Lupe Inclán (1895–1956) was a Mexican actress, which became very popular in Mexican
Carpa In Mexico and the Southwestern United States, the ''carpa'' (Spanish: "tent", from the Quechua ''karpa'') theater flourished during the 1920s and 1930s. Like its American counterpart vaudeville, performance materials were varied, including comedic s ...
Theatrical plays. She was also known for movies, mainly acting in supporting comic roles. She was known as one of the most prominent Mexican actresses interpreting village women in the 20th century.
Biography
Early life
Lupe Inclán was born in 1895, in the family of María de Jesús Delgado and Miguel Inclán García, which both ran a travelling theater company. Moreover, her brother
Miguel Inclán
Miguel Inclán (1897–1956) was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez p.159 He became known for his villainous roles during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Selected filmography
* ''Nobleza ranchera'' (1938) - Pánfilo
* '' The Cemetery of the Eag ...
also became a very renowned Mexican actor, known for his roles portraying villains.
In 1920, Lupe had two twin daughters, both of which followed her mother's path and became theatrical actresses. Gloria Alicia, one of the daughters, later became the mother of
Rafael Inclán
Rafael Jiménez Inclán (born February 22, 1941) is a Mexican actor. He has starred in movies (several of them of which are so-called Mexican sex comedy, ficheras), telenovelas (Spanish soap operas), and stage works. His career began in 1969. He ...
, another prominent Mexican actor, who won the
Ariel Award
The Ariel Award ( es, Premio Ariel) is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award recognizes artistical and technical excel ...
.
Theatrical Debut
Lupe Inclán officially debuted on 31 December 1919 with the play "19–20". Unfortunately, the play was controversial, since it depicted acts of the former president and the audience reacted poorly, resulting in the closure of the forum. After the failure of her debut, Inclán started working in companies and troupes of Carmen Martínez, the Tarazona brothers and de Julio Taboada, all well-known actors.
Film Debut
She made her movie debut in the early 1940s. Lupe mainly acted in supporting roles alongside comedians and great stars 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 ...
. Her more influential and major roles include:
*
María Candelaria
''María Candelaria'' is a 1943 Mexican romantic film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz. It was the first Mexican film to be screened at the Cannes International Film Festival where it won the Grand ...
(1944), by
Emilio "Indio" Fernández,
* Capullito de alhelí (1945)
* Allá en el Rancho Grande (1949)
*
El niño perdido
''The Lost Child'' (Spanish:''El niño perdido'') is a 1947 Mexican comedy film directed by Humberto Gómez Landero and starring Germán Valdés, Marcelo Chávez and Emilia Guiú.Monsiváis & Kraniauskas p.113
Cast
* Germán Valdés as Agustín pe ...
(1947)
*
Soy charro de levita (1949)
*
La marca del zorrillo (1950)
*
El revoltoso (1951)
Awards
Ariel Awards
References
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1895 births
1956 deaths