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Julio Villarreal
Julio Villarreal (7 November 1885 – 4 August 1958) was a Spanish actor who later settled and worked in Mexico. He also directed two films in the early 1930s.Taibo p.155 Born as Julio Crochet i Martínez Villarreal in Madrid to a family of theater actors, he moved to Argentina and Perú in 1900, then returned to Spain in 1921. After the Spanish Civil War, Julio moved to the United States and in 1932 he finally settled in Mexico City. He acted in many Mexican movies of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema along with many stars such as María Félix, Cantinflas, Pedro Infante and Jorge Negrete who became his son in law by marrying Elisa Christy (Elisa Crochet Asperó), daughter of Julio Villarreal. Selected filmography * ''El rey de los gitanos'' (1933) * ''Sanctuary (1933 film), Sanctuary'' (1933) * ''The Call of the Blood (1934 film), The Call of the Blood'' (1934) * ''Juarez and Maximilian'' (1934) * ''Gold and Silver'' (1934) * ''Café Concordia'' (1939) * ''The Unknown Policeman' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its wikt:monocentric, monocentric Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, second-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the Manzanares (river), River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding Community of Madrid, autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Count Of Monte Cristo (1942 Film)
''The Count of Monte Cristo'' () is an adventure novel by the French writer Alexandre Dumas. It was serialised from 1844 to 1846, and published in book form in 1846. It is one of his most popular works, along with ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844) and '' Man in the Iron Mask'' (1850). Like many of his novels, it was expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter, Auguste Maquet. It is regarded as a classic of both French and world literature. The narrative takes place in France, Italy and islands in the Mediterranean Sea during the historical events of 1815–1839: the era of the Bourbon Restoration through the reign of Louis Philippe I. It begins on the day when Napoleon left his first island of exile, Elba, beginning the Hundred Days period of his return to power. The historical setting is fundamental to the narrative. ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' explores themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy and forgiveness. Before he can marry his fiancée, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of The Fox
''The House of the Fox'' (Spanish: ''La casa de la zorra'') is a 1945 Mexican musical comedy film directed and produced by Juan José Ortega. It stars Virginia Fábregas, Isabela Corona, and Alberto Galán. The film was released on 6 December 1945 at the Palacio cinema. Plot A woman nicknamed "''La zorra''" ("The Fox") runs a gambling house. She welcomes the arrival of her son with great joy. However, "''La zorra''" learns that her business is on the verge of bankruptcy because of the wasteful spending of her son, who plans to escape and elope with a young woman whom he falls in love with. Cast * Virginia Fábregas as Señora Adriana / La zorra * Isabela Corona as Nancy *Alberto Galán as Carlos Velasco *Sara Guasch as Isabel Manrique (as Sara Guash) *Susana Guízar as Teresa * Ricardo Montalbán as Alberto Salcedo * Carlos Orellana as Ancona * Andrea Palma as Lucía Velasco * Andrés Soler as Esteban *Julio Villarreal Julio Villarreal (7 November 1885 – 4 August 1958) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugambilia
''Bugambilia'' (''Bougainvillea'') is a 1945 Mexican drama, romance film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz. Plot In the Mexican city of Guanajuato Guanajuato, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato, is one of the 32 states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Guanajuato, 46 municipalities and its cap ..., in the 1800s, the young and beautiful Amalia de los Robles ( Dolores del Río) wakes up the passion of all the men of the region. This provokes the fury of her widowed father, Don Fernando (Julio Villarreal) who sees in her the face of his dead wife. But Amalia falls in love with the smart Ricardo ( Pedro Armendáriz). Tragic circumstances, however, prevent them from being united. Cast * Dolores del Río .... Amalia de los Robles * Pedro Armendáriz .... Ricardo Rojas * Julio Villarreal .... Don Fernando de los Robles * Alberto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adultery (1945 Film)
''Adultery'' (Spanish: ''Adulterio'') is a 1945 Mexican drama film directed by José Díaz Morales and starring Rosario Granados, Julio Villarreal and Hilde Krüger.Goble p.663 Plot A man commits suicide due to his wife's infidelity. The man's father then attempts to determine by scientific means which of his granddaughters is not his biological grandchild. Cast * Rosario Granados as Laura * Julio Villarreal as Don Agustín Escandón * Hilde Krüger as Graciela * Prudencia Grifell as Doña Lupita * Nuri Conde as María * Carlos Amador as Pedro * Maruja Grifell as Gregoria * Roberto Corell * Jesús Valero * Edmundo Espino Edmundo Espino (July 19, 1894 – December 24, 1964) was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez p.159 Selected filmography References Bibliography * Rogelio Agrasánchez. ''Guillermo Calles: A Biography of the Actor and Mexican Cinema Pioneer' ... as Alcalde * Estanislao Shilinsky as Damán * Manuel Arvide * Roberto Cañedo as Amante ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twilight (1945 Film)
''Twilight'' (Spanish: ''Crepúsculo'') is a 1945 Mexican drama film directed by Julio Bracho and starring Arturo de Córdova, Gloria Marín and Julio Villarreal. Synopsis Shortly before leaving for a trip to Europe, the celebrated Doctor Alejandro Mangino sees his former girlfriend Lucía posing nude in an art class. He becomes infatuated with her once more, but after returning from Europe he finds she is married to his best friend, Ricardo. He tries desperately to avoid Lucía, but struggles to overcome his obsessive feelings. She entices him into having an affair with her, despite the concerns of Lucía's younger sister Cristina, who also has a crush on Doctor Mangino. Mangino endures psychological trauma when he has to operate on Ricardo to save his life. Cast * Arturo de Córdova as Alejandro Mangino * Gloria Marín as Lucía * Julio Villarreal as Maestro de psiquiatria * Manuel Arvide as Ricardo Molina * Octavio Martínez as Sebastián, mayordomo * Felipe Mont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Monk
''The White Monk'' (Spanish:''El monje blanco'') is a 1945 Mexican historical drama film directed and co-written by Julio Bracho and starring María Félix, Tomás Perrín and Julio Villarreal.Taibo p.138 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorge Fernandez. It is set in Italy in the thirteenth century. Cast * María Félix as Gálata Orsina * Tomás Perrín as Conde Hugo del Saso / Fray Paracleto * Julio Villarreal as Sacerdote * Paco Fuentes as Capolupo * Consuelo Guerrero de Luna as Condesa Próspera Huberta * María Douglas as Mina Amanda * José Pidal as Fray Matías * Manuel Noriega * Fanny Schiller * Felipe Montoya as Marco Leone * Ángel T. Sala as Montero * José Elías Moreno José Elías Moreno (12 November 1910 – 15 July 1969) was a Mexican character actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1937 and 1969. He was from the state of Jalisco. His José Elías Moreno Jr., son of the same name, born in 1956 ... * Ernesto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Lupe And My Horse
''My Lupe and My Horse'' () is a 1944 Mexican western comedy film directed by Carlos Toussaint. María Luisa Zea, Julio Villarreal Julio Villarreal (7 November 1885 – 4 August 1958) was a Spanish actor who later settled and worked in Mexico. He also directed two films in the early 1930s.Taibo p.155 Born as Julio Crochet i Martínez Villarreal in Madrid to a family of theat ... and Fernando Fernández star in this of the "ranchera" genre. References External links * 1944 films 1940s Western (genre) comedy films Mexican black-and-white films Mexican Western (genre) comedy films 1944 comedy films 1940s Mexican films Films directed by Carlos Toussaint 1940s Spanish-language films Spanish-language Western (genre) comedy films {{1940s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Strogoff (1944 Film)
''Michael Strogoff'' (Spanish: ''Miguel Strogoff'') is a 1944 Mexican historical drama film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Julián Soler, Lupita Tovar and Julio Villarreal. It is based on the 1876 Jules Verne novel ''Michael Strogoff''. Numerous adaptations have been made of the story.Goble p.477 The film's sets were designed by the art director Manuel Fontanals. Main cast * Julián Soler as Miguel Strogoff * Lupita Tovar as Nadia Fedorova *Julio Villarreal as Iván Ogareff * Anita Blanch as Sangarra Petrova * Andrés Soler as Jolivet * Miguel Arenas as Czar * Victoria Argota as Madre de Miguel * Luis G. Barreiro as Harry Blount * Charles Stevens as Secuaz de Tártaro * Salvador Quiroz as Governor * Francisco Jambrina as General *Manuel Dondé Manuel Dondé (1906 – 27 May 1976) was a Mexican film actor.Kohner p.355 He frequently played villains during his long film career. Selected filmography * ''La Llorona (1933 film), La llorona'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Columbus (1943 Film)
''Christopher Columbus'' (Spanish: ''Cristóbal Colón'') is a 1943 Mexican historical drama film directed by José Díaz Morales and starring Julio Villarreal, Consuelo Frank and Lina Montes.Noriega & Ricci p. The film's sets were designed by the art director Manuel Fontanals. It is also known by the subtitle ''The Greatness of America'' (''La grandeza de America''). Cast * Julio Villarreal Julio Villarreal (7 November 1885 – 4 August 1958) was a Spanish actor who later settled and worked in Mexico. He also directed two films in the early 1930s.Taibo p.155 Born as Julio Crochet i Martínez Villarreal in Madrid to a family of theat ... as Cristóbal Colón * Consuelo Frank as Reina Isabel la Católica * Lina Montes as Beatriz * José Baviera as Rey Fernando el Católico * Carlos López Moctezuma as Bobadilla * Andrés Novo as Fray Juan Pérez * Manuel Arvide as Cardenal Mendoza * Jesús Valero as Santangel * Rafael María de Labra as Martín Alonso Pinzón * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rebel (1943 Film)
''The Rebel'' (Spanish: ''El rebelde'') is a 1943 Mexican musical drama film directed by Jaime Salvador and starring Jorge Negrete, María Elena Marqués and Julio Villarreal. Riera p.76 It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorge Fernández. Inspired by the novel '' Dubrovsky'' by Alexander Pushkin, it shifted the setting from Russia to Mexico. Cast * Jorge Negrete as Juan Manuel de Mendoza * María Elena Marqués as Ana María de la Vega * Julio Villarreal as Don Pablo de la Vega * Miguel Ángel Ferriz as Antonio de Mendoza * Felipe Montoya as Pedro * Alfonso Ruiz Gómez as Felipe de Montellano * Fernando Soto as Bandido * Conchita Gentil Arcos as Criada de don Pablo * Alfonso Jiménez Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic Kingdom i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simón Bolívar (1942 Film)
''Simón Bolívar'' is a 1942 Mexican historical drama film written, directed and produced by Miguel Contreras Torres and starring Julián Soler, Marina Tamayo and Carlos Orellana. It is a biopic of the revolutionary Simón Bolívar who fought to end Spanish rule over much of Latin America. Cast * Julián Soler - Simón Bolívar * Marina Tamayo - Manuela Sáenz * Carlos Orellana - General José Antonio Páez * Margarita Mora - Josefina Machado * Anita Blanch - Fanny du Villars * Domingo Soler - General Jacinto Lara * Pedro Armendáriz - General Briceño Méndez * Julio Villarreal - General Pablo Morillo * Carlos López Moctezuma - General José Tomás Boves * Francisco Jambrina - Mariscal Antonio José de Sucre * Miguel Inclán - Sargento Pérez * Carmen Molina - María Teresa del Toro * Tito Junco - General Francisco de Paula Santander * Alberto G. Vázquez - General José de San Martín * Víctor Manuel Mendoza - La Mar * Víctor Urruchúa - General José Mar� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
