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Strange Appointment
''Strange Appointment'' (Spanish: ''Extraña cita'') is a 1947 Mexican mystery film, mystery thriller film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Esther Fernández, Luis Aldás and Jorge Reyes (Mexican actor), Jorge Reyes. Riera p.120 The film's sets were designed by the art director Manuel Fontanals. Synopsis After her father's death, María Eugenia is pressured by Don Remigio Pérez who her father owed debts to, to marry her. Instead her kindly uncle Roberto de los Ríos pays off her debts and she goes to live with him at his country estate with his two twin nephews Carlos and Leonardo. However she faces an attempt to murder her to secure her uncle's fortune. Cast * Esther Fernández as María Eugenia * Luis Aldás as Carlos / Leonardo * Jorge Reyes (Mexican actor), Jorge Reyes as Ángel Custodio * Fernando Soto (Mexican actor), Fernando Soto as Mantequilla * Rafael Alcayde as Roberto de los Ríos * Conchita Carracedo as Carmen * Nicolás Rodríguez (actor), Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilberto Martínez Solares
Mario Gilberto Agustin Martinez Solares (January 19, 1906 – January 18, 1997) was a Mexican director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and actor who is considered one of the most prolific filmmakers in Mexican cinema having directed more than 160 films, most of them written by him during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He is also recognized as the most important comedy director in Mexico. Life and career Gilberto Martínez Solares was born on January 19, 1906, in Mexico City. His father, Gilberto Martínez Medina, was an accountant that worked for the Francisco I. Madero, Madero government. In 1910, the Mexican Revolution broke out, and, as a result of the expanding violent environment in Mexico City, the Martínez-Solares family moved near Pénjamo, Guanajuato to the Hacienda de la Calle in 1913. Upon the family's return to Mexico City, Gilberto Martínez attended the Fray Bartolomé de las Casas primary school, where he shared the classroom and the hours of play with two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conchita Carracedo
Conchita is originally a diminutive for the Spanish feminine given name Concepción. Conxita is the Catalan equivalent. ''Conchita'' is also the diminutive of ''concha'' (seashell). Conchita may refer to: People * Conchita Anes (1929/1930–2004), Gibraltarian politician * Conchita Cabrera de Armida (1862–1937), Mexican author and mystic * Conchita Campbell (born 1995), Canadian actress * Conchita Carpio Morales (born 1941), Philippine Ombudsman * Conchita Cintrón (1922–2009), Peruvian bullfighter * Conchita Leeflang, Surinamese singer * Conxita Marsol Riart (born 1960), Andorran lawyer and politician * Conchita Martínez (born 1972), Spanish professional tennis player * Conchita (musician) (born 1981), Spanish singer * Concepcion Picciotto, American protester * Conchita Wurst (born 1988), Austrian singer * Conxita Julià (1920–2019), Catalan nationalist and poet Other * ''Conchita'' (beetle), a genus of hister beetle * ''Conchita'' (opera), an opera by compos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 Films
The year 1947 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1947 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *April 19 – Monogram Pictures release their first film under their Allied Artists banner, '' It Happened on Fifth Avenue''. *May 22 – ''Great Expectations'' is premiered in New York. *August 31 – The first Edinburgh International Film Festival opens at the Playhouse Cinema, presented by the Edinburgh Film Guild as part of the Edinburgh Festival of the Arts. Originally specialising in documentaries, it will become the world's oldest continually running film festival. *November 24 – The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress votes 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten". *November 25 – The Waldorf Statement is released by the executives of the United States motion picture industry, marking the beginning of the Hollywood blacklist. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Sánchez (actor)
Ramón Alfredo Sánchez Paredes (born May 25, 1982, in San Juan Opico) is a Salvadoran football player. He was banned for life in 2013, for match fixing while playing for the El Salvador national football team. Career Club Sánchez has played professionally with Juventud Independiente, Arcense, San Salvador, Chalatenango and Alianza in the first division in El Salvador. He scored three goals in the 2009 season for Alianza, which was good for second most on the team. In total he has played 227 games in the Salvadoran first division and scored 19 goals. Sánchez joined the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer in 2009, and scored two goals in 10 appearances with the team in his debut year. He was later released from the team on June 29, 2010. In late July 2010, Sánchez signed a one-year contract with Águila, after having spent some time with the San Jose Earthquakes of the Major League Soccer. After his contract expired with Aguila, he made a move to Isidro Metapán ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Arroyo (actor)
Daniel Fernando Arroyo (born 6 October 1966) is an Argentine political scientist, professor and politician. He was the country's Minister of Social Development, in the cabinet of President Alberto Fernández, from 2019 to 2021. Since 2021, he has been a National Deputy elected in Buenos Aires Province, a position he previously held from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Justicialist Party affiliated with the Renewal Front, Arroyo served as Minister of Social Development of Buenos Aires Province in the cabinet of Governor Daniel Scioli. In addition, he has taught courses at a number of Argentine universities, including the Torcuato di Tella University, the National University of Cuyo, and the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences. Early life and education Daniel Fernando Arroyo was born on 6 October 1966 in Castelar, Buenos Aires Province. He studied political science at the University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Social Sciences, where he received his ''licenciatura'' in 1990; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humberto Rodríguez (actor)
Humberto Rodríguez (born 7 March 1969) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 1998. As an amateur, he competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe .... References External links * * 1969 births Living people Mexican male boxers Olympic boxers for Mexico Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Light-welterweight boxers 20th-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lupe Del Castillo
Lupe del Castillo was a Mexican actress who appeared during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in supporting roles, usually as a maid or an elderly woman. Her films include '' Peach Blossom'' (1945), ''Rosenda'' (1948), and ''Comisario en turno'' (1949).García Riera, p. 324 Selected filmography * '' With Villa's Veterans'' (1939) * '' When the Stars Travel'' (1942) * '' I Danced with Don Porfirio'' (1942) *'' María Candelaria'' (1943) * ''Father Morelos'' (1943) *'' Beautiful Michoacán'' (1943) * ''Resurrection'' (1943) *'' Peach Blossom'' (1945) * ''Strange Appointment'' (1947) *'' Nocturne of Love'' (1948) *'' The Genius'' (1948) *''Rosenda'' (1948) *''Comisario en turno'' (1949) *'' La Gota de sangre'' (1950) *'' The Doorman'' (1950) * '' Good Night, My Love'' (1951) * ''Tenement House'' (1951) *''Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published in the literary journal '' The Russian Messenger'' in tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Orraca
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippines, and also in the Isle of Man (pronounced differently). The name is becoming popular around the world and can be pronounced differently according that region. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'. Notable people * Juan (fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irma Torres
Irma Torres (9 March 1926 - 5 June 2010) was a Mexican film and television actress during the golden age of Mexican cinema. Career Torres began her career in 1944 in the film '' Maria Candelaria'' alongside Dolores del Rio and Pedro Armendariz. She went on to star in ''Flor de caña ''Flor de caña'' ("Sugarcane Flower") is a 1948 Mexican film directed by Carlos Orellana. It was written by Luis Alcoriza Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a Mexican screenwriter, film director, and ...,'' where she won an Ariel Award for Best Actress in a Picture in 1949. Selected filmography * '' My Wife Is Not Mine'' (1951) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Torres, Irma Mexican actresses Actresses from Mexico City 1926 births 2010 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan García (actor)
Juan Garcia may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Juan García de Zéspedes (c. 1619–1678), Mexican composer * Juan García de Salazar (c. 1639–1710), Spanish composer * Juan Francisco García (composer) (1892–1974), Dominican Merengue musician * Juan García (Mexican actor) (1905–1973), Mexican actor and screenwriter * Juan García Esquivel (1918–2002), Mexican band leader * Juan García Larrondo (born 1965), Spanish playwright * Juan Garcia (guitarist) (born 1966), American musician, guitarist for Los Angeles thrash-metallers Agent Steel and Evildead * Juan Carlos García (actor) (born 1971), Venezuelan actor and model * Juan Garcia (poet), 1990 Prix Alain-Grandbois * Juan Garcia (actor), see the ''Star Trek: Voyager'' episode " Lineage" * Juan García Cortes, fictional character in ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' Law and politics * Juan García Gruber (1904–1997), Venezuelan writer and diplomat * Juan García Ducós (fl. 1917–1928), Puerto Rican politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Torvay
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enriqueta Reza
Enriqueta Reza (3 April 1893 – 17 September 1968) was a Mexican actress, performing during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She acted in a total of 67 films and won the Ariel Award The Ariel Award () is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas, Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award reco ... for A Family Like Many Others in 1950. Biography Enriqueta Reza was born on 3 April 1893. Her first cinema appearance was in 1943 in the movie ''Toros'', ''Amor'' y ''Gloria''. She acted in a total of 67 movies. In her youth she had established her own theater company and managed to create unforgettable characters for the Mexican scene. She won the Ariel Award as a best supporting actress in 1950 with the movie ''Una famila de tantas''. Her most notable films were "In the palm of your hand", "La maquerida", "El siete Machos", "Los bandidos de Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |