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The Empty Star
''The Empty Star'' ( es, La estrella vacía, links=no) is a 1960 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel starring María Félix and inspired by the novel of the same name by Luis Spota. Plot Olga Lang (María Félix) is a young girl who dreams of stardom. Olga sacrifices everything for her career, even ending an inconvenient pregnancy after a love affair. When she is a massive star she realizes her life is unhappy and emotionally empty. Cast * María Félix - Olga Lang * Ignacio López Tarso - Luis Arvide * Enrique Rambal - Rodrigo Lemus * Tito Junco - Edmundo Sisler * Ramón Gay - Raul * Carlos Navarro - Rolando Vidal * Rita Macedo - Teresa Mayen * Wof Rubinskis - Tomas Tellez * Carlos López Moctezuma * Mauricio Garcés Mauricio Feres Yázbek (December 16, 1926 – February 27, 1989), known professionally as Erasmo Perez, was a Mexican actor and comedian. Personal life and career Garcés was of Lebanese descent and was born in the Mexican port of Tampico, Tama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tito Davison
Tito Davison (14 November 1912 – 21 March 1985) was a Chilean-born Mexican film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 60 films between 1937 and 1982. Selected filmography * ''Thus Is Life'' (1930) * ''Shadows of Glory'' (1930) * '' Murió el sargento Laprida'' (1937) * ''Educating Niní'' (1940) * '' He Who Died of Love'' (1945) * '' ¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla!'' (1946) * ''Ramona'' (1946) * ''The Golden Boat'' (1947) * ''The Private Life of Mark Antony and Cleopatra'' (1947) * ''Midnight'' (1949) * '' The Devil Is a Woman'' (1950) * ''Women Without Tomorrow'' (1951) * ''When I Leave'' (1954) * ''The Price of Living'' (1954) * '' La Dulce Enemiga'' (1957) * ''The White Sister'' (1960) * '' Love in the Shadows'' (1960) * '' Corazón salvaje'' (1968) * ''The Big Cube ''The Big Cube'' is a 1969 American psychological-thriller film directed by Tito Davison and starring Lana Turner, Karin Mossberg, George Chakiris, Daniel O'Herlihy and Richard Egan. Its plot fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Gómez Muriel
Emilio Gómez Muriel was a prolific Mexican film director, active between the 1930s and the 1970s. He is known for melodramas,, accessed via JSTOR (subscription required) but one of his first films was ''Redes'' (release: 1936), an attempt at social cinema with a mostly non-professional cast. He won an award at the 1960 San Sebastian Film Festival for ''Simitrio''. Filmography * '' While Mexico Sleeps'' (1938) * ''The Unknown Policeman'' (1941) * '' Another Dawn'' (1943) * ''The Lieutenant Nun'' (1944) * '' Nocturne of Love'' (1948) * '' The Woman of the Port'' (1949) * ''Engagement Ring'' (1951) * ''A Galician Dances the Mambo'' (1951) * ''Carne de presidio'' (1952) * ''A Divorce'' (1953) * ''The Three Elenas'' (1954) * ''The Empty Star'' (1958) * ''La cigüeña distraída'' (1966) * ''La Cama'' (1968) * ''La Buscona'' (1970) More of his films are the subject of articles on Spanish Wikipedia. References External linksEmilio Gómez Murielfilmography IMDb IMDb (an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Spota
Luis Mario Cayetano Spota Saavedra Ruotti Castañares (13 July 1925, Mexico City — 20 January 1985) was a Mexican writer, journalist, boxing official and film director. Although he never finished primary school, Spota became a highly successful author and journalist in his lifetime, appearing frequently on TV and radio. He was also a busy screenwriter for the Mexican film industry. He was a close friend of the Mexican president Miguel Aleman Valdes. He was the first President of the World Boxing Council (WBC) (February 1963 - September 1968). He died of pancreatic cancer in Mexico City. Bibliography He wrote more than 30 books, many of which were translated abroad. Several of his books are available in English: * ''Más cornadas da el hambre'' (1949) was translated by Barnaby Conrad and published by Penguin UK in 1961. This novel, dealing with bull-fighting, won the Premio Ciudad de México and was turned into the film ''Wounds of Hunger'' (1963) by director George Sherman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Alejandro
