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Manuel Medel
Manuel Medel (1906 – 1997) was a Mexican film actor.Mraz p.125 A comedian, during the late 1930s he teamed up with the rising star Cantinflas for three films. Selected filmography * '' Such Is My Country'' (1937) * '' Heads or Tails'' (1937) * '' The Sign of Death'' (1939) * '' The Spectre of the Bride'' (1943) * '' The Headless Woman'' (1944) * '' The Black Ace'' (1946) * '' La vida inútil de Pito Pérez'', ''The Useless Life of Pito Perez'' (1944) * ''Madman and Vagabond ''Madman and Vagabond'' (Spanish:''Loco y vagabundo'') is a 1946 Mexican comedy film directed by Carlos Orellana and starring Manuel Medel, Meche Barba and Manuel Arvide.Agrasánchez p.35 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ar ...'' (1946) References Bibliography * Mraz, John. ''Looking for Mexico: Modern Visual Culture and National Identity''. Duke University Press, 2010. External links * 1906 births 1997 deaths Mexican male film actors Male actors from Monterrey 20th-centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monterrey
Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, Monterrey is a major business and industrial hub in North America. The city anchors the Monterrey metropolitan area, the second-largest in Mexico with an estimated population of 5,341,171 people as of 2020 and it is also the second-most productive metropolitan area in Mexico with a GDP (purchasing power parity, PPP) of US$140 billion in 2015. According to the 2020 census, Monterrey itself has a population of 1,142,194. Monterrey is considered one of the most livable cities in Mexico, and a 2018 study ranked the suburb of San Pedro Garza García as the city with the best quality of life in the country. It serves as a commercial center of northern Mexico and is the base of many significant international corporations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Headless Woman (1944 Film)
The Headless Woman can refer to: * ''The Headless Woman'' (1944 film), a 1944 Mexican film * ''The Headless Woman'' (1947 film), a 1947 Argentine film * ''The Headless Woman'' (2008 film), a 2008 Argentine film {{DEFAULTSORT:Headless Woman, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Male Film Actors
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 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 Births
Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, and establish a national assembly, the National Consultative Assembly, Majlis. * January 16–April 7 – The Algeciras Conference convenes, to resolve the First Moroccan Crisis between French Third Republic, France and German Empire, Germany. * January 22 – The strikes a reef off Vancouver Island, Canada, killing over 100 (officially 136) in the ensuing disaster. * January 31 – The 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake, Ecuador–Colombia earthquake (8.8 on the Moment magnitude scale), and associated tsunami, cause at least 500 deaths. * February 7 – is launched, sparking a Anglo-German naval arms race, naval race between Britain and Germany. * February 11 ** Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical ''Vehementer Nos'', de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madman And Vagabond
''Madman and Vagabond'' (Spanish:''Loco y vagabundo'') is a 1946 Mexican comedy film directed by Carlos Orellana and starring Manuel Medel, Meche Barba and Manuel Arvide.Agrasánchez p.35 The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ... Carlos Toussaint. Cast * Manuel Medel as Fortunato * Meche Barba as Virginia * Manuel Arvide as Licenciado * José Jasso as Cacahuate * Beatriz Jimeno as Sara * Chel López as Almirante Nelson * Velia Martinez References Bibliography * Rogelio Agrasánchez. ''Cine Mexicano: Posters from the Golden Age, 1936-1956''. Chronicle Books, 2001. External links * 1946 films 1946 comedy films Mexican comedy films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Carlos Orell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Ace (1944 Film)
''The Black Ace'' (Spanish: ''El as negro'') is a 1944 Mexican mystery film directed and co-written by René Cardona and starring David T. Bamberg and Manuel Medel.Cotter p.17 Cast * David T. Bamberg as Fu Manchu * Tony Díaz * Janice Logan * Chel López * Manuel Medel * Salvador Quiroz Salvador Quiroz (1892–1956) was a Mexican film actor.Kohner, p. 355 Selected filmography * ''Huapango (film), Huapango'' (1938) * ''Horse for Horse'' (1939) * ''With Villa's Veterans'' (1939) * ''To the Sound of the Marimba'' (1941) * ''The 9 ... * Charles Stevens References Bibliography * Cotter, Bob. ''The Mexican Masked Wrestler and Monster Filmography''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1944 films 1944 mystery films Mexican mystery films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by René Cardona Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films Fu Manchu films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spectre Of The Bride
''The Spectre of the Bride'' (Spanish:''El espectro de la novia'') is a 1943 Mexican mystery film directed and co-written by René Cardona and starring David T. Bamberg, Narciso Busquets and Mimí Derba.Cotter p.16 Cast * Julio Ahuet * David T. Bamberg as Fu Manchu * Narciso Busquets as Juanito * Mimí Derba * Cuquita Escobar * Josefina Escobedo * Miguel Ángel Ferriz * Manuel Medel as Satanás * José Pidal * Ángel T. Sala * Agustín Sen * Hernán Vera Hernán Rogelio Vera Pavía (28 October 1892 – 29 January 1964) was a Mexican actor known for usually playing short, small roles, usually as a bartender, during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He began his career in theater, with some works ... References Bibliography * Cotter, Bob. ''The Mexican Masked Wrestler and Monster Filmography''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1943 films 1943 mystery films Mexican mystery films 1960s Spanish-language films Films directed by René Cardona Mexican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundary, maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), and is the List of countries by area, thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 130 million, Mexico is the List of countries by population, tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the Hispanophone#Countries, largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city, which ranks among the List of cities by population, most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Human presence in Mexico dates back to at least 8,000 BC. Mesoamerica, considered a cradle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sign Of Death
''The Sign of Death'' () is a 1939 Mexican film directed by Chano Urueta and starring Cantinflas and Carlos Orellana. The film is part of Cantinflas's early starring roles where he teamed up with Manuel Medel. Plot The film begins with the following text on the screen: Dr. Gallardo (Carlos Orellana), a notable scientist and director of a museum, knows about the existence of a lost fragment of this codex. His absent-minded assistant (Cantinflas) is in charge of being the museum's guide. A clumsy public library inspector (Medel) is after Cantinflas to return a book that he borrowed some time ago. According to Dr. Gallardo, the part of the codex that indicates how the sign that indicates who the predestined maidens to be sacrificed is lost. Some thieves mysteriously enter the museum but only steal an ancient ceremonial dagger made of obsidian. After the robbery, and according to the cycle of the full moon, a young white woman is kidnapped. She is taken before the ceremonial altar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heads Or Tails (1937 Film)
''Heads or Tails'' (Spanish:''Águila o sol'') is a 1938 drama film of the cinema of Mexico. The film is in the public domain in both Mexico and the United States. Plot At birth, three children are abandoned in a convent. They are Polito Sol and his siblings, Adriana and Carmelo Águila and they grow up to become the "Águila o Sol" trio. Many years later, Don Hipólito, Polito's father becomes rich and decides to search for his son. In the end, he finds Polito and the Aguila siblings. Cast * Mario Moreno "Cantinflas" as Polito Sol * Manuel Medel as Carmelo Águila * Margarita Mora as Teresa * Marina Tamayo as Adriana Águila * Luis G. Barreiro as Castro * Manuel Arvide as Hipólito Sol * Margarita Sodi as young Adriana * Jesús de la Mora as young Polito * José Girón Torres as young Carmelo * Dora Ceprano as Dora * Ramón Rey as "El Gallego" * Teresa Rojas * Emma Vogel * Blanca Rosa Otero * José Elías Moreno * Rafael Baledón * Virginia Serret * Julio Ahuet * Toña la Neg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
