Abel Salazar García (24 September 1917 – 21 October 1995) was a

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actor, producer and

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. He appeared in 70 films between 1941 and 1989. He was a son of ''Don'' García and his wife, and brother to ''Don''

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Personal life

After marriages to Alicia Cárdenas and

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, he married, lastly,

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, who had been briefly married to Spanish actor

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. Salazar and Arenas had a daughter, Rosa Salazar Arenas, a Mexican actress and screenwriter. and is a writer of the Mexican

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Llena de amor ''Llena de amor'' (English: ''Filled With Love'') is a Mexican Spanish-language telenovela, produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa. It is a remake of the Venezuelan telenovela ''Mi Gorda Bella'', which itself was inspired by the Colombian t ...

'' (English title: ''Fill me with love''), produced by

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, that began airing in 2010. She co-authored ''Rituales Para El Amor, La Belleza y La Prosperidad'' (1998), with Pita Ojeda. He died of

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and

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in 1995.

Selected filmography

* ''La casa del Rencor'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''Capullito de Alhelí'' (1944) * ''

Los tres García ''Los tres García'' ("The Three Garcias") is a 1947 Mexican comedy film. It stars Pedro Infante, Abel Salazar and Carlos Orellana. For the film's exterior shots, the Delegation or City of Cuajimalpa (within modern Mexico City), was used, specia ...

'' (1946) * ''Mi esposa busca novio'' (1947) * ''La Panchita'' (1948) * ''Me ha besado un hombre'' (1949) * ''Una viuda sin sostén'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1951) * ''La Duquesa del Tepetate'' (1951) * ''

Canasta uruguaya ''Canasta uruguaya'' ("Uruguayan Basket") is a 1951 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza. Cast * Abel Salazar * Alma Rosa Aguirre * Jorge Reyes * Sara Montes * Sara Guasch Sara may refer to: Arts, media and entertainment Film and ...

'' (1951) * '' Seven Women'' (1953) * ''Mañana cuando amanezca'' (1954) * '' The Coyote'' (1955) * ''

El hombre y el monstruo ''The Man and the Monster'' (Spanish: '' El hombre y el monstruo'') is a 1958 Mexican horror film, directed by Rafael Baledón Rafael Baledón Cárdenas (25 November 1919 – 6 May 1994) was a Mexican actor, director, screenwriter, and produc ...

'' (1958) * ''

The White Renegade ''The White Renegade'' (Spanish: ''El renegado blanco'') is a 1960 Mexican adventure film directed by Fernando Méndez and starring Mauricio Garcés, Abel Salazar and Rafael Baledón.Riera p.42 Cast * Mauricio Garcés as Juan * Abel Salazar as ...

'' (1960) * ''

El mundo de los vampiros '' El mundo de los vampiros'' (''The World of the Vampires'') is a 1961 Mexican horror film, directed by Alfonso Corona Blake. The film is about a vampire, Count Sergio Subotai, who seeks revenge against the descendant of an enemy family. The ...

'' (''The World Of The Vampires'') (1961) * ''

The Curse of the Crying Woman ''The Curse of the Crying Woman'' (Spanish: '' La maldición de la llorona'') is a 1961 Mexican horror film (released in 1963), directed by Rafael Baledón. The film is about Amelia and Jaime, a married couple who travel to an old country house ow ...

'' (''La maldición de la llorona'') (1961) * ''

The Brainiac ''El Baron del Terror'' (lit. ''The Baron of Terror''; American release title: ''The Brainiac'') is a 1962 Mexican supernatural horror film directed by Chano Urueta, written by Federico Curiel, Adolfo López Portillo and Antonio Orellana, and s ...

'' (''El baron del terror'') (1962) * ''

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'' (1968) director * '' Tres Mujeres en la Hoguera'' (1976) * '' Ya Nunca Mas'' (''Never Again'') (1984) director -- marks the film debut of

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. Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture

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, Peter J. García, Arturo J. Aldama - 2004 031333210X- Volume 1 - Page 550 During this time he began touring internationally and made his film debut in Ya Nunca Mas (Never Again, 1984)."

References

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