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Miroslava (actress)
Miroslava Šternová Beková (26 February – 9 March 1955), known professionally as Miroslava Stern, was a Czechoslovak-Mexican actress. Biography Born Miroslava Šternová Beková in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Miroslava moved to Mexico as a child with her mother and adoptive Jewish father in 1941, seeking to escape war in their native country. After winning a national beauty contest, Miroslava began to study acting. She worked steadily in films produced in Mexico, from 1946 to 1955, as well as three Hollywood films during that period. Miroslava filmed '' Ensayo de un crimen'' (The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz) in 1955, directed by Luis Buñuel. On March 9 of that year, soon after filming ended (the film was released in May), Miroslava committed suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills. Her body was found lying outstretched over her bed, she had a portrait of bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguín in one hand. Actress Katy Jurado said she was one of the first to find th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninón Sevilla
Emelia Pérez Castellanos (10 November 19211 January 2015), known professionally as Ninón Sevilla, was a Cuban-Mexican actress and dancer. Early life Sevilla was born and raised in Centro Habana, a popular section of Havana. As a youth, she thought about becoming a missionary nun, but after she started dancing with success in nightclubs and cabarets, she opted for a career in show business. She adopted her stage name in tribute to the legendary French courtesan Ninon de Lenclos and began to work in the chorus of the Cuban comedians Mimí Cal and Leopoldo Fernández, respectively known as "Nananina" and "Tres Patines" . Career Sevilla came to Mexico as part of a show starring the Argentinean singer Libertad Lamarque. Her number in the show was so successful that she was soon booked in other spectacles in Mexico City. While performing in the Teatro Lírico, producer Pedro Arturo Calderón saw Sevilla on stage and offered her a film contract. Her debut in cinema was in 1946 in ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventures Of Casanova
''Adventures of Casanova'' is a 1948 American-Mexican historical adventure film directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Arturo de Córdova Lucille Bremer and Turhan Bey. It portrays a fictional version of the story of Casanova, and was intended to capitalize on the success of the Errol Flynn film ''The Adventures of Don Juan'' which was released the same year after a long production process.Richards p.121 It is set in Sicily in the 1790s, with Casanova as a freedom fighter battling against the King's local governor Count de Brissac, who unknown to the monarch, is acting as a tyrant. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jorge Fernandez and Alfred Ybarra Cast * Arturo de Córdova as Casanova * Lucille Bremer as Lady Bianca * Turhan Bey as Lorenzo * John Sutton as Count de Brissac * George Tobias as Jacopo * Noreen Nash as Zanetta * Lloyd Corrigan as D'Albernasi * Fritz Leiber as D'Anneci * Nestor Paiva as Prefecture police * Jorge Trevino a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure In The Night
''Adventure in the Night'' (Spanish: ''Una aventura en la noche'') is a 1948 Mexican mystery film directed by Rolando Aguilar and starring Luis Aguilar, Miroslava and Susana Cora. The film's sets were designed by the art director José Rodríguez Granada. The plot focusses on two friends, a screenwriter and a film director, who pick up two young women on the road and offer then a lift. They later discover that the women had supposedly died two months earlier. Cast * Luis Aguilar as Arturo Centella * Miroslava as Elena * Susana Cora as Amparo * Jorge Reyes as Fernando Novoa * Arturo Soto Rangel as Capitán de policía * Manuel R. Ojeda as Profesor W. Castle * Carlos Villarías as Don Adolfo * Carlos Riquelme as Hijo de don Adolfo * Francisco Reiguera as Malachias el mayordomo * Maruja Grifell Maruja Grifell (February 6, 1907 – March 27, 1968) was a Mexican film actress.Pilcher p.160 Selected filmography * '' Another Dawn'' (1943) * ''The Lieutenant Nun'' (1944) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nocturne Of Love (1948 Film)
''Nocturne of Love'' (Spanish: ''Nocturno de amor'') is a 1948 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel and starring Miroslava, Víctor Junco and Hilda Sour, with the special participation of Yolanda Montes. It was co-written by Luis and Janet Alcoriza.González Casanova, p. 61. Cast * Miroslava as Marta Reyes * Víctor Junco * Hilda Sour * Carlos Martínez Baena * Miguel Ángel Ferriz * Alfredo Varela * Juan Orraca * Francisco Reiguera * Roberto Y. Palacios * Lupe del Castillo * Lilia Prado * Juan Bruno Tarraza * Yolanda Montes Yolanda Yvonne Montes Farrington (born January 3, 1932), better known by her stage-name Tongolele, is an American-Mexican dancer, actress and vedette (cabaret), vedette. Early life Yolanda Yvonne Montes Farrington, was born in Spokane, Washingt ... References Bibliography *Aviña, Rafael. ''David Silva: Un campeón de mil rostros''. UNAM, 2007. *González Casanova, Manuel. ''Luis Alcoriza: Soy un solitario que e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Charrasqueado
''Juan Charrasqueado'' is a 1948 Mexican Western film directed by Ernesto Cortázar. It stars Pedro Armendáriz, Miroslava, and Fernando Soto.Agrasánchez, p. 9 The film's sets were designed by the art director Francisco Marco Chillet. Cast * Pedro Armendáriz as Juan Robledo / Juan Charrasqueado * Miroslava as María * Fernando Soto as El Trece * Arturo Martínez as Luis Coronado * Luis Aceves Castañeda as El Sota * Fernando Casanova as Felipe * Ángel Merino as Fernando * Carlos Múzquiz as El Malilla * Georgina Barragán as Charrita * Silvia Rey * Conchita Carracedo * Fernando Curiel as Empleado de Luis * Amada Dosamantes as Chica pueblerina * Jaime Fernández as Espectador pelea gallos * Emilio Garibay as Empleado * Margarito Luna as Hombre en cantina * Paco Martínez as Doctor * Estela Matute as Zarca * Francisco Pando as Don Pepe, cantinero * Víctor Parra * Luis Pérez Meza Ignacio Pérez Meza, better known as Luis Pérez Meza (22 May 1917 – 9 June 1981) wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fly Away, Young Man!
''Fly Away, Young Man!'' (Spanish: ''¡A volar joven!'') is a 1947 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Julio Villarreal, Miroslava and Ángel Garasa. It was produced by Posa Films and distributed internationally by Columbia Pictures.Couret, p. 204. Cast *Cantinflas as Cantinflas *Ángel Garasa as Repelas *Chino Herrera as Sargento *Andrés Soler as Don Lupe Chávez *Carolina Barret as Margarita *Julio Villarreal as Coronel *Maruja Grifell as Doña Encarna *Francisco Jambrina as Capitán *Roberto Cañedo as Soldado *Manuel Trejo Morales as Soldado * Estanislao Schillinsky as Oficial * Miroslava as María Chávez *Ramiro Gamboa as Reportero radiofónico *Armando Arriola as Soldado (uncredited) *Joaquín Cordero as Soldado mensajero (uncredited) *Pedro Elviro as Periodista (uncredited) *Edmundo Espino as Redactor de periódico (uncredited) *Rafael Icardo as Juez del registro civil (uncredited) *Chel López as Oficial (uncredited) *Manuel Noriega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Faces Of Woman
''Five Faces of Woman'' (Spanish: ''Cinco rostros de mujer'') is a 1947 Mexican musical film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Arturo de Córdova, Pepita Serrador and Ana María Campoy.Berumen p.340 The film's art direction was by Jorge Fernandez. Cast * Arturo de Córdova as Roberto * Pepita Serrador as Ivonne Parker * Ana María Campoy as Carmen * Miroslava as Beatriz * Rafael Alcayde as Miguel * Jorge Mondragon as Ugo Brunelli * Carolina Barret as Rosita * Manuel Noriega Ruiz as Pedro, mayordomo * Manuel Arvide as Gustavo Carreño * Conchita Gentil Arcos as Casera de Roberto * Clifford Carr as Enrique Parker * Rita Macedo as Elena * José Morcillo as Oficial policía portugues * Juan Orraca as Jugador de cartas * Tita Merello as Margot * Daniel Arroyo as Doctor * Pedro Elviro as Gendarme * Enrique García Álvarez as Padre de Beatriz * Ramón Gay as Jugador cartas * Juan Pulido as Gendarme * Nicolas Rodriguez as Jugador carta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tragic Wedding
