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- Mexican character actor who achieved his greatest success in U.S. films. He was born in Mexico city, living in numerous places throughout the country. He received a private education in Houston, Texas as a teenager, but dropped out and roamed about doing an assortment of jobs. His family, however, brought him back to Mexico City, where he subsequently found work in the struggling Mexican film industry. He appeared in many Mexican films before director John Huston offered him the role of Gold Hat in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948). Bedoya stole the scenes in which he appeared as the smiling cutthroat and delivered the famous line about not needing any "stinking badges". He made a number of popular films in the U.S. in the next nine years, but a drinking problem destroyed his health. He died of a heart attack at the age of 53.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Entering the Mexican film industry in the 1930s, it didn't take Arturo de Córdova long to become a major star, specializing in action and adventure films. At the height of his popularity he was beckoned to Hollywood in an attempt to make him a "Latin lover" type in the mold of Ricardo Montalban, Fernando Lamas and Gilbert Roland. However, after a few attempts in lower-budget films, de Córdova returned to Mexico to continue his career there, eventually surpassing his previous fame and also becoming a major star in South America and Spain.- Actor
- Music Department
- Composer
Luis Aguilar was born on 29 January 1918 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor and composer, known for Los chiflados del rock and roll (1957), Una aventura en la noche (1948) and Tres tristes tigres (1961). He was married to Rosario Gálvez and Ana María Almada Rubalcava. He died on 24 October 1997 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.- Esperanza Baur was born on 17 July 1920 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Guadalajara (1937), La Valentina (1938) and The Count of Monte Cristo (1942). She was married to John Wayne and Eugene Colley Morrison. She died on 10 March 1961 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Music Artist
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Javier Solis was the third child of a poor family. His mother sent him to live with his aunt and uncle Sra. Angela Lopez Martinez and Sr. Valentin Levario Plata, whom Gabriel felt great love and affection for as if they were his real parents. Because of their poverty, he had to drop out of school and never had the opportunity to attend High School. He was blessed with a very beautiful voice, and entered many singing contests as a child and won most all of them. He worked at many different jobs in order to help his family. When he was 16 years old, he traveled to Puebla in order to sing with a group known as Mariachi Metepec. And then, approximately a couple of years later, two tremendously famous men named Alfredo Gil and Julito Rodriguez (from the Trio De Los Panchos) discovered him and aided him in securing a contract in the year 1950 with the CBS Recording Company in Mexico City. At the same time, he was under contract and singing at a very famous Teatro Lirico, also in downtown Mexico City. That same year, he met a very beautiful dancer by the name of Srta. Blanca Estela Saenz, whom he later married. With his first successful recording hit, he began to use his new "Stage name" of Javier Solis. Then, he began performing in other countries in Central and South-America, and also in the United States too. This man with one of the most beautiful voices in all of Latin-America, made over thirty movies during his short life-time. But his talented genius was cut short at the age of only 34 years by complications from Gall- bladder surgery, and he died on April 19th, 1966. His music has not died, nor has he been forgotten, and his fantastic singing is still available in many countries.- Roberto Cañedo Ramírez was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México. His parents were Ignacio Cañedo Iñiguez and Carmen Ramírez Llamas. Has 8 more brothers: Ignacio, Celia, Juan de Dios, María Luisa, Cristina, Manuel, Oscar and Magdalena. In his youth, he worked as a waiter in a restaurant frequented by important people of the film environment. That is how he could be part of the art scene. His debut on films was in 1938 as an extra in 'Capitán aventurero'. For 11 years he made other extra characters, until September 30th, 1943 when he participated on theater in the play called 'Entre Hermanos'. He was very successful in radio soap operas since 1944 where he was accompanied by other stars like Prudencia Grifell, Blanca Estela Pabón, Rosa de Castilla and María Victoria. In 1949, the film director Emilio 'El Indio' Fernández invited him to participated with a starring role in "Pueblerina". He married for the first time with Nellie Valencia. They had 3 kids, Roberto, Francisco and Silvia. After divorcing he married with Ana María Padilla and had 3 girls, Sandra Alicia, Laura Anabelle and Claudia Gisela. He died at the age of 80.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
José Elías Moreno was born on 12 November 1910 in Las Palmas, Unión de San Antonio, Jalisco, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for Santa Claus (1959), Las tres perfectas casadas (1953) and La bestia magnífica (1952). He was married to Beatriz Jimeno. He died on 15 July 1969 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Miguel Manzano was born on 26 September 1907 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Las glorias del gran Púas (1984), Corazón salvaje (1977) and Corazón salvaje (1966). He was married to Josefina Castellanos Serna and Flora Solares Campos. He died on 21 January 1992 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Julio Bracho was born on 17 July 1909 in Durango, Durango, Mexico. He was a director and writer, known for Twilight (1945), Rosenda (1948) and Cantaclaro (1946). He was married to Rosenda Monteros and Diana Bordes. He died on 26 April 1978 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
