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Janet Alcoriza
Janet Alcoriza (born Janet Riesenfeld; January 4, 1918 – November 12, 1998), also known as Raquel Rojas, was an American screenwriter and actress of Austrian and Scotch-Irish descent who spent most of her career in Mexico. She contributed to more than 50 films from 1945 to 1987, and early in her career was associated with Luis Buñuel. Biography Her father, Vienna-born composer Hugo Riesenfeld, emigrated to the United States in 1907, where he met and married Mabel Dunning. The couple had Janet in 1918 in New York City. When she was a girl, she fell in love with acting when she observed performances at the theater her father operated. She took lessons from her father's dancing teacher, and she later spent time in Mexico and Spain, which aided her in becoming fluent in Spanish. She later wrote about her experiences in Spain (which was at war at the time) in an autobiographical book. Janet was married to Mexican screenwriter and director Luis Alcoriza. Selected filmography A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global cultural, financial, entertainment, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences, research, technology, educa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Gringo Girl In Mexico
''A Gringo Girl in Mexico'' (Spanish:''Una gringuita en México'') is a 1951 Mexican comedy film directed by Julián Soler and starring Antonio Badú, Martha Roth and Óscar Pulido.Wilt p.252 Cast * Antonio Badú as Pablo * Martha Roth as Barbara Smith * Óscar Pulido as Atenogenes * Fanny Schiller as Tía Rosa * Aurora Walker as Doña Julia * Roberto Coboa s Gabucho * Amada Dosamantes as Benita, sirvienta * Beatriz Saavedra as Silvia * Roc Galván * Wolf Ruvinskis * Ernesto Finance * Jaime Valdés * Manuel Tamés hijo * Enrique Zambrano * Francisco Fuentes as Madaleno * Estela Matute * José Chávez * Margarita Luna * Hernán Vera * José Pardavé * Lupe Carriles * Cecilia Leger Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. The name has been popularly used in Europe (particularly the United Kingdom and Italy, where in 2018 it was the 43rd most popular name for girls born ... * Humberto Rod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm A Real Mexican
''I'm a Real Mexican'' (Spanish: ''Soy puro mexicano'') is a 1942 Mexican comedy thriller film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Pedro Armendariz, Janet Alcoriza and David Silva. Its plot has drawn comparisons to the American '' All Through the Night'' released the same year.Herzberg The film's sets were designed by the art director Jesús Bracho. Synopsis A Mexican bandit escapes from jail and becomes entangled with a ring of Axis agents who are plotting an invasion of Mexico. Cast * Pedro Armendáriz as Guadalupe Padilla * Janet Alcoriza as Raquel * David Silva as Juan Fernández * Andrés Soler as Osoruki Kamasuri * Margarita Cortés as Conchita * Charles Rooner as Rudolph Hermann von Ricker * Antonio Bravo as Agente X 32 * Alfredo Varela as Pepe * Pedro Galindo * Alejandro Cobo * Miguel Inclán as Pedro * Armando Soto La Marina as Ángel * Conchita Sáenz as Mamá de Conchita * Alfonso Bedoya * Abelardo Guttiérez * Egon Zappert * Ernest Ruschin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Criminal Life Of Archibaldo De La Cruz
''The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz'' (original Spanish title: ''Ensayo de un crimen'', "Rehearsal for a Murder") is a 1955 Mexican crime film by Spanish-born writer-director Luis Buñuel. It focuses on a would-be serial killer whose plans, although elaborate, never result in an actual murder. Plot Archibaldo de la Cruz (Alonso) is a wealthy Mexican man. As a privileged child during the Mexican Revolution, he witnessed the death of his governess, who died as she told him a fable about a music box that his mother had just given him. Because of the contents of the story and the coincidental timing of the governess's death, a young Archibaldo concludes that he had killed the woman using the music box. It is from there that his desire to kill begins. As an adult, Archibaldo relates this story to a nun, and threatens to kill her with a straight razor. The terrified woman runs from Archibaldo, eventually running into an empty elevator shaft to her death. Archibaldo is called i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Exterminating Angel
''The Exterminating Angel'' ( es, El ángel exterminador, links=no) is a 1962 Mexican surrealist film written and directed by Luis Buñuel, starring Silvia Pinal, and produced by Pinal's then-husband Gustavo Alatriste. It tells the story of a group of wealthy guests who find themselves unable to leave after a lavish dinner party, and the chaos that ensues. Sharply satirical and allegorical, the film contains a depiction of the aristocracy that suggests they "harbor savage instincts and unspeakable secrets".Roger Ebert''The Exterminating Angel'', RogerEbert.com, 11 May 1997. In 2004, ''The New York Times'' included the film in a list of "The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made". The film was adapted into an opera of the same name in 2016. Plot After a night at the opera, Edmundo and Lucía Nóbile are having 18 wealthy acquaintances over for a dinner party at their lavish mansion. The servants inexplicably begin to leave as the guests are about to arrive and, by the time the meal is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tlayucan
