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Huracán Ramírez (film)
''Huracán Ramírez'' (''Hurricane Ramirez'') is a 1953 black-and-white Mexican '' luchador'' film directed by Joselito Rodríguez and co-written by Joselito Rodríguez, Juan Rodríguez Mas, and Jesús Saucedo. The film follows the story of Fernando Torres, a young man who decides to follow in his father's footsteps by donning the secret identity of Huracán Ramírez, a masked luchador, despite his father's wishes to the contrary. Huracán Ramírez was the first of a series of wrestling films to introduce the fictitious title character. Unlike later films of the genre, its storyline focused on more dramatic subplots and light comedy. Although actor David Silva portrayed the role of Fernando Torres, the wrestling scenes and action sequences were performed by real-life wrestler Eduardo Bonada. Bonada was contracted to wrestle as Huracán Ramírez following the film's release, until he grew tired of the gimmick and was replaced by luchador Daniel García. García, who populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joselito Rodríguez
Joselito Rodríguez (1907–1985) was a Mexican screenwriter and film director.Biltereyst & Gennari p.76 Selected filmography Director * ''The Priest's Secret'' (1941) * '' Angelitos negros'' (1948) * '' When Children Sin'' (1952) * ''Black Skull'' (1960) * '' Angelitos negros'' (1970) Screenwriter * ''My General's Women ''My General's Women'' (Spanish: ''Las mujeres de mi general'') is a 1951 Mexican drama film directed by Ismael Rodríguez and starring Pedro Infante, Lilia Prado and Chula Prieto.Heredia p.140 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jos ...'' (1951) References Bibliography * Daniel Biltereyst & Daniela Treveri Gennari. ''Moralizing Cinema: Film, Catholicism, and Power''. Routledge, 2014. External links * 1907 births 1985 deaths Mexican film producers Writers from Mexico City Film directors from Mexico City 20th-century Mexican screenwriters 20th-century Mexican male writers {{Mexico-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |