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Madam Temptation
''Madam Temptation'' (Spanish:''Señora Tentación'') is a 1948 Mexican drama film directed by José Díaz Morales and starring David Silva, Susana Guízar and 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 th ....Wood p.287 The film's sets were designed by the art director Luis Moya. Cast References Bibliography * Andrew Grant Wood. ''Agustin Lara: A Cultural Biography''. OUP USA, 2014. External links * 1948 films 1948 drama films Mexican drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by José Díaz Morales Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Díaz Morales
José Díaz Morales (1908-1976) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director.Bentley p.103 He emigrated to Mexico following the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Selected filmography Director * ' (1942) * ''Adultery Adultery (from Latin ''adulterium'') is extramarital sex that is considered objectionable on social, religious, moral, or legal grounds. Although the sexual activities that constitute adultery vary, as well as the social, religious, and legal ...'' (1945) * '' Life on a Thread'' (1945) * '' Madam Temptation'' (1948) * '' The Captain from Loyola'' (1949) * '' The Troublemaker'' (1950) * '' The Troublemaker'' (1963) References Bibliography * Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 2008. External links * 1908 births 1976 deaths Spanish male writers Male screenwriters Spanish film directors People from Toledo, Spain Spanish emigrants to Mexico 20th-century Spanish screenwriters 20th-century Spanish male writers [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilda Sour
Hilda Sour (1915 – June 6, 2003) was a Chilean actress and singer, who had an extensive career in Argentina and Mexico. Biography Born in Chile, Sour began to work professionally at age seven. She made a career on screen and in the theater, mainly portraying antagonists. during the Argentine film golden decade. Sour worked with Pedro Laxalt, María Félix, Carlos Gardel, Olinda Bozán, Ben Ami, Imperio Argentina, Maricarmen, Mauritz Walsh, Luis Arata, Elsa del Campillo, Agustín Lara, Niní Marshall, Alicia Barrié, Pepita Serrador, María Duval, Elisa Labardén, Blanquita Orgaz, Roberto García Ramos, Eva Duarte, Marga López, and Silvana Roth Silvana Roth (also known as Silvana Maria Rota, February 17, 1924 – April 3, 2010) was an Argentine stage and film actress.Melgosa p.55 A star of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema, she appeared in twenty six films between 1940 and 1971. Source ..... She worked in the first Chilean film with sound, ''Norte y sur'', directed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By José Díaz Morales
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] |
1940s Spanish-language Films
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Mexican Drama Films
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1948 Drama Films
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the '' Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. * January 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Films
The year 1948 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1948 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * May 3 – The Supreme Court of the United States decide in ''United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.'' holding that the practice of block booking and ownership of theater chains by film studios constituted anti-competitive and monopolistic trade practices. * Laurence Olivier's ''Hamlet'' becomes the first British film to win the American Academy Award for Best Picture. Awards Top ten money making stars Notable films released in 1948 United States unless stated # *''3 Godfathers'', starring John Wayne A *''Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *''Act of Violence'', starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh *''Adventures of Don Juan'', starring Errol Flynn *''Albuquerque'', starring Randolph Scott and Barbara Britton *''The Amazing Mr. X'', starring T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the Devil'' (1945) * ''I Am a Fugitive'' (1946) * '' The Associate'' (1946) * '' Symphony of Life'' (1946) * ''Gangster's Kingdom'' (1948) * '' The Magician'' (1949) * '' Over the Waves'' (1950) * ''My General's Women'' (1951) * ''The Three Elenas ''The Three Elenas'' (Spanish: ''Las tres Elenas'') is a 1954 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel and starring Amelia Bence, Manolo Fábregas, and Domingo Soler.Riera p.119 The film's sets were designed by the art director Manuel ...'' (1954) * '' Love in the Shadows'' (1960) References Bibliography * Rogelio Agrasánchez. ''Guillermo Calles: A Biography of the Actor and Mexican Cinema Pioneer''. McFarland, 2010. External links * Year of birth unknown Year of death unkn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascual García Peña