''Tlayucan'' is a 1962 Mexican comedy film directed by Luis Alcoriza and based on a novel by Jesús Murciélago Velázquez. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Cast * Julio Aldama as Eufemio Zárate * Norma Angélica Ladrón de Guevara as Chabela * Andrés Soler as Don Carlos * Anita Blanch as Prisca * Noé Murayama as Matías * Juan Carlos Ortiz as Nico (as niño Juan Carlos Ortíz) * Pancho Córdova as Sacristán * Eric del Castillo as Doroteo * Dolores Camarillo as Dolores (as Dolores Camarillo 'Fraustita') * Antonio Bravo as Doctor * Amado Zumaya as Máximo * Joaquín Martínez See also * List of submissions to the 35th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Mexican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Mexico has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1957. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science ... [...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 1940s Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Strange Woman (1947 Film)
''The Strange Woman'' (Spanish: ''Una extraña mujer'') is a 1947 Mexican drama film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Roberto Silva, Alicia Barrié, and Andrés Soler. It was written by Luis Alcoriza. Plot summary Cast * Roberto Silva * Alicia Barrié * Andrés Soler * Inés Edmonson * Consuelo Guerrero de Luna * Agustín Isunza Agustín Isunza (1900–1978) was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez p.158 He appeared in over two hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * '' In the Times of Don Porfirio'' (1940) * ''The Unknown Policeman'' (1941) * '' Jesusita in ... * Beatriz Alatorre * Rafael Alcayde * José Morcillo References External links * 1947 films 1940s Spanish-language films Mexican black-and-white films Mexican drama films 1947 drama films Films directed by Miguel M. Delgado 1940s Mexican films Films scored by Gonzalo Curiel {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nocturne Of Love (1948 Film)
''Nocturne of Love'' (Spanish: ''Nocturno de amor'') is a 1948 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel and starring Miroslava, Víctor Junco and Hilda Sour, with the special participation of Yolanda Montes. It was co-written by Luis and Janet Alcoriza.González Casanova, p. 61. Cast * Miroslava as Marta Reyes * Víctor Junco * Hilda Sour * Carlos Martínez Baena * Miguel Ángel Ferriz * Alfredo Varela * Juan Orraca * Francisco Reiguera * Roberto Y. Palacios * Lupe del Castillo * Lilia Prado Lilia (Latin plural, meaning "lilies" in English; singular, ''lilium'') are pit traps arranged in a quincunx pattern dug by the Roman armies in front of their defences. Frequently they had sharpened stakes set inside them as an extra obstacle to a ... * Juan Bruno Tarraza * Yolanda Montes References Bibliography *Aviña, Rafael. ''David Silva: Un campeón de mil rostros''. UNAM, 2007. *González Casanova, Manuel. ''Luis Alcoriza: Soy un solitario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flor De Caña
''Flor de caña'' ("Sugarcane Flower") is a 1948 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. Alcoriza was born in Spain and, exiled because of the Spanish Civil War, established himself in Mexico from 1940 .... External links * 1948 films 1940s Spanish-language films Mexican black-and-white films Films scored by Manuel Esperón Mexican drama films 1948 drama films 1940s Mexican films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Madcap
''El Gran Calavera'' ( ''The Great Madcap'') is a 1949 Mexican comedy film directed by Luis Buñuel. The plot concerns a family patriarch who fakes losing all his wealth to end his family's self-indulgent ways. Plot Everyone takes advantage of Ramiro de la Mata ( Fernando Soler), a funny drunkard and rich widower. His daughter Virginia (Rosario Granados), and his son Eduardo (Gustavo Rojo), as well as his lazy brother Ladislao (Andrés Soler), and his sister-in-law Milagros (Maruja Grifell), all do nothing while living at Ramiro's expense. Gregorio (Francisco Jambrina), his other brother tries to help him by making everyone believe that Ramiro is financially ruined, forcing the family to look for jobs of their own. Cast See also * ''Nosotros los Nobles ', also called ''The Noble Family'' and ''We Are the Nobles'', is a 2013 Mexican dark comedy film directed by Gary Alazraki, starring Gonzalo Vega, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Karla Souza and Juan Pablo Gil, with Ianis Guerrero, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tú, Solo Tú (film)
''Tú, solo tú'' (''You, Only You'') is a 1950 Mexican film. It was written by Janet Alcoriza and Luis Alcoriza. Cast * Rosita Quintana * Luis Aguilar * Luis Alcoriza * Arturo Soto Rangel * Dolores Camarillo Dolores Camarillo (March 31, 1910 – February 8, 1988) was a Mexican character actress of film, television, and theater. She also was a makeup artist for films, and was frequently billed as "Fraustita". Personal life The daughter of acto ... * Rina Valdarno * Freddie Romero * Roberto Y. Palacios * Eufrosina García ... (as La Flaca) * José Escanero * José Chávez * Ricardo Adalid * José Pardavé * Pascual García Peña * Edmundo Espino External links * 1950 films 1950s Spanish-language films Mexican musical comedy films 1950 musical comedy films Mexican black-and-white films Films directed by Miguel M. Delgado 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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