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The Coward (1939 Film)
''The Coward'' (Spanish: ''El cobarde'') is a 1939 Mexican war film directed by René Cardona and starring Julián Soler, Adria Delhort and Josefina Escobedo. Story Alberto (Soler) is born in the imaginary republic of Sucravia (a country much like Mexico) in time of war, where his father dies a hero's death. He grows up as an effeminate lover of music. His mother ( Delhort) sends him to the military college. There, Fernando ( Aldás) bullies him, but gradually they become friends. A second war breaks out, and Alberto tries to avoid danger. If he is to change his life, he must face his fear. Reception ''The New York Times'', reviewing the film in 1939, describes ''El Cobarde'' as "likely to keep the spectators guessing until the last reel". In their reviewer's opinion, Cardonas combines some psychology with "considerable talk about the now generally discredited theory of prenatal influence", a mother's genuine pride in her son, and a gentle romance. Soler, says the reviewer, pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Cardona
René Cardona (October 8, 1905 in Havana, Cuba – April 25, 1988, in Mexico City) was a director, actor, producer, screenwriter, and film editor in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Biography René Cardona was born in Havana, Cuba, on October 8, 1905, and began medical school in Cuba, but due to the political problems of the island, he and his family moved to New York City in 1926, where he continued his studies. Economic circumstances experienced by his family caused him to leave his studies. He befriended famous actor Rodolfo Valentino and obtained work as an extra in several films, until 1929 when he produced, wrote, directed and starred in the first Spanish-language film made in Hollywood, ''Sombras habaneras'' (''Havana Shadows''). He also had the opportunity to work in various positions in the film industry such as second assistant, technical advisor and first assistant director, and learned film and lighting technique. In 1932, he moved to Mexico, where he debuted as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparta
Sparta ( Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement on the banks of the Eurotas River in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. Around 650 BC, it rose to become the dominant military land-power in ancient Greece. Given its military pre-eminence, Sparta was recognized as the leading force of the unified Greek military during the Greco-Persian Wars, in rivalry with the rising naval power of Athens. Sparta was the principal enemy of Athens during the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), from which it emerged victorious after the Battle of Aegospotami. The decisive Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC ended the Spartan hegemony, although the city-state maintained its political independence until its forced integration into the Achaean League in 192 BC. The city nevertheless ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By René Cardona
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] |
1930s Spanish-language Films
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Mexican War Drama Films
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1939 War Films
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1939 Films
The year 1939 in film is widely considered the greatest year in film history. The ten Best Picture-nominated films that year include classics in multiple genres. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1939 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events Film historians often rate 1939 as "the greatest year in the history of Hollywood". Hollywood films produced in Southern California were at the height of their Golden Age (in spite of many cheaply made or undistinguished films also being produced, something to be expected with any year in commercial cinema), and during 1939 there are the premieres of an outstandingly large number of exceptional motion pictures, many of which become honored as all-time classic films. ** June 10 – MGM's first successful animated character, Barney Bear, made his debut in ''The Bear That Couldn't Sleep''. ** August 15 – ''The Wizard of Oz'' premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. ** October 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Dondé
