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The Life Of Agustín Lara
''The Life of Agustín Lara'' (Spanish: ''La vida de Agustín Lara'') is a 1959 Mexican musical film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Germán Robles, Lorena Velázquez and Ofelia Montesco.Mora p.261 It is a biographical film about the life of the musician Agustín Lara Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino (; October 30, 1897 – November 6, 1970), known as Agustín Lara, was a Mexican composer and performer of songs and boleros. He is recogn .... Cast References Bibliography * Mora, Carl J. ''Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004''. McFarland & Co, 2005. External links * 1959 films 1959 musical films Mexican musical films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Alejandro Galindo Films scored by Manuel Esperón 1950s Mexican films {{musical-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Galindo (director)
Héctor Alejandro Galindo Amezcua (January 14, 1906 – February 1, 1999), better known as Alejandro Galindo, was a Mexican screenwriter and film director.Spicer p.467 Selected filmography Director * '' While Mexico Sleeps'' (1938) * '' Neither Blood Nor Sand'' (1941) * '' Red Konga'' (1943) * '' A Family Like Many Others'' (1949) * ''Confessions of a Taxi Driver'' (1949) * '' Doña Perfecta'' (1951) * ''They Say I'm a Communist'' (1951) * ''Los dineros del diablo'' (1953) * '' The Last Round'' (1953) * ''Golden Legs'' (1958) *''The Life of Agustín Lara ''The Life of Agustín Lara'' (Spanish: ''La vida de Agustín Lara'') is a 1959 Mexican musical film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Germán Robles, Lorena Velázquez and Ofelia Montesco.Mora p.261 It is a biographical film about the l ...'' (1959) References Bibliography * Spicer, Andrew. ''Historical Dictionary of Film Noir''. Scarecrow Press, 2010. External links * 1906 births 1999 deaths Best Director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanny Schiller
Fanny Schiller Hernández (3 August 1901 – 26 September 1971) was a Mexican award-winning character actress and television star, who also acted in operettas and musicals, during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She won two Ariel Awards for best supporting actress, and was nominated for two additional films. She was a social activist, creating the Actor's Union and inspiring the creation of “Rosa Mexicano”. She was accomplished at dubbing and was the voice of many animated characters as well as the official voice of several other notable Mexican actresses. Biography Fanny Schiller Hernández was born on 3 August 1901 in Mexico City, Mexico. At the age of 20, she began performing in the comedy company of Rosita Arriaga touring around the country. She then worked as a dancer with José María Topete, Consuelo Vivanco, María Conesa, before joining the company of her future mother-in-law, Virginia Fábregas. She made her starring film debut in the movie '' El Cristo de oro' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Spanish-language Films
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Mexican Musical Films
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1959 Musical Films
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1959 Films
The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with '' Ben-Hur'' winning a record 11 Academy Awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1959 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 23 – Republic Pictures releases its last production, ''Plunderers of Painted Flats''. *January 29 – Walt Disney's ''Sleeping Beauty'' premieres, their most expensive film to date and the first animated film to be shot in Super Technirama 70. It initially ends up losing money for the studio due to its high production costs. However, it would eventually gain a cult following and is now considered one of Disney's great classics. *April 30 – François Truffaut's ''The 400 Blows'' opens the 1959 Cannes Film Festival bringing international attention to the French New Wave. * June 4 – The Three Stooges release their 190th and last short film, ''Sappy Bull Fighters''. * June 7 – A contract between Paramount and Jerry Lewis Productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celia Viveros
Celia Viveros (1925–1979) was a Mexican film actress.Pitts p.163 Selected filmography * ''Women of the Theatre'' (1951) * ''A Galician Dances the Mambo'' (1951) * ''Sacrificed Women'' (1952) * '' I Want to Live'' (1953) * ''The Life of Agustín Lara'' (1959) * ''El dolor de pagar la renta'' (1960) * ''A Faithful Soldier of Pancho Villa ''A Faithful Soldier of Pancho Villa'' ( es, Un dorado de Pancho Villa) is a 1967 Mexican drama film written, directed by and starring Emilio Fernández. It was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Emilio Fernández ...'' (1967) References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012. External links * 1925 births 1979 deaths Mexican film actresses People from Mexico City {{Mexico-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikaela (singer)
