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Philip Of Jesus (film)
''Philip of Jesus'' () is a 1949 Mexican historical drama film directed by Julio Bracho and starring Ernesto Alonso, Rita Macedo and Julio Villarreal.Agrasánchez p.82 It portrays the life of the Mexican priest Philip of Jesus who was martyred A martyr (, ''mártys'', "witness", or , ''marturia'', stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an externa ... in Japan in 1597. Cast References Bibliography * Rogelio Agrasánchez. ''Cine Mexicano: Posters from the Golden Age, 1936-1956''. Chronicle Books, 2001. External links * 1949 films 1940s historical drama films Mexican historical drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Julio Bracho Films set in Japan Films set in the 16th century Mexican black-and-white films 1949 drama films 26 Martyrs of Japan 1940s Mexican films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Bracho
Julio Bracho Gavilán (17 July 1909 – 26 April 1978) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Bracho was born as ninth of eleven children of Julio Bracho y Zuloaga and his wife Luz Pérez Gavilán. His sister Guadalupe Bracho Pérez-Gavilán became known as Andrea Palma, his brother Jesús became known as theatrical designer and painter, and his brother Toribio, became Jesuit and missionary in China. Two of his cousins were Dolores del Río and Ramón Novarro. The family moved to Mexico City in 1913. He was engaged in modern theater projects in Mexico, he was founding member of the ''Teatro Orientación'', and he founded and organized the ''Escolares del Teatro'' group, Mexico City, in 1931, as well as the ''Trabajadores del Teatro'' group in 1933, and the ''Teatro de la Universidad'' in 1936. Bracho directed 50 films between 1941 and 1978. He also wrote 36 for films between 1941 and 1974. From 1955 to 1957, he was married to actress Rosenda Monteros.Robert, Luis. Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chōsokabe Motochika
was a prominent ''daimyō'' in Japanese Sengoku-period. He was the 21st chief of the Chōsokabe clan of Tosa Province (present-day Kōchi Prefecture), the ruler of Shikoku region. Early life and rise He was the son and heir of Chōsokabe Kunichika and his mother was a daughter of the Saitō clan of Mino Province. His childhood name was Yasaburō (弥三郎). He is said to have been born in Okō Castle in the Nagaoka district of Tosa. Motochika was a quiet youth and his father was said to have fretted about the boy's gentle nature (he seems to have been nicknamed Himewako, or 'Little Princess'); Kunichika's worries evaporated when Motochika later proved himself a skilled and brave warrior. When Motochika came of age, his father had already begun to draw away from the Ichijō, and Motochika would carry on his work. In 1560, at the Battle of Tonomoto, Chōsokabe Kunichika captured Nagahama castle from the Motoyama clan. In response to this, Motoyama Shigetoki departed Asakura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Gay
Ramón Gay (born Ramón García Gay; November 28, 1917 – May 28, 1960) was a Mexican film actor. He was one of the stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, known to horror film fans for his role in ''The Aztec Mummy'' trilogy of films in the late 1950s.Greene p.172 He was killed in 1960, when he was shot dead during a dispute with another man over the actress, Evangelina Elizondo (1929–2017). Selected filmography * ''Five Faces of Woman'' (1947) * ''Lola Casanova'' (1949) * ''Tender Pumpkins'' (1949) * ''Philip of Jesus'' (1949) * ''Midnight'' (1949) * ''Women Without Tomorrow'' (1951) * ''The Ghost Falls In Love'' (1953) * ''Camelia'' (1954) * ''The Three Elenas'' (1954) * ''The Aztec Mummy'' (1957) * ''The Curse of the Aztec Mummy ''The Curse of the Aztec Mummy'' (Spanish: ''La Maldición de la Momia Azteca'') is a 1957 Mexican horror film directed by Rafael Portillo. It is the second film in the Aztec Mummy series which began with ''The Aztec Mummy'' (Spanish title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Ciangherotti
Alejandro Ciangherotti (1940 – 30 May 2004) was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in 45 films between 1953 and 1999. Selected filmography Film * '' The Coward'' (1953) - Roberto, niño (uncredited) * '' The Second Woman'' (1953) - Ramón, niño * ''Los que no deben nacer'' (1953) * ''El niño y la niebla'' (1953) - Daniel * ''Amor y pecado'' (1956) - Miguel adolescente * ''Bodas de oro'' (1956) * ''Esposas infieles'' (1956) * ''Pepito as del volante'' (1957) - Freddy Larios * ''La edad de la tentación'' (1959) - Andrés Zamacona * ''La sombra en defensa de la juventud'' (1960) * ''Cuando regrese mamá'' (1961) - Ricardo * ''Mañana serán hombres'' (1961) - Vicente * ''Muchachas que trabajan'' (1961) - Amigo de Ricardo * ''Jóvenes y rebeldes'' (1961) * ''Jóvenes y bellas'' (1962) * ''La edad de la violencia'' (1964) - El Zurdo * ''¡Ay, Jalisco no te rajes!'' (1965) - Charrasqueado * ''La recta final'' (1966) - Raúl Landa * ''Nuestros buenos vecinos de Yucatán'' (196 ... [...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] |
Diana Bracho
Diana Bracho (born Diana Guadalupe Bracho y Bordes Mangel; 12 December 1944, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress. Early life Diana Bracho is the daughter of actor/director Julio Bracho, the niece of actress Andrea Palma and the aunt of actor Julio Bracho (named after his grandfather). Career She made her film debut as a child actress in two of her father's films: ''San Felipe'' (1949) and ''Immaculate Conception'' (1950). She studied Philosophy and Letters in New York. She debuted professionally on stage in the play ''Israfel'' by Abelardo Rodríguez alongside Sergio Bustamante. Her television debut was in 1973. Diana Bracho won the Silver Ariel award twice, the first time in 1973. She won her second Silver Ariel for '' El infierno, de todos tan temído'' and was nominated for Best Actress for ''Letters from Marusia'' (1976) and '' Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda'' (1996). On August 6, 2002 she was appointed president of the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolores Camarillo
Dolores Camarillo (March 31, 1910 – February 8, 1988) was a Mexican character actress of film, television, and theater. She also was a makeup artist for films, and was frequently billed as "Fraustita". Personal life The daughter of actors, Camarillo was a makeup artist for films in the 1930s. She was also a makeup teacher in the Andrés Soler Institute. She was married to fellow film actor Antonio R. Frausto, to whom she owed her professional nickname of "Fraustita", or meaning "little woman Frausto". Career Camarillo debuted as an actress in 1915 in the theatrical play, ''La cara de Dios'' (The Face of God). She appeared in 124 films from 1933 to 1986. One of her most prominent roles in her film career is that of "Paz" in the popular 1940 Cantinflas film '' Ahí está el detalle''. In the film, she received the sixth billing, after her other co-stars. She also appeared in supporting roles with actor Joaquín Pardavé in the Lebanese character comedies ''El baisano Jalil' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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) * ''Adultery'' (1945) * ''Cantaclaro'' (1946) * ''Everybody's Woman'' (1946) * ''Music Inside'' (1947) * '' The Lost Child'' (1947) * ''Fly Away, Young Man!'' (1947) * ''Adventure in the Night'' (1948) * ''Music, Poetry and Madness'' (1948) * '' A Family Like Many Others'' (1949) * ''Confessions of a Taxi Driver'' (1949) * ''The Great Madcap'' (1949) * ''Philip of Jesus'' (1949) * ''Immaculate'' (1950) * ''Lost'' (1950) * ''History of a Heart'' (1951) * ''Acapulco'' (1952) * '' Women Who Work'' (1953) * ''You've Got Me By the Wing'' (1953) * '' Seven Women'' (1953) * ''Pablo and Carolina ''Pablo and Carolina'' (Spanish:''Pablo y Carolina'') is a 1957 Mexican romantic comedy film directed by Mauricio de la Serna and starring Pedro Infante, Irasema Dilián, Alejandro Ciangherotti, and premiered after Infante' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Morcillo
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] |
Ernesto Finance
Ernesto Finance (15 January 1891–16 February 1974) was a Mexican stage and film actor.Agrasánchez p.159 Selected filmography * '' Por mis pistolas'' (1938) * '' The Whip'' (1939) * ''Simón Bolívar'' (1942) * ''Corner Stop'' (1948) * ''Music, Poetry and Madness'' (1948) * '' The Magician'' (1949) * ''Philip of Jesus'' (1949) * ''A Gringo Girl in Mexico'' (1951) * ''The Atomic Fireman'' (1952) * ''If I Were a Congressman'' (1952) * ''A Tailored Gentleman'' (1954) * '' Magdalena'' (1955) * ''Drop the Curtain'' (1955) * ''The Bandits of Cold River ''The Bandits of Cold River'' (Spanish:''Los bandidos de Río Frío'') is a 1956 Mexican western film directed by Rogelio A. González and starring Luis Aguilar, César del Campo and Dagoberto Rodríguez.Beezley & Curcio p.84 The film's sets wer ...'' (1956) * '' Comedians and Songs'' (1960) References Bibliography * Rogelio Agrasánchez. ''Guillermo Calles: A Biography of the Actor and Mexican Cinema Pioneer''. McFarland, 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
, otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Course of History, Viking Press 1988. p. 68. Hideyoshi rose from a peasant background as a Affinity (medieval), retainer of the prominent lord Oda Nobunaga to become one of the most powerful men in Japan. Hideyoshi succeeded Nobunaga after the Honnō-ji Incident in 1582 and continued Nobunaga's campaign to unite Japan that led to the closing of the Sengoku period. Hideyoshi became the ''de facto'' leader of Japan and acquired the prestigious positions of Daijō-daijin, Chancellor of the Realm and Sesshō and Kampaku, Imperial Regent by the mid-1580s. Hideyoshi launched the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598), Japanese invasions of Korea in 1592 to initial success, but eventual military stalemate damaged his prestige before his death in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Aceves Castañeda
Luis Aceves Castañeda (1913–1973) was a Mexican film actor.Paietta, p. 141. Selected filmography * ''Juan Charrasqueado'' (1948) * ''Philip of Jesus'' (1949) * ''Maria Islands'' (1951) * ''A Place Near Heaven'' (1952) * ''Mexican Bus Ride'' (1952) * ''Wuthering Heights'' (1954) * ''The Aztec Mummy'' (1957) * ''The Curse of the Aztec Mummy'' (1957) * ''Nazarín ''Nazarín'' (, ) is a 1959 Mexican satirical drama film directed by Luis Buñuel and co-written between Buñuel and Julio Alejandro, adapted from the eponymous novel of Benito Pérez Galdós. The film received the international prize at the 19 ...'' (1959) References Bibliography * Paietta, Ann C. ''Saints, Clergy and Other Religious Figures on Film and Television, 1895–2003''. McFarland, 2005. External links * 1913 births 1973 deaths Mexican male film actors {{Mexico-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
