Alfredo Varela Jr. (born Alfredo Varela Catalá; November 30, 1912 – May 1, 1986) was a Mexican
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
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actor best known for his comic screenplays.
Selected filmography
* ''
Here's the Point
''You're Missing the Point'' (Spanish: ''Ahí está el detalle'') is a 1940 Mexican comedy film starring Cantinflas. It was produced by Jesús Grovas and directed by Juan Bustillo Oro, and also features Joaquín Pardavé, Sara García, Sofía Á ...
'' (1940)
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The Unknown Policeman'' (1941)
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I'm a Real Mexican'' (1942)
* ''
Divorced
Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving th ...
'' (1943)
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María Eugenia'' (1943)
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El Ametralladora
''El Ametralladora'' (English: "The machine gun") is a 1943 film directed by Aurelio Robles Castillo and Jaime Luis Contreras, starring Pedro Infante, Margarita Mora and Ángel Garasa. It is the sequel to the movie ''¡Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes! ...
'' (1943)
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Mischievous Susana'' (1945)
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The Genius'' (1948)
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Nocturne of Love'' (1948)
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Love for Love'' (1950)
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We Maids'' (1951)
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Dona Mariquita of My Heart
''Dona Mariquita of My Heart'' (Spanish: ''Doña Mariquita de mi corazón'') is a 1953 Mexican comedy film directed by Joaquín Pardavé and starring Pardavé, Silvia Pinal and Fernando Fernández.Agrasánchez p.258
Cast
* Joaquín Pardavé a ...
'' (1953)
* ''
The Loving Women
''The Loving Women'' (Spanish: ''Las cariñosas'') is a 1953 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring Amalia Aguilar, Lilia del Valle and Silvia Pinal
Silvia Pinal Hidalgo (born 12 September 1931) is a Mexican actress. S ...
'' (1953)
* ''
My Father Was at Fault
''My Father Was at Fault'' (Spanish: ''Mi papá tuvo la culpa'') is a 1953 Mexican comedy film directed by José Díaz Morales and starring Meche Barba, Antonio Aguilar and Óscar Pulido.Amador p.128
Cast
* Meche Barba
* Antonio Aguilar
* Ósc ...
'' (1953)
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The Bandits of Cold River'' (1956)
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A Few Drinks'' (1958)
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Vacations in Acapulco'' (1961)
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El ojo de vidrio'' (1969)
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La casa de las muchachas'' (1969)
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Vuelve el ojo de vidrio
''Vuelve el ojo de vidrio'' (''The Glass Eye Returns'') is a 1970 Mexican revolution-epic film directed by René Cardona Jr., starring Antonio Aguilar, Flor Silvestre, Manuel Capetillo, Eleazar García, Alejandro Reyna, and Guillermo Rivas. It i ...
'' (1970)
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La presidenta municipal'' (1975)
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La comadrita
''La comadrita'' ("The Child's Godmother") is a 1978 Mexican film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring María Elena Velasco, Fernando Soler, and Sara García. The film is about an indigenous woman who baptizes nearly all the animals on the ...
'' (1978)
References
Bibliography
* Rogelio Agrasánchez. ''Guillermo Calles: A Biography of the Actor and Mexican Cinema Pioneer''. McFarland, 2010.
External links
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1912 births
1986 deaths
People from Mexico City
Mexican people of Galician descent
Mexican male film actors
20th-century Mexican male actors
20th-century Mexican screenwriters
20th-century Mexican male writers
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