Gabriel Soria (1908–1971) was a Mexican

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and producer. He was active during the

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.Hershfield & Macie p.21 His film '' Come on Ponciano'' was screened at the 1938 Venice Film Festival where it was in contention for the

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Selected filmography

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'' (1935) * '' Los muertos hablan'' (1935) * '' Come on Ponciano'' (1937) * '' La bestia negra'' (1939) * '' Casa de mujeres'' (1942) * '' La Vírgen morena'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1944)

References

Bibliography

* Alfaro, Eduardo de la Vega. ''Gabriel Soria, 1903-1971''. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1992. * Hershfield, Joanne; Maciel, David R. ''Mexico's Cinema: A Century of Film and Filmmakers''. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1999.

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