Raúl de Anda (1908–1997) was a Mexican

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.Pick p.225 He enjoyed a lengthy and prolific career in the

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Selected filmography

Actor

* '' Juan Pistolas'' (1936) * '' La Valentina'' (1938)

Producer

* ''

I'm a Real Mexican ''I'm a Real Mexican'' (Spanish: ''Soy puro mexicano'') is a 1942 Mexican comedy film, comedy thriller film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Pedro Armendariz, Janet Alcoriza and David Silva (actor), David Silva. Its plot has drawn compari ...

'' (1942) * ''

Red Konga ''Red Konga'' (in Spanish ''Konga Roja'') is a Mexican drama film directed by Alejandro Galindo. It was released in 1943 and starring María Antonieta Pons and Pedro Armendáriz. Plot The supervisor of a banana packing plant, is the target of a u ...

'' (1943) * '' Rosalinda'' (1945) * ''

Adventure in the Night ''Adventure in the Night'' (Spanish: ''Una aventura en la noche'') is a 1948 Mexican mystery film directed by Rolando Aguilar and starring Luis Aguilar, Miroslava and Susana Cora. The film's sets were designed by the art director José Rodrí ...

'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1952)

Director

* ''

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)

References

Bibliography

* Pick, M. Zuzana. ''Constructing the Image of the Mexican Revolution: Cinema and the Archive''. University of Texas Press, 2010.

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* 1908 births 1997 deaths Mexican film producers Mexican male screenwriters Mexican male film actors Male actors from Mexico City Film directors from Mexico City Writers from Mexico City 20th-century Mexican screenwriters 20th-century Mexican male writers {{Mexico-bio-stub