Ángel Garasa Bergés (12 December 1905 – 27 August 1976) was a Spanish-Mexican

film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

.Pilcher p.85 Garasa was born in Madrid and emigrated to Mexico in 1937, fleeing the

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Selected filmography

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Five Minutes of Love ''Five Minutes of Love'' (Spanish: ''Cinco minutos de amor'') is a 1941 Mexican comedy film directed by Alfonso Patiño Gómez and starring Arturo de Córdova, Mapy Cortés and Carlos Orellana. Gubern p.36 The film's sets were designed by the ar ...

'' (1941) * '' When the Stars Travel'' (1942) * ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' () is a French historical adventure novel written and published in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is the first of the author's three d'Artagnan Romances. As with some of his other works, he wrote it in col ...

'' (1942) * ''

Beautiful Michoacán ''Beautiful Michoacán'' (Spanish language, Spanish: ''¡Qué lindo es Michoacán!'') is a 1943 Mexican musical film, musical comedy film directed by Ismael Rodríguez and starring Tito Guízar, Gloria Marín and Víctor Manuel Mendoza.Hellier-Tin ...

'' (1943) * ''

Romeo and Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...

'' (1943) * ''

El Ametralladora ''El Ametralladora'' (English: "The machine gun") is a 1943 film directed by Aurelio Robles Castillo and Jaime Luis Contreras, starring Pedro Infante, Margarita Mora and Ángel Garasa. It is the sequel to the movie '' Ay, Jalisco...no te rajes!' ...

'' (1943) * '' Caminito alegre'' (1944) * ''

The Lieutenant Nun ''The Lieutenant Nun'' (Spanish: ''La monja alférez'') is a 1944 Mexican historical adventure film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel and starring María Félix, Ángel Garasa and José Cibrián. It is based on the life of Antonio de Erauso (a.k. ...

'' (1944) * '' Boom in the Moon'' (1946) * ''

The Stronger Sex ''The Stronger Sex'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by Gareth Gundrey and starring Colin Clive, Adrianne Allen and Gordon Harker. It was made by Gainsborough Pictures and shot at the company's Islington Studios in London.Wood p.70 ...

'' (1946) * '' Fly Away, Young Man!'' (1947) * ''

A Gypsy in Jalisco ''A Gypsy in Jalisco'' (Spanish: ''Una gitana en Jalisco'') is a 1947 Mexican comedy film directed by José Díaz Morales and starring Paquita de Ronda, Ángel Garasa and Felipe de Alba. Gubern p.171 Cast * Paquita de Ronda as María Antonia ...

'' (1947) * ''

La casa de la Troya ''La casa de la Troya'' ("The House of Troy") is a 1948 Mexican film based on Alejandro Pérez Lugín's novel of the same name. It stars Armando Calvo, Rosario Granados, Ángel Garasa and Luis Alcoriza Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1 ...

'' (1948) * ''

Doña Clarines ''Doña Clarines'' is a 1951 Mexico, Mexican film adapted from the play by Joaquín Álvarez Quintero and Serafín Álvarez Quintero. It stars Sara García. Cast * Sara García - Clara Urrutia 'Doña Clarines' * Ricardo Adalid * Lupe Carriles ...

'' (1951) * '' You Had To Be a Gypsy'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1953) * ''

A Tailored Gentleman ''A Tailored Gentleman'' (Spanish: ''Caballero a la medida'') is a 1954 Mexican comedy film, directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Martha Valdés and Ángel Garasa.Pilcher, p. 156. The film's art direction was by Gunther Gerszo ...

'' (1954) * '' The Fair of the Dove'' (1963) * '' Scandal in the Family'' (1967) * ''

Un Quijote sin mancha ''Un Quijote sin mancha'' (aka ''A Quixote Without La Mancha'') is a 1969 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Ángel Garasa, Lupita Ferrer and Susana Salvat. The title is a pun on the title of the novel '' Do ...

'' (1969) * ''

Las golfas ''Las golfas'' is a 1969 Mexican film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring Isela Vega, Gilda Mirós, Gina Romand, José Luis Rodríguez and Ángel Garasa.Garcia Berumen, p. 114 Plot The stories of sex workers and their struggle to leave the ...

'' (1969) * ''

The Rebellious Novice ''The Rebellious Novice'' () is a 1972 Spanish-Mexican musical film directed by Luis Lucia and starring Rocío Dúrcal, Guillermo Murray and Isabel Garcés.Mira p.192 It is a musical version of the 1889 novel ''Sister San Sulpicio (novel), Sister S ...

'' (1971) * ''

Poor But Honest ''Poor But Honest'' (Spanish: ''Pobre, pero honrada!'') is a 1973 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring María Elena Velasco, Fernando Soler and Norma Lazareno.Mora p.162 It was made at the Estudios América. It was one of ...

'' (1973)

References

Bibliography

* Pilcher, Jeffrey M. ''Cantinflas and the Chaos of Mexican Modernity''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2001.

External links

* 1905 births 1976 deaths Mexican male film actors Spanish male film actors Male actors from Madrid Deaths from lung cancer in Mexico Spanish emigrants to Mexico {{Spain-film-actor-stub