''Tragic Wedding'' (Spanish:''Bodas trágicas'') is a 1946 Mexican drama film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Roberto Silva, Miroslava and Ernesto Alonso.Berumen p.339 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorge Fernandez. The film marked the screen debut of Miroslava a Czech refugee who became one of the leading stars of Mexican Cinema. Cast * Roberto Silva as Diego * Miroslava as Amparo * Ernesto Alonso as Octavio * Estela Inda as Laura * José Morcillo as Don Juan Manuel * Antonio R. Frausto as Sostenes * Alberto Torres Lapham as Don José Luis * Lupe Inclán as Agustina * Carolina Barret as Pepita * Luis Beristáin as Carlos * Manuel Noriega Ruiz as Padre Muñoz * José Elías Moreno José Elías Moreno (12 November 1910 – 15 July 1969) was a Mexican character actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1937 and 1969. He was from the state of Jalisco. His son of the same name, born in 1956, is also a suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arielle Dombasle
Arielle Dombasle (born April 27, 1953)Dombasle's year of birth has been a subject of much debate, and various sources have given dates ranging from 1953 to 1958. is an American-born French singer, actress, director and model. Her breakthrough roles were in Éric Rohmer's ''Pauline at the Beach'' (1983) and Alain Robbe-Grillet's '' The Blue Villa'' (1995). Appearing in various works by renowned documentary filmmaker Chris Marker, including ''Sans Soleil'' (1983), ''Tokyo Days'' (1988), and ''The Owl's Legacy'' (1989). She also starred in the 1984 miniseries ''Lace'' and its 1985 sequel ''Lace II'' and appeared as a guest in ''Miami Vice''. Since 1978 she has released twenty-one singles and ten albums and has directed four movies. Early years She was born Arielle Laure Maxime Sonnery in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Jean-Louis Melchior Sonnery de Fromental, a silk manufacturer, and Françoise Garreau-Dombasle. She descends from French-American immigrants in Mexico under h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miroslava (film)
''Miroslava'' is a 1993 Mexican drama film directed by Alejandro Pelayo and starring Arielle Dombasle, Claudio Brook and Milosh Trnka. The film portrays the life of the Czech-born actress Miroslava, who became one of the biggest stars in Mexico before her suicide in 1955.Montes Garcés p.134-166 Partial cast * Arielle Dombasle as Adult Miroslava * Claudio Brook as Alex Fimman * Milosh Trnka as Dr. Oscar Stern * Arleta Jeziorska as Young Miroslava * Evangelina Martinez as Rosario * Pamela Sniezhkin Brook as Child Miroslava * Verónica Langer as Miroslava's Mother * Rosa María Bianchi as Sofía * Josefo Rodríguez as Luis Miguel Dominguín * Alicia Laguna as Graciela * Demián Bichir as Ricardo * Miguel Pizarro as Jesús Jaime * Brígida Alexander as Miroslava's Grandmother * Juan Carlos Colombo Juan Carlos Colombo (born 7 November 1950 in San Juan, Argentina) is an Argentine–Mexican actor. He has resided in Mexico since 1975, where he studied acting and met h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Mexico
Mexican cinema dates to the late nineteenth century during the rule of President Porfirio Díaz. Seeing a demonstration of short films in 1896, Díaz immediately saw the importance of documenting his presidency in order to present an ideal image of it. With the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution in 1910, Mexican and foreign makers of silent films seized the opportunity to document its leaders and events. From 1915 onward, Mexican cinema focused on narrative film. During the Golden Age of Mexican cinema from 1936 to 1956, Mexico all but dominated the Latin American film industry. The Guadalajara International Film Festival is the most prestigious Latin American film festival and is held annually In Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico. Mexico has twice won the highest honor at the Cannes Film Festival, having won the ''Grand Prix du Festival International du Film'' for ''María Candelaria'' in 1946 and the Palme d'Or in 1961 for ''Viridiana'', more than any other Latin American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
