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El Vendedor De Muñecas
''El Vendedor de muñecas'' ("The Seller of Dolls") is a 1955 Mexican film directed by Chano Urueta. Plot Roberto (Pedro López Lagar) is dedicated to recruiting young beautiful women for using them in a financial scam. He asks them to pretend that they are married to him but then offers them to rich men, who are willing to pay large amounts of money for these women. Roberto's business runs smoothly until he meets Diana (Silvia Pinal), a young singer who falls in love with him. Cast * Eduardo Alcaraz * Miguel Córcega * Bárbara Gil * José María Linares-Rivas * Pedro López Lagar * Mary López * Pilar Pellicer * Silvia Pinal Silvia Pinal Hidalgo (12September 193128November 2024) was a Mexican actress. She began her career in theatre before venturing into cinema in 1949. She became one of the greatest female stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and, with her p ... * Elvira Quintana * Raúl Ramírez * Jorge Reyes * Eliana Silly * Martha Valdés ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chano Urueta
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 (1928 film), El Destino'' *1933: ''Profanación (1933 film), Profanación'' *1934: ''The Scandal (1934 film), The Scandal'' *1934: ''Enemigos (film), Enemigos'' *1934: ''Una Mujer en venta'' *1935: ''Clemencia (film), Clemencia'' *1936: ''Sistemas de riego en Ciudad Delicias, Chihuahua y en Ciudad Anáhuac, Nuevo León'' *1937: ''Jalisco nunca pierde'' *1938: ''Canción del alma'' *1938: ''Hombres de mar'' *1938: ''María (1938 film), María'' *1938: ''Mi candidato'' *1939: ''El Signo de la muerte'' *1939: ''The Night of the Mayas'' *1940: ''¡Que viene mi marido!'' *1940: ''Los de abajo (film), Los de abajo (The Underdogs)'' *1941: ''The League of Songs'' *1942: ''The Count of Monte Cristo (1942 film), The Count of Monte Cristo'' *1943: ''Ave sin nido'' *1943: ''El Mister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundary, maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), and is the List of countries by area, thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 130 million, Mexico is the List of countries by population, tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the Hispanophone#Countries, largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city, which ranks among the List of cities by population, most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Human presence in Mexico dates back to at least 8,000 BC. Mesoamerica, considered a cradle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish () or Castilian () is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. Today, it is a world language, global language with 483 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain, and about 558 million speakers total, including second-language speakers. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries, as well as one of the Official languages of the United Nations, six official languages of the United Nations. Spanish is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scam
A scam, or a confidence trick, is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their Trust (emotion), trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using a combination of the victim's credulity, naivety, compassion, vanity, confidence, Moral responsibility, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of fraudulent conduct ... intending to further voluntary exchanges that are not mutually beneficial", as they "benefit con operators ('con men') at the expense of their victims (the 'Traveling carnival#Games, marks')". Terminology Other terms for "scam" include confidence trick, con, con game, confidence game, confidence scheme, ripoff, stratagem, finesse, grift, hustle, bunko, bunco, swindle, flimflam, gaffle, and bamboozle. The perpetrator is often referred to as a scammer, confidence man, con man, con artist, wikt:grifter, grifter, hustler, or swindler. The intended victims are known as marks, suckers, stooges, mugs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Córcega
Miguel Córcega (, October 29, 1929 in Mexico City – September 29, 2008 in Mexico City) was a Mexican telenovela actor and director. Córcega started his career in acting and directing during the 1940s. Biography Film In the 1960s, Córcega participated in the Viruta y Capulina films '' El dolor de pagar la renta'' and '' Dos pintores pintorescos''. In the latter film, he co-starred as the villain, Lorenzo, a fortune hunter who murders a woman and tries to murder Capulina, whom he thinks is a witness of the crime. Telenovelas Córcega directed such Mexican telenovelas and soap operas as '' Lazos de Amor'' and '' El privilegio de amar''. His acting credits included the television series '' Cadenas de amargura''. Later in life, Córcega appeared in '' Cuidado con el ángel'' in the role of Padre Anselmo. However, he was forced to retire from the popular television show due to illness. Corcega's role of Padre Anselmo in the show passed to actor Héctor Gómez. Death Mig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bárbara Gil
Bárbara Gil (24 March 1930 – 11 September 2015) was a Mexican film and television actress. Filmography Films *'' The Lady of the Veil'' (1949) - Lolita - Laura Camarena *''Quinto patio'' (1950) - Rosita *''De Tequila, su mezcal'' (1950) *''Tacos joven'' (1950) *''Tierra baja'' (1951) - Nuri *''La marquesa del barrio'' (1951) - María Cristina *''La tienda de la esquina'' (1951) - Rosaura *''Retorno al quinto patio'' (1951) - Rosa *''Salón de baile'' (1952) - Gloria *''The Right to Be Born'' (1952) - María Teresa *''El luchador fenómeno'' (1952) - Martha *''Marejada'' (1952) - Santuza *'' Acuérdate de vivir'' (1953) - Esther *'' Seven Women'' (1953) *'' El vendedor de muñecas'' (1955) *''Ultraje al amor'' (1956) - Estela Soler *'' Escuela de rateros'' (1958) - Alicia *''Ladrones de niños'' (1958) - Gloria *''To Each His Life'' (1960) - Raquel, la 'Penas' *''La sombra del Caudillo'' (1960) - Rosario *''Una pasión me domina'' (1961) - Elena *''Mi guitarra y mi caballo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro López Lagar
