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Huracán Ramírez (film)
''Huracán Ramírez'' (''Hurricane Ramirez'') is a 1953 black-and-white Mexican ''Luchador films, luchador'' film directed by Joselito Rodríguez and co-written by Joselito Rodríguez, Juan Rodríguez Mas, and Jesús Saucedo. The film follows the story of Fernando Torres, a young man who decides to follow in his father's footsteps by donning the secret identity of Huracán Ramírez, a masked luchador, despite his father's wishes to the contrary. Huracán Ramírez was the first of a series of wrestling films to introduce the fictitious title character. Unlike later films of the genre, its storyline focused on more dramatic subplots and light comedy. Although actor David Silva (actor), David Silva portrayed the role of Fernando Torres, the wrestling scenes and action sequences were performed by real-life wrestler Eduardo Bonada. Bonada was contracted to wrestle as Huracán Ramírez following the film's release, until he grew tired of the gimmick and was replaced by luchador Huracá ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joselito Rodríguez
Joselito Rodríguez (12 February 1907 – 14 September 1985) was a Mexican screenwriter and film director.Biltereyst & Gennari p.76 Selected filmography Director * ''The Priest's Secret'' (1941) * ''Angelitos negros (1948 film), Angelitos negros'' (1948) * ''Anacleto Gets Divorced'' (1950) * ''Cuando los hijos pecan, When Children Sin'' (1952) * ''Black Skull (film), Black Skull'' (1960) * ''Angelitos negros (1970 film), Angelitos negros'' (1970) Screenwriter * ''My General's Women'' (1951) References Bibliography * Daniel Biltereyst & Daniela Treveri Gennari. ''Moralizing Cinema: Film, Catholicism, and Power''. Routledge, 2014. External links * 1907 births 1985 deaths Mexican film producers Writers from Mexico City Film directors from Mexico City 20th-century Mexican screenwriters 20th-century Mexican male writers {{Mexico-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |