José Benavides (director)
José Benavides hijo (1911–1945) was a Mexican screenwriter and film director.Paranaguá p.299 He directed fourteen feature films during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema before his career was cut short by his early death. Selected filmography * ''The Adventurous Captain'' (1939) * ''Three Peasants on a Donkey'' (1939) * ''Poor Devil (1940 film), Poor Devil'' (1940) * ''El Zorro de Jalisco'' (1941) * ''Alejandra (1942 film), Alejandra'' (1942) * ''Land of Passions (1943 film), Land of Passions'' (1943) * ''A Woman's Diary'' (1944) * ''The Two Orphans (1944 film), The Two Orphans'' (1944) * ''Caribbean Rose'' (1946) * ''The Operetta Queen'' (1946) References Bibliography * Irwin, Robert & Ricalde, Maricruz. ''Global Mexican Cinema: Its Golden Age''. British Film Institute, 2013. * Paulo Antonio Paranaguá. ''Mexican Cinema''. British Film Institute, 1995. * Sadlier, Darlene Joy (ed.) ''Latin American Melodrama: Passion, Pathos, and Entertainment''. University of Illinois Pre ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mexico City
Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and financial centers in the world, and is classified as an Globalization and World Cities Research Network, Alpha world city according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2024 ranking. Mexico City is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of . The city has 16 Boroughs of Mexico City, boroughs or , which are in turn divided into List of neighborhoods in Mexico City, neighborhoods or . The 2020 population for the city proper was 9,209,944, with a land area of . According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, the population of Greater Mexico City is 21,804,515, which makes it the list of largest cities#List, sixth-largest metropolitan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alejandra (1942 Film)
''Alejandra'' is a 1942 Mexican historical drama film directed by José Benavides hijo and starring Arturo de Córdova, Sara García and Anita Blanch.Solórzano p.39 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ramón Rodríguez Granada. Synopsis After a baby is left on their doorstep one evening, Ricardo and his mother raise the girl, Alejandra. Ricardo doesn't realise that the girl is his own daughter from one of his love affairs. Cast * Arturo de Córdova as Ricardo Ibáñez * Sara García as Doña Elena * Anita Blanch as Irene * Susana Guízar as Alejandra * Dolores Camarillo as Juana * Julio Villarreal as Manuel * Rafael Baledón as Mauricio * José Morcillo as Don Roberto * Antonio R. Frausto as Tomás * Manuel Noriega Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno ( , ; February 11, 1934 – May 29, 2017) was a Panamanian dictator and military officer who was the ''de facto'' List of heads of state of Panama, ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989. He never ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mexican Screenwriters
Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people of the Valley of Mexico ** Being related to the State of Mexico, one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico ** Culture of Mexico *** Mexican cuisine *** historical synonym of Nahuatl, language of the Nahua people (including the Mexica) Arts and entertainment * "The Mexican" (short story), by Jack London * "The Mexican" (song), by the band Babe Ruth * Regional Mexican, a Latin music radio format Films * ''The Mexican'' (1918 film), a German silent film * ''The Mexican'' (1955 film), a Soviet film by Vladimir Kaplunovsky based on the Jack London story, starring Georgy Vitsin * ''The Mexican'', a 2001 American comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts Other uses * USS ''Mexican'' (ID-1655), United State ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1945 Deaths
1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year Nazi concentration camps, concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events World War II will be abbreviated as “WWII” January * January 1 – WWII: ** Nazi Germany, Germany begins Operation Bodenplatte, an attempt by the ''Luftwaffe'' to cripple Allies of World War II, Allied air forces in the Low Countries. ** Chenogne massacre: German prisoners are allegedly killed by American forces near the village of Chenogne, Belgium. * January 6 – WWII: A German offensive recaptures Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary from the Soviets. * January 9 – WWII: American and Australian troops land at Lingayen Gulf on western coast of the largest Philippine island of Luzon, occupied by Japan since 1942. * January 12 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1911 Births
Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * January 3 ** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 Moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude strikes near Almaty in Russian Turkestan, killing 450 or more people. ** Siege of Sidney Street in London: Two Latvian people, Latvian anarchists die, after a seven-hour siege against a combined police and military force. Home Secretary Winston Churchill arrives to oversee events. * January 4 – Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott expeditions, Amundsen and Scott expeditions: Robert Falcon Scott's British Terra Nova Expedition, ''Terra Nova'' Expedition to the South Pole arrives in the Antarctic and establishes a base camp at Cape Evans on Ross Island. * January 5 – Egypt's Zamalek SC is founded as a general sports and Association football club by Belgian lawyer George Merzbach as Q ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Operetta Queen
''The Operetta Queen'' (Spanish: ''La reina de la opereta'') is a 1946 Mexican musical drama film directed by José Benavides and starring Fernando Soler, Sofía Álvarez and Joaquín Pardavé. Riera p.240 It was shot at the Azteca Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Luis Moya. Cast * Fernando Soler as Don Pedro Rufo * Sofía Álvarez as Blanca De La Fuente * Joaquín Pardavé as Don Margarito Pimentel * Luis Aldás as Mario Montes * Dolores Camarillo as Nana Felisa * Manuel Noriega Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno ( , ; February 11, 1934 – May 29, 2017) was a Panamanian dictator and military officer who was the ''de facto'' List of heads of state of Panama, ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989. He never officially serv ... as Don Luis De La Fuente * Enrique García Álvarez as Padre de Mario * Ramiro Gómez Kemp as Tenor * Griselda Short as Blanquita niña * Pastor Torres as Director de orquesta * Carmelita González ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Caribbean Rose
''Caribbean Rose'' (Spanish: ''Rosa del Caribe'') is a 1946 Mexican drama film directed by José Benavides hijo and starring María Elena Marqués, Víctor Junco and Katy Jurado. ''Anuario Cinematográfico Latino Americano: 1946-47, Volume 1''. Ediciones Acla, 1947. p.188 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Edward Fitzgerald and Ramón Rodríguez Granada. Cast * María Elena Marqués as Rosa * Víctor Junco as Capitán Eduardo Cisneros * Katy Jurado as Marga * Arturo Soto Rangel as Don Leoncio Barrada * José Baviera as Bernhardt Luckner * Rafael Alcayde as Capitán Trejo * José Torvay as Largo * Irma Torres as Rival de Rosa * Luis Jiménez Morán as Nacho * Jorge Narváez as Pípila * Félix Medel as Anunciador * Rita María Bauzá as Amiga de la rival * Francisco Beal as Pueblerino * Stephen Berne as Marinero * Roberto Cañedo Roberto Cañedo Ramírez (30 March 1919 – 16 June 1999), better known as Roberto Cañedo, was a Mexi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Two Orphans (1944 Film)
''The Two Orphans'' (Spanish:''Las dos huérfanas'') is a 1944 Mexican historical drama film directed by José Benavides hijo and starring Susana Guízar, Julián Soler and María Elena Marqués.Richard p.542 It is an adaptation of the play '' The Two Orphans'' by Adolphe d'Ennery and Eugène Cormon, one of a large number of film versions that have been made. Cast * Susana Guízar * Julián Soler * María Elena Marqués * Anita Blanch * Rafael Baledón * Virginia Zurí * Rafael Banquells * Virginia Manzano * Miguel Arenas * Víctor Junco * Manuel Noriega Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno ( , ; February 11, 1934 – May 29, 2017) was a Panamanian dictator and military officer who was the ''de facto'' List of heads of state of Panama, ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989. He never officially serv ... * Lidia Franco * María Luisa Serrano * Ramón G. Larrea * José Morcillo * Victoria Argota * Alma Riva References Bibliography * Alfred Charles Richa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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A Woman's Diary
''A Woman's Diary'' (Spanish: ''Diario de una mujer'') is a 1944 Mexican drama film directed by José Benavides (director), José Benavides and starring Sofía Álvarez (actress, born 1913), Sofía Álvarez, Luis Aldás and Rafael Baledón. Tuñón p.304 It was shot at the Azteca Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Luis Moya (art director), Luis Moya. Cast * Sofía Álvarez (actress, born 1913), Sofía Álvarez * Luis Aldás * Rafael Baledón * Virginia Serret * José Morcillo * Enrique García Álvarez (actor), Enrique García Álvarez * Manuel Noriega (actor), Manuel Noriega * Estanislao Schillinsky * Aurora Ruiz * Alfredo Solorzano References Bibliography * Riera, Emilio García. ''Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1943-1945''. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1992. * Tuñón, Julia. ''Mujeres de luz y sombra en el cine mexicano: la construcción de una imagen (1939-1952)''. Colegio de México, 1998. External links * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Land Of Passions (1943 Film)
''Land of Passions'' (Spanish: ''Tierra de pasiones'') is a 1943 Mexican musical adventure film directed by José Benavides and starring Jorge Negrete, Margarita Mora and Pedro Armendáriz. Riera p.99 It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Manuel Fontanals. Cast * Jorge Negrete as Máximo Tepal * Margarita Mora as Linda Maldonado * José Baviera as Don Diego Bandera * Pedro Armendáriz as Porfirio * Carlos Orellana as Salvador Peredo * Margarita Cortés as Camila * Carolina Barret as Noemi * Arturo Soto Rangel as Leoncio Vicencio * Crox Alvarado as Hijo de Leandro * Víctor Velázquez as Hijo de Leandro * Rafael Icardo as Leandro Cisneros * Pedro Galindo as Toñino * Manuel Dondé as Rebelde * Conchita Gentil Arcos as Doña Albina * Salvador Quiroz Salvador Quiroz (1892–1956) was a Mexican film actor.Kohner, p. 355 Selected filmography * ''Huapango (film), Huapango'' (1938) * ''Horse for ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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El Zorro De Jalisco
EL, El or el may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * El, a character from the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' by Peach-Pit * Eleven (''Stranger Things'') (El), a fictional character in the TV series ''Stranger Things'' * El, family name of Kal-El (Superman) and his father Jor-El in the Superman dynasty * E.L. Faldt, character in the road comedy film ''Road Trip'' Music * Él Records, an independent record label from the UK founded by Mike Alway * ''Él ''(Lucerito album), a 1982 album by Lucerito * "Él", Spanish song by Rubén Blades from the album '' Caminando'' * "Él" (Lucía song), the Spanish entry performed by Lucía in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 Other media * ''Él'', 1926 autobiographical novel by Mercedes Pinto * ''Él'' (film), a 1953 film by Luis Buñuel based on the 1926 novel * ''Él'' (visual novel), a 1991 Japanese adult visual novel * EL TV, an Azerbaijani regional television channel Companies and organizations * Estée Lauder Compan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |