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Panteón Jardín
Panteón Jardín ("Garden Cemetery") is a cemetery in Mexico City in which several notable people are interred. It is located in the southwest of the city, between the San Ángel and Olivar de los Padres boroughs. It is a garden cemetery, built in what used to be the outskirts of the city in the 1930s. It's wide central boulevard leads to a small hill in the back. It's near 150 acres are used mostly for Catholic burials, but has a special section for Jewish ones, called ''La Fraternidad'' (The Fraternity). Since 1946, another section belongs to the National Association of Actors (National Association of Actors), used mainly for actors and actresses. It has a capacity of 85,000 graves. It's non-denominational, and even as a private cemetery, it's open to the public. Notable people buried here are artists, musicians, actors and actresses, politicians and presidents. This makes it a tourist attraction and pilgrimage site for the fans of popular culture Mexican actors, specially fr ... [...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] |
Mercedes Pinto
Mercedes Pinto Armas (12 October 1883 in La Laguna, Tenerife – 21 October 1976 in Ciudad de México) was a Spanish writer. Her 1926 novel ''He'' is the basis of the Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish and Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians and directors to be one of the greatest and ... film ''Él'' (''This Strange Passion'', 1953).Miriam Haddu, Joanna Page Visual Synergies in Fiction and Documentary Film from ...0230622151 2009 - Page 179 "Luis Buñuel's Él (This Strange Passion, 1952) is based on an autobiographical, hybrid novel, entitled Pensamientos(1926), by Mercedes Pinto. In this novel, the female protagonist denounces the persecution that she suffered at the hands of her paranoid husband in the Spanish bourgeois society of the 1920s. Pinto adds essays written by doctors, psychiatrists, and lawyers in the form of prologue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanca Estela Pavón
María Blanca Estela Pavón Vasconcelos (February 21, 1926 – September 26, 1949) was a Mexican film actress and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She appeared in several classic films of the 1940s. Her career peaked in 1948 and 1949. She won an Ariel Award for Best Actress in the 1947 film ''Cuando lloran los valientes'' (transl: When the brave cry) and was nominated for another due to her successful performances in Mexican films. She starred alongside Mexican star Pedro Infante in several films, including ''Nosotros los Pobres'' in 1948. On September 26, 1949, she died in a 1949 Mexicana DC-3 crash, plane crash near the Popocatépetl volcano located between Mexico City and Puebla, Puebla, Puebla with her father Francisco and another 22 people on board. There were no survivors. Filmography * ''The League of Songs'' (1941) * ''El Niño de las Monjas'' (1944) * ''Cuando lloran los Valientes'' (1947) * ''The Garcias Return'' (1947) * ''Los Tres Huastecos'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo De Córdova
Arturo García Rodríguez (8 May 1908 – 3 November 1973), known professionally as Arturo de Córdova, was a Mexican actor who appeared in over a hundred films. Biography Career Arturo García Rodríguez was born in Mérida, Yucatán on 8 May 1908. Most of Córdova's films were made in Mexico and he became a major motion picture actor in Latin America and Spain, winning three Silver Ariels and received four other nominations. Córdova starred in several American films during the 1940s including '' For Whom the Bell Tolls'' (1943), '' Frenchman's Creek'' (1944), '' Incendiary Blonde'' (1945), and ''New Orleans'' (1947). Personal life and death He was married to Enna de Arana and in a relationship with actress Marga López from 1964 until his death. Córdova died from a stroke in Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel Garasa
Ángel Garasa Bergés (12 December 1905 – 27 August 1976) was a Spanish-Mexican film actor.Pilcher p.85 Garasa was born in Madrid and emigrated to Mexico in 1937, fleeing the Spanish Civil War. Selected filmography * ''Five Minutes of Love'' (1941) * ''When the Stars Travel'' (1942) * ''The Three Musketeers (1942 film), The Three Musketeers'' (1942) * ''Beautiful Michoacán'' (1943) * ''Romeo and Juliet (1943 film), Romeo and Juliet'' (1943) * ''El Ametralladora'' (1943) * ''Caminito alegre'' (1944) * ''The Lieutenant Nun'' (1944) * ''Boom in the Moon'' (1946) * ''The Stronger Sex (1946 film), The Stronger Sex'' (1946) * ''Fly Away, Young Man!'' (1947) * ''A Gypsy in Jalisco'' (1947) * ''La casa de la Troya'' (1948) * ''Doña Clarines'' (1951) * ''You Had To Be a Gypsy'' (1953) * ''The Photographer (1953 film), The Photographer'' (1953) * ''A Tailored Gentleman'' (1954) * ''The Fair of the Dove (1963 film), The Fair of the Dove'' (1963) * ''Scandal in the Family (1967 film), Sca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Universal (Mexico City)
''El Universal'' is a Mexican newspaper based in Mexico City. History ''El Universal'' was founded by and Emilio Rabasa in October 1916, in the city of Santiago de Querétaro to cover the end of the Mexican Revolution and the creation of the new Mexican Constitution. The circulation of the print edition of ''El Universal'' is more than 300,000 readers. In 2013 the ''El Universal'' website claimed to have an average of more than 16 million unique visitors each month, with 140 million page views, and 4 million followers on Facebook. ''Aviso Oportuno'' is the classifieds service of ''El Universal''. The brand has become widely known in Mexico, and the phrase ''Aviso Oportuno'' is sometimes used as a generic term for the classifieds business. This brand has four sub-sites: ''Inmuebles'', ''Vehículos'', ''Empleos'' and ''Varios'' (Real Estate, Vehicles, Jobs and Miscellaneous). News items are open to reader comments through a simple sign-up system which has resulted in ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés Soler
Andrés Díaz Pavia (18 November 1898 – 26 July 1969), better known by the stage name Andrés Soler, was a Mexican actor. He was considered one of the greatest figures of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Soler appeared in about two hundred films and received four Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations in his long career. Early life Andrés Soler was born in Saltillo, Coahuila as Andrés Díaz Pavía on 18 November 1898 to Domingo Díaz García and Irene Pavía Soler. He was the younger brother of Fernando Soler and the elder brother of Domingo Soler, Julián Soler, and Mercedes Soler. His family is known as the Soler Dynasty. Death On 26 July 1969, Andrés Soler unexpectedly died at his residence in Mexico City at the age of 70. His cause of death was cerebral embolism. Soler was interred at the Panteón Jardín in San Ángel. Thousands of people attended his funeral to say goodbye and offer their condolences. Katy Jurado, Luis Aguilar, Carmelita González, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalia Aguilar
Amalia Isabel Rodríguez Carriera (3 July 1924 – 8 November 2021), known professionally as Amalia Aguilar, was a Cuban-Mexican dancer, actress and comedian. Early life Amalia Isabel Rodríguez Carriera was born in Matanzas, Cuba. She and her sister Cecilia were stimulated artistically by their parents from their childhood. She studied ballet in Havana, with teachers like Lita Enhart, Lalo Maura and Jorge Harrison. She began her career next to her sister Cecilia. They were called "The Aguilar Sisters". The two girls were part of the Cuban Theatre Company. In Havana, the Aguilar Sisters met the famous Cuban dancer Julio Richard, who was looking for young dancers for his ballet. Initially, Amalia was rejected by Richard due to her inexperience. After some years, Cecilia got married when they were on a tour in Panama. Julio Richard noticed Amalia again and decided to take her to Mexico as a dance partner. Career In Mexico, Aguilar debuted at the Theatre Lírico and the main cabar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso Zayas
Juan Alfonso Zayas Inclán (30 June 1941 – 8 July 2021), better known as Alfonso Zayas, was a Mexican actor and comedian. He was best known for his participation in many Mexican sex comedies. In Mexico, Zayas participated in over 100 films. Zayas is remembered better by United States audiences for his participation, since 2000, in the Univision Saturday evenings show, Sabado Gigante. Career Zayas' first participation as an actor came when he was cast for a theater play named "Irma la Dulce" ("Sweet Irma"), where he acted alongside Silvia Pinal, Roberto Guzman, Alejandro Suárez and other actors. A few years after, Zayas began acting in TV shows. His first chance to participate in a movie came in 1950, at the age of 9, in a movie named " Azahares para tu boda" ("Orange Blossom for your Wedding"). Then, at the age of 17, Zayas participated in a film named "Piernas de Oro" ("Legs of Gold"). Zayas' career continued well into the 2010s, including a period in which he, alongside oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicia Montoya
Alicia Montoya (January 25, 1920 – August 17, 2002) was a Mexican actress, the daughter of the stage actress . Selected filmography * ''Talpa (film), Talpa'' (1956) * ''El duende y yo'' (1959) * ''Mujeres de Fuego'' (1959) * ''Quinceañera'' (1960) * ''Teresa'' (1961) Telenovelas * ''Abrázame muy fuerte (telenovela), Abrázame muy fuerte (2000-2001).... Gumersinda Montes'' * ''Serafín (telenovela), Serafín (1999).... Cruz'' * ''Gotita de amor (1998).... Trini'' * ''Pueblo chico, infierno grande (1997)''.... ''Doña'' Hipólita * ''Bendita mentira (1996).... Virtudes'' * ''La culpa (telenovela), La culpa (1996).... Manuela'' * ''Retrato de familia (TV series), Retrato de familia (1995).... Nana Candelaria'' * ''Imperio de cristal (1995).... Antonia Arizmendi'' * ''Valentina (telenovela), Valentina (1993).... Bertha'' * ''Clarisa (telenovela), Clarisa (1993).... Casilda'' * ''Amor de nadie (1990).... Anna'' * ''Victoria (telenovela de 1987), Victoria (1987).... Esperanza'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandra Meyer
Martha Alejandra Meyer (February 26, 1937 – November 7, 2007) was a Mexican telenovela actress. Additionally, she appeared in over 90 films throughout her career and many telenovelas, including '' Serafín'' and '' Niña amada mía''. She first gained fame in Mexican television programs such as ''Dr. Cándido Pérez'', where she appeared opposite actor Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo. Her last work was in the telenovela series ''Yo amo a Juan Querendón'' and ''Vecinos''. Alejandra Meyer was born on February 26, 1937, in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. She died of heart failure at the age of 70 on November 7, 2007, in Mexico City. Before her death she was featured in the book ''Televisa Presenta'', which celebrated fifty years of network programming. For her work in television, Meyer was inducted into the Paseo de las Luminarias Plaza de las Estrellas is a shopping center located in the northwest part of central Mexico City, inside a triangle created by the crossing of three major t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumba Jorge Negrete
Tumba may refer to: Places * Tumba, Sweden, a town in Botkyrka, Sweden * Tumba, Rwanda, a town in Rulindo District, Rwanda * Tumba (Skopje), an ancient Neolithic settlement in North Macedonia * Tumba (Vranje), a village in the Vranje municipality of southern Serbia * Tumba Peak (Šar), a mountain peak in south-east Kosovo * Tumba Peak (Belasica), a mountain peak where the borders of Bulgaria, Greece and the Republic of Macedonia meet * , a mountain peak in western Bulgaria * Lake Tumba, a lake in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Bara Tumba, an ancient living area from Neolithic times in the Republic of Macedonia * Veluška Tumba, an ancient living area from Neolithic times in the Republic of Macedonia * La Tumba (Caracas), an underground detention facility in Caracas, Venezuela * Tumba Church, a church building in Tumba, Botkyrka, Sweden * Tumba Ice Cap, covering the western half of Chavdar Peninsula Music * Tumba (music), a native musical form that is played in Arub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
