María Elena Marqués
María Elena Marqués Rangel (14 December 1926 – 11 November 2008) was a Mexican actress and singer who was a star during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. Biography She was born on December 14, 1926, in Mexico City. She was discovered by the film director Fernando de Fuentes, who was her neighbor. Her first film was ''Dos corazones y un tango'' (1942) where she performed with the Argentine tango singer Andrés Falgás. In 1943 she worked in '' Doña Bárbara'' with María Félix, ''Romeo y Julieta'', with Cantinflas, and ''Así se quiere en Jalisco'', with Jorge Negrete. She worked again with Negrete in ''Me he de comer esa tuna'' (1945) and ''Tal para cual'' (1951). In her best-known role, Marqués starred in the 1947 film '' La perla'' (''The Pearl''); she played the wife of a fisherman who finds the ill-fated pearl. The film was based on John Steinbeck's book '' The Pearl''. The film was directed by Emilio Fernández and her co-star was Pedro A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Across The Wide Missouri (film)
''Across the Wide Missouri'' is a 1951 American Technicolor Western film based on historian Bernard DeVoto's eponymous 1947 book. The film dramatizes an account of several fur traders and their interaction with the Native Americans. Directed by William A. Wellman, the film stars Clark Gable as cunning trapper Flint Mitchell, Ricardo Montalbán as Blackfoot Iron Shirt, John Hodiak as Brecan, María Elena Marqués as Kamiah, a Blackfoot chief's daughter Mitchell marries and later falls in love with, J. Carrol Naish as Nez Perce Looking Glass, and Adolphe Menjou as Pierre. Howard Keel, as Mitchell's son "Chip Mitchell", narrates. Plot In the 1830s in the Rocky Mountains, fur trapper Flint Mitchell meets at the summer "rendezvous" with other mountain men, cashing in his furs, drinking, and enjoying contests among his friends. He organizes a hunting "brigade" into the beaver-rich Blackfoot territory, buying horses and recruiting trappers, despite protests from his Scottish f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Clark Gable
William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901November 16, 1960) was an American actor often referred to as the "King of Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". He appeared in more than 60 Film, motion pictures across a variety of Film genre, genres during a 37-year career, three decades of which he spent as a Leading actor, leading man. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Gable as the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, seventh greatest male screen legend of classical Hollywood cinema. Gable won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Frank Capra's ''It Happened One Night'' (1934) and earned nominations in the same category for portraying Fletcher Christian in Frank Lloyd's ''Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film), Mutiny on the Bounty'' (1935) and Rhett Butler in Victor Fleming's ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind'' (1939). For his Comedy, comedic performances in George Seaton's ''Teacher's Pet (1958 film), Teacher's Pet'' (1958) and Walter Lang's ''But Not for Me (fil ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Newlywed Wants A House
''The Newlywed Wants a House'' (Spanish: ''El casado casa quiere'') is a 1948 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring María Elena Marqués, Rafael Baledón and Malú Gatica. Jacobson p.95 It was part of a scheme by RKO Pictures to remake some of their older works in Mexico. It is a remake of the 1931 film '' Too Many Cooks'', itself based on an earlier play by Frank Craven. It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gunther Gerszo. Synopsis Carlos Rivas draws his savings out of the bank to build his ideal house for himself and his fiancée Alicia. However he soon finds his plans interfered in by friends and her large family. Cast * María Elena Marqués as Alicia Conejo * Rafael Baledón as Carlos Rivas * Malú Gatica as Elena Luna * Eduardo Noriega as Quico Posada * Roberto Soto as Señor Miguel Conejo * Julio Villarreal as Tío Jorge * Fernando Soto as Tasi * Emma Roldán as ... [...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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Romeo And Juliet (1943 Film)
''Romeo and Juliet'' (Spanish: ''Romeo y Julieta'') is a 1943 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, María Elena Marqués and Ángel Garasa.Balderston, Gonzalez & Lopez p.263 It is loosely based on William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The film's dialogue is in verse. Cast * Cantinflas as Romeo * María Elena Marqués as Julieta * Ángel Garasa as Fray Lorenzo * Andrés Soler as Capulet * Emma Roldán as Lady Capulet * José Baviera as Paris * Pedro Elviro * Guillermo Familiar * Juan Garcia * Conchita Gentil Arcos * Rafael Icardo * Maria de la Paz Jarero * Tito 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 ... * José Ortiz de Zárate * Jorge Reyes * Humberto Rodríguez * Estanislao Shilins ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Rebel (1943 Film)
''The Rebel'' (Spanish: ''El rebelde'') is a 1943 Mexican musical drama film directed by Jaime Salvador and starring Jorge Negrete, María Elena Marqués and Julio Villarreal. Riera p.76 It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorge Fernández. Inspired by the novel '' Dubrovsky'' by Alexander Pushkin, it shifted the setting from Russia to Mexico. Cast * Jorge Negrete as Juan Manuel de Mendoza * María Elena Marqués as Ana María de la Vega * Julio Villarreal as Don Pablo de la Vega * Miguel Ángel Ferriz as Antonio de Mendoza * Felipe Montoya as Pedro * Alfonso Ruiz Gómez as Felipe de Montellano * Fernando Soto as Bandido * Conchita Gentil Arcos as Criada de don Pablo * Alfonso Jiménez Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic Kingdom i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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La Razón De La Culpa
''La razón de la culpa'' (English: "The reason for the blame") is a 1943 Mexican film directed by Juan José Ortega who also directed Corazón salvaje. The film stars Blanca de Castejón, Andrés Soler and María Elena Marqués as well as Pedro Infante as Roberto. This was one of Ricardo Montalbán's first films. Pedro Infante was still a novice when he was cast in the role of Roberto, a Spaniard gachupín is a Spanish-language term derived from a noble surname of northern Spain, the Cachopín of Laredo (present-day Cantabria). It was popularized during the Spanish Golden Age as a stereotype and literary stock character representing the hidalgo ( ..., but it was his northern accent (Sinaloa) that caused the director Juan José Ortega to make the decision to overdub Infante's voice with that of Jesús Valero, who was from Spain. While it was Valero's speaking voice in the film, it was Infante's voice giving character to the songs he interprets. When the film was broadcast ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Miguel Torruco Marqués
Miguel Torruco Marqués (born 19 September 1951) is an entrepreneur, academic and Mexican public official. He was the Secretary of Tourism of the Federal District from 2012 to 2017. In 2017, he became a Tourism Adviser of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, president of National Regeneration Movement (MORENA). Biography He is the son of actress Maria Elena Marques and captain and actor Miguel Torruco. He studied hospitality at Cornell University; he specialized in Tourism Marketing at the American Center for Tourism Training (CICATUR) of the Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS or OEA; ; ; ) is an international organization founded on 30 April 1948 to promote cooperation among its member states within the Americas. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, the OAS is ... (OAS), and pursued graduate Top Management of Public Enterprises at the (INAP) and Teaching a higher level, given by the Ministry of Public Education (SEP). He ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Miguel Torruco
Miguel Torruco Castellanos (1920–1956) was a Mexican film actor.Goble p.8 He was one of the stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema until his sudden death at the age of thirty six after falling off a horse. He was married to the actress María Elena Marqués, with whom he had two children, Marisela Torruco Marqués and Miguel Torruco Marqués. Selected filmography * ''Acapulco'' (1952) * '' The Naked Woman'' (1953) * '' Remember to Live'' (1953) * '' The River and Death'' (1954) * ''When I Leave ''When I Leave'' (Spanish:''Cuando me vaya'') is a 1954 Mexican musical drama film directed by Tito Davison and starring Libertad Lamarque, Miguel Torruco and Prudencia Grifell. It portrays the life of the bolero composer María Grever.Irwin & Ri ...'' (1954) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1920 births 1956 deaths Mexican male film actors Male actors from Chiapas {{M ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar Drama (film and television), drama genres around the world include ''Turkish television drama, dizi'' (Turkey), ''Indian television drama, serial'' (India), ''teleserye'' (Philippines), ''lakorn'' (Thailand), ''teleromanzo'' (Italy), ''téléroman'' (Canada, specifically Quebec), ''Korean drama, K-drama'' (South Korea), ''Japanese television drama, J-drama'' (Japan), ''Chinese television drama, C-drama'' (China) and ''sinetron'' (Indonesia). Commonly described using the American colloquialism Spanish soap opera, many telenovelas share some stylistic and thematic similarities to the soap opera familiar to the English-speaking world. The significant difference is their series run length; telenovelas tell one self-contained story, typically within the span of a year or less whereas soap operas t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |