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Cruel Destiny
''Cruel Destiny'' (Spanish: ''Cruel destino'') is a 1944 Mexican musical drama film directed by Juan Orol and starring María Antonieta Pons, Juan José Martínez Casado and Florencio Castelló. Riera p.90 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ramón Rodríguez Granada. It is part of the tradition of Rumberas films, popular during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. Synopsis Since childhood Alice and Armando have dreamed of a future together. However when they reach adulthood he objects to her becoming a dancer in a cabaret, leading her to fall into the clutches of another man. Cast * María Antonieta Pons as Alice * Juan José Martínez Casado as Armando * Florencio Castelló * José Eduardo Pérez * Carolina Barret * Manuel Noriega * José Pulido * Jorge Arriaga * Guillermo Familiar * Gilberto González * Raúl Guerrero * Chel López * Kiko Mendive * Joaquín Roche Joaquín or Joaquin is a male given name, the Spanish version of Joachim. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Orol
Juan Rogelio García García (August 4, 1897 – May 26, 1988), better known as Juan Orol, was a Spanish-born Mexican actor, film producer, director and screenwriter. Orol was a pioneer of the Mexican cinema's first talkies and one of the main promoters of the Rumberas film in the ''Golden Age of Mexican cinema''. His films have been described as cult films. Biography Early life Juan Rogelio García García was born on August 4, 1897, in the parish of Santiso, in the town of Lalín, Lalin in Pontevedra, Spain. His father was a commander of the Spanish armed forces. His mother, a woman of peasant origin, was a single mother. Later, she married a man who didn't want to take care of another man's son, so she sent Orol to Cuba to live with a friend. In Cuba, Orol lived in the low neighborhoods, known in Cuba as "solares". There, he had a lot of contact with people of African origin, who taught him all his dance techniques. Young Orol had many occupations at the same time: boxer, mec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolina Barret
Carolina Barret (21 October 1916 – 13 October 2010) was a Mexican film actress.Agrasánchez p.160 Selected filmography * ''Such Is My Country'' (1937) * ''Poppy of the Road'' (1937) * '' Narciso's Hard Luck'' (1940) * ''The Unknown Policeman'' (1941) * ''Five Minutes of Love'' (1941) * ''Alejandra'' (1942) * ''La razón de la culpa'' (1942) * ''María Eugenia'' (1943) * ''Santa'' (1943) * '' Land of Passions'' (1943) * ''Beautiful Michoacán'' (1943) * ''Cruel Destiny'' (1944) * ''Tragic Wedding'' (1946) * ''Five Faces of Woman'' (1947) * '' You Have the Eyes of a Deadly Woman'' (1947) * '' Fly Away, Young Man!'' (1947) * ''Opium'' (1949) * '' Doctor on Call'' (1950) * ''Hotel Room'' (1953) * ''Black Ace Babe Kyro Lemon Turner (December 21, 1905 – November 7, 1972) was an American Texas blues musician most frequently known by the stage name Black Ace. He was also known as B. K. Turner, Black Ace Turner, Babe Turner and Buck Turner. Biog ...'' (1954) * '' Tívoli'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Drama Films
Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people of the Valley of Mexico ** Being related to the State of Mexico, one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico ** Culture of Mexico *** Mexican cuisine *** historical synonym of Nahuatl, language of the Nahua people (including the Mexica) Arts and entertainment * "The Mexican" (short story), by Jack London * "The Mexican" (song), by the band Babe Ruth * Regional Mexican, a Latin music radio format Films * ''The Mexican'' (1918 film), a German silent film * ''The Mexican'' (1955 film), a Soviet film by Vladimir Kaplunovsky based on the Jack London story, starring Georgy Vitsin * ''The Mexican'', a 2001 American comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts Other uses * USS ''Mexican'' (ID-1655), United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s Spanish-language Films
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1944 Films
The year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning '' Going My Way'' plus popular murder mysteries such as '' Double Indemnity'', '' Gaslight'' and '' Laura''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1944 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *March 16 – MGM's supernatural romantic drama '' A Guy Named Joe'', starring Spencer Tracy and Irene Dunne, opens in Los Angeles. *May 3 – The musical comedy drama '' Going My Way'', directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald, premieres in New York City. It opens in Los Angeles on August 16. The highest-grossing picture of the year, it goes on to win a total of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for McCary, Best Actor for Crosby and Best Original Song for " Swinging on a Star". *May 13 – Dale Evans appears in her first film with future husband, Roy Rogers – '' Cowboy and the Senorita''. *Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquín Roche
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Kiko Mendive
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Raúl Guerrero
Raul, Raúl, Raül, and Raüll are forms of a common first name in Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician, Asturian, Basque, Aragonese, and Catalan. The name is cognate of the Anglo-Germanic given name Ralph or Rudolph and the French Raoul, and is derived from Old English Rædwulf through Radulf.Entry 'Raul' in th inforpedia.pt website. Accessed on 2023-03-19. It is also a popular common boy name in . The name is usually spelled "Raul" in Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian; [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilberto González (actor)
Gilberto González (1906 - 21 March 1954) was a Mexican actor. He appeared in more than ninety films from 1933 to 1954. Biography Gilberto González was born in 1906 in México City, México. After several attempts, in 1933 he found a spot as an extra in the film Su última canción. In his third film (Janitzio (1935)) he gets the antagonistic role, which made life impossible for the protagonist, played by Emilio “Indio” Fernández. He was given the opportunity to play the major villain in other films as a result of this performance. He appeared in more than ninety films from 1933 to 1954. Among the films in which he acts, Rebel Souls (1937) stands out, where three of the future pillars of Mexican cinema made their debut: Raúl de Anda, Alejandro Galindo (director), Alejandro Galindo and Víctor Manuel Mendoza, as producer, director and actor respectively; The Bandits of Cold River (1938), Sota, horse and king (1944), in which Luis Aguilar (actor), Luis Aguilar made his debut, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Familiar
Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People * Guillermo Amador (born 1974), American musician *Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player *Guillermo Arévalo (born 1952), a Shipibo shaman and ''curandero'' (healer) of the Peruvian Amazon; among the Shipibo he is known as Kestenbetsa *Guillermo Barros Schelotto (born 1973), Argentine former football player * Guillermo Bermejo (born 1975), Peruvian politician * Guillermo C. Blest (1800–1884), Anglo-Irish physician settled in Chile *Guillermo Cañas, Argentine tennis player *Guillermo Chong, Chilean geologist *Guillermo Coria, another Argentine tennis player *Guillermo Dávila, Venezuelan actor and singer *Guillermo Díaz (actor) (born 1975), American actor of Cuban descent *Guillermo Diaz (basketball), Puerto Rican basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers *Guillermo del Toro, Mexica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |