José Martínez Grifell
(9 March 1905 – 13 November 1955), best known as Pepe Martínez, was a Mexican actor who appeared as a supporting actor in several films during 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 ...
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[García Riera, p. 65] He was the son of actress
Prudencia Grifell
Prudencia María Victoria Grifell Masip (27 December 1879 – 7 June 1970) was a Spanish-Mexican actress and comedian.
Biography
Early life
Grifell was born to Spanish stage actors and started her acting career herself at the age of ten in the ...
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Selected filmography
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Gold and Silver
''Gold and Silver'' (Spanish:''Oro y plata'') is a 1934 Mexican drama film directed by Ramón Peón and starring Carmen Guerrero, Adolfo Girón and Alfredo del Diestro.Riera p.124
The film's art direction was by Fernando A. Rivero.
Cast
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Malditas sean las mujeres'' (1936)
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Por mis pistolas'' (1938)
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La Valentina'' (1938)
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The Cemetery of the Eagles'' (1939)
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Caminito alegre
''Caminito alegre'' ( en, italic=yes, Cheerful Little Pathway) is a 1944 Mexican film directed by Miguel Morayta and starring Sara García and Isabela Corona.Peralta Gilabert, p. 336Yankelevich, p. 231 The film's art director was Manuel Fontanals.
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Camino de Sacramento
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People
*Jaime Camino (1936–2015), Spanish film director and screenwriter
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Que Dios me perdone
''Que Dios me perdone'' (English title: ''May God Forgive Me''), is a 1948 Mexican film produced by Cinematográfica Filmex S.A and directed by Tito Davison, starring María Félix, Fernando Soler and Julián Soler.
Plot
Lena is a sinister spy, s ...
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The Flesh Commands
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Corner Stop
''Corner Stop'' (Spanish:''Esquina, bajan...!'') is a 1948 Mexican romantic comedy film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring David Silva, Fernando Soto and Olga Jiménez. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gunther Gerszo. ...
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The Genius'' (1948)
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Los viejos somos así'' (1948)
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Negra consentida
''Negra consentida'' ("Spoiled Black Girl") is a 1949 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza
Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor.
Alcoriza w ...
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The Magician'' (1949)
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Dos pesos dejada
''Dos pesos dejada'' ("Two Pesos Left") is a 1949 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 cinema". D ...
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Angels of the Arrabal
''Angels of the Arrabal'' (Spanish:''Ángeles de arrabal'') is a 1949 Mexican crime film directed by Raúl de Anda and starring Sofía Álvarez, David Silva and Carlos López Moctezuma.Riera p.163
The film's sets were designed by the art direct ...
'' (1949)
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The Doorman'' (1950)
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Over the Waves'' (1950)
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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 Moreno ...
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They Say I'm a Communist
''They Say I'm a Communist'' (Spanish: ''Dicen que soy comunista'') is a 1951 Mexican comedy film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Adalberto Martínez, María Luisa Zea and Miguel Manzano.Agrasánchez p.26
Cast
* Adalberto Martínez as ...
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Women Without Tomorrow
''Women Without Tomorrow'' (Spanish: ''Mujeres sin mañana'') is a 1951 Mexican drama film directed by Tito Davison and starring Leticia Palma, Manolo Fábregas and Carmen Montejo.Vargas p.172
The film's art direction
Art director is the title ...
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Full Speed Ahead'' (1951)
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Sacrificed Women
''Sacrificed Women'' (Spanish:''Mujeres sacrificadas'') is a 1952 Mexican drama film directed by Alberto Gout and starring Ninón Sevilla, Roberto Cañedo and Víctor Junco.Agrasánchez p.191
The film's art direction was by Manuel Fontanals.
C ...
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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 ...
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The Unfaithful'' (1953)
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The Three Elenas
''The Three Elenas'' (Spanish: ''Las tres Elenas'') is a 1954 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel and starring Amelia Bence, Manolo Fábregas, and Domingo Soler.Riera p.119
The film's sets were designed by the art director Manuel ...
'' (1954)
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Take Me in Your Arms'' (1954)
References
Bibliography
*García Riera, Emilio. ''Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1945''. Ediciones Era, 1969.
External links
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1905 births
1955 deaths
Male actors from Mexico City
Mexican male film actors
20th-century Mexican male actors
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