Pedro López Lagar (18 June 1899, in Madrid – 21 August 1977, in Buenos Aires) was a Spanish-born Argentine film actor, notable for his work during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. Although born in Madrid he moved to Argentina as a young man and began acting in films in 1938. He starred with Enrique Borrás and Margarita Xirgu in Alejandro Casona's '' La sirena varada'', released in 1934. He made some 20 film appearances but his career was at its peak in the mid to late 1940s, with Lopez appearing in '' Albéniz'' in 1946 and '' A sangre fría'' in 1947 in which he starred alongside Tito Alonso and Amelia Bence. Selected filmography * '' Son cartas de amor'' (1943) * '' Two Angels and a Sinner'' (1945) * '' Road of Hell'' (1946) *''Suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar Pellicer
María del Pilar Pellicer López de Llergo (12 February 1938 – 16 May 2020) was a Mexican actress. At the 17th Ariel Awards, she won the Ariel Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film '' La Choca'' (1974). Biography Pilar was daughter of lawyer César Pellicer Sánchez and wife María del Pilar López de Llergo, both from Tabasco. At age 18, Pilar studied at the Academy of Contemporary Dance, and was trained by Seki Sano. Pilar later abandoned dance to study philosophy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She also studied at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura. She debuted as an actress in the movie ''El vendedor de muñecas'' in 1955. Death Pellicer died from COVID-19 on 16 May 2020, at age 82, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. Selected filmography * ''El vendedor de muñecas'' (1955) * '' The Life of Agustín Lara'' (1959) - Admiradora joven * '' Nazarín'' (1959) - Lucía (uncredited) * ''Escuela de verano'' (1959) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvia Pinal
Silvia Pinal Hidalgo (12September 193128November 2024) was a Mexican actress. She began her career in theatre before venturing into cinema in 1949. She became one of the greatest female stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and, with her performance in ''Shark!'' (1969), part of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Her work in film and popularity in her native country led Pinal to work in Europe, particularly in Spain and Italy. Pinal achieved international recognition by starring in a trilogy of films directed by Luis Buñuel: ''Viridiana'' (1961), ''The Exterminating Angel'' (1962) and ''Simon of the Desert'' (1965). In addition to her film career, Pinal pioneered musical theatre in Mexico, had a successful career in television, and held a series of public roles and political offices, including First Lady of Tlaxcala in the 1980s and elected terms in the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico), Chamber of Deputies, the Congress of Mexico City, Assembly of Representatives of the Federal Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Valdés
Martha Valdés (1 January 1928 – 20 November 2014) was a Mexican actress. She is known for her work in several films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema (Spanish: la Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano), spanning the 1930s to 1950s, was a prolific era during which Mexico emerged as the leading film producer in Latin America. Filmmakers during this period tackled themes ... in the 1950s before disappearing from the scene at the end of the decade, such as ''Espaldas mojadas'' (1955), ''Cómicos de la legua'' (1957), '' Música de siempre'' (1958), and ''Vagabundo y millonario'' (1959).García Riera 1975, p. 63. Filmography References Bibliography *Ayala Blanco, Jorge. ''Aventura del cine mexicano''. Ediciones Era, 1968. *Sánchez, Francisco. ''Crónica antisolemne del cine mexicano''. Universidad Veracruzana, 1989. *García Riera, Emilio. ''Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1955''. Ediciones Era, 1969. *Amador, María Luisa. Cartelera cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Films
The year 1955 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top-grossing hits of 1955 in the United States. Top-grossing films by country The highest-grossing 1955 films from countries outside of North America. Events * January 7 – UK release of the Halas and Batchelor film animation of George Orwell's ''Animal Farm'' (completed April 1954), the first full-length British-made animated feature on general theatrical release. *February 24 - 12th Golden Globe Awards announced: ''On The Waterfront'', Marlon Brando, & Judy Garland win * March 18 – The film adaptation of Evan Hunter's novel ''Blackboard Jungle'' previews in New York City, featuring the single " Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets over the opening credits, the first use of a rock and roll song in a major film. Teenagers jump from their seats to dance to it. * June 1 – Premiere of Billy Wilder's film of '' The Seven Year Itch'' featuring an iconic scene of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Spanish-language Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annex the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establishes his headquarters and the colonies th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
