Armando Velasco (18 January 1918 – 29 September 1999) was an Ecuadorian-born Mexican actor who worked on 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 ...

, on films such as '' The Saint Who Forged a Country'' (1942), '' Historia de un gran amor'' (1942), and '' You Had To Be a Gypsy'' (1953).Gallardo Saborido, p. 120.

Selected filmography

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In the Times of Don Porfirio ''In the Times of Don Porfirio'' (Spanish:''En tiempos de Don Porfirio'') is a 1939 Mexican musical film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Fernando Soler, Marina Tamayo, Emilio Tuero and Joaquín Pardavé. The film, adapted from a novel ...

'' (1940) *'' Miente y serás feliz'' (1940) *'' Borrasca humana'' (1940) *'' Neither Blood nor Sand'' (1941) *'' El rápido de las 9.15'' (1941) *''

The Unknown Policeman ''The Unknown Policeman'' (Spanish: ''El gendarme desconocido'') is a 1941 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Mapy Cortés, Daniel "Chino" Herrera and Gloria Marín.Standish & Bell p.133 The film's sets wer ...

'' (1941) *'' Historia de un gran amor'' (1942) *'' The Saint Who Forged a Country'' (1942) *'' Gran Hotel'' (1944) *''

Twilight Twilight is light produced by sunlight scattering in the upper atmosphere, when the Sun is below the horizon, which illuminates the lower atmosphere and the Earth's surface. The word twilight can also refer to the periods of time when this il ...

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Tender Pumpkins ''Tender Pumpkins'' or ''Tender Little Pumpkins'' (Spanish: ''Calabacitas tiernas'') is a 1949 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés, Rosita Quintana and Nelly Montiel.Mora, pg. 84 This film marked ...

'' (1949) *''

Midnight Midnight is the transition time from one day to the next – the moment when the date changes, on the local official clock time for any particular jurisdiction. By clock time, midnight is the opposite of noon, differing from it by 12 hours. ...

'' (1949) *'' The Magician'' (1949) *''

Confessions of a Taxi Driver ''Confessions of a Taxi Driver'' (Spanish: ''Confidencias de un ruletero'') is a 1949 Mexican comedy film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Adalberto Martinez, Lilia Prado and Julio Villarreal.Agrasánchez p.32 Cast * Adalberto Martíne ...

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Love for Love ''Love for Love'' is a Restoration comedy written by British playwright William Congreve. It premiered on 30 April 1695 at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre. Staged by Thomas Betterton's company the original cast included Betterton as Valentine ...

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La casa chica ''La casa chica'' (English: ''The Little House'') is a 1950 Mexican drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Dolores del Río. Plot Fernando Mendoza, an eminent doctor, falls in love with Amalia, a sweet woman that fully reciprocates ...

'' (1950) *''

También de dolor se canta ''También de dolor se canta'' (''You also sing because of sadness'') is a Mexican film of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. It stars Pedro Infante, Irma Dorantes and Guillermina Grin. It also features a number of cameo roles from Mexican actors f ...

'' (1950) *''

Immaculate The Immaculate Conception is the belief that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception. It is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church, meaning that it is held to be a divinely revealed truth w ...

'' (1950) *'' Love for Sale'' (1951) *'' Road of Hell'' (1951) *''

Kill Me Because I'm Dying! ''Kill Me Because I'm Dying!'' (Spanish: ''¡¡¡Mátenme porque me muero!!!'') is a 1951 Mexican comedy film directed by Ismael Rodríguez and starring Germán Valdés, Óscar Pulido and Yolanda Montes.Agrasánchez p.40 Cast * Germán Valdés as ...

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If I Were a Congressman ''If I Were a Congressman'' (Spanish: ''Si yo fuera diputado'') is a 1952 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Gloria Mange and Andrés Soler.Zolov p.95 The film's art direction was by Gunther Gerszo. Plot ...

'' (1952) *''

Snow White "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a 19th-century German fairy tale that is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' and numbered as Ta ...

'' (1952) *''

Here Comes Martin Corona ''Here Comes Martin Corona'' (Spanish: ''Ahí viene Martín Corona'') is a 1952 Mexican comedy western film directed by Miguel Zacarías and starring Pedro Infante, Sara Montiel and Eulalio González.Agrasánchez p.75 It is also known by the alter ...

'' (1952) *'' Penjamo'' (1953) *'' Neither Rich nor Poor'' (1953) *''

Forbidden Fruit Forbidden fruit is a name given to the fruit growing in the Garden of Eden which God commands mankind not to eat. In the biblical story, Adam and Eve eat the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and are exiled from Eden. As a ...

'' (1953) *'' Rossana'' (1953) *''

A Divorce ''A Divorce'' (Spanish: ''Un divorcio'') is a 1953 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel and starring Marga López, Carlos López Moctezuma, and Elda Peralta.Amador p.132 The film's art direction was by Francisco Marco Chillet. C ...

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Pepe the Bull ''Pepe the Bull'' ( es, Pepe El Toro) is a 1953 Mexican sports drama film directed by Ismael Rodríguez and starring Pedro Infante, Evita Muñoz "Chachita" and Amanda del Llano. It was the last in a trilogy of films featuring Infante and Muñoz ...

'' (1953) *'' Eugenia Grandet'' (1953) *'' Four Hours Before His Death'' (1953) *''

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz ''The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz'' (original Spanish title: ''Ensayo de un crimen'', "Rehearsal for a Murder") is a 1955 Mexican crime film by Spanish-born writer-director Luis Buñuel. It focuses on a would-be serial killer whose plan ...

'' (1955) *'' Corazón salvaje'' (1956)

References

Bibliography

*Trelles Plazaola, Luis. ''Imágenes cambiantes: descubrimiento, conquista y colonización de la América hispana vista por el cine de ficción y largometraje''. La Editorial, UPR, 1996. *Ibarra, Jesús. ''Los Bracho: tres generaciones de cine mexicano''. UNAM, 2006. *Gallardo Saborido, Emilio José. ''Gitana tenías que ser: las Andalucías imaginadas por las coproducciones fílmicas España-latinoamérica''. Centro de Estudios Andaluces, 2010.

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