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María Antonieta Pons
Maria Antonieta Pons (November 6, 1922 in Havana, Cuba – August 20, 2004 in Mexico City) was a Cuban-born Mexican film actress and dancer. She was the first actress in the ''Rumberas films'' in the 1940s and 1950s, in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Career María Antonieta Pons began her career as a dancer in Cuba in numerous theaters and night clubs. When she was 16, she met Spanish actor and film director Juan Orol, who became her partner in various dance competitions on the island. After becoming Orol's wife, he took her to Mexico so she could act in films. María Antonieta Pons debuted in the Cinema of Mexico in the film '' Siboney'' (1938). After her debut in this film, Maria Antonieta performed with Orol in international dance tours in the United States, particularly in New York and Chicago. Towards the end of 1943, Pons returned to film, invited by the producer Guillermo Calderon to act in the film ''Noches de ronda'', along with the actors Susana Guizar and Ramon Arme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Cuba ''''. . The city has a population of 2.3million inhabitants, and it spans a total of – making it the largest city by area, the most populous city, and the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Sandrini
Luis Sandrini (22 February 1905 – 5 July 1980) was a prolific Argentine comic film actor and film producer. Widely considered one of the most respected and most acclaimed Argentine comedians by the public and critics. He has made over 80 appearances in film between 1933 and 1980. Early life He was born in the neighborhood of Caballito and was the son of Genovese immigrants. His father was a theatrical actor, and Luis began to work in a circus next to his parents, like clown. In the 1930s he entered the theatrical company of Enrique Muiño and Elías Isaac Alippi, where he met his first wife, the actress Chela Cordero. Made his debut in the cinema in 1933 acting in the first Argentine sound film '' Tango (film)'' (directed by Luis Moglia Barth) in which he worked with a great of the theater of magazines like Pepe Arias and the stars of the tango Libertad Lamarque, Azucena Maizani, and Tita Merello, with the last one he had a romance when they filmed the film ''Juan Tenor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman Of The Port (1949 Film)
''The Woman of the Port'' (Spanish: ''La mujer del puerto'') is a 1949 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel and starring María Antonieta Pons, Víctor Junco and Arturo Soto Rangel.Riera p.55 It is a remake of the 1934 film of the same title. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jesús Bracho. Main cast * María Antonieta Pons as Rosario / Carolina Méndez * Víctor Junco as Alberto Méndez * Arturo Soto Rangel as Don Antonio Méndez * Eduardo Egea as Julián * Pascual García Peña as Don Fernando * Arturo Martínez as Marcelo * Eduardo Noriega as Carlos * Lupe Carriles as Vecina * Irma Dorantes Irma Aguirre Martínez (born 21 December 1933), commonly known as Irma Dorantes, is a Mexican actress, singer, and equestrian. One of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Career Her first film, '' Los tres huastecos'', ... as Chica en carnaval References Bibliography * Emilio García Riera. ''Historia documental del ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flor De Caña
''Flor de caña'' ("Sugarcane Flower") is a 1948 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. Alcoriza was born in Spain and, exiled because of the Spanish Civil War, established himself in Mexico from 1940 .... External links * 1948 films 1940s Spanish-language films Mexican black-and-white films Films scored by Manuel Esperón Mexican drama films 1948 drama films 1940s Mexican films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Private Life Of Mark Antony And Cleopatra
''The Private Life of Mark Antony and Cleopatra'' (Spanish:''La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra'') is a 1947 Mexican historical comedy film directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Luis Sandrini, María Antonieta Pons and Víctor Junco.Elley p.202 The film's art direction was by Luis Moya. Cast * Luis Sandrini as Marco Antonio * María Antonieta Pons as Cleopatra * Víctor Junco as Octavio * José Baviera as Julio * Rafael Banquells as Marco Antonio * Conchita Carracedo as Elena * Carlos Villarías as Septimio * Julián de Meriche as Ptolomeo * Stephen Berne as Gladiador sin melena * Fernando Casanova * Julio Daneri as Guardia pretoriano * Pedro Elviro as Ministro Egipcio * Jesús Grana as Ministro Egipcio * Juan José Laboriel as Esclavo * Bertha Lehar as Señora Bernales * Miguel Manzano as Policía Egipcio * Francisco Pando as Miembro del senado * Humberto Rodríguez as Ciudadano Romano * Hernán Vera Hernán Rogelio Vera Pavía (28 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalinda (film)
