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Antonio R. Frausto
Antonio R. Frausto (20 September 1897 – 29 January 1954) was a Mexican film actor.Mora p.39 A leading character actor he became a familiar face during the Golden age of Mexican cinema, appearing more than ninety films. He played the nineteenth century dictator of Mexico Porfirio Díaz on screen several times. Selected filmography * ''Santa (1932 film), Santa'' (1932) * ''Revolution (1933 film), Revolution'' (1933) * ''Godfather Mendoza'' (1934) * ''Juarez and Maximilian'' (1934) * ''Gold and Silver'' (1934) * ''Let's Go with Pancho Villa'' (1936) * ''Such Is My Country'' (1937) * ''Beautiful Mexico'' (1938) * ''Huapango (film), Huapango'' (1938) * ''The Girl's Aunt'' (1938) * ''The Coward (1939 film), The Coward'' (1939) * ''Every Madman to His Specialty'' (1939) * ''Narciso's Hard Luck'' (1940) * ''I Will Live Again'' (1940) * ''You're Missing the Point'' (1940) * ''Alejandra (1942 film), Alejandra'' (1942) * ''Father Gets Entangled Again'' (1942) * ''Doña Bárbara (1943 film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Coward (1939 Film)
''The Coward'' (Spanish: ''El cobarde'') is a 1939 Mexican war film directed by René Cardona and starring Julián Soler, Adria Delhort and Josefina Escobedo. Story Alberto ( Soler) is born in the imaginary republic of Sucravia (a country much like Mexico) in time of war, where his father dies a hero's death. He grows up as an effeminate lover of music. His mother ( Delhort) sends him to the military college. There, Fernando ( Aldás) bullies him, but gradually they become friends. A second war breaks out, and Alberto tries to avoid danger. If he is to change his life, he must face his fear. Reception ''The New York Times'', reviewing the film in 1939, describes ''El Cobarde'' as "likely to keep the spectators guessing until the last reel". In their reviewer's opinion, Cardonas combines some psychology with "considerable talk about the now generally discredited theory of prenatal influence", a mother's genuine pride in her son, and a gentle romance. Soler, says the reviewer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Jorge Fernandez. The film marked the screen debut of Miroslava a Czech refugee who became one of the leading stars of Mexican Cinema. Cast * Roberto Silva as Diego * Miroslava as Amparo * Ernesto Alonso as Octavio * Estela Inda as Laura * José Morcillo as Don Juan Manuel * Antonio R. Frausto Antonio R. Frausto (20 September 1897 – 29 January 1954) was a Mexican film actor.Mora p.39 A leading character actor he became a familiar face during the Golden age of Mexican cinema, appearing more than ninety films. He played the nineteenth c ... as Sostenes * Alberto Torres Lapham as Don José Luis * Lupe Inclán as Agustina * Carolina Barret as Pepita * Luis Beristáin as Carlos * Manuel Noriega Ruiz as Padre Muñoz * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hour Of Truth
''The Hour of Truth'' (Spanish: ''La hora de la verdad'') is a 1945 Mexican drama film directed by Norman Foster and starring Ricardo Montalbán, Virginia Serret, Lilia Michel.Mora p.70 It is set in the world of bullfighting. Cast * Ricardo Montalbán as Rafael Meija * Virginia Serret as Carmela * Lilia Michel as Elena * Roberto Cañedo * Mimí Derba * Miguel Ángel Ferriz * Antonio R. Frausto * Miguel Inclán * Carlos Martínez Baena * Carlos Orellana * Daniel Pastor * Fernando A. Rivero * Emma Roldán Emma Roldán (February 3, 1893 – August 29, 1978) was a Mexican character actress and costume designer. She is remembered as the sharp-tongued, domineering matron of Mexican cinema, and was nominated three times for a Silver Ariel Award. ... * Virginia Zurí References Bibliography * Mora, Carl J. ''Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society''. University of California Press, 1989. External links * 1945 films 1945 drama films Mexican drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Escape (1944 Film)
''The Escape'' () is a 1944 Mexican historical adventure film directed by Norman Foster and starring Esther Fernandez, Ricardo Montalbán, and Carlos Orellana. It is based on the 1880 Guy de Maupassant short story '' Boule de suif''. The sets were designed by the art director José Rodríguez Granada. The film is set during the French Intervention in Mexico. As the Republican forces of Benito Juarez close in on Mexico City, a group of pro-Imperial supporters flee on a stagecoach to the port city of Veracruz. Following the plot of the Maupassant story, the French lieutenant (Montalbán) demands sex from one of the passengers, a young Mexican prostitute (Fernández), in exchange for allowing the stagecoach to continue its journey. He tries to court her while her fellow passengers pressure her to accept. The ending of the film departs from the Maupassant story and makes the leads fall in love to form a tragic romantic couple. The film reunited Esther Fernández and Ricardo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 and Salvador Quiroz.Segre p.89 The film nostalgically recreates the years of the Porfirio Díaz dictatorship in Mexico. It was shot at the Azteca Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Luis Moya. Cast * Fernando Soler as Don Jesús Flores * Sofía Álvarez as Rosario Medina * Joaquín Pardavé as Don Susanito Peñafiel y Somellera * Luis Aldás as Pablo Flores * Antonio R. Frausto as Don Porfirio Díaz * Tana as Adelina Roca * Virginia Zurí as Doña Carmelita * Mimí Derba as Tía Gertrudis * Dolores Camarillo as Conchita, portera * María Luisa Serrano as Tía Cuquita * Conchita Gentil Arcos as Tía Blandina * Salvador Quiroz as Coronel Zamudio * Ricardo Mutio as Luis G. Urb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lightning In The South
