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Pedro Elviro
Pedro Elviro Rodríguez (died 24 August 1971), also known as Pitouto, was a Spanish actor. Between 1924 and 1972, he shot more than 170 films, a good part of them in France and Mexico. Selected filmography * ''The Darling of Paris'' (1931) as Author's assistant * ''Le Million'' (1931) as Stage manager * '' Mistigri'' (1931) * '' The Unknown Singer'' (1931) * ''The Train of Suicides'' (1931) as Nobody, the clown * ''A Gentleman in Tails'' (1931) * ''The Woman Dressed As a Man'' (1932) * ''The Champion Cook'' (1932) as Achille * '' Sailor's Song'' (1932) as Jeff * '' The Picador'' (1932) * ''Fog'' (1932) * ''Ciboulette'' (1933) as Arthur et Meyer * '' High and Low'' (1933) as Bretzel, the sweeper * ''Le Roi des Champs-Élysées'' (1934) * ''The Crisis is Over'' (1934) as Hercule * '' La Bandera'' (1935) as Floor boy * '' Rigolboche'' (1936) * ''The Puritan'' (1938) as Security Officer * ''The Unknown Policeman'' (1941) as Secuaz de Riquelme * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1942) as Mesero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia De Alcántara
Valencia de Alcántara (Population: 6178) is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is near the Portuguese border (District of Portalegre), separated from it by the Sever. History From the 16th century to the 18th Valencia was a celebrated border fortress; it was captured by the Portuguese in 1664 and 1698. Battle of 1762 The Battle of Valencia de Alcántara took place in 1762 as part of the Spanish invasion of Portugal. Portuguese-British troops under John Burgoyne attacked and captured the town, which was a Spanish supply base, setting back the invasion and contributing to the British victory that year. Nineteenth century The beginning of the nineteenth century, traditionally associated with the beginnings of the modern age, is particularly troublesome in the case of Valencia de Alcántara as it was caught up in two important conflicts, including the fleeting conflict known as the War of the Oranges (1801) or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crisis Is Over
''The Crisis is Over'' (French: ''La crise est finie'') is a 1934 French musical comedy film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Albert Préjean, Danielle Darrieux and Marcel Carpentier. Many of those who worked on the film were exiles from Nazi Germany.Bock & Bergfelder p.337 It was made by Nero Films, which until recently had been based in Berlin. Cast * Albert Préjean as Marcel * Danielle Darrieux as Nicole * Marcel Carpentier as Bernouillin * Pedro Elviro as Hercule * Paul Velsa as Le machiniste * Paul Escoffier as Le manager * Milly Mathis as La gouvernante * Jeanne Marie-Laurent as La mère de Nicole * Régine Barry as Lola Garcin * Jane Loury as Mme Bernouillin * Suzanne Dehelly as Olga * René Lestelly as Alex * Alla Donell as Une girl * Wanda Barcella as Une girl * De Silva as Une girl * Sherry as Une girl * Véra Ossipova as Une girl * Adrienne Trenkel as Une girl * Albert Malbert as Le commissaire * Jacques Beauvais as Le ... [...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] |
I Am A Fugitive
''I Am a Fugitive'' (Spanish: ''Soy un prófugo'') is a 1946 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Emilia Guiú and Daniel "Chino" Herrera.Pilcher p.132 The film's sets were designed by Manuel Fontanals. Plot A janitor in a large bank is accused of pulling of a major heist. He is forced to become a fugitive A fugitive (or runaway) is a person who is fleeing from custody, whether it be from jail, a government arrest, government or non-government questioning, vigilante violence, or outraged private individuals. A fugitive from justice, also known ... while hunting for the real culprits. Cast References Bibliography * Pilcher, Jeffrey M. ''Cantinflas and the Chaos of Mexican Modernity''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2001. External links * 1946 films 1946 comedy films Mexican comedy films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Miguel M. Delgado Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films Spanish-language comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boom In The Moon
''Boom in the Moon'' ( es, El Moderno Barba Azul) ( en, The Modern-Day Bluebeard, italic=yes) is a 1946 Mexican comedy science fiction film directed by Jaime Salvador and starring Buster Keaton. The film is notable both as Keaton's only Mexican production and as the last time Keaton had star billing in a feature film. Plot Keaton plays an American soldier during World War II who escapes from an airplane crash over the Pacific Ocean. He is adrift for a long period and his face becomes covered in a scraggly beard. He arrives on a beach, believing he has landed in Japan, but he is actually in Mexico. He wanders into a fishing village and is promptly arrested under the mistaken belief that he is a wanted serial killer who marries and murders women (also known as a "bluebeard"). Keaton and another prisoner (Angel Garasa) are put in the custody of an aeronautics scientist who is planning to launch a manned rocket into outer space. The two prisoners, along with the scientist's assis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Day With The Devil
''A Day with the Devil'' (Spanish: ''Un día con el Diablo'') is a 1945 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Andrés Soler and Miguel Arenas.Stavans, p. 91. Cast * Cantinflas as Juan Pérez * Andrés Soler as El Diablo / El policía * Miguel Arenas * Susana Cora * Lauro Benítez * Roberto Corell * Manuel Dondé * Pedro Elviro * Juan García * Rafael Icardo * Pepe Nava * Óscar Pulido * José Eduardo Pérez * Salvador Quiroz * Humberto Rodríguez * Ángel T. Sala * Estanislao Schillinsky * Hernán Vera as Nerón * Roberto Cañedo Roberto Cañedo Ramírez (30 March 1919 – 16 June 1999), better known as Roberto Cañedo, was a Mexican actor of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. During his career, he appeared in over 300 films. Cañedo received two Ariel Award for Best Act ... References Bibliography * Stavans, Ilan. ''The Riddle of Cantinflas: Essays on Hispanic Popular Culture, Revised and Expanded Edition''. UNM Press, 2012. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mischievous Susana
''Mischievous Susana'' (Spanish: ''La pícara Susana'') is a 1945 Mexican musical comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring Mapy Cortés, Luis Aldás, Fortunio Bonanova and Fernando Cortés.Rivera p.43 Cast * Mapy Cortés as Susana Martínez/ Lupe Rodríguez * Luis Aldás as Miguel Ángel Pérez *Fortunio Bonanova as Conde Mauricio Tonescu * Fernando Cortés as Don Andrés Martínez Rico * Alfredo Varela as Señor Badu * Luis G. Barreiro as Sr. Ramón Filosel * Virginia Manzano as Margarita * José Pidal as Benjamín, butler * Conchita Gentil Arcos as customer * Consuelo Segarra as Sra. Pérez * Paco Martínez as Sr. Pérez * Pedro Elviro as waiter * Fernando Del Valle * José Arratia * Jose Pastor * Alfredo Varela padre as waiter * Lidia Franco as homeowner * Ana María Hernández as dinner guest * Margarito Luna as drunk * Félix Samper as dinner guest * María Valdealde Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeo And Juliet (1943 Film)
''Romeo and Juliet'' (Spanish: ''Romeo y Julieta'') is a 1943 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, María Elena Marqués and Ángel Garasa.Balderston, Gonzalez & Lopez p.263 It is loosely based on William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The film's dialogue is in verse. Cast * Cantinflas as Romeo * María Elena Marqués as Julieta * Ángel Garasa as Fray Lorenzo * Andrés Soler as Capulet * Emma Roldán as Lady Capulet * José Baviera as Paris * Pedro Elviro * Guillermo Familiar * Juan Garcia * Conchita Gentil Arcos * Rafael Icardo * Maria de la Paz Jarero * Tito Junco * Manuel Noriega * José Ortiz de Zárate * Jorge Reyes * Humberto Rodríguez * Estanislao Shilinsky Estanislao Schillinsky Bachanska (10 August 1911 – 27 September 1985), known as Estanislao Shilinsky or simply Shilinsky, was a Lithuanian-born Mexican comedian and the half of the 1940–1970 comedy duo '' Manolín y Shilinsky'' with ("Manolí . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Circus (1943 Film)
''The Circus'' (Spanish: ''El circo'') is a 1943 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas and Gloria Lynch.Zolov p.94 Cast * Cantinflas as El Zapatero * Gloria Lynch as Rosalinda * Estanislao Shilinsky as Maestro de ceremonias * Eduardo Arozamena as Coronel * Ángel T. Sala as Don Elías * Rafael Burglete * Tito Novaro as Ricardo * Leonid Kinskey as Cliente ruso zapatero * Julio Ahuet * Arcady Boytler * Manuel Dondé * Pedro Elviro Pedro Elviro Rodríguez (died 24 August 1971), also known as Pitouto, was a Spanish actor. Between 1924 and 1972, he shot more than 170 films, a good part of them in France and Mexico. Selected filmography * ''The Darling of Paris'' (1931) as Aut ... * Edmundo Espino * Juan García (Mexican actor), Juan García * Ana María Hernández as Espectadora circo * Alfonso Jiménez * Guillermo Meneses (actor), Guillermo Meneses * Roberto Y. Palacios as Cliente zapatero * Ignacio Peón as Espectador circo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Three Musketeers (1942 Film)
''The Three Musketeers'' (Spanish: ''Los tres mosqueteros'') is a 1942 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas. It is based on the 1844 novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas. Plot Cantinflas and three friends return a stolen necklace to an actress who invites them to be extras at the CLASA film studios. While on the set, he falls asleep and dreams that he is d'Artagnan, fighting on behalf of Queen Anne. Cast * Cantinflas - Cantinflas / D'Artagnan * Ángel Garasa - Cardenal Richelieu * Janet Alcoriza - Mimí / Milady de Winter (as Raquel Rojas) * Consuelo Frank - Reina / Ana de Austria * Pituka de Foronda - Constancia / Sra. Bonacieux * Andrés Soler - Athos * Julio Villarreal - Rey Luis XIII * Jorge Reyes - Duque de Buckingham * Estanislao Schillinsky - Aramis * José Elías Moreno - Portos * Rafael Icardo - Comisario / Sr. de Treville * Antonio Bravo - Rochefort * María Calvo - Estefanía, doncella * Salvador Quiroz - Taberner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unknown Policeman
''The Unknown Policeman'' (Spanish: ''El gendarme desconocido'') is a 1941 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Mapy Cortés, Daniel "Chino" Herrera and Gloria Marín.Standish & Bell p.133 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorge Fernandez. Cast * Cantinflas as Agente 777 * Mapy Cortés as La criollita * Daniel "Chino" Herrera as Comandante Bravo * Gloria Marín as Amparo * Julio Villarreal as Jefe de policía * Agustín Isunza as Sargento * Carlos López Moctezuma as Matias Luis Riquelme * Luis G. Barreiro as Empleado hotel * Consuelo Guerrero de Luna as doña Joaquinita * Carolina Barret as Cabaretera * Amparo Arozamena as Esposa de enfermo * Estanislao Schillinsky as Gerente hotel * Alfredo Varela as Bermúdez * Eduardo Arozamena * Alfonso Bedoya as Greñas * Narciso Busquets as Niño * Enrique Carrillo as Borracho en comisaria * Roberto Cañedo as Extra * Roberto Corell as Cliente Francés de hot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |