Antonio R. Frausto (1897–1954) was a Mexican

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.Mora p.39 A leading

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he became a familiar face during the

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, appearing more than ninety films. He played the nineteenth century dictator of Mexico

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on screen several times.

Selected filmography

* ''

Let's Go with Pancho Villa ''Let's Go with Pancho Villa'' (Spanish: ''Vámonos con Pancho Villa'') is a Mexican motion picture directed by Fernando de Fuentes in 1936, the last of the director's '' Revolution Trilogy'', besides '' El prisionero trece'' and '' El compadre ...

'' (1936) * ''

Such Is My Country ''Such Is My Country'' ( es, ¡Así es mi tierra!) is a 1937 Mexican comedy film directed by Arcady Boytler and starring Antonio R. Frausto, Mercedes Soler, Juan José Martínez Casado, Manuel Medel, and Cantinflas. It was the first film to feat ...

'' (1937) * ''

Beautiful Mexico ''Beautiful Mexico'' (Spanish:''México lindo'') is a 1938 Mexican musical film directed by Ramón Pereda and starring Pereda, Adriana Lamar and Antonio R. Frausto.Wood p.285 The film's sets were designed by the art director Fernando A. Rivero. ...

'' (1938) * '' The Coward'' (1939) * ''

Narciso's Hard Luck ''Narciso's Hard Luck'' (Spanish: ''Los apuros de Narciso'') is a 1940 Mexican comedy film directed by and starring Enrique Herrera.Paranaguá p.136 The film's sets were designed by Mariano Rodríguez Granada. Cast * Daniel Arroyo * Carolina Ba ...

'' (1940) * ''

Doña Bárbara ''Doña Bárbara (Lady Bárbara)'' is a novel by Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos, first published in 1929. It was described in 1974 as "possibly the most widely known Latin American novel".Shaw, Donald, "Gallegos' Revision of Doña Bárbara 1 ...

'' (1943) * ''

My Memories of Mexico ''My Memories of Mexico'' (Spanish:''México de mis recuerdos'') is a 1944 Mexican historical musical film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Fernando Soler, Sofía Álvarez, Joaquín Pardavé, Dolores Camarillo and Salvador Quiroz.Seg ...

'' (1944) * ''

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'' (1944) * ''

The Hour of Truth ''The Hour of Truth'' (Spanish: ''La hora de la verdad'') is a 1945 Mexican drama film directed by Norman Foster and starring Ricardo Montalbán, Virginia Serret, Lilia Michel.Mora p.70 It is set in the world of bullfighting. Cast * Ricardo Monta ...

'' (1945) * ''

Tragic Wedding ''Tragic Wedding'' (Spanish:''Bodas trágicas'') is a 1946 Mexican drama film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Roberto Silva, Miroslava and Ernesto Alonso.Berumen p.339 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorge ...

'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1949) * '' Over the Waves'' (1950) * ''

María Montecristo ''María Montecristo'' is a 1951 Mexican drama film directed by Luis César Amadori and starring Zully Moreno, Arturo de Córdova and Carlos López Moctezuma.Goble p.303 The film's art direction was by Jorge Fernández. Main cast * Zully More ...

'' (1951) * ''

Now I Am Rich ''Now I Am Rich'' (Spanish: ''Ahora soy rico'') is a 1952 Mexican drama film directed by Rogelio A. González and starring Pedro Infante, Marga López and Antonio Aguilar.Amador, p. 107. The film's art direction was by Jorge Fernández. Main ...

'' (1952)

References

Bibliography

* Mora, Carl J. ''Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004''. McFarland, 2005.

External links

* 1897 births 1954 deaths Mexican male film actors Male actors from San Luis Potosí 20th-century Mexican male actors People from San Luis Potosí City {{Mexico-bio-stub