Micaela Rodríguez Cuesta (19 June 1935 – 29 March 1991), known professionally as Mikaela, was a Spanish singer and actress. She began her film career in 1956 and played her first starring role in the Spanish film '' The Red Rose'' (1960). Her signature song, "La luna y el toro" (1964), was a number-one hit in Spain and earned her an award in 1965. She died on 29 March 1991 from leucemia. Selected filmography * ''The Life of Agustín Lara'' (1959) * '' The Red Rose'' (1960) * ''Queen of the Tabarin Club'' (1960) * ''Duello nel Texas'' (1963) * '' Agent 077: From the Orient with Fury'' (1965) * ''Madamigella di Maupin'' (1966) * ''High Season for Spies ''High Season for Spies'' (german: Sechs Pistolen jagen Professor Z, translation=''Six Pistols to Hunt Professor Z'') is a 1966 Eurospy film directed by Julio Coll and starring Antonio Vilar, Letícia Román and Peter van Eyck. It was made as a co ...'' (1966) References External linksMikaela (official site)* {{Authority cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graciela Lara
Graciela Lara is a Mexican actress of film and television who made her debut in the 1959 film, ''Santa Claus''. Filmography *''The Life of Agustín Lara'' (1959) *''Santa Claus'' (1959) *'' La Valentina'' (1966) *''Pedro Páramo ''Pedro Páramo'' is a novel written by Mexican writer Juan Rulfo about a man named Juan Preciado, who promises his mother on her deathbed to meet Preciado's father for the first time in the town of Comala, only to come across a literal ghost t ...'' (1967) *'' The Bricklayer'' (1975) *'' No Temas al Amor'' (1980, television series) External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lara, Graciela Living people Mexican film actresses Mexican television actresses Mexican telenovela actresses Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Fernández (actor)
Fernando Fernández "El Crooner de México" (1916–1999) was a Mexican actor, singer and director. He was born on November 9, 1916, in Monterrey, Mexico, and died in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 24, 1999. Fernando was the son of Eloisa Reyes. He was brother of the film director Emilio Fernández and actor Jaime Fernández and cousin to Emilio Fernández. He was married to singer Lupita Palomera, who died in 2008. Fernando Fernández was known as "the Crooner of Mexico." Fernández first began singing at radio station XEH in Monterrey in 1933, then moved on to radio station XEN located in Mexico City, Mexico, and then later at radio station XEB also located in Mexico City. Fernández returned to Monterrey at his father's request and became a producer at radio station XET, then worked at radio station XET in Mexico City. Fernández then spent six months working for Radio Mil Diez in Havana, Cuba. Fernández appeared in movies such as '' La feria de las flores (The flower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Duval
María Dussauge Ortiz (born 2 August 1937), commonly known as María Duval, is a Mexican actress and singer who has worked in film, television, and the stage. Career Duval made her film debut in the musical ''Melodías inolvidables'' (1959), an experience she later described as "a great emotion" and her "favorite memory" of her entire career. She once said that musical was her favorite film genre. She played the romantic interests of Gaspar Henaine "Capulina" in ''Barridos y regados'' (1963) and Marco Antonio Campos "Viruta" in '' Cada quién su lucha'' and ''La cigüeña distraída'' (both 1966). She acted as Antonio Aguilar's beloved in two films: the Mexican Revolution drama '' Juan Colorado'' (1966), where she played the tragic Silvia Guerrero, and the comedy '' Los alegres Aguilares'' (1967). She finished her film career in the 1970s with the Blue Demon vehicle ''La mafia amarilla'' (1975). She also participated in television productions such as ''La voz de la tierra'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amparo Montes
Amparo Meza Cruz (24 April 1920 – 12 January 2002), known by her stage name Amparo Montes, was a Mexican singer, famous for her renditions of popular boleros by Agustín Lara Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino (; October 30, 1897 – November 6, 1970), known as Agustín Lara, was a Mexican composer and performer of songs and boleros. He is recogn ... and Gonzalo Curiel. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Montes, Amparo 1920 births 2002 deaths Singers from Chiapas 20th-century Mexican women singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
