Fernando Soler (born Fernando Díaz Pavia; 24 May 1896 – 25 October 1979) was a

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actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He was considered one of the most important figures of 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 his career spanning over sixty years, Soler appeared as an actor in more than one hundred

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Early life

Fernando Soler was born in Saltillo,

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as Fernando Díaz Pavía on 24 May 1896 to Domingo Díaz García and Irene Pavía Soler. He was the elder brother of

Andrés Soler Andrés Soler (born Andrés Díaz Pavia; 18 November 1898 – 26 July 1969) was a Mexican actor. He was considered one of the greatest figures of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Soler appeared in about two hundred films and received four Ariel ...

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, and Mercedes Soler. His family is known as the Soler Dynasty. He was the uncle of the deceased actors

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and

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Selected filmography

* '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1932) * '' Por mis pistolas'' (1938) * '' Poor Devil'' (1940) * '' El verdugo de Sevilla'' (1942) * ''

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.Segre ...

'' (1944) * ''

The Great Madcap ''El Gran Calavera'' ( ''The Great Madcap'') is a 1949 Mexican comedy film directed by Luis Buñuel. The plot concerns a family patriarch who fakes losing all his wealth to end his family's self-indulgent ways. Plot Everyone takes advantage o ...

'' (1949) * ''

A Family Like Many Others ''A Family Like Many Others'' (Spanish: ''Una familia de tantas'') is a 1949 Mexican drama film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Fernando Soler, David Silva and Martha Roth.Hernandez-Rodriguez p.82 The film's sets were designed by the ar ...

'' (1949) * ''

Las tandas del principal ''Las tandas del principal'' ("The Batches of the Principal") is a 1949 Mexican film. It was produced by Fernando de Fuentes. Cast * Fernando Soler * Mapy Cortés * Luis Aldás * Fernando Cortés * Agustín Isunza * Queta Lavat * Lupe Inclán ...

'' (1949) * ''

Yo quiero ser tonta ''Yo quiero ser tonta'' ("I Want to be a Fool") is a 1950 Mexican film. It stars Sara García Sara García Hidalgo (8 September 1895 – 21 November 1980) was a Mexican actress who made her biggest mark during the " Golden Age of Mexican ...

'' (1950) * ''

Poor But Honest ''Poor But Honest'' (Mexican:''Pobre, pero honrada!'') is a 1973 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring María Elena Velasco, Fernando Soler and Norma Lazareno.Mora p.162 It was made at the Estudios América. It was one ...

'' (1973)

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* 1896 births 1979 deaths Best Actor Ariel Award winners Mexican male film actors Mexican film directors Mexican male screenwriters Mexican film producers People from Saltillo Male actors from Coahuila 20th-century Mexican male actors 20th-century screenwriters {{Mexico-film-actor-stub