''Lightning in the South'' (Spanish: ''El rayo del sur'') is a 1943 Mexican historical drama film directed by Miguel Contreras Torres and starring Domingo Soler, Dolores Camarillo and Consuelo Frank. Riera p.42 It was shot at the Azteca Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Luis Moya. Inspired by the life of José María Morelos and the Mexican War of Independence, it is the sequel to '' Father Morelos''. Cast * Domingo Soler as José María Morelos y Pavón * Carlos López Moctezuma as Hermenegildo Galeana * Dolores Camarillo as María Barragán * Consuelo Frank as María Antonia Morelos * Estela Inda * Miguel Arenas as Comandante Vélez * Ramón Vallarino as Mariano Matamoros * Víctor Urruchúa as Nicolas Bravo * Antonio R. Frausto Antonio R. Frausto (20 September 1897 – 29 January 1954) was a Mexican film actor.Mora p.39 A leading character actor he became a familiar face during the Golden age of Mexican cinema, appearin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father Morelos
''Father Morelos'' (Spanish: ''El padre Morelos'') is a 1943 Mexican historical drama film directed by Miguel Contreras Torres and starring Domingo Soler, Consuelo Frank and Narciso Busquets. It is a biopic inspired by the life of José María Morelos, one of the leaders of the Mexican War of Independence. It was followed by a sequel ''Lightning in the South''.Turner p.300 It was shot at the Azteca Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Luis Moya. Cast * Domingo Soler as José María Morelos y Pavón * Consuelo Frank as María Antonia Morelos * Narciso Busquets as José María Morelos y Pavón niño * Dolores Camarillo as María Barragán * Gloria Morel as Brigida Almonte * Alfredo del Diestro as Melchor Gutiérrez * Antonio R. Frausto as Gregorio Zapién * Raúl Guerrero as Sebastían * Carlos Villarías as Natividad Godínez * Ricardo Mutio as Rafael Guedéa * Socorro Astol as Juana Pavón * Manuel Noriega Manuel A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doña Bárbara (1943 Film)
''Doña Bárbara'' is a 1943 Mexican romantic drama film directed and co-written by Fernando de Fuentes and starring María Félix and Julián Soler. The film is based on the 1929 novel '' Doña Bárbara'' by Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos, who also co-wrote the screenplay. Plot Bárbara is an attractive woman raised mostly on the rivers of Venezuela by her riverboat captain father. Her mother was an Indian woman who died while giving birth to her. She was madly in love with young Asdrúbal until tragedy smashed everything. Some of the men who worked for her father stole their boat and killed her father. The bandits then raped her and shot her boyfriend. This caused her to hate men, but at the same time sleeps with them to get what she wants. She becomes involved with Lorenzo Barquero, the owner of a cattle ranch, with whom she becomes pregnant and has a daughter named Marisela. Barbara later steals Lorenzo's home and fortune and kicks both him and their daughter out, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father Gets Entangled Again
''Father Gets Entangled Again'' (Spanish: ''Papá se enreda otra vez'') is a 1942 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel Zacarías and starring Sara García, Leopoldo Ortín and Virginia Serret. Agrasánchez p.61 The film's sets were designed by the art director Carlos Toussaint. It is a sequel to the 1939 film '' Los enredos de papá''. Cast * Sara García as Petra * Leopoldo Ortín * Miguel Montemayor * Virginia Serret * Antonio R. Frausto Antonio R. Frausto (20 September 1897 – 29 January 1954) was a Mexican film actor.Mora p.39 A leading character actor he became a familiar face during the Golden age of Mexican cinema, appearing more than ninety films. He played the nineteenth c ... * Virginia Zurí * Blanca Rosa Otero * Ángel T. Sala * Chel López * Luis G. Barreiro * Eufrosina García References Bibliography * Agrasánchez, Rogelio. ''Miguel Zacarías: creador de estrellas''. Universidad de Guadalajara, 2000. External links * 1942 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandra (1942 Film)
''Alejandra'' is a 1942 Mexican historical drama film directed by José Benavides hijo and starring Arturo de Córdova, Sara García and Anita Blanch.Solórzano p.39 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ramón Rodríguez Granada. Synopsis After a baby is left on their doorstep one evening, Ricardo and his mother raise the girl, Alejandra. Ricardo doesn't realise that the girl is his own daughter from one of his love affairs. Cast * Arturo de Córdova as Ricardo Ibáñez * Sara García as Doña Elena * Anita Blanch as Irene * Susana Guízar as Alejandra * Dolores Camarillo as Juana * Julio Villarreal as Manuel * Rafael Baledón as Mauricio * José Morcillo as Don Roberto * Antonio R. Frausto as Tomás * 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're Missing The Point
''You're Missing the Point'', or ''Ahí está el detalle'' (Spanish, 'There's the rub', literally 'There lies the detail') is a 1940 Mexican comedy film starring Cantinflas. It was produced by Jesús Grovas and directed by Juan Bustillo Oro, who also co-wrote the screenplay. The film also features Joaquín Pardavé, Sara García, Sofía Álvarez, and Dolores Camarillo. It was the twelfth film in Cantinflas's career, considered one of his best by Mexican film critics, as well as one of Mexico's best films. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carlos Toussaint. Plot summary Cantinflas is the boyfriend of Paz, the household maid of Cayetano Lastre. It is dinnertime and Cantinflas is waiting outside the mansion for Paz's whistle: a sign for Cantinflas to enter the kitchen to eat. This is because there is a dog in the front yard named "Bobby", and Paz's boss is unaware of Cantinflas's forays into the house. While waiting, another man also arrives to do the same, pull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |