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My Adorable Savage
''My Adorable Savage'' (Spanish: ''Mi adorado salvaje'') is a 1952 Mexican comedy film directed by Jaime Salvador and starring Armando Calvo, Rita Macedo and Prudencia Grifell. Riera p.100 The film's sets were designed by the art director Francisco Marco Chillet. Synopsis When her relations back in Spain organise a marriage for their niece, she pretends to already be married and ropes in man to act as her husband while her folks are visiting Mexico. Cast * Armando Calvo * Rita Macedo * Nono Arsu * Juan Calvo * Prudencia Grifell * Rosa Carballo * Conchita Gentil Arcos * Lupe Llaca * Pepita Morillo * Virginia Nemer * Luis Pérez Meza * Enrique Zambrano * Dalia Íñiguez Dalia Íñiguez (1901–1995) was a Cuban film and television actress.Cuadriello p.47 She appeared in a number of films during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, later appearing largely in telenovas. She was married to the actors Rafael Bertrand ... References Bibliography * Pierce, Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Salvador
Jaime Salvador Valls (4 November 1901 – 18 October 1976) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director of the Golden era of Mexican cinema. He is known for writing and directing various low-budget comedies, westerns, and rancheras. Selected filmography * '' Castillos en el aire'' (1938) * ''The Unknown Policeman'' (1941, writer only) * '' The Rebel'' (1943) * ''The Hunchback / El Jorobado'', a.k.a. ''Henry / Enrique of / de Lagardère '' (1943-44) : fourth known film version, and the first non-French or French-speaking one, of '' The Hunchback (Le Bossu)'', a French novel by Paul Féval in the 19th century, here with Jorge Negrete. * '' Gran Hotel'' (1944, writer only) * '' The Daughter of the Regiment'' (1944) * ''Marina'' (1945) * '' A Day with the Devil'' (1945, writer only) * '' Boom in the Moon'', aka ''The Modern-Day Bluebeard'' (1946) * '' I Am a Fugitive'' (1946, writer only) * '' Fly Away, Young Man!'' (1947, writer only) * '' Voices of Spring'' (1947) * '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conchita Gentil Arcos
Conchita Gentil Arcos (1897 – 23 December 1982) was a Mexican actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema as a character actress in supporting roles. She was the sister of María Gentil Arcos, also an actress in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema; Conchita began her work as an actress in 1932, while María did not start her career until 1938. Conchita starred in comedies such as ''Mi viuda alegre'' ("My Cheerful Widow") in 1941 or ''Romeo and Juliet'' in 1943, as well as in '' Music, Poetry and Madness'' in 1947, as the dreamy and romantic aunt by Meche Barba's character, a fan of adventure novels that falls in love with Marcelo Chávez's character, or in '' The Lost Child'', also in 1947, alongside Chávez and Germán Valdés. She also appeared as the usurer who flirts with Pedro Infante's character only to be murdered in '' Nosotros los Pobres'' in 1947. The writer Carlos Monsiváis referred to her (alongside her sister María) as one of the "complementary faces" of Mexican ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Comedy Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annex the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establishes his headquarters and the colonies t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Comedy 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] |
1950s Spanish-language Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annex the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establishes his headquarters and the colonies th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Films
The year 1952 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films United States The top ten 1952 released films by box office gross in the United States are as follows: International Events *January 10 – Cecil B. DeMille's circus epic, '' The Greatest Show on Earth'', is premièred at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. * March 27 – The MGM musical '' Singin' in the Rain'' premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. *May 26 – Decision reached in Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson determining that certain provisions of the New York Education Law allowing a censor to forbid the commercial showing of any non-licensed motion picture film, or revoke or deny the license of a film deemed to be "sacrilegious," was a "restraint on freedom of speech" and thereby a violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. * September 19 – While Charlie Chaplin is at sea on his way to the United Kingdom, the United States Attorney-General, Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalia Íñiguez
Dalia Íñiguez (1901–1995) was a Cuban film and television actress.Cuadriello p.47 She appeared in a number of films during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, later appearing largely in telenovas. She was married to the actors Rafael Bertrand and Juan Pulido. Selected filmography * '' El puente del castigo'' (1946) * ''El ropavejero'' (1949) * '' The Fallen Angel'' (1949) * '' The Black Sheep'' (1949) * '' Zorina'' (1949) * '' The Devil Is a Woman'' (1950) * '' My Goddaughter's Difficulties'' (1951) * '' My Husband'' (1951) * '' Nobody's Children'' (1952) * '' My Adorable Savage'' (1952) * '' Marejada'' (1952) * ''The Strange Passenger ''The Strange Passenger'' (Spanish: ''La extraña pasajera'') is a 1953 Mexican mystery film directed by Fernando A. Rivero and starring Emilia Guiú, Víctor Manuel Mendoza and Tito Junco.Amador p.126 It was shot at the Tepeyac Studios in Mex ...'' (1953) * '' She, Lucifer and I'' (1953) * '' The White Rose'' (1954) * '' ...Y mañana será ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Zambrano
Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk (Dutch), Henri (French), and Henrique (Portuguese). Common nicknames of Enrique are Kiki, Kiko, Kike, Rick, Ricky, and Quique. Enrique is also a surname. A variant surname is '' Enriquez'' (son of Enrique). Notable people with the name include: Given name * Enrique of Malacca (fl. 1511–1521), Malay slave who may have been the first person to travel around the world * Enrique Aguirre (born 1979), Argentine athlete * Enrique Álvarez Félix (1934–1996), Mexican actor * Enrique Bátiz (1942–2025), Mexican conductor and concert pianist * Enrique Bolaños (1928–2021), President of Nicaragua from 2002 to 2007 * Enrique Bunbury (born 1967), Spanish singer and band member of Heroes Del Silencio * Enrique Campos (born 1961), Venezuelan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Pérez Meza
Ignacio Pérez Meza (22 May 1917 – 9 June 1981), better known as Luis Pérez Meza or El Trovador del Campo, was a Mexican singer, boxer and actor. He was a singer of banda and ranchera music, he also appeared in several films of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Pérez Meza's holiday home in Mazatlán, Sinaloa served briefly as museum and cultural center. Early life and career Luis Pérez Meza, whose given name was Ignacio (he changed it to that of a brother who died prematurely) was born in La Rastra, in the municipality of Cosalá, Sinaloa. Sources differ as to his date of birth (May or July 1917) to Zenón or Simón Pérez and Isabel Meza. In 1925 he began his studies in Culiacán and between 1931 and 1935 he made his first performances as part of the duo "Chico y Nacho" with Francisco Anzures Parra. He combined this career with that of boxer, in which he had the nickname of Kid Mundial and in which he is credited with at least sixty knockouts. In 1936 he went on a tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Nemer
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The state's List of capitals in the United States, capital is Richmond, Virginia, Richmond and its most populous city is Virginia Beach, Virginia, Virginia Beach. Its most populous subdivision is Fairfax County, Virginia, Fairfax County, part of Northern Virginia, where slightly over a third of Virginia's population of more than 8.8million live. Eastern Virginia is part of the Atlantic Plain, and the Middle Peninsula forms the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Central Virginia lies predominantly in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont, the foothill region of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which cross the western and southwestern parts of the state. The fertile Shenandoah Valley fosters the state's mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
