Armando Velasco (18 January 1918 – 29 September 1999) was an Ecuadorian-born Mexican actor who worked on the

Golden Age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema (Spanish: la Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano), spanning the 1930s to 1950s, was a prolific era during which Mexico emerged as the leading film producer in Latin America. Filmmakers during this period tackled themes ...

, on films such as '' The Saint Who Forged a Country'' (1942), '' Historia de un gran amor'' (1942), and '' You Had To Be a Gypsy'' (1953).Gallardo Saborido, p. 120.

Selected filmography

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While Mexico Sleeps ''While Mexico Sleeps'' (Spanish:''Mientras México duerme'') is a 1938 Mexican crime film directed by Alejandro Galindo (director), Alejandro Galindo and starring Arturo de Córdova, Gloria Morel and Miguel Arenas.Spicer p.467 The film's sets wer ...

'' (1938) * '' Horse for Horse'' (1939) *'' In the Times of Don Porfirio'' (1940) *'' Miente y serás feliz'' (1940) *'' Borrasca humana'' (1940) *'' Neither Blood nor Sand'' (1941) *'' El rápido de las 9.15'' (1941) * '' Oh, What Times, Don Simon!'' (1941) *''

The Unknown Policeman ''The Unknown Policeman'' (Spanish: ''El gendarme desconocido'') is a 1941 Mexican comedy film directed and co-written by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Mapy Cortés, Chino Herrera, Daniel "Chino" Herrera and Gloria Marín.Standish & B ...

'' (1941) *'' Historia de un gran amor'' (1942) *'' The Saint Who Forged a Country'' (1942) *'' Gran Hotel'' (1944) *''

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'' (1945) *'' Tender Pumpkins'' (1949) *'' The Lady of the Veil'' (1949) *''

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'' (1949) *'' The Magician'' (1949) *''

Confessions of a Taxi Driver ''Confessions of a Taxi Driver'' (Spanish: ''Confidencias de un ruletero'') is a 1949 Mexican comedy film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Adalberto Martinez, Lilia Prado and Julio Villarreal.Agrasánchez p.32 Cast * Adalberto Mar ...

'' (1949) *''

Love for Love ''Love for Love'' is a Restoration comedy written by English playwright William Congreve. It premiered on 30 April 1695 at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre. Staged by Thomas Betterton's company the original cast included Betterton as Valenti ...

'' (1950) *'' La casa chica'' (1950) * '' Between Your Love and Heaven'' (1950) * '' When the Night Ends'' (1950) *''

También de dolor se canta ''También de dolor se canta'' (''One also sings from pain'') is a 1950 Mexican film of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, directed by René Cardona. It stars Pedro Infante, Irma Dorantes and Guillermina Grin. It also features a number of cameo r ...

'' (1950) *'' Immaculate'' (1950) *'' Arrabalera'' (1951) *'' Love for Sale'' (1951) *'' Road of Hell'' (1951) *''

Kill Me Because I'm Dying! ''Kill Me Because I'm Dying!'' (Spanish: ''¡¡¡Mátenme porque me muero!!!'') is a 1951 Mexican comedy film directed by Ismael Rodríguez and starring Germán Valdés, Óscar Pulido and Yolanda Montes.Agrasánchez p.40 Cast * Germán Valdés ...

'' (1951) * '' The Three Happy Compadres'' (1952) * '' Tropical Delirium'' (1952) *'' If I Were a Congressman'' (1952) * '' Private Secretary'' (1952) *''

Snow White "Snow White" is a German fairy tale, first written down in the early 19th century. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'', numbered as Tale 53. The original title was ''Sneewittch ...

'' (1952) *'' Here Comes Martin Corona'' (1952) *'' El Enamorado'' (1952) *'' Penjamo'' (1953) *'' Neither Rich nor Poor'' (1953) * '' Penjamo'' (1953) *''

Forbidden Fruit In Abrahamic religions, forbidden fruit is a name given to the fruit growing in the Garden of Eden that God commands mankind Taboo#In religion and mythology, not to eat. In the biblical story, Adam and Eve eat the fruit from the tree of the know ...

'' (1953) *'' Rossana'' (1953) *''

A Divorce ''A Divorce'' (Spanish: ''Un divorcio'') is a 1953 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel and starring Marga López, Carlos López Moctezuma, and Elda Peralta.Amador p.132 The film's art direction was by Francisco Marco Chillet. ...

'' (1953) *'' Pepe the Bull'' (1953) *'' Eugenia Grandet'' (1953) *''

Four Hours Before His Death ''Four Hours Before His Death'' (Spanish: ''Cuatro horas antes de morir'') is a 1953 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel and starring Carlos Navarro and Carmen Montejo.Amador p.139 Cast * José Baviera * Lupe Carriles * Mim ...

'' (1953) *'' The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz'' (1955) *''

The Sin of Being a Woman ''The Sin of Being a Woman'' (Spanish: ''El pecado de ser mujer'') is a 1955 Mexican drama film directed by Zacarías Gómez Urquiza and starring Tito Guízar and Alma Rosa Aguirre.Alcerreca, p. 158 The film's sets were designed by art director ...

'' (1955) *'' Corazón salvaje'' (1956) *'' My Mother Is Guilty'' (1960)

References

Bibliography

*Trelles Plazaola, Luis. ''Imágenes cambiantes: descubrimiento, conquista y colonización de la América hispana vista por el cine de ficción y largometraje''. La Editorial, UPR, 1996. *Ibarra, Jesús. ''Los Bracho: tres generaciones de cine mexicano''. UNAM, 2006. *Gallardo Saborido, Emilio José. ''Gitana tenías que ser: las Andalucías imaginadas por las coproducciones fílmicas España-latinoamérica''. Centro de Estudios Andaluces, 2010.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Velasco, Armando 1918 births 1999 deaths Mexican male film actors 20th-century Mexican male actors Actors from Quito Ecuadorian emigrants to Mexico