Pascual García Peña (1910–1977) was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez, Jr. p.160 He was married to actress Hortensia Santoveña. Selected filmography * '' Madam Temptation'' (1948) * ''The Big Steal'' (1949) * '' Midnight'' (1949) * '' Angels of the Arrabal'' (1949) * '' The Woman of the Port'' (1949) * ''Hypocrite'' (1949) * ''In the Palm of Your Hand'' (1951) * ''Oh Darling! Look What You've Done!'' (1951) * ''The Masked Tiger'' (1951) * '' Love for Sale'' (1951) * '' Arrabalera'' (1951) * ''My Man and I'' (1952) * ''The Atomic Fireman'' (1952) * ''The Beautiful Dreamer'' (1952) * ''Passionflower'' (1952) * ''City of Bad Men'' (1953) * ''A Life in the Balance'' (1955) * ''The Beast of Hollow Mountain'' (1956) * '' The Black Scorpion'' (1957) * ''The Boxer "The Boxer" is a song written by Paul Simon and recorded by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fifth studio album, '' Bridge over Troubled Water'' (1970). Produced by the duo and Roy Halee, it was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julián De Meriche
Julián de Meriche (born Vladimir Lipkies Chazan; 10 october 1910 – 27 July 1974) was a Russian Empire-born Mexican film actor and choreographer. De Meriche worked as a dancer in European music halls, then moved to Argentina where he worked in cinema in the 1930s. He moved to Mexico and participated by portraying supporting roles in many films from the 1940s until his death, often playing foreigners. De Meriche also worked as an actor and director in many stages, TV, cabaret performances. Known for his villainous roles and raspy voice, he was married to María Elena Velasco María Elena Velasco Fragoso (17 December 1940 – 1 May 2015) was a Mexican actress, comedian, singer-songwriter and dancer. She is best known for creating and portraying La India María, a comical character based on indigenous Mexican women. E ... "La India María". Their children are producer-director Iván Lipkies, writer-actress Goretti Lipkies, and writer-producer Ivette Lipkies. References * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Bravo
Antonio Bravo (12 May 1906 – 28 February 1992) was a Spanish-born Mexican film and television actor.Agrasánchez, Jr. p.159 He appeared in more than a hundred and forty productions during a lengthy career. Selected filmography * ''Beautiful Mexico'' (1938) * ''I'm a Real Mexican'' (1942) * ''El Ametralladora'' (1943) * ''The Escape'' (1944) * ''Saint Francis of Assisi'' (1944) * ''Madam Temptation'' (1948) * ''The Great Madcap'' (1949) * ''Philip of Jesus'' (1949) * ''A Galician Dances the Mambo'' (1951) * ''The White Rose'' (1954) * ''The Price of Living'' (1954) * ''Drop the Curtain'' (1955) * ''A Few Drinks'' (1958) * ''El Esqueleto de la señora Morales'' (1960) * ''The Miracle Roses'' (1960) * '' Love in the Shadows'' (1960) * ''My Mother Is Guilty ''My Mother Is Guilty'' (Spanish: ''Mi madre es culpable'') is a 1960 Mexican drama film directed by Julián Soler and starring Marga López, Carlos Baena and Domingo Soler.Riera p.59 The film's sets were designed by Jesús ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanny Schiller
Fanny Schiller Hernández (3 August 1901 – 26 September 1971) was a Mexican award-winning character actress and television star, who also acted in operettas and musicals, during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She won two Ariel Awards for best supporting actress, and was nominated for two additional films. She was a social activist, creating the Actor's Union and inspiring the creation of “Rosa Mexicano”. She was accomplished at dubbing and was the voice of many animated characters as well as the official voice of several other notable Mexican actresses. Biography Fanny Schiller Hernández was born on 3 August 1901 in Mexico City, Mexico. At the age of 20, she began performing in the comedy company of Rosita Arriaga touring around the country. She then worked as a dancer with José María Topete, Consuelo Vivanco, María Conesa, before joining the company of her future mother-in-law, Virginia Fábregas. She made her starring film debut in the movie '' El Cristo de oro' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
