José Elías Moreno (12 November 1910 – 15 July 1969) was a Mexican

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. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1937 and 1969. He was from the state of

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. His son of the same name, born in 1956, is also a successful actor in television, cinema, and stage.

Early life

Moreno was born José Elías Moreno PadillaUnión de San Antonio: Historia - Personajes ilustres
in the small town of Las Palmas, municipality of Unión de San Antonio, at six in the morning on 12 November 1910. His parents were Ignacio Moreno Padilla and María Padilla Hurtado.

Selected filmography

* '' Such Is My Country'' (1937) (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1937) * '' The 9.15 Express'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1944) * ''

Bugambilia ''Bugambilia'' (''Bougainvillea'') is a 1945 Mexican drama, romance film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz. Plot In the Mexican city of Guanajuato Guanajuato, officially the Free and Sovere ...

'' (1945) * ''

The White Monk ''The White Monk'' (Spanish:''El monje blanco'') is a 1945 Mexican historical drama film directed and co-written by Julio Bracho and starring María Félix, Tomás Perrín and Julio Villarreal.Taibo p.138 The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1945) * ''

Tragic Wedding ''Tragic Wedding'' (Spanish:''Bodas trágicas'') is a 1946 Mexican drama film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Roberto Silva, Miroslava and Ernesto Alonso.Berumen p.339 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorg ...

'' (1946) * '' I Am a Fugitive'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1946) * ''

Strange Appointment ''Strange Appointment'' (Spanish: ''Extraña cita'') is a 1947 Mexican mystery film, mystery thriller film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Esther Fernández, Luis Aldás and Jorge Reyes (Mexican actor), Jorge Reyes. Riera p.120 ...

'' (1947) * ''

Felipe Was Unfortunate ''Felipe Was Unfortunate'' (Spanish: ''Felipe fue desgraciado'') is a 1947 Mexican comedy film directed by René Cardona and starring Antonio Badú, Meche Barba and Fernando Soto. It was part of the genre of Ranchera films popular during the ...

'' (1947) * ''

Angels of the Arrabal ''Angels of the Arrabal'' (Spanish: ''Ángeles de arrabal'') is a 1949 Mexican crime film directed by Raúl de Anda and starring Sofía Álvarez, David Silva and Carlos López Moctezuma.Riera p.163 It was shot at the Azteca Studios in Mexico City ...

'' (1949) * ''

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'' (1949) * '' The Perez Family'' (1949) as Toribio Sánchez * ''

Cuatro contra el mundo ''Cuatro contra el mundo'' (Spanish: ''Four Against the World'') is a 1950 Mexican film noir crime drama film directed by Alejandro Galindo, who also wrote the screenplay alongside Gunther Gerzso, and starring Víctor Parra and Leticia Palma, a ...

'' (1950) as Comandante Canseco * '' The Minister's Daughter'' (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) as Máximo * ''

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'' (1953) as José * ''

The Magnificent Beast ''La bestia magnífica (Lucha libre)'' ("The Magnificent Beast (Wrestling)") is a 1953 Mexican film directed by Chano Urueta. It tells the story of two good friends who become wrestlers to leave poverty behind, but the arrival of an ambitious ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Spot of the Family ''The Spot of the Family'' or ''The Family's Flaw'' (Spanish: ''El lunar de la familia'') is a 1953 comedy drama film directed by Fernando Méndez and starring Luis Aguilar, Antonio Badú, Sara García and Esther Fernández. Riera p.90-91 It ...

'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1958) * ''

Una cita de amor ''Una cita de amor'' (English: ''A Date of Love'') is a 1958 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Fernández. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. It is based on a novel by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. Cast * Silvia ...

'' (1958) as Juez de * ''

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'' (1959) as

* '' Invincible Guns'' (1960) * ''

Caperucita y Pulgarcito contra los monstruos ''Tom Thumb and Little Red Riding Hood'' () is a 1962 Mexican fantasy adventure film directed by Roberto Rodríguez (Mexican film director), Roberto Rodríguez. The film features the Little Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb in conflict with the Witch ...

'' (1962) as Ogre * '' El padrecito'' (1964) as Don Silvestre Manzanos * '' Viento Negro (film)'' (1965) as Lorenzo Montes * '' La Valentina'' (1966) as Don Juan Zúñiga * ''

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'' (1966) as Fortunato * '' The Partisan of Villa'' (1967)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moreno, Jose Elias 1910 births 1969 deaths Mexican male film actors Road incident deaths in Mexico Golden Age of Mexican cinema Male actors from Jalisco 20th-century Mexican male actors