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Fernando Soler
Fernando Soler (born Fernando Díaz Pavia; 24 May 1896 – 25 October 1979) was a Mexican actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He was considered one of the most important figures of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. In his career spanning over sixty years, Soler appeared as an actor in more than one hundred motion pictures. Early life Fernando Soler was born in Saltillo, Coahuila as Fernando Díaz Pavía on 24 May 1896 to Domingo Díaz García and Irene Pavía Soler. He was the elder brother of Andrés Soler, Domingo Soler, Julián Soler, and Mercedes Soler. His family is known as the Soler Dynasty. He was the uncle of the deceased actors Alejandro Ciangherotti and Fernando Luján. Selected filmography * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1932) * '' Por mis pistolas'' (1938) * '' Poor Devil'' (1940) * ''El verdugo de Sevilla'' (1942) * ''My Memories of Mexico'' (1944) * ''The Great Madcap'' (1949) * '' A Family Like Many Others'' (1949) * ''Las tandas del principal'' (19 ...
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Saltillo
Saltillo () is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and is also the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. Mexico City, Monterrey, and Saltillo are all connected by a major railroad and highway. As of a 2020 census, Saltillo had a population of 879,958 people, while the population of its metropolitan area was 1,031,779, making Saltillo the largest city and the second-largest metropolitan area in the state of Coahuila, and the 19th most populated metropolitan area in the country. Saltillo is one of the most industrialized areas of Mexico and has one of the largest automotive industries in the country, with plants such as Tupy, Grupo Industrial Saltillo, General Motors, Stellantis, Daimler AG, Freightliner Trucks, Delphi, Plastic Omnium, Magna, and Nemak operating in the region. Saltillo is a manufacturing centre noted for commercial, communications, and manufacturing of products both traditional and modern. History Colonial e ...
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When Do You Commit Suicide? (1932 Film)
''When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (Spanish: ''¿Cuándo te suicidas?'') is a 1932 American comedy film directed by Manuel Romero and starring Fernando Soler, Imperio Argentina and Manuel Russell.Rist p.494 It was made by Paramount Pictures at its Joinville Studios in Paris. It is the Spanish-language version of its 1931 film '' When Do You Commit Suicide?''. Paramount was at the time experimenting in the large-scale production of multilingual films at Joinville. Cast * Fernando Soler as Xavier Du Venoux * Imperio Argentina as Gabi * Manuel Russell as León Miroll * Carmen Navasqués as Viuda Damonthal * José Isbert as Petavey * María Anaya as Virginia * Enrique de Rosas as Moisés * Manuel Vico as Guillard * Carlos Martínez Baena Carlos Martínez Baena (7 May 1889 – 29 May 1971) was a Spanish-Mexican actor. At a young age he moved to Mexico with his family where he became a journalist. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1931 to 1970. Selected ...
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Mexican Male Film Actors
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1979 Deaths
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area ...
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1896 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation (later known as X-rays). * January 6 – Cecil Rhodes is forced to resign as Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope, for his involvement in the Jameson Raid. * January 7 – American culinary expert Fannie Farmer publishes her first cookbook. * January 12 – H. L. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph. * January 17 – Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War: British redcoats enter the Ashanti capital, Kumasi, and Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I is deposed. * January 18 – The X-ray machine is exhibited for the first time. * January 28 – Walter Arnold, of East Peckham, Kent, England, is fined 1 shilling for speeding at (exceeding the contemporary speed limit of , the first spee ...
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Poor But Honest
''Poor But Honest'' (Mexican:''Pobre, pero honrada!'') is a 1973 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring María Elena Velasco, Fernando Soler and Norma Lazareno.Mora p.162 It was made at the Estudios América. It was one of a series of films featuring Velasco as the comic character La India María. Cast * María Elena Velasco as María * Fernando Soler as Don Abundio * Norma Lazareno as Marcela * Ángel Garasa as Padre Bonifacio * Adalberto Rodriguez * José Ángel Espinoza as Chimino * Raúl Meraz as Ayundante de don Abundio * Héctor Herrera * Julián de Meriche as Doctor Villegas * Alicia del Lago as Enamorada de don Abundio * Armando Arriola as Viejito * Elena Contla as Criada de don Abundio * Jorge Fegán * Jaime Manterola * Alfonso Zayas as Borracho * Patricia Olmos * Pura Vargas * Manuel Dondé * Armando Acosta * Fernando Cortés Fernando "Papi" Cortés (October 4, 1909 – 1979) was a Puerto Rican film actor, w ...
