Antonio Díaz Conde (1914–1976) was a Mexican
composer
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. He worked prolifically in the
Mexican film industry
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working on the
film scores
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for over three hundred productions. He worked frequently with the director
Emilio Fernández
Emilio "El Indio" Fernández Romo (; 26 March 1904 – 6 August 1986) was a Mexican film director, actor and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific film directors of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. He is best know ...
. His scores were used for many of the urban and
prostitute
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melodrama
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s of the 1940s and 1950s.
[Avila p.124]
Selected filmography
* ''
I'm a Real Mexican'' (1942)
* ''
Pepita Jiménez'' (1946)
* ''
Madam Temptation
''Madam Temptation'' (Spanish: ''Señora Tentación'') is a 1948 Mexican drama film directed and co-written by José Díaz Morales and starring David Silva, Susana Guízar and Ninón Sevilla.Wood p.287 It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexi ...
'' (1948)
* ''
Revenge
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'' (1948)
* ''
Coqueta'' (1949)
* ''
Salón México'' (1949)
* ''
Lost'' (1950)
* ''
Duel in the Mountains
''Duel in the Mountains'' (Spanish: ''Duelo en las montañas'') is a 1950 Mexican war drama film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Rita Macedo, Fernando Fernández and Eduardo Arozamena. It is inspired by the novel '' A Nest of the Gent ...
'' (1950)
* ''
Wife or Lover
''Wife or Lover'' (Spanish: ''Esposa o amante'') is a 1950 Mexican drama film directed by Adolfo Fernández Bustamante and starring Rosario Granados, David Silva and Fernando Soto. Aviña p.108 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
'' (1950)
* ''
It's a Sin to Be Poor
''It's a Sin to Be Poor'' (Spanish: ''Pecado de ser pobre'') is a 1950 Mexican crime drama film directed by Fernando A. Rivero and starring Ramón Armengod, Guillermina Grin and Tito Junco. It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. ...
'' (1950)
* ''
The Little House'' (1950)
* ''
Rosauro Castro
''Rosauro Castro'' is a 1950 Mexican drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Pedro Armendáriz, Carlos López Moctezuma and María Douglas. Hershfield & Maciel p.173 It was shot at the Azteca Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets w ...
'' (1950)
* ''
The Lovers
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Interpretation
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'' (1951)
* ''
Maria Islands'' (1951)
* ''
Love Was Her Sin
''Love Was Her Sin'' (Spanish: ''Amar fue su pecado'') is a 1951 Mexican drama film directed by Rogelio A. González and starring Elsa Aguirre, Jorge Mistral and Alma Rosa Aguirre. Riera p.154 It was shot at the Azteca Studios in Mexico City. T ...
'' (1951)
* ''
My Wife Is Not Mine
''My Wife Is Not Mine'' (Spanish: ''Mi mujer no es mía'') is a 1951 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Soler and starring Soler, Alicia Caro and Luis Aldás. Riera p.293 It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets ...
'' (1951)
* ''
From the Can-Can to the Mambo
''From the Can-Can to the Mambo'' (Spanish: ''Del can-can al mambo'') is a 1951 Mexican musical comedy film directed by Chano Urueta and starring Joaquín Pardavé, Abel Salazar and Rosita Fornés. Riera p.92 It was shot at the Churubusco St ...
'' (1951)
* ''
Port of Temptation
''Port of Temptation'' (Spanish: ''Puerto de tentación'') is a 1951 Mexican crime drama film directed by René Cardona and starring Emilia Guiú, Ramón Armengod and Gloria Ríos.Gubern p.56 It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The ...
'' (1951)
* ''
Stronghold
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'' (1951)
* ''
Women of the Theatre'' (1951)
* ''
Sensuality'' (1951)
* ''
Forever Yours'' (1952)
* ''
My Wife and the Other One
''My Wife and the Other One'' (Spanish: ''Mi esposa y la otra'') is a 1952 Mexican drama film directed by Alfredo B. Crevenna and starring Arturo de Córdova, Marga López and Ramón Gay. Riera p.11 It was shot at the San Ángel Studios in Mexic ...
'' (1952)
* ''
The Night Is Ours'' (1952)
* ''
Acapulco
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'' (1952)
* ''
I Don't Deny My Past
''I Don't Deny My Past'' (Spanish: ''No niego mi pasado'') is a 1952 Mexican drama film directed by Alberto Gout and starring Ninón Sevilla, Roberto Cañedo and Luis Aldás. It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets we ...
'' (1952)
* ''
Victims of Divorce'' (1952)
* ''
Sacrificed Women
''Sacrificed Women'' (Spanish: ''Mujeres sacrificadas'') is a 1952 Mexican drama film directed by Alberto Gout and starring Ninón Sevilla, Roberto Cañedo and Víctor Junco.Agrasánchez p.191 It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. ...
'' (1952)
* ''
When the Fog Lifts
''When the Fog Lifts'' (Spanish: ''Cuando levanta la niebla'') is a 1952 Mexican mystery thriller film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Arturo de Córdova, María Elena Marqués and Columba Domínguez. It was shot at the Churubusco Studi ...
'' (1952)
* ''
The Three Perfect Wives
''The Three Perfect Wives'' (Spanish: ''Las tres perfectas casadas'') is a 1953 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Arturo de Córdova, Laura Hidalgo and Miroslava. Riera p.211 It is based on the eponymous pl ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Pompey the Conqueror'' (1953)
* ''
My Darling Clementine
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'' (1953)
* ''
My Father Was at Fault'' (1953)
* ''
The Sword of Granada
''The Sword of Granada'' (Spanish: ''El corazón y la espada'') is a 1953 Mexican historical adventure film shot in 3D and directed by Edward Dein and Carlos Véjar hijo and starring Cesar Romero, Katy Jurado and Rebeca Iturbide. It was shot a ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Reportaje
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'' (1953)
* ''
The Second Woman'' (1953)
* ''
I Am Very Macho'' (1953)
* ''
I Want to Live'' (1953)
* ''
The White Rose'' (1954)
* ''
Untouched'' (1954)
* ''
The Sin of Being a Woman
''The Sin of Being a Woman'' (Spanish: ''El pecado de ser mujer'') is a 1955 Mexican drama film directed by Zacarías Gómez Urquiza and starring Tito Guízar and Alma Rosa Aguirre.Alcerreca, p. 158 The film's sets were designed by art director ...
'' (1955)
* ''
The Aztec Mummy
''The Aztec Mummy'' () is a 1957 Mexican adventure horror film produced by Guillermo Calderon from his own story idea, scripted by Alfredo Salazar, and directed by Rafael Portillo. The plot centers on a group of scientists who uncover a secret Azte ...
'' (1957)
* ''
The Curse of the Aztec Mummy
''The Curse of the Aztec Mummy'' (Spanish: ''La Maldición de la Momia Azteca'') is a 1957 Mexican horror film directed by Rafael Portillo. It is the second film in the Aztec Mummy series which began with ''The Aztec Mummy'' (Spanish title:La Mo ...
'' (1957)
* ''
Music and Money
''Music and Money'' (Spanish: ''Música y dinero'') is a 1958 Mexican musical comedy film directed by Rafael Portillo and starring Tito Guízar, Luis Aguilar and Pedro Vargas.Agrasánchez p.63 The film's sets were designed by the art director M ...
'' (1958)
* ''
Dangers of Youth
''Dangers of Youth'' (Spanish: ''Peligros de juventud'') is a 1960 Mexican drama film directed by Benito Alazraki and starring Elvira Quintana, Tere Velázquez and Fernando Luján.Riera p.107
Cast
* Elvira Quintana as Sue
* Tere Velázquez as Ca ...
'' (1960)
* ''
His First Love
''His First Love'' (Spanish: ''Su primer amor'') is a 1960 Mexican musical comedy film directed by Juan José Ortega and starring Rafael Bertrand, Tere Velázquez and Freddy Fernández.Riera p.18
Cast
* Rafael Bertrand
* Tere Velázquez
* Fre ...
'' (1960)
* ''
Invincible Guns'' (1960)
* ''
The Miracle Roses'' (1960)
* ''
Two Cheap Husbands'' (1960)
References
Bibliography
* Avila, Jaqueline. ''Cinesonidos: Film Music and National Identity During Mexico's Época de Oro''. Oxford University Press, 2019.
* Reyes, Luis I. ''Made in Mexico: Hollywood South of the Border''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2024.
External links
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1914 births
1977 deaths
Mexican composers
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