''Three Black Angels'' (Spanish: ''Tres angelitos negros'') is a 1960 Mexican
comedy film
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directed by
Fernando Cortés
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and starring
Miguel Aceves Mejía
Miguel Aceves Mejía (13 November 1915 – 6 November 2006) was a Mexican actor, composer and singer.
Miguel Aceves Mejía, or "the God of Ranchera music, Ranchera" as he was popularly known, was born in El Paso, Texas, and was registered in C ...
,
Yolanda Varela
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and
Pedro Vargas
Pedro Vargas Mata (San Miguel de Allende, 29 April 1906 – Mexico City, 30 October 1989) was a Mexican tenor and actor, from the golden age of Mexican cinema, participating in more than 70 films. He was known as the "Nightingale of the Ameri ...
.
[Amador & Blanco p.158]
Cast
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Miguel Aceves Mejía
Miguel Aceves Mejía (13 November 1915 – 6 November 2006) was a Mexican actor, composer and singer.
Miguel Aceves Mejía, or "the God of Ranchera music, Ranchera" as he was popularly known, was born in El Paso, Texas, and was registered in C ...
as Ángel Reynosa
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Yolanda Varela
Yolanda Varela was a Mexican actress. Born in Mexico City on 30 March 1930, she started acting at a very early age. She studied ballet in the National Institute of the Performing Arts. Varela was the leading actress in many Mexican films and some ...
as Catalina
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Pedro Vargas
Pedro Vargas Mata (San Miguel de Allende, 29 April 1906 – Mexico City, 30 October 1989) was a Mexican tenor and actor, from the golden age of Mexican cinema, participating in more than 70 films. He was known as the "Nightingale of the Ameri ...
as Señor cura
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Óscar Pulido
Óscar Pulido (1906–1974) was a Mexican actor who acted in over 100 Mexican films.
Selected filmography
*''The Unknown Policeman'' (1941)
* ''A Day with the Devil'' (1945)
* ''Rough But Respectable'' (1949)
* '' Autumn and Spring'' (1949)
* ' ...
as Tomás
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Rodolfo Landa
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as Alonso
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Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo
Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo (November 2, 1910 – December 13, 1978) was a Cuban character actor best remembered for his numerous roles as eccentric businessmen. Married to actress Lupita Pallás, he was the father of famous comedian Jorge Ortiz de ...
as Don Óscar
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José Pardavé
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In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...
as Matias Galván
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Rafael Estrada
Rafael Estrada was a Mexican film actor.Cotter p.40 He appeared in more than sixty films during his career.
Selected filmography
* '' Where the Circle Ends'' (1956)
* ''The Road of Life'' (1956)
*''The Life of Agustín Lara'' (1959)
* ''His First ...
*
Enedina Díaz de León
Saints Justa, Justina and Henedina (or Aenidina) of Cagliari ( sc, Justa, Justina et Enedina, it, Giusta, Giustina ed Enedina) (died 130) were Christian martyrs (possibly sisters) of Sardinia, put to death at Cagliari or possibly Sassari.
Their f ...
as Doña Perfecta, ama de llaves
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Francisco Reiguera
Francisco Reiguera (November 9, 1899 – March 15, 1969) was a Spanish actor who is best known for playing the title role in Orson Welles’ unfinished film version of ''Don Quixote''. He also appeared in the films ''Simon of the Desert'' (1965 ...
as Doctor
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Carmen Romano
Carmen Romano de López Portillo (born Carmen Romano Nolk; 10 February 1926 – 9 May 2000) was the First Lady of Mexico from 1976 to 1982. She was the first wife of Mexican president José López Portillo.
Personal life and death
In the 1970 ...
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Américo Caggiano
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Marujita Díaz
María del Dulce Nombre Díaz Ruiz (27 April 1932 – 23 June 2015) better known as Marujita Díaz was a Spanish singer and actress. She was born in Seville, Spain. Díaz was known for presenting the very popular show '' Música y estrellas' ...
as Maruja
References
Bibliography
* María Luisa Amador & Jorge Ayala Blanco. ''Cartelera cinematográfica, 1960-1969''. Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos, 1986.
External links
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1960 films
1960 comedy films
Mexican comedy films
1960s Spanish-language films
Films directed by Fernando Cortés
Films scored by Manuel Esperón
1960s Mexican films
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