María Antonieta Pons
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Maria Antonieta Pons was a Cuba
n born Mexican film actress
and Rumba
dancer.
origin, she was one of the most notorious rumba dancers of her times. She was discovered in Cuba by the Spanish film director Juan Orol
. Emigrated to Mexico City
to film Siboney (1938). She became a most popular movie actress during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Her impressive physique as well as her extraordinary faculties as a rumba dancer will not be forgotten. She starred numerous Orol's films in the 1940s. After break her relationship with Orol, she passing the baton from her second husband, the Cuban director Ramón Pereda.
Her sensuous dancing can still be seen in movies such as La Reina del Mambo (1950), María Cristina (1951) and La Niña Popoff (1952), directed by Pereda. Among other films by her we have to mention: Noche de ronda (1942), Konga roja (1943, La mujer del puerto (1949), La Sinventura (1949), Una estrella y dos estrellados (1959), Las mil y una noches (1957), Teatro del crimen (1956), and Caña Brava (1964) among many others, including some in the "ranchero" gender. Some of her partners were Pedro Armendáriz
, Tin Tan, Enrique Rambal
and Luis Aguilar
.
From 1964 she had been retired from the artistic activity. She died at age 82 at a private hospital in Mexico City.
Pons (together with Meche Barba
, Amalia Aguilar
, Ninón Sevilla
and Rosa Carmina
), is considered as one of the "Tropical Queens" of the Rumberas film
of Mexican Cinema.
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n born Mexican film actress
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and Rumba
Rumba (dance)
Rumba is a dance term with two quite different meanings.In some contexts, "rumba" is used as shorthand for Afro-Cuban rumba, a group of dances related to the rumba genre of Afro-Cuban music. The most common Afro-Cuban rumba is the guaguancó...
dancer.
Career
Born in Cuba in 1922, from CatalanCatalan people
The Catalans or Catalonians are the people from, or with origins in, Catalonia that form a historical nationality in Spain. The inhabitants of the adjacent portion of southern France are sometimes included in this definition...
origin, she was one of the most notorious rumba dancers of her times. She was discovered in Cuba by the Spanish film director Juan Orol
Juan Orol
Juan Orol was a Spanish and Mexican actor, screenwriter and director of the Cinema of Mexico.-Early life:He was born in La Coruña, Galicia...
. Emigrated to Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
to film Siboney (1938). She became a most popular movie actress during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Her impressive physique as well as her extraordinary faculties as a rumba dancer will not be forgotten. She starred numerