would focus her film career on her native Spain. Plot A clothing store is about to go bankrupt because of its conservative way of modeling the dresses, so they hire new models. Cast * Sara Montiel - Rosina * Raúl Martínez - Raúl * Chula Prieto - Reyna * Domingo Soler - Don Lázaro * Antonio Espino - Facundo * Amparo Arozamena - Laura * Maruja Grifell - Dueña escuela modelos * Eufrosina García - Señora Silvanito * Carlota Solares - Doña Luisa * Beatriz Saavedra Beatriz Saavedra is a Mexican actress, best known for appearing in films such as ''Monte de piedad'' (1951), ''Tres hombres en mi vida'' (1952), ''Tío de mi vida'' (1952), '' It Happened in Acapulco'' (1953), ''La ladrona'' (1954), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Fantasma De La Casa Roja
''El fantasma de la casa roja'' is a 1956 Mexican comic horror film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Alma Rosa Aguirre, Raúl Martínez, and Antonio Espino. Cast * Alma Rosa Aguirre - Mercedes Benz de Carrera * Raúl Martínez - Raul Velasco * Antonio Espino - Diogenes Holmes * Jorge Reyes - Modesto Silvestre * Guillermina Téllez Girón - Evangelina Buenrostro * Víctor Alcocer - Licensiado * Enriqueta Reza - Diana Alegre, ama de llaves * Armando Arriola - Dr. Hipocrates Piedra * Conchita Gentil Arcos - Romula Feucha * Manuel Dondé er Manuel Dondé (1906 – 27 May 1976) was a Mexican film actor.Kohner p.355 He frequently played villains during his long film career. Selected filmography * ''La llorona'' (1933) * ''Soulless Women'' (1934) - Policía * ''El bastardo'' (1937 ... - Pedro Satan, administrador References External links * Mexican comedy horror films 1956 films 1950s Spanish-language films 1956 horror films Films directed by Miguel M. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pura Vida (film)
''Pura Vida '', sometimes known as ''¡Pura vida!'', is a Mexican film released in 1956. The film is notable for popularizing the phrase ''pura vida'', particularly in Costa Rica. Plot The film follows the story of Melquiades Ledezma, who is expelled from his home town after being labeled a source of bad luck. Misfortune finds him in his new home when he is accused of robbery and intentionally starting fires. His unlucky streak ends when he finds a winning lottery ticket of a million pesos. Production The film was directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and filmed in 1955. The film runs for 90 minutes. Partial cast * Antonio Espino as Melquiades Ledezma * Carmelita González as Lucía * Maricruz Olivier as Esperanza * Ramón Valdés as Caimán Legacy Despite his constant blunders, Melquiades Ledezma keeps a positive attitude. As an adjective synonymous with "good" or "nice", he uses ''pura vida'' (lit. pure life) a total of thirteen times to describe people (such as the town ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here Come The Freeloaders
''Here Come the Freeloaders'' (Spanish: ''Ahí vienen los gorrones'') is a 1953 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Lilia del Valle, Antonio Espino and Manuel Palacios.Amador p.121 Cast * Lilia del Valle as Rosita Rios * Antonio Espino as Martín * * Estanislao Schillinsky as Miguel Hernández * Fernando Soto as Cachetes * Yolanda Montes as Bailarina * Verónica Loyo as Lola * Celia Viveros as Eufrosina * Juan García as Don Octaviano * Elisa Berumen as Doña Febronia * Los Tatos * Amparo Arozamena as Artemisa * Diana Ochoa as Mujer busca nodriza * Armando Arriola as Gonzalo * Federico Curiel as Abogado * Eulalio González as Comisario * Ildefonso Sánchez Curiel * Dumbo y Yáñez * Petrolini * Ismael Larumbe as Actor en escena * Carlos Sánchez Hurtado * Chel López * José René Ruiz José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers ,Mexico ''''. . making it the world's 13th-largest country by are ... [...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] |
Juan Polainas
''Juan Polainas'' is a 1960 Mexican comedy film directed by René Cardona.García Riera, p. 182 Cast * Irma Dorantes * Antonio Espino * Daniel 'Chino' Herrera * Omar Jasso * Paco Michel * Francisco Reiguera * Andrés Soler * José Torvay José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ... References Bibliography * García Riera, Emilio. ''Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1959-1960''. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1994. External links * 1960 films 1960 comedy films Mexican comedy films 1960s Spanish-language films Films directed by René Cardona 1960s Mexican films {{1960s-Mexico-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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