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Virginia Manzano
Virginia Manzano (November 24, 1912 – February 18, 1985) was a Mexican film actress.Pitts p.212 Selected filmography * ''The Eternal Secret'' (1942) * ''The Rock of Souls'' (1943) * '' María Eugenia'' (1943) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1944) * ''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 Mar ...'' (1945) References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012. External links * 1912 births 1985 deaths 20th-century Mexican actresses Mexican film actresses Mexican stage actresses Actresses from Guadalajara, Jalisco {{Mexico-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guadalajara
Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Mexico, while the Guadalajara metropolitan area has a population of 5,268,642 people, making it the Metropolitan areas of Mexico#List of metropolitan areas in Mexico by population, third-largest metropolitan area in the country and the List of metropolitan areas in the Americas, twentieth largest metropolitan area in the Americas Guadalajara has the second-highest population density in Mexico, with over 10,361 people per square kilometer. Within Mexico, Guadalajara is a center of business, arts and culture, technology and tourism; as well as the economic center of the Bajío region. It usually ranks among the 100 most productive and globally competitive cities in the world. It is home to numerous landmarks, including Guadalajara Cathedral, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers ,Mexico ''''. . making it the world's 13th-largest country by are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of . The city has 16 boroughs or ''demarcaciones territoriales'', which are in turn divided into neighborhoods or ''colonias''. The 2020 population for the city proper was 9,209,944, with a land area of . According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, the population of Greater Mexico City is 21,804,515, which makes it the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the world, the second-largest urban agglomeration in the Western Hemisphere (behind São Paulo, Brazil), and the largest Spanish language, Spanish-speaking city (city proper) in the world. Greater Mexico City has a gross domestic product, GDP of $411 billion in 2011, which makes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eternal Secret
''The Eternal Secret'' (Spanish:''Secreto eterno'') is a 1942 Mexican drama film directed by Carlos Orellana and starring Orellana, Marina Tamayo and David Silva.Gubern, p. 38, 214 The film's sets were designed by Ramón Rodríguez Granada. Plot In the early onset of the Mexican Revolution, a wealthy landowner, Ricardo Navarro, marries Lolita, a poor woman with a child. Ricardo already has two grown children, Luis and Teresa. Luis, a military member is very kind towards Lolita but Teresa is very capricious and disrespectful towards her as she thinks Lolita only wants to separate him from her father. Don Justo, a kind gentleman is friends with Lolita and Ricardo. Everything seems fine until one day when Luis is in the brink of ruin due to the fact that he stole the money trusted in him by his superiors in gambling. When Lolita hears about it she decides to sacrifice her pride and asks a favor from a gentleman, Señor Borja who previously stated he would do anything to help her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rock Of Souls
''The Rock of Souls'' (Spanish: ''El Peñón de las Ánimas'') is a Mexican movie produced in 1943, directed by Miguel Zacarías and starring Jorge Negrete and María Félix.Baugh, p. 80 It is the first movie to star María Félix, one of the legendary female stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Plot In a little town in Mexico, the rivalry between the families of Fernando Iturriaga (Jorge Negrete) and María Ángela Valdivia (María Félix) for the domain of a property known as ''El Peñón de las Ánimas'' prevents the love between the two young lovers. Curiosities It was the first movie of the legendary María Félix. For the movie, Jorge Negrete had requested that his girlfriend, the actress Gloria Marín be his costar; however, Félix was selected by the director, which led to a series of altercations between the couple. Ten years later they got married. Cast * Jorge Negrete as Fernando Iturriaga * María Félix as María Ángela Valdivia * René Cardona as Manuel * Mig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Eugenia
''María Eugenia'' is a 1943 Mexican drama film directed by Felipe Gregorio Castillo and starring María Félix, alongside Manolita Saval and Rafael Baledón. The film's sets were designed by the art director Manuel Fontanals. Cast * María Félix as María Eugenia * Manolita Saval as Raquel * Rafael Baledón as Carlos * Jorge Reyes as Ricardo * Virginia Manzano as Julia * Mimí Derba as Doña Virginia * Eugenia Galindo as Doña Matilde * Salvador Quiroz as Doctor * Alejandro Cobo as Jefe de María * Alfredo Varela as Martín * Ignacio Peón as José María * Consuelo Segarra as Rosa * Carolina Barret as Mulata * Antonio Bedolla as Pedro * Julio Ahuet as Emeterio * Toña la Negra * Eva Beltri * Trío Calaveras * Son Clave de Oro * Hermanos Huesca * Alfonso Bedoya * Roberto Cañedo Production ''María Eugenia'' was the first film María Félix made after her film debut in ''El Peñón de las Ánimas''. During filming, Félix caused a stir while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Two Orphans (1944 Film)
''The Two Orphans'' (Spanish:''Las dos huérfanas'') is a 1944 Mexican historical drama film directed by José Benavides hijo and starring Susana Guízar, Julián Soler and María Elena Marqués.Richard p.542 It is an adaptation of the play '' The Two Orphans'' by Adolphe d'Ennery and Eugène Cormon, one of a large number of film versions that have been made. Cast * Susana Guízar * Julián Soler * María Elena Marqués * Anita Blanch * Rafael Baledón * Virginia Zurí * Rafael Banquells * Virginia Manzano * Miguel Arenas * Víctor Junco * Manuel Noriega * Lidia Franco * María Luisa Serrano * Ramón G. Larrea * José Morcillo * Victoria Argota Victoria Argota was a Spanish-Mexican film actress.García Riera, p. 28, 129, 210 Selected filmography * ''In the Times of Don Porfirio'' (1940) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1944) * ''Michael Strogoff'' (1944) * ''My Memories of Mexico ''My Memories ... * Alma Riva References Bibliography * Alfred Charles Richard. ''Cen ... [...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] |
1912 Births
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Deaths
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 20 – Ronald Reagan is privately sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar and Spai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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