Luis Aldás (10 March 1910 – 16 May 1990) was an Argentine

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. ...

.Pitts p.356 He emigrated to Mexico and became a star during the

Golden age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema (Spanish: la Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano), spanning the 1930s to 1950s, was a prolific era during which Mexico emerged as the leading film producer in Latin America. Filmmakers during this period tackled themes ...

. He appeared in more than fifty films during his career. Aldás was married four times. His wives included the Mexican actress Virginia Serret, the Brazilian actress Leonora Amar and the Mexican singer Lucy Gallardo.

Selected filmography

* '' The Night of the Mayas'' (1939) * '' The Coward'' (1939) * '' Three Men of the River'' (1943) * ''

My Memories of Mexico ''My Memories of Mexico'' (Spanish: ''México de mis recuerdos'') is a 1944 Mexican historical musical film directed as well as written by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Fernando Soler, Sofía Álvarez, Joaquín Pardavé, Dolores Camarillo an ...

'' (1944) * ''

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. Tuñó ...

'' (1944) * '' He Who Died of Love'' (1945) * '' The Devourer'' (1946) * ''

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 Me ...

'' (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) * '' Zorina'' (1949) * '' My Wife Is Not Mine'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1951) * '' I Don't Deny My Past'' (1952) *''

The Boxer "The Boxer" is a song written by Paul Simon and recorded by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fifth and final studio album, '' Bridge over Troubled Water'' (1970). Produced by the duo and Roy Halee, it was released as a stan ...

'' (1958)

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012.

External links

* 1910 births 1990 deaths Argentine male film actors Argentine emigrants to Mexico 20th-century Argentine male actors Argentine people of Basque descent {{Argentina-film-actor-stub