José Baviera was born on 17 August 1906 in Valencia, Spain. He was an actor and director, known for The Exterminating Angel (1962), La barraca (1945) and Cinco vidas y un destino (1957). He was married to Elena D'Orgaz. He died on 13 August 1981 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Althought most of her career was before the cameras, Mimí Derba is better remembered as the first woman director in Mexico (and perhaps in Latin America). On 1917, when Mexican screens were filled by italian melodramas of "divas", Derba organized one of the very first Mexican production companies: Azteca Films. Practically without previous experience on screen, the actress produced, wrote and performed in two box-office hits: Alma de sacrificio (1917) and En defensa propia (1917). The success of those films persuated her to take the director's chair in Tigresa, La (1917). There's a legend that Azteca Films was a cover-up for General Pablo González, a minister in the cabinet of President Venustiano Carranza and Derba's lover in those years. González was accused of being the mastermind behind a famous gang of robbers called La Banda del Automóvil Gris (The Grey Car Gang) whose assaults were very famous in the Mexico City of 1915. Those events inspired the famous Mexican episodic film Automóvil Gris, El (1919). The mysterious of the source of the incoming money for producing Derba's films was never discovered, but it is certain that, after the scandal of involving González with the gang, activities ceased on Azteca Films and the career of the first woman Mexican director was over. Derba continued acting and made a strong career as a supporting actress in a great number of famous Mexican films. One of her most notorious roles was the bitter grandmother of Evita Muñoz 'Chachita' in Ustedes los ricos (1947).- Actress
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Writer
Blanca de Castejón was born on 13 May 1906 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was an actress and writer, known for Escuela de vagabundos (1955), Los hijos mandan (1939) and La razón de la culpa (1943). She was married to Federico Lara Tena and Rafael Banquells. She died on 26 December 1969 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.- Gregorio Acosta was born on 31 March 1910 in Jiménez, Chihuahua, Mexico. He was an actor, known for La justicia del gavilán vengador (1957), Longitud de guerra (1976) and La diosa de Tahití (1953). He was married to Concepción Vázquez. He died on 10 November 1988 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Actress
- Make-Up Department
Carmelita González was born on 17 July 1928 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Motel (1984), Ángeles de arrabal (1949) and El cuarto mandamiento (1948). She was married to Eduardo Fajardo. She died on 30 April 2010 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Raúl Martínez was born on 14 June 1920 in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Superzan El Invencible (1971), Cantando nace el amor (1954) and No me platiques más (1956). He was married to Lilian Jaime. He died on 8 March 1993 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.- José Chávez was born on 12 June 1916 in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Romancing the Stone (1984), The Wild Bunch (1969) and Guns for San Sebastian (1968). He was married to María del Carmen Benitez. He died on 12 July 1988 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Actress
- Writer
Rebeca Iturbide was born on 21 May 1924 in El Paso, Texas, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for El mensaje de la muerte (1953), El señor fotógrafo (1953) and La justicia del gavilán vengador (1957). She was married to Federico Sendel Schluter and Aureliano Torres. She died on 15 April 2003 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.- Carmen Molina was born on 20 January 1920 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Las mañanitas (1948), Hipócrita..! (1949) and El mártir del Calvario (1952). She was married to David Arturo Fernández. She died on 17 October 1998 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Fanny Schiller was born on 5 September 1901 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Cantaclaro (1946), La mujer que yo amé (1950) and Santa (1943). She was married to Manuel Sánchez Navarro. She died on 26 September 1971 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
María Esquivel was an actress, known for Zonga, el ángel diabólico (1958), Sangre en la barranca (1963) and El crimen de la hacienda (1964). She was married to Juan Orol. She died on 30 June 2007 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Conchita Martínez was born on 26 November 1916 in Cadiz, Spain. She was an actress, known for Hermoso ideal (1948), La morena de mi copla (1946) and Manolete (1946). She was married to Raúl Acha Sáenz. She died on 3 May 1960 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Arturo Martínez was born on 21 January 1919 in San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He was an actor and director, known for The Mummies of San Angel (1975), El valiente vive... hasta que el cobarde quiere (1979) and Contrabando y traición (1977). He died on 26 September 1992 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Bruno Rey was born on 11 July 1935 in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Pedro Páramo (1977), Cuartelazo (1977) and Sorceress (1982). He was married to María de Jesús Gutiérrez Carvajal. He died on 20 May 1995 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.- Antonio Espino was born on 13 August 1910 in Teziutlan, Puebla, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for Aladino y la lámpara maravillosa (1958), El organillero (1957) and Las chivas rayadas (1964). He was married to Ana María Noemí Barreiro Ortigoza. He died on 24 November 1993 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Carlos Navarro was born on 24 February 1921 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor, known for Doña Perfecta (1951), Corazón salvaje (1956) and No quiero lágrimas (1967). He died on 12 February 1969 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Raúl Farell was born on 26 March 1926 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor, known for Un divorcio (1953), Un amor en la sombra (1960) and Trampa fatal (1961). He died on 16 May 1971 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Gloria Morel was born on 16 September 1918 in Mexico. She was an actress, known for Don Juan Tenorio (1937), Triangulo (1972) and The Blessed Rosebush (1936). She was married to Federico Santibáñez García. She died on 15 April 2005 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Manuel Vergara 'Manver' was born on 17 June 1912 in Pahuatlán, Puebla, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Neutrón contra el Dr. Caronte (1963), Las aventuras del guardían (1963) and Frente al destino (1964). He was married to Eduarda Briseño. He died on 6 January 1970 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Consuelo Frank was born on 25 April 1910 in Arteaga, Michoacán, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Rosa de Francia (1935), The Dressel Family (1935) and Los tres mosqueteros (1942). She died on 31 March 1991 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Writer
- Actor
- Producer
Antonio Monsell was born on 18 April 1936 in Madrid, Spain. He was a writer and actor, known for La casa al final de la calle (1989), La sombra en defensa de la juventud (1960) and A paso de cojo (1980). He was married to Laura Trejo Mejia. He died on 29 September 1997 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
Tito Novaro was born on 1 August 1918 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Trampas de amor (1969), El último disparo (1985) and El robo de las momias de Guanajuato (1972). He was married to Laura Marchetti. He died on 14 April 1986 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Nerina Ferrer was born in 1943 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Lazos de amor (1995), Con la muerte en ancas (1980) and Quiéreme siempre (1981). She died on 21 December 2002 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Actor
- Writer
Crox Alvarado was born on 3 May 1910 in San Jose, Costa Rica. He was an actor and writer, known for The Aztec Mummy (1957), Una rosa sobre el ring (1973) and The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy (1958). He died on 30 January 1984 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Juan García was born on 5 February 1905 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for Comisario en turno (1949), The Pearl (1947) and Cara sucia (1949). He was married to Nana Sajera Lediasky. He died on 11 October 1973 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Actress
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Esther Fernández was born on 22 August 1918 in Mascota, Jalisco, Mexico. She was an actress and writer, known for Flor de durazno (1945), Santa (1943) and The Macabre Trunk (1936). She was married to Antonio Badú. She died on 21 October 1999 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.- Quintín Bulnes was born on 9 May 1926 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor, known for Corazones de México (1945), Isle of the Snake People (1971) and The Dalton That Got Away (1960). He was married to Ofelia Martín Reyes and Amparo Sánchez. He died on 25 December 2003 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Marco Antonio Campos will forever be best remembered as the thin, serious half of the comedy duo Viruta and Capulina (with Gaspar Henaine as the chubby, silly half), but he was also an excellent musician, a gifted singer, and a capable screenwriter. Viruta (Campos) and Capulina (Henaine) achieved success and enduring popularity in the mid-1950s with their movies, TV shows, radio programs, and stage appearances. A decade later, they parted ways and Campos began a short-lived solo career as a supporting actor before retiring from show business.
Campos was born in Mexico City during the Mexican Revolution. He inherited his musical talent from his mother, Sara Contreras, who played piano and guitar and also had a beautiful voice. After his parents divorced, he and his mother moved to his maternal grandparents' home, where he discovered his lifelong love for books. When he was 18 years old, he decided to begin a career as an entertainer, took his guitar with him, and left home to work as a bar singer.
In 1938, Campos made his professional debut as a member of the musical quartet El Poker de la Armonía. From 1940 to 1942, he sang and played tropical music with the Trío Latino. He also performed on stage and in radio programs with the Trío Romanceros. He found his stage name when he expressed his desire to become a great dancer like Adalberto Martínez but his friends said he looked more like a woodchip ("viruta") than a coil spring ("resortes", Martínez's nickname).
