Irasema Dilián (born Eva Irasema Warschalowska; May 27, 1924 – April 16, 1996) was an actress. Born in
Brazil
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to Polish parents, she began her film career in
Italy
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, and appeared in Italian, Spanish and Mexican films.
Biography
Irasema Dilián was born in
Rio de Janeiro
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,
Brazil
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, to Polish parents. She began her film career in
Italy
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, having appeared in
Vittorio de Sica
Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.
Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: ''Sciuscià'' and ''Bicycle Thieves'' (honorary) ...
's ''
Maddalena, Zero for Conduct
''Maddalena, Zero for Conduct'' (Italian: ''Maddalena... zero in condotta'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Vittorio De Sica.Cardullo p.117 It is a remake of the Hungarian film ''Magda Expelled'' (1938).
Plot
A myst ...
''. Over the next few years she worked for de Sica,
Riccardo Freda
Riccardo Freda (24 February 1909 – 20 December 1999) was an Italian film director. He worked in a variety of genres, including sword-and-sandal, horror, ''giallo'' and spy films.
Freda began directing '' I Vampiri'' in 1956. The film became ...
, and
Mario Soldati
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, together with actors like
Alida Valli
Alida Maria Laura, ''Freiin'' Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006), better known by her stage name Alida Valli (or simply Valli), was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films in a 70-year career, s ...
and
Rossano Brazzi
Rossano Brazzi (18 September 1916 – 24 December 1994) was an Italian actor.
Biography
Brazzi was born in Bologna, Italy, the son of Maria Ghedini and Adelmo Brazzi, an employee of the Rizzoli shoe factory. He was named after Rossano Vene ...
.
She appeared in four Spanish films between the years 1946 and 1949 before moving to
Mexico
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and making her debut in ''
Girls in Uniform'' (1951), a remake of the 1931 German picture ''
Mädchen in Uniform
' ("Girls in Uniform") is a 1931 German romantic drama film based on the play ' (''Yesterday and Today'') by Christa Winsloe and directed by Leontine Sagan with artistic direction from Carl Froelich, who also funded the film. Winsloe also wrote ...
''. In 1952, Dilián was nominated for an
Ariel Award
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for ''
Stolen Paradise''. Over the next several years, Dilián starred in a number of important films with such major stars as
Arturo de Córdova
Arturo García Rodríguez (8 May 1908 – 3 November 1973), known professionally as Arturo de Córdova, was a Mexican actor who appeared in over a hundred films.
Biography Career
Arturo García Rodríguez was born in Mérida, Yucatán on 8 May 1 ...
,
Pedro Armendáriz
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and
Pedro Infante
Pedro Infante Cruz (; 18 November 1917 – 15 April 1957) was a Mexican ranchera music singer and actor, whose career spanned the golden age of Mexican cinema. His popularity spread across Latin America.
Infante was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa ...
, and played the leading female role in
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish-Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and m ...
's ''
Wuthering Heights
''Wuthering Heights'' is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under her pen name Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moorland, moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their tur ...
'' (1954).
Some of her Mexican films were scripted by her Italian husband,
Dino Maiuri. Dilián's last Mexican-made film was ''
Pablo and Carolina
''Pablo and Carolina'' (Spanish:''Pablo y Carolina'') is a 1957 Mexican romantic comedy film directed by Mauricio de la Serna and starring Pedro Infante, Irasema Dilián, Alejandro Ciangherotti, and premiered after Infante's death.
The film's set ...
'' (1957), though she did appear in several co-productions in 1956. In 1958, she appeared in her last Spanish-speaking film.
Filmography
*''
Maddalena, Zero for Conduct
''Maddalena, Zero for Conduct'' (Italian: ''Maddalena... zero in condotta'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Vittorio De Sica.Cardullo p.117 It is a remake of the Hungarian film ''Magda Expelled'' (1938).
Plot
A myst ...
'' (1940)
*''
La Comédie du bonheur'' (1940)
*''
Schoolgirl Diary
''Schoolgirl Diary'' ( it, Ore 9: lezione di chimica) is a 1941 Italian " white-telephones" drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli.
Cast
* Alida Valli as Anna Campolmi
* Irasema Dilián as Maria Rovani (as Irasema Dilian ...
'' (1941)
*''
Teresa Venerdì
''Teresa Venerdì'' is a 1941 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Vittorio De Sica.
Cast
*Vittorio De Sica ... Il dottore Pietro Vignali
*Adriana Benetti ... Teresa Venerdì
*Irasema Dilián ... Lilli Passalacqua
*Guglielm ...
'' (1941)
*''I Sette peccati'' (1942)
*''Violette nei capelli'' (1942)
*''La Principessa del sogno'' (1942)
*''
Malombra'' (1942)
* ''
Music on the Run
''Music on the Run'' (Italian: ''Fuga a due voci'') is a 1943 Italian " white-telephones" musical comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Gino Bechi, Irasema Dilián and Guglielmo Barnabò.Burke p.381
The film's sets were de ...
'' (1943)
*''Cero en conducta'' (1945)
*''
Black Eagle
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'' (1946)
*''Un Drama nuevo'' (1946)
*''Cuando llegue la noche'' (1946)
*''
The Captain's Daughter
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'' (1947)
*''
The Courier of the King
''The Courier of the King'' (Italian: ''Il corriere del re'') is a 1947 Italian historical film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Rossano Brazzi, Irasema Dilián and Valentina Cortese.Moliterno p.208 It is an adaptation of the 1830 novel '' ...
'' (1947)
*''39 cartas de amor'' (1949)
*''
Women Without Names
''Women Without Names'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Robert Florey.
Plot
Cast
* Ellen Drew as Joyce King
* Robert Paige as Fred MacNeil
* Judith Barrett as Peggy Athens
* John Miljan as District Attorney John Marlin
* ...
'' (1950)
*''
I'm in the Revue
''I'm in the Revue'' ( it, Botta e risposta) is a 1950 French-Italian comedy film directed by Mario Soldati. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
Cast
* Nino Taranto - L'Habi ...
'' (1950)
* ''
The Merry Widower'' (1950)
*''
Born of Unknown Father
''Born of Unknown Father'' (french: Né de père inconnu) is a 1950 French film directed by Maurice Cloche.
Cast
* Yvonne Dany
*Irasema Dilián ... Rose Dormoy
*Gabrielle Dorziat ... Mme. Mussot
*Irene Genna ... Antoinette
*Gilbert Gil ... Ra ...
'' (1950)
* ''
Girls in Uniform'' (1951)
*''
Stolen Paradise'' (1951)
*''Angélica'' (1952)
*''La Mujer que tu quieres'' (1952)
*''
The Coward'' (1953)
*''
Forbidden Fruit
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As a ...
'' (1953)
*''
The Unfaithful'' (1953)
*''Dos mundos y un amor'' (1954)
*''
Wuthering Heights
''Wuthering Heights'' is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under her pen name Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moorland, moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their tur ...
'' (1954)
*''Un Minuto de bondad'' (1954)
*''
La Desconocida
Santiago Eduardo Urueta Sierra (24 February 1904 – 23 March 1979), more commonly known as Chano Urueta, was a Mexican film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.
Filmography Director
*1928: '' El Destino''
*1933: '' Profanación''
*1934 ...
'' (1954)
*''Historia de un abrigo de mink'' (1955)
*''Primavera en el corazón'' (1956)
*''Y si ella volviera'' (1957)
*''
Pablo and Carolina
''Pablo and Carolina'' (Spanish:''Pablo y Carolina'') is a 1957 Mexican romantic comedy film directed by Mauricio de la Serna and starring Pedro Infante, Irasema Dilián, Alejandro Ciangherotti, and premiered after Infante's death.
The film's set ...
'' (1957)
*''La Estrella del rey'' (1957)
*''La Muralla'' (1958)
References
External links
*
Cine Mexicano
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Brazilian people of Polish descent
Brazilian expatriates in Mexico
1924 births
1996 deaths
20th-century Brazilian actresses
Golden Age of Mexican cinema