Julio Alejandro (27 November 1906 – 22 September 1995) was a Spanish screenwriter. He wrote for 80 films between 1951 and 1984. He wrote for the film ''Ash Wednesday (1958 film), Ash Wednesday'', which was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Women Without Tomorrow'' (1951) * ''Women Who Work (1953 film), Women Who Work'' (1953) * ''Seven Women (1953 film), Seven Women'' (1953) * ''The Price of Living'' (1954) * ''Ash Wednesday (1958 film), Ash Wednesday'' (1958) * ''Nazarín'' (1959) * ''My Mother Is Guilty'' (1960) * ''Dangers of Youth'' (1960) * ''Viridiana'' (1961) * ''El tejedor de milagros'' (1962) * ''Simon of the Desert (film), Simon of the Desert'' (1965) * ''Tristana (film), Tristana'' (1970) * ''The Garden of Aunt Isabel'' (1971) References External links * 1906 births 1995 deaths Spanish male screenwriters Spanish male writers People from Huesca 20th-century screenwriters {{screen-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Félix
María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña (; 8 April 1914 – 8 April 2002) was a Mexican actress and singer. Along with Pedro Armendáriz and Dolores del Río, she was one of the most successful figures of Latin American cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. Considered one of the most beautiful actresses of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, her taste for the finesse and strong personality garnered her the title of diva early in her career. She was known as ''La Doña'', a name derived from her character in '' Doña Bárbara'' (1943), and ''María Bonita'', thanks to the anthem composed exclusively for her as a wedding gift by Félix's second husband, Agustín Lara. Her acting career consists of 47 films made in Mexico, Spain, France, Italy and Argentina. Early life María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña was born in Álamos, Sonora, Mexico, on 8 April 1914. Her birth was registered on May 4, which was later misreported as her date of birth. She was the daughter of Bernardo Félix Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignacio López Tarso
Ignacio López López (born 15 January 1925), known professionally as Ignacio López Tarso, is a Mexican actor of stage, film and television. He has acted in about 50 films and appeared in documentaries and in one short feature. In 1973 he was given the Ariel Award for Best Actor for ''Rosa Blanca'', and the Ariel de Oro lifetime achievement award in 2007. He has also been honored multiple times at the TVyNovelas Awards. Biography Early life and education López was born in Mexico City to parents Alfonso López Bermúdez and Ignacia López Herrera. Because of his father's job, he spent his childhood among several cities including Veracruz, Hermosillo, Navojoa and Guadalajara. His siblings are Alfonso and Marta. At around age 8-9, when he was in Guadalajara, his parents took him to see a play, where he became interested in acting. He lived in Valle de Bravo, Estado de México, where he went to secondary school. Although his family's economic problems kept him from attending high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Figueroa
Gabriel Figueroa Mateos (April 24, 1907 – April 27, 1997) was a Mexican cinematographer who is regarded as one of the greatest cinematographers of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He has worked in over 200 films, which cover a broad range of genres, and is best known for his technical dominance, his careful handling of framing and chiaroscuro, and affinity for the aesthetics of artists. Early life and career Born in 1907, Figueroa grew up in Mexico City, where he studied painting at the Academy of San Carlos, and violin at the National Conservatory. He was the grandson of the famous lawyer, journalist and liberal writer Juan A. Mateos and first cousin to Mexican president Adolfo Lopez Mateos. His mother died after giving birth to him and his father, unable to cope with the loss of his wife, left Gabriel and his brother Roberto to be cared for by their aunts. He then fled to Paris, where he eventually succumbed to alcohol and despair. When the family fortune ran dry, Figuero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Bustos
Jorge Bustos or Jorge Busto was a Mexican film editor.Durgnat p.172 He was the brother of José W. Bustos. Selected filmography * '' While Mexico Sleeps'' (1938) * ''The Priest's Secret'' (1941) * ''Beautiful Michoacán'' (1943) * '' The Spectre of the Bride'' (1943) * ''Divorced'' (1943) * ''Wild Flower'' (1943) * ''The Lieutenant Nun'' (1944) * ''The White Monk'' (1945) * ''Twilight'' (1945) * ''I Am a Fugitive'' (1946) * ''Tragic Wedding'' (1946) * ''Five Faces of Woman'' (1947) * ''Fly Away, Young Man!'' (1947) * '' The Genius'' (1948) * '' Nocturne of Love'' (1948) * '' The Magician'' (1949) * ''Tender Pumpkins'' (1949) * ''Philip of Jesus'' (1949) *''Sinbad the Seasick'' (1950) * '' The Lost City'' (1950) * '' Stolen Paradise'' (1951) * ''We Maids'' (1951) * ''Women's Prison'' (1951) * ''The Atomic Fireman'' (1952) * '' Seven Women'' (1953) * ''The Photographer'' (1953) * '' Women Who Work'' (1953) * ''The Three Elenas'' (1954) * ''The White Rose'' (1954) * ''To the Four Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Rambal