In the early 1950s, Campos started a singing duo with a performer named Chamula. Viruta and Chamula recorded several humorous songs written by Chava Flores, but the comedy team did not last long because Chamula was a heavy drinker. It was shortly after that professional upset when Gaspar Henaine "Capulina" invited Campos to create a new duo for stage and radio. Before the decade was over, Viruta and Capulina were starring in their hit TV show Cómicos y canciones (1956) and had already released their first box-office success, Se los chupó la bruja (1958).
The next decade brought Viruta and Capulina even more fame. They began touring Latin America and continued making highly profitable movies for several production companies. Their screenplays were usually written by Jaime Salvador or Roberto Gómez Bolaños. Campos wrote the story of Cascabelito (1962), which Henaine thought was one of the duo's best movies. They also ventured into science fiction with Los astronautas (1964) and La edad de piedra (1964). However, their joint career was waning and Dos pintores pintorescos (1967) was their last movie.
Henaine chose to embark on a new career without Campos and began producing his own movies. Now alone, Campos reinvented himself as a television host and a reliable supporting actor. He enjoyed playing the character roles of his post-Viruta and Capulina career but eventually retired before the end of the decade to spend more time with his beloved wife and mother. His favorite pastimes included writing, music, painting, and sculpturing. At the time of his death, he was planning the publication of his two-volume autobiography, "Memorias de un trovador".- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Eduardo Arozamena was born on 14 October 1875 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor and director, known for Enamorada (1946), La soñadora (1917) and Carne de cabaret (1931). He was married to Carmen Pasarón, Clemencia Méndez and Florentina Crespo. He died on 21 May 1951 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.- Alfonso Torres was born on 27 March 1907 in Havana, Cuba. He was an actor, known for Con el dedo en el gatillo (1958), La sombra del Caudillo (1960) and ¡Cielito lindo! (1957). He was married to Isabel Costa. He died on 7 October 1968 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Conchita Gentil Arcos was born in 1896 in Valencia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Asesinos, S.A. (1957), El señor fotógrafo (1953) and Gran Hotel (1944). She was married to Nicolás Haller Arriola. She died on 23 December 1982 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Joan Page was an actress, known for Al son del mambo (1950), Guadalajara pues (1946) and Me gustan todas (1954). She died on 4 February 1968 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Carlos Orellana was born on 28 December 1900 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for El capitán Malacara (1945), 'Como México no hay dos'! (1945) and Maldita ciudad (un drama cómico) (1954). He was married to Paz Villegas. He died on 24 January 1960 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.- Carmen Manzano was born on 6 June 1909 in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico. She was an actress, known for El último Round (1953), Ladronzuela (1949) and Tres hombres en mi vida (1952). She was married to Gerardo del Castillo, Ricardo Valle Ramírez and Laureano Martín Martín. She died on 19 August 1989 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Kelly was an actor and assistant director, known for Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970), Blue Demon: Destructor of Spies (1968) and Caballos de acero (1967). He was married to Agnes Amalia Joseph Ramón and Carmen Hermosillo. He died on 13 February 1973 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.- Alicia Ravel was born on 8 September 1921 in Autlán, Jalisco, Mexico. She was an actress, known for El precio de la gloria (1949), Madame Death (1969) and El fin de un imperio (1958). She was married to Jaime Salvador. She died on 2 August 2013 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Arturo Cobo was born on 22 November 1931 in Mexico D.F., Mexico. He was an actor, known for Chanoc and the Son of Santo vs. the Killer Vampires (1983), El extra (1962) and Carnival Nights (1978). He was married to Norma González Bonilla. He died on 16 July 1995 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Carmelita Bohr was born on 28 December 1917 in New York, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Canto a mi tierra (1938), Marihuana (1936) and Los millones de Chaflán (1938). She was married to Pedro Armendáriz. She died on 13 April 2014 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- María Luisa Zea was born on 23 July 1910 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for El corsario negro (1944), Irma la mala (1936) and Vanquished Hearts (1934). She was married to Elías Terán. She died on 27 December 2002 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Kikis Herrera Calles was born on 7 January 1928 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Corazón salvaje (1977), Juego de mentiras (1967) and The Revenge of the Crying Woman (1974). She was married to José José. She died on 19 November 1983 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Lupe Carriles was born on 27 December 1909 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Casa de muñecas (1954), The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956) and Vagabunda (1950). She was married to José Antonio Vélez. She died on 6 February 1964 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.