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Yo Quiero Ser Tonta
''Yo quiero ser tonta'' ("I Want to be a Fool") is a 1950 Mexican film. It stars Sara García Sara García Hidalgo (8 September 1895 – 21 November 1980) was a Mexican actress who made her biggest mark during the "Golden Age of Mexican cinema". During the 1940s and 1950s, she often played the part of a no-nonsense but lovable grandm .... External links * 1950 films 1950s Spanish-language films Films based on works by Carlos Arniches Mexican comedy-drama films 1950 comedy-drama films Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub ...
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Las Tandas Del Principal
''Las tandas del principal'' ("The Batches of the Principal") is a 1949 Mexican film. It was produced by Fernando de Fuentes. Cast * Fernando Soler * Mapy Cortés * Luis Aldás * Fernando Cortés * Agustín Isunza * Queta Lavat * Lupe Inclán * María Gentil Arcos * Fanny Schiller * Max Langler * Salvador Quiroz Salvador Quiroz (1892–1956) was a Mexican film actor.Kohner, p. 355 Selected filmography * ''Michael Strogoff'' (1944) * ''Summer Hotel'' (1944) * ''My Memories of Mexico'' (1944) * '' The Black Ace'' (1944) *'' The Disobedient Son'' (1945) * ... * Guillermo Bravo Sosa * Eugenia Galindo * Luis Mussot * Ignacio Peón External links * 1949 films 1940s Spanish-language films Mexican black-and-white films Mexican romance films 1940s romance films 1940s Mexican films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub ...
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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 * María Gentil Arcos as Invitada a fiesta * Maruja Grifell as Madre de Roberto * Jorge Martínez de Hoyos Jorge Martínez de Hoyos (September 25, 1920 ...
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The Great Madcap
''El Gran Calavera'' ( ''The Great Madcap'') is a 1949 Mexican comedy film directed by Luis Buñuel. The plot concerns a family patriarch who fakes losing all his wealth to end his family's self-indulgent ways. Plot Everyone takes advantage of Ramiro de la Mata (Fernando Soler), a funny drunkard and rich widower. His daughter Virginia (Rosario Granados), and his son Eduardo (Gustavo Rojo), as well as his lazy brother Ladislao (Andrés Soler), and his sister-in-law Milagros (Maruja Grifell), all do nothing while living at Ramiro's expense. Gregorio (Francisco Jambrina), his other brother tries to help him by making everyone believe that Ramiro is financially ruined, forcing the family to look for jobs of their own. Cast See also * ''Nosotros los Nobles ', also called ''The Noble Family'' and ''We Are the Nobles'', is a 2013 Mexican dark comedy film directed by Gary Alazraki, starring Gonzalo Vega, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Karla Souza and Juan Pablo Gil, with Ianis Guerrero, Carl ...
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My Memories Of Mexico
''My Memories of Mexico'' (Spanish:''México de mis recuerdos'') is a 1944 Mexican historical musical film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Fernando Soler, Sofía Álvarez, Joaquín Pardavé, Dolores Camarillo and Salvador Quiroz.Segre p.89 The film nostalgically recreates the years of the Porfirio Díaz dictatorship in Mexico. The film's sets were designed by the art director Luis Moya. Cast * Fernando Soler as Don Jesús Flores * Sofía Álvarez as Rosario Medina * Joaquín Pardavé as Don Susanito Peñafiel y Somellera * Luis Aldás as Pablo Flores * Antonio R. Frausto as Don Porfirio Díaz * Tana as Adelina Roca * Virginia Zurí as Doña Carmelita * Mimí Derba as Tía Gertrudis * Dolores Camarillo as Conchita, portera * María Luisa Serrano as Tía Cuquita * Conchita Gentil Arcos as Tía Blandina * Salvador Quiroz as Coronel Zamudio * Ricardo Mutio as Luis G. Urbina * José Pidal as Amado Nervo * Ernesto Monato as Ernesto Elorduy * Manuel ...
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