''Rosalinda'' is a 1945 Mexican historical drama film directed by Rolando Aguilar and starring María Antonieta Pons, Rafael Baledón and Tito Junco.Agrasánchez p.158 Cast * María Antonieta Pons as Rosalinda * Rafael Baledón as Armando * Tito Junco as Gumaro * Agustín Isunza as Simón * Meche Barba as Luisa * Miguel Ángel Ferriz as Don Chon * Luis G. Barreiro as Guardafaro * Guillermo Calles as Juan * Alfonso Bedoya as Cecina * Jorge Arriaga * Gilberto González * Max Langler * Stephen Berne as Hombre en cantina * José Chávez as Pueblerino * Roberto Corell Roberto Corell was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez p.158 He appeared in more than eighty films during his career. Selected filmography * '' Narciso's Hard Luck'' (1940) * ''The Unknown Policeman'' (1941) * '' Rosalinda'' (1945) * ''A Day with t ... as El Peruano * Chel López as Capitán * José Pardavé * José Ignacio Rocha as Pueblerino References Bibliography * Rogelio Agrasá ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Solís
Gabriel Siria Levario (4 September 1931 – 19 April 1966), known professionally as Javier Solís, was a Mexican singer and actor. He specialized in the musical genres of bolero and ranchera. Early life Gabriel Siria Levario was the first of three children of Francisco Siria Mora, a baker and butcher, and Juana Levario Plata, a trader.(Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, according to his own acknowledgement in an interview) Juana had a stall at a public market and as her spouse had allegedly abandoned her, she had little time save for work. After a time, she decided to leave her son at the household of his uncle Valentín Levario Plata and his wife, Ángela López Martínez, whom Gabriel considered his real parents. Siria had to drop out of school before his teens to support his family, after the death of his aunt Angela. Due to his aunt's death Gabriel only completed the first five years of primary school in Tacubaya in Mexico City, where he used to participate in singing contests. Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germán Valdés
Germán Genaro Cipriano Gómez Valdés y Castillo (19 September 1915 – 29 June 1973), known professionally as Tin-Tan, was a Mexican actor, singer and comedian who was born in Mexico City but was raised and began his career in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. He often displayed the pachuco dress and employed pachuco slang in many of his movies, some with his brothers Manuel "El Loco" Valdés and Ramón Valdés. He made the language of the border Mexican, known in Spanish as ''fronterizos pachucos'', famous in Mexico. A " caló" based in Spanglish, it was a mixture of Spanish and English in speech based on that of Mexicans on the Mexican side of the border, specifically Ciudad Juarez. Origin of name Tin Tan began his career by calling himself ''Topillo'' (slang for the trickster), which a friend of his stated sounded too vulgar and uncouth for a comedian. He suggested instead the nickname Tin Tan (based on the phonetic sound of bells ringing), which Tin Tan originally disliked but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Cristina (film)
''María Cristina'' is a Mexican drama film directed by Ramón Pereda. It was released in 1951, starring María Antonieta Pons and Carlos Cores. The film was inspired in the song ''María Cristina me quiere gobernar'' by Ñico Saquito. Plot Maria Cristina (María Antonieta Pons) is an unemployed provincial young girl reaching the Mexico City accompanied by her grandmother ( Prudencia Grifell) settling in a neighborhood. A neighbor recommends working in a cabaret behind her grandmother. There, Maria Cristina finds the love. Cast * María Antonieta Pons ... ''María Cristina'' * Carlos Cores Carlos Cores (April 19, 1923 – February 8, 2000) was an Argentina, Argentine film actor, and film director. Cores entered films in 1939 and starred in over 60 films between then and his retirement in the early 1980s. In 1968 he directed, act ... * Fernando Casanova * Prudencia Grifell ... ''María Cristina's grandmother'' * Carolina Barret Reviews The film premiered in four rooms of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Reina Del Mambo
''La reina del mambo'' (''The Queen of the Mambo''), also known as ''Sin tí'' (''Without You'') is a 1951 Mexican drama film. It stars María Antonieta Pons and Sara García. Plot Consuelo (María Antonieta Pons), infatuated with the scoundrel Victor (Eduardo Noriega), breaks up with her boyfriend Luis (Gustavo Rojo), an attorney. Consuelo's father Balderas, a judge, warns her against Victor. Victor drugs and seduces the young girl and takes her to Ciudad Juarez, where she is sexually assaulted. Consuelo, on the advice of her friend ''La Norteña'', escapes to Mexico City and finds success as a cabaret dancer. She became known as ''Carmen La Tirana'' ('Carmen the tyrant') for the harshness with which she treats men. Victor comes looking for her and conflicts develop in the plot. The girl is unfairly sent to prison, where she is helped by a friendly old drunk woman (Sara García), who turns out in reality to be a very rich woman. Cast * María Antonieta Pons ... ''Consuelo / Carme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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