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Crox Alvarado
Cruz Pío Socorro Alvarado Bolado (3 May 1910 – 30 January 1984), known professionally as Crox Alvarado, was a Mexican actor who appeared in over 90 films. He was considered a popular star of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Alvarado had been a professional wrestler before being an actor. He was also a caricaturist. Selected filmography * ''Bajo el cielo de México'' (1937) * '' Song of the Soul'' (1938) - Oficial * '' Men of the Sea'' (1938) - Rigobertito (uncredited) * ''Cada loco con su tema'' (1939) - Secretario de notario (uncredited) * '' The Cemetery of the Eagles'' (1939) - Capt. Alemán * ''Horse for Horse'' (1939) - Empleado hotel (uncredited) * ''El hotel de los chiflados'' (1939) * '' Papacito lindo'' (1939) - Galán de cine * ''Una luz en mi camino'' (1939) * '' The Midnight Ghost'' (1940) * ''Borrasca humana'' (1940) * ''El barbero prodigioso'' (1942) - Octavio, amante de Fanny * ''Jesús de Nazareth'' (1942) - Simón Cirineo (uncredited) * ''Águila roja'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San José, Costa Rica
San José (; meaning "Saint Joseph") is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of the province of the same name. It is in the center of the country, in the mid-west of the Central Valley, within San José Canton. San José is Costa Rica's seat of national government, focal point of political and economic activity, and major transportation hub. San José Canton's population was 288,054 in 2011, and San José's municipal land area is 44.2 square kilometers (17.2 square miles), with an estimated 333,980 residents in 2015. Together with several other cantons of the central valley, including Alajuela, Heredia and Cartago, it forms the country's Greater Metropolitan Area, with an estimated population of over 2 million in 2017. The city is named in honor of Joseph of Nazareth. Founded in 1736 by order of Cabildo de León, the population of San José rose during the 18th century through the use of colonial planning. It has historically been a city of strat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuya En Cuerpo Y Alma
''Tuya en cuerpo y alma'' ("Yours in Body and Soul") is a 1944 Mexican 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 ... film. It stars Sara García. External links * 1944 films 1940s Spanish-language films Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Curse Of The Aztec Mummy
''The Curse of the Aztec Mummy'' (Spanish: ''La Maldición de la Momia Azteca'') is a 1957 Mexican horror film directed by Rafael Portillo. It is the second film in the Aztec Mummy series which began with ''The Aztec Mummy'' (Spanish title:La Momia Azteca) which was released earlier that year. Plot The plot is continued from the first film in the series, ''The Aztec Mummy''. The evil Dr. Krupp (Luis Aceves Castañeda) known as ''The Bat'' escapes from the police with the aid of his gang. He once again tries to get possession of the Aztec princess Xochitl's gold breastplate and bracelet by hypnotizing her current reincarnation, Flor Sepulveda, to get her to reveal the location of Xochitl's tomb. Confusion reigns as Krupp and his thugs are opposed by Flor's fiancé Dr. Almada, his mild-mannered assistant Pinacate, and a mysterious masked superhero called the Angel. Dr. Krupp kidnaps Flor, Dr. Almada, and the Angel and tries to force Almada to translate the hieroglyphics on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Aztec Mummy
''The Aztec Mummy'' (Spanish: ''La Momia Azteca'', also known in the USA as simply ''La Momia'') is a 1957 Mexican horror film produced by Guillermo Calderon from his own story idea, scripted by Alfredo Salazar, and directed by Rafael Portillo. It was the first in a trilogy of Mexican mummy films, all featuring Popoca the Aztec Mummy. The other two films were ''The Curse of the Aztec Mummy'' and '' The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy''. The three films were all shot in 1957, one after another without a break in the production schedule.Hardy, Phil (1995). ''The Overlook Film Encyclopedia Horror''. Overlook Press. . Page 109 The film was later re-edited and syndicated to TV in the U.S. in 1963 by Jerry Warren as ''Attack of the Mayan Mummy'', and again in 1964 for combination with footage from the Mexican comedy-horror film La Casa del Terror starring Lon Chaney Jr., which was released theatrically.Weldon, Michael (1983). ''The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film''. Ballantine Books. . P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladrón De Cadáveres
''The Body Snatcher'' ( es, Ladrón de Cadáveres, ), is a 1957 Mexican horror film directed by Fernando Mendez who also co-wrote the film with Alejandro Verbitzky. Plot In Mexico, Police Captain Carlos Robles (Crox Alvarado) has no leads to solving a series of grisly murders of several of Mexico's top athletes. Unknown to the Comandante, scientist Don Panchito is responsible for the murders and has been murdering the athletic community in order to provide test subjects for his experiments; Panchito's procedure involves removing the victim's brain and replacing it with that of an animal's in an effort to find a way to conquer death. Desperate to solve the murders, Robles enlists the help of wrestler Guillermo Santana (Wolf Ruvinskis) who acts as bait in order to catch the murderer. However, the trap goes awry and Santana is captured and murdered by Panchito who then removes his brain and replaces it with the brain of a gorilla. Unlike many of Panchito's other victims, Santana su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reportaje
''Reportaje'' ("Report News") is a 1953 Mexican film. The film brought together an extraordinary ensemble cast of the most important stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and was held for charitable purposes for the A.N.D.A ''(Asociación Nacional de Actores)'' of México. The film is divided in 6 chapters around a principal storyline. It was released in a special presentation in the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The owner of a daily paper wants to find the most important news on New Year's Eve. Therefore, he decides to send his top reporters to strategic points in Mexico City. Chapter 1: The Hospital One of the reporters arrives at the hospital and finds his wife about to give birth. Upon entering the hospital, he witnesses a number of peculiar cases. Cast * Roberto Cañedo * María Elena Marqués * Columba Domínguez * Carmen Montejo * Esther Fernández * Ernesto Alonso * Miroslava * Miguel Torrúco * Julio Villarreal * Amanda del Llano * Ramón Gay Chapter 2: The P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rossana (film)
''Rossana'' ( es, La red) is a 1953 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Fernández. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Rossana Podestà - Rossana * Crox Alvarado - Antonio * Armando Silvestre - José Luis * Guillermo Cramer - Rivera * Carlos Riquelme - Sponge Trader * Margarito Luna - Fisherman * Armando Velasco * Lilia Fresno * Antonio Bribiesca - Guitar player * Emilio Garibay Emilio may refer to: * Emilio Navaira, a Mexican-American singer often called "Emilio" * Emilio Piazza Memorial School, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State * Emilio (given name) * ''Emilio'' (film), a 2008 film by Kim Jorgensen See also * Emílio (dis ... - Policeman * Manuel Vergara 'Manver' - Bartender References External links * 1953 films 1950s Spanish-language films 1953 drama films Mexican black-and-white films Films directed by Emilio Fernández Mexican drama films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambiciosa (1953 Film)
''Ambiciosa'' (English: ''Ambitious'') is a Mexican drama film directed by Ernesto Cortazar. It was released in 1953 starring Meche Barba and Fernando Fernández. Plot Estela Durán (Meche Barba) is a young Cuban woman of humble origin, who lives with her nanny Mama Irene (Fedora Capdevila). Estela despises poverty. One day she meets a talent scout for a film production company in Mexico. The two strike up an affair, causing the separation of the talent scouts with his wife. Estela has no interest in formalizing with him, but only for an opportunity in film. Arriving in Mexico is related to Oscar (Crox Alvarado), one of the partners of the producer who would meet her whims to get into trouble because of the debutante. Estela is able to snatch the characters to other actresses provided to meet her target. On the set of a movie, Estela knows Manuel ( Fernando Fernández), who works in the camcorder stagehand and sustains a romance, until she meets Jose Antonio (Alberto González Rub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magnificent Beast
''La bestia magnífica (Lucha libre)'' ("The Magnificent Beast (Wrestling)") is a 1953 Mexican film directed by Chano Urueta. It tells the story of two good friends who become wrestlers to leave poverty behind, but the arrival of an ambitious woman will tragically change their destiny. Director Urueta was so enthusiastic about the project that he filmed three fights in their entirety, and the final cut came to 128 minutes, which was very unusual in the Mexican film industry. The production is regarded as the film that started the genre of "wrestling movies", which became immensely popular in Mexico for many decades. José Elías Moreno won the Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor and Jorge Bustos for Best Film Editing. Cast *Crox Alvarado: David *Wolf Ruvinskis: Carlos * José Elías Moreno:'Maravilla' López * Irma Dorantes: Teresita * Miguel Manzano: Benjamín Aguilar *José Luis Rojas: Luis Rojas * Ismael Pérez: Poncianito *Enrique Llanes: Wrestler *Rito Romero Rito R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Carne Viva (1951 Film)
''En carne viva'' (''In the Cut'') is a Mexican drama film directed by Alberto Gout. It was released in 1951 and starred Rosa Carmina and Rubén Rojo. Plot Maria Antonia (Rosa Carmina) is a naive cabaret dancer who is seduced and abandoned by a sailor named Fernando (Crox Alvarado). After giving birth to their daughter, her suicide mark the life of her daughter Laura, who reach youth follows in the footsteps of her mother and becomes successful dancer. The twists and contragiros of fortune take Laura to live delirious and distressing family recognitions. Cast * Rosa Carmina ... ''María Antonia / Laura'' * Rubén Rojo ... ''Arturo'' * Crox Alvarado ... ''Fernando'' * Dagoberto Rodríguez ... ''Miguel'' * José María Linares Rivas ... ''Don Hilario'' * Toña la Negra ... ''Mercé'' * Maruja Griffel ... ''Arturo's Mother'' * Celia Viveros ... ''Lola'' Reviews The film was created as a vehicle for showcasing of the beautiful Cuban-Mexican rumbera Rosa Carmina. Very neat formally, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Desalmado
EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American politician * Ephrat Livni (born 1972), American street artist Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * El, a List of Shugo Chara! characters#El, character from the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' by Peach-Pit * El, short for Eleven (Stranger Things), Eleven, a fictional character in the TV series ''Stranger Things'' * El, family name of Kal-El (Superman) and his father Jor-El in ''Superman dynasty, Superman'' *E.L. Faldt, character in the road comedy film ''Road Trip (film), Road Trip'' Literature * ''Él'', 1926 autobiographical novel by Mercedes Pinto * Él (visual novel), ''Él'' (visual novel), a 2000 Japanese adult visual novel Music * Él Records, an independent record label from the UK founded by Mike Alway * Él (Lucero a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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