Alejandro Cobo Higuera (1904 – 21 March 1950) was a Spanish-Mexican actor. He worked in the
Golden Age of Mexican cinema
The Golden Age of Mexican cinema ( es, Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano) is a period in the history of the Cinema of Mexico between 1930 and 1969 when the Mexican film industry reached high levels of production, quality and economic success of its ...
, in films such as ''Virgen de medianoche'' (1942), ''
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 RodrÃguez Granada.
...
'' (1942), ''
The White Monk
''The White Monk'' (Spanish:''El monje blanco'') is a 1945 Mexican historical drama film directed by Julio Bracho and starring MarÃa Félix, Tomás PerrÃn and Julio Villarreal.Taibo p.138 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorge ...
'' (1945), ''Hermoso ideal'' (1948), ''
The Genius'' (1948) and ''
The Magician'' (1949). He was the stepfather of
Roberto Cobo
Roberto Garcìa Romero (20 February 1930 – 2 August 2002), better known as Roberto Cobo, was a Mexican actor. He appeared in more than eighty films between 1947 and 2002.
Partial filmography
References
External links
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1930 births ...
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[''Siempre!'' (1985), Universidad de Michigan, Editorial Siempre, p. 34.]
Selected filmography
*''
El rápido de las 9.15'' (1941)
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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 RodrÃguez Granada.
...
'' (1942)
*''
I'm a Real Mexican
''I'm a Real Mexican'' (Spanish: ''Soy puro mexicano'') is a 1942 Mexican comedy film, comedy thriller film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Pedro Armendariz, Janet Alcoriza and David Silva (actor), David Silva. Its plot has drawn compari ...
'' (1942)
*''
MarÃa Eugenia
''MarÃa Eugenia'' is a 1943 Mexican drama film directed by Felipe Gregorio Castillo and starring MarÃa Félix, alongside Manolita Saval and Rafael Baledón. The film's sets were designed by the art director Manuel Fontanals.
Cast
* MarÃa FÃ ...
'' (1943)
*''El Misterioso señor Marquina'' (1943)
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El corsario negro'' (1944)
*''
The White Monk
''The White Monk'' (Spanish:''El monje blanco'') is a 1945 Mexican historical drama film directed by Julio Bracho and starring MarÃa Félix, Tomás PerrÃn and Julio Villarreal.Taibo p.138 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorge ...
'' (1945)
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The Genius'' (1948)
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The Magician'' (1949)
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The Bewitched House
''The Bewitched House'' (Spanish:''La casa embrujada'') is a 1949 Mexican mystery film directed by Fernando A. Rivero and starring David T. Bamberg and Katy Jurado.Cotter p.17 The film's sets were designed by the art director Luis Moya.
Cast
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'' (1949)
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The Devil Is a Woman'' (1950)
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The King of the Neighborhood
''The King of the Neighborhood'' (''El rey del barrio'') is a 1950 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto MartÃnez Solares.
Synopsis
Tin Tan is a highly popular inhabitant of his neighborhood, where he has a faithful band of followers. He's ...
'' (1950)
References
Bibliography
*Aviña, Rafael. ''David Silva: un campeón de mil rostros''. UNAM, 2007.
*Ibarra, Jesús. ''Los Bracho: tres generaciones de cine mexicano''. UNAM, 2006.
*GarcÃa Riera, Emilio. ''Historia documental del cine mexicano, Volumen 18 1997''. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1997.
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1904 births
1950 deaths
Mexican male film actors
Spanish male film actors
20th-century Mexican male actors
20th-century Spanish male actors
Spanish emigrants to Mexico