er Manuel Dondé (1906 – 27 May 1976) was a Mexican film actor.Kohner p.355 He frequently played villains during his long film career. Selected filmography * ''La llorona'' (1933) * ''Soulless Women'' (1934) - Policía * ''El bastardo'' (1937) * ''The Blood Stain'' (1937) * ''El derecho y el deber'' (1938) - Antonio * ''The Girls Aunt'' (1938) - Lechero * '' The Coward'' (1939) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' The Cemetery of the Eagles'' (1939) - Sirviente (uncredited) * ''La China Hilaria'' (1939) - Pueblerino (uncredited) * ''Hombres del aire'' (1939) * ''Los olvidados de Dios'' (1940) - Presidiario * ''Los de abajo'' (1940) - Soldado federal deserter (uncredited) * ''Allá en el Trópico'' (1940) * ''El charro Negro'' (1940) - Hombre en cantina (uncredited) * ''El jefe máximo'' (1940) * ''Hombre o demonio'' (1940) * ''Con su amable permiso'' (1940) - Empleado del periódico (uncredited) * ''El Zorro de Jalisco'' (1941) - Chofer (uncredited) * '' Creo en Dios'' (1941) * '' Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Actor nominations for his performances in ''Pueblerina'' (1949) and ''Crime and Punishment'' (1951), he won for the former. In 1997, he was given a Golden Ariel for his life dedicated to the cinema. Selected filmography * '' The Coward'' (1939) * ''In the Times of Don Porfirio'' (1940) * ''The Unknown Policeman'' (1941) * ''The Rock of Souls'' (1942) * ''The Eternal Secret'' (1942) * ''La razón de la culpa'' (1942) * ''El Ametralladora'' (1943) * ''My Memories of Mexico'' (1944) * '' Gran Hotel'' (1944) * ''Saint Francis of Assisi'' (1944) * '' The Headless Woman'' (1944) * ''The Hour of Truth'' (1945) * ''A Day with the Devil'' (1945) * ''Adultery'' (1945) * '' Murder in the Studios'' (1946) * '' Symphony of Life'' (1946) * ''Fly Away, Youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Ahuet
Julio Ahuet was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in more than a hundred and thirty films during his career, including ''Women Without Tomorrow'' (1951), ''Here Comes Martin Corona'' (1952), and the El Santo film ''Profanadores de tumbas'' (1966).Pitts, p. 190. Selected filmography * ''Heads or Tails'' (1937) * '' The Cemetery of the Eagles'' (1939) * '' The Coward'' (1939) * ''In the Times of Don Porfirio'' (1940) * ''The Rock of Souls'' (1942) * '' Jesusita in Chihuahua'' (1942) * ''Beautiful Michoacán'' (1943) * '' The Circus'' (1943) * ''María Eugenia'' (1943) * '' The Spectre of the Bride'' (1943) * '' Cuando habla el corazón'' (1943) * '' The Tiger of Jalisco'' (1947) * '' The Genius'' (1948) * ''Spurs of Gold'' (1948) * ''Midnight'' (1949) * ''Port of Temptation'' (1951) * ''Maria Islands'' (1951) * ''Women Without Tomorrow'' (1951) * ''We Maids'' (1951) * ''Here Comes Martin Corona'' (1952) *''The Martyr of Calvary'' (1952) * ''The Bandits of Cold River ''The Bandits of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narciso Busquets
Narciso Busquets Zárate (8 September 1931 – 14 December 1988) was a Mexican actor of theater, film, television, radio and voice-over. He also directed a film, ''Sin fortuna'', in 1980. He began his acting career in 1937, as a child actor, and appeared as one of Cantinflas' sons in ''Ahí está el detalle''. He dubbed the voice of Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune in Spanish in the film '' Ánimas Trujano'', which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Among his other contributions in film are '' El gallo de oro'' with Ignacio López Tarso and Lucha Villa, ''Los cuatro Juanes'' with Luis Aguilar, ''Pedro Páramo'' with John Gavin, ''La soldadera'' with Silvia Pinal, ''Jesús, nuestro Señor'' with Claudio Brook and ''Valente Quintero'' with Antonio Aguilar and Saby Kamalich. On television, Busquets had his debut in 1961 and continued to stay steady until 1988. He portrayed José María Morelos in the historical telenovela ''Los caudillos'' in 1968. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Soto Rangel
Arturo Soto Rangel (March 12, 1882 – May 25, 1965) was a Mexican film, television, and stage actor. Soto was best known for appearing in over 250 Mexican films. He appeared in one American movie, '' The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'', which won three Academy Awards and starred Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett, and many other successful actors. Soto last appeared on television in 1963, where he starred in ''Voy de gallo''. Early life Soto was the only son of Don José Nemesio de Jesús Soto Ornelas born on October 30, 1852, in Ciudad Manuel Doblado, Guanajuato, México, and of a lady whose last name was Rangel. His mother died giving birth and was a widow from a previous marriage. Soto's stepmother was Doña María de la Luz Gordoa Montes de Oca born in León, Guanajuato, México. Arturo had five half-siblings: Ignacio Soto Gordoa, Guadalupe Soto Gordoa, Angelina de la Luz Soto Gordoa, Maria de la Luz Soto Gordoa, and Alfonso Soto Gordoa. Career Soto was n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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