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It Happened In Acapulco
''It Happened in Acapulco'' (Spanish: ''Sucedió en Acapulco'') is a 1953 Mexican comedy drama film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Martha Roth, Raúl Martínez and Domingo Soler.Mora p.260 Main cast * Martha Roth as Licha * Raúl Martínez as Raúl Montalvo * Domingo Soler as Don Sostenes * Angélica María as Maruca * Esther Luquín as Lolita * Alfredo Varela as Alberto * Maruja Grifell as Tía Sonia * José Jasso as Leyva, chantajista * 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), ''Madame X'' ( ... as Alicia, nana * Salvador Quiroz as Señor juez * José Muñoz as Tío Laureano * Josefina Leiner as Sirvienta * Joaquín Roche as Conductor de tren * José Chávez as Manos brujas * Felipe de Flores as Anunciador radio * Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Galindo (director)
Héctor Alejandro Galindo Amezcua (January 14, 1906 – February 1, 1999), better known as Alejandro Galindo, was a Mexican screenwriter and film director.Spicer p.467 Selected filmography Director * '' While Mexico Sleeps'' (1938) * '' Neither Blood Nor Sand'' (1941) * '' Red Konga'' (1943) * '' A Family Like Many Others'' (1949) * ''Confessions of a Taxi Driver'' (1949) * '' Doña Perfecta'' (1951) * ''They Say I'm a Communist'' (1951) * ''Los dineros del diablo'' (1953) * '' The Last Round'' (1953) * ''Golden Legs'' (1958) *''The Life of Agustín Lara ''The Life of Agustín Lara'' (Spanish: ''La vida de Agustín Lara'') is a 1959 Mexican musical film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Germán Robles, Lorena Velázquez and Ofelia Montesco.Mora p.261 It is a biographical film about the l ...'' (1959) References Bibliography * Spicer, Andrew. ''Historical Dictionary of Film Noir''. Scarecrow Press, 2010. External links * 1906 births 1999 deaths Best Director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Jasso
José Jasso (1911–1968) was a Mexican character actor best known for his large, bulging eyes which earned him the nickname "El Ojón". He was mostly cast in comic supporting roles from 1945 to 1967. Jasso often appeared in films starring Eulalio González and Viruta y Capulina. Selected filmography * ''Madman and Vagabond'' (1946) *''El rey del barrio'' (1949) * '' You Had To Be a Gypsy'' (1953) * '' Mi adorada Clementina'' (1953) * ''Barefoot Sultan'' (1956) *''Se los chupó la bruja'' (1958) *''De tal palo tal astilla'' (1960) * ''Two Cheap Husbands'' (1960) *''Pegando con tubo'' (1961) *''Ruletero a toda marcha'' (1962) *''El rey del tomate'' (1963) *''La cigüeña distraída ''La cigüeña distraída'' ( en, italic=yes, The Distracted Stork) is a 1966 Mexican comedy film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel and starring the double act Viruta y Capulina, performed by Marco Antonio Campos and Gaspar Henaine. Plot Two di ...'' (1966) References External links * {{DEFAULT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Alejandro Galindo
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Spanish-language Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Comedy-drama Films
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 of the Valley of Mexico ** Being related to the State of Mexico, one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico ** Culture of Mexico *** Mexican cuisine *** historical synonym of Nahuatl, language of the Nahua people (including the Mexica) Arts and entertainment * "The Mexican" (short story), by Jack London * "The Mexican" (song), by the band Babe Ruth * Regional Mexican, a Latin music radio format Films * ''The Mexican'' (1918 film), a German silent film * ''The Mexican'' (1955 film), a Soviet film by Vladimir Kaplunovsky based on the Jack London story, starring Georgy Vitsin * ''The Mexican'', a 2001 American comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts Other uses * USS ''Mexican'' (ID-1655), United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Comedy-drama Films
Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. ** The Central Intelligence Agency, CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel first meets to discuss the Unidentified flying object, UFO phenomenon. * January 15 – Georg Dertinger, foreign minister of East Germany, is arrested for spying. * January 19 – 71.1% of all television sets in the United States are tuned into ''I Love Lucy'', to watch Lucy give birth to Little Ricky, which is more people than those who tune into Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration the next day. This record has yet to be broken. * January 20 – Dwight D. Eisenhower is First inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, sworn in as the 34th President of the United States. * January 24 ** Mau Mau Upr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Films
The year 1953 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1953 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 16 – A new Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. is incorporated following a Consent Judgment to divest their Stanley Warner Theaters. * February 5 – Walt Disney's production of J.M. Barrie's ''Peter Pan'', starring Bobby Driscoll and Kathryn Beaumont, premieres to astounding acclaim from critics and audiences and quickly becomes one of the most beloved Disney films. This is the last Disney animated movie released in partnership RKO Pictures, becoming the last ever smash hit movie of the later company before it bankrupted in 1959. * July 1 – ''Stalag 17'', directed by Billy Wilder and starring William Holden, premieres and is considered by the critics and audiences to be one of the greatest WWII Prisoner of War films ever made. Holden wins the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Márquez
Bruno Daniel Márquez Albarrán (born 21 September 1989) is a Mexican professional gridiron football quarterback for Raptors de Naucalpan of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA). He played college football with Pumas CU before joining the LFA, where he was named league MVP in 2017 and 2019. He has also appeared for the Mexico national team, most notably at the 2011 IFAF World Championship. Márquez attended the National Autonomous University of Mexico, where he led their football team to two national championships and was named ONEFA player of the year in his final season. A few years after graduation, he accepted an offer to play in the upstart LFA as one of its marquee players. After spending the league's inaugural season with Condors CDMX, Márquez joined Raptors de Naucalpan in 2017. He made an immediate impact in his first year with his new team, leading the league in passing yards and touchdowns en route to a 5–2 regular season record. In 2018 and 2019, Márq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felipe De Flores
Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworthy people with this name include: Politics * Felipe Calderón, former President of Mexico * Felipe I of Spain * Felipe II of Spain * Felipe III of Spain * Felipe IV of Spain * Felipe V of Spain * Felipe VI of Spain, King of Spain * Felipe de Marichalar y Borbón, nephew of the Spanish king * Felipe Herrera, Chilean economist * FELIPE may refer to the Popular Liberation Front in Spain Sports * Felipe Paulino (born 1983), Dominican-Venezuelan baseball pitcher * Felipe Alou (born 1935), Dominican baseball player and manager * Felipe Contepomi (born 1977), Argentine rugby union player * Felipe Drugovich (born 2000), Brazilian racing driver * Felipe Franco, Brazilian water polo player * Felipe Kitadai (born 1989), Brazilian Olympic medalist ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Chávez (actor)
José Chávez may refer to: * José Chávez (actor) (1916–1988), Mexican actor * José Chávez (footballer) (born 1983), Mexican footballer * José Chávez Morado (1909–2002), Mexican painter and sculptor * José Chavéz y Castillo, Mexican landowner and trader who served as provisional Governor of New Mexico in 1845 * Jose Chavez y Chavez (1851–1924), outlaw from the U.S. state of New Mexico * José María Chávez Alonso José María Chávez Alonso (26 February 1812, Encarnación de Díaz, Jalisco, Mexico. – 5 April 1864, Mal Paso, Zacatecas) was a Mexican politician. He served as the governor of the state of Aguascalientes from 1862 to 1863. In 1818, he m ... (1812–1864), Mexican politician * José Luis Chávez (born 1986), Bolivian footballer {{hndis, Chavez, Jose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquín Roche
Joaquín or Joaquin is a male given name, the Spanish version of Joachim. Given name * Joaquín (footballer, born 1956), Spanish football midfielder * Joaquín (footballer, born 1981), Spanish football winger * Joaquín (footballer, born 1982), Spanish football forward * Joaquín Almunia, Spanish politician * Joaquín Andújar, professional baseball player in the Houston Astros organization * Joaquín Arias, professional baseball player in the San Francisco Giants organization * Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic * Joaquín Belgrano, Argentine patriot * Joaquín Benoit, professional baseball player for the San Diego Padres * Joaquin Castro, American politician from San Antonio, Texas * Joaquín Cortés, Spanish flamenco dancer * Joaquín De Luz, Spanish New York City Ballet principal dancer * Joaquin Domagoso, Filipino actor and model * Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Mexican drug lord * Joaquín Hernández, Mexican footballer * Joaquín "Jack" García, Cuban-Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josefina Leiner
Josefina Leiner, born Josefina Noguera Escobar, (19 March 1928''Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving at Miami, Florida''. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The National Archives at Washington, D.C. – February 9, 2017) was a Mexican film and television actress best known for her movie roles during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, including ''Los hijos de María Morales'' in 1952, ''It Happened in Acapulco'' in 1953, ''Los que no deben nacer'' in 1953, '' Pablo y Carolina'' in 1957, and ''Viva Jalisco que es mi tierra'' in 1961. In 1962, she joined the cast of the Televisa telenovela, ''Marcela'', opposite Felipe del Castillo and Bárbara Gil. ''Marcela'' marked her last professional role before her retirement from acting. Josefina Leiner died on February 9, 2017, at the age of 88. Her death was announced by the Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía The Mexican Film Institute ( es, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, IMCINE) is an agency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