Enrique Rambal (8 May 1924 – 15 December 1971) was a Spanish-Mexican actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1952 and 1971. Enrique had married actresses Mercedes Borque and Lucy Gallardo. Selected filmography * ''The Martyr of Calvary'' (1952) * ''Tehuantepec'' (1954) * ''El hombre y el monstruo'' (1958) * '' Love in the Shadows'' (1960) * ''Adventures of Joselito and Tom Thumb'' (1960) * ''Young People'' (1961) *''La mujer dorada'' * ''The Exterminating Angel'' (1962) * ''La casa de las muchachas ''La casa de las muchachas'' ( es, "The House of the Girls", italics=no) is a 1969 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring Amparo Rivelles, Enrique Rambal, Maura Monti, Gilda Mirós and Malú Reyes. Plot A Mexican, winner o ...'' (1969) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rambal, Enrique 1924 births 1971 deaths Mexican male film actors Mexican male stage actors Mexican male telenovela actors People from Valencia Spanish emig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Macedo
Rita Macedo (April 21, 1925 – December 5, 1993) was a Mexican actress and dressmaker. She was nominated for an Ariel Award for her 1956 performance in "Ensayo de un crimen" and in 1991 for a TVyNovelas Prize for "Alcanzar una estrella". She won the Best Actress Ariel Award in 1972 for "Tú, yo, y nosotros". She was married to a pioneer of Mexican radio, television and film, Luis de Llano Palmer, by whom she had two children, Julissa, an actress and musician, and Luis de Llano Macedo, renowned telenovela producer. She also was instrumental in bringing many works of international writers to the Mexican stage. Biography María de la Concepción Macedo Guzmán was born in Mexico City, Mexico on April 21, 1925 to Miguel Macedo and Julia Guzmán, a celebrated writer. Her childhood was difficult, having grown up away from her parents attending boarding schools. When they divorced, she became estranged from her father. She initially used the stage name Conchita, but later changed it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos López Moctezuma
Carlos López Moctezuma Pineda (19 November 1909 – 14 July 1980) was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in more than 210 films between 1938 and 1980. He starred in the film ''Happiness'', which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' The Whip'' (1939) * ''The Unknown Policeman'' (1941) * ''The Rock of Souls'' (1942) * ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1942) * ''Simón Bolívar'' (1942) * '' Red Konga'' (1943) * '' The Queen of the Tropic'' (1946) * '' Hidden River'' (1948) * ''Maclovia'' (1948) * ''Angels of the Arrabal'' (1949) * ''Midnight'' (1949) * ''Immaculate'' (1950) * ''María Montecristo'' (1951) * ''The Naked Woman'' (1953) * ''A Divorce'' (1953) * ''The Proud and the Beautiful'' (1953) * '' Take Me in Your Arms'' (1954) * ''Happiness'' (1957) * ''Una cita de amor'' (1958) * ''La maldición de la llorona'' (1961) * ''House of Women'' (1966) * ''A Faithful Soldier of Pancho Villa'' (1967) * ''La Gran Aventura Del Zorro' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauricio Garcés
Mauricio Feres Yázbek (December 16, 1926 – February 27, 1989), known professionally as Erasmo Perez, was a Mexican actor and comedian. Personal life and career Garcés was of Lebanese descent and was born in the Mexican port of Tampico, Tamaulipas. With the support of his uncle, the producer José Yázbek, he was included in the production of ''La Muerte Enamorada'' ("Death In Love", 1950), a comedy starring Miroslava and Fernando Fernández. After that film, Mauricio adopted the artistic last name "Garcés", believing the letter "G" would bring good luck and turn him into a star at the level of his idols Clark Gable, Gary Cooper and Cary Grant. His famous image as elegant, worldly, and gallant arose thanks to the vision from the producer Angélica Ortiz, mother of the actress Angélica María, who hired Mauricio to star in ''Don Juan 67'' (1966), the first of a series of films in which he played his alter-ego "Mauricio Galán". ''El matrimonio es como el demonio'' ("Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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