Mauricio Feres Yázbek (December 16, 1926 – February 27, 1989), known professionally as Mauricio Garces, was a Mexican actor and comedian.

Personal life and career

Garcés was of Lebanese descent and was born in the Mexican port of

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. With the support of his uncle, the producer José Yázbek, he was included in the production of ''La Muerte Enamorada'' ("Death In Love", 1950), a comedy starring Miroslava and Fernando Fernández. After that film, Mauricio adopted the artistic last name "Garcés", believing the letter "G" would bring good luck and turn him into a star at the level of his idols

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, who hired Mauricio to star in ''Don Juan 67'' (1966), the first of a series of films in which he played his alter-ego "Mauricio Galán". ''El matrimonio es como el demonio'' ("Marriage is like the Devil", 1967), ''Click, fotógrafo de modelos'' ("Click, photographer of models", 1968), ''El criado malcriado '' ("The ill-bred servant", 1968), ''Departamento de soltero'' ("Bachelor's apartment", 1969), '' Fray Don Juan'' ("Friar Don Juan", 1969) and '' Modisto de señoras'' ("Ladies' fashion designer", 1969) are some of the most popular films of the extensive filmography of the "Zorro Plateado" ("The Silver Fox"). The fact that Garcés lived with his mother and never had any known sentimental relationships led some in Mexico and in greater Latin America to believe that he actually was gay. Garcés, however, always called

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, a Mexican actress, the love of his life. In addition, Garcés had some gambling problems, which led him to lose almost all of his money on betting.

Filmography

References

Books about Mauricio Garcés

* Pérez Medina, Edmundo (2000). "Galanes y villanos del cine nacional". In ''Cine Confidencial''. Mexico: Mina Editores. * Pérez Medina, Edmundo (1999). "Estrellas inolvidables del cine mexicano". In ''Cine Confidencial''. Mexico: Mina Editores. * Varios (1998). "Mauricio Garcés, el eterno seductor". In ''Somos''. Mexico: Editorial Televisa, S. A. de C. V. * Martinez Martinez Carolina (2014) "Personajes ilustres que con su legado enaltecieron mas a Tampico" en "El Inolvidable y Grandioso Tampico" Mexico Instituto Tamaulipeco para la Cultura y las Artes

External links

*. The channel on YouTube where you can watch most of his movies on line
Don Mauricio Garcés Blog 100% Fotos videos camisetas
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Interview at Idealabs.tk

Mauricio Garcés Fotolog
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