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Narciso's Hard Luck
''Narciso's Hard Luck'' (Spanish: ''Los apuros de Narciso'') is a 1940 Mexican comedy film directed by and starring Enrique Herrera.Paranaguá p.136 The film's sets were designed by Mariano Rodríguez Granada. Cast * Daniel Arroyo * Carolina Barret * Roberto Corell * Joaquín Coss * Gerardo del Castillo * Pilar Fernandez * Carlos Font * Antonio R. Frausto * Gilberto González * Enrique Herrera * Alba del Mar * Gloria Marín * Lili Marín * Wilfrido Moreno * Roberto Y. Palacios * Matilde Palou Matilde Palou was a Mexican film actress.Hershfield p.116 She appeared in thirty films during her career. Selected filmography * ''Juarez and Maximillian'' (1934) * ''Narciso's Hard Luck'' (1940) * ''The Eternal Secret ''The Eternal Secret'' ( ... * Emilio Romero * Conchita Saenz * Emma Telmo * Alfonso Torres * Víctor Torres References Bibliography * Paulo Antonio Paranaguá. ''Mexican Cinema''. British Film Institute, 1995. External links * 1940 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Herrera (actor)
Enrique Herrera (July 4, 1904 – December 28, 1991) was a Cuban film actor who settled in Mexico. He played the role of Emperor Maximilian in the 1934 Mexican historical film ''Juarez and Maximillian''.Herzberg He wrote, produced and directed the 1940 comedy film ''Narciso's Hard Luck'', his only non-acting credits. Selected filmography * ''Juárez y Maximiliano'' (1934) * ''La paloma'' (1937) * ''Huapango'' (1938) * '' Cada loco con su tema'' (1938) * '' La tía de las muchachas'' (1938) * '' Caballo a caballo'' (1939) * '' Los apuros de Narciso'' (1940) * '' Mil estudiantes y una muchacha'' (1941) * ''Hotel de verano'' (1944) * '' Una mujer que no miente'' (1944) * '' Yo soy usted (1944) * '' Cuando quiere un mexicano (1944) * '' Me he de comer esa tuna'' (1945) * '' Lo que va de ayer a hoy'' (1945) * '' El superhombre'' (1946) * '' El conquistador'' (1947) * ''Canasta uruguaya ''Canasta uruguaya'' ("Uruguayan Basket") is a 1951 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibaldo Burns
Archibaldo Burns Luján (7 April 1914 - 24 January 2011) was a Mexican writer and film director. He was born in Mexico City in 1914. His original name was Archibaldo Luján Zuloaga Moreno; the assumed surname Burns came from a Scottish ancestor. Career as film director He was sent to Europe at the age of 12, studying in England and then France. Upon his return to Mexico, he administered the cotton ranches of his family in Torreón, Coahuila. At the same time, he became interested in cinema. His first collaboration was with Alejandro Galindo in ''Refugiados en Madrid'' (1938). He also worked with Chano Urueta in ''La noche de los mayas'' (1939). His first solo effort as director was the short film ''Perfecto luna'' (1959), based on a story by Elena Garro. This movie was entered at the Cannes Film Festival but had the misfortune of being shown in a defective copy. It was lost in a fire at the former Cineteca Nacional in Mexico City. Burns made his feature film debut with ''Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria Marín
Gloria Méndez Ramos (19 April 1919 – 13 April 1983), better known as Gloria Marín, was a Mexican actress. She was considered a celebrated female star of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. During her career, Marín appeared in about 100 films and television series. She received an Ariel Award nomination for her leading performance in the 1948 film '' Si Adelita se fuera con otro''. Biography Gloria Méndez Ramos was the daughter of dancer María Laura Ramos Luna (who used the artistic name Laura Marín) and businessman Pedro Méndez Armendáriz, and a cousin of actor Pedro Armendáriz. She began her career at age six, alongside her mother who ran a theater company in Mexico City. She also worked later in the Mayab and in the carpa of Santa María la Ribera where the comedian Joaquín Pardavé offers her first opportunity in the cinema. She debuted in the film ''Los millones de Chaflán'' (1939). At age 15, she married the official Arturo Vargas (forwarding agent). She m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Fisher
Ross Daniel Fisher (born 22 November 1980) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, where he has won five times, including the 2009 Volvo World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesin Golf Club in Spain. Early life Fisher was born in Ascot, Berkshire. His home course is the famous Wentworth Golf Club, Surrey, England, the location of the European Tour administrative headquarters. As a child, he attended Charters School, a state comprehensive close to Wentworth. Professional career Fisher joined the European Tour in 2006. He earned his card by finishing 18th on the Challenge Tour's money list in 2005. During Fisher's first season on the European Tour he won a Jaguar for a nearest to the pin contest in the 2006 Quinn Direct British Masters. In 2007, Fisher won the KLM Open by one stroke over Joost Luiten, and subsequently finished the year ranked 43rd on the Order of Merit. Fisher started the 2008 season with a joint-second place in the HSBC Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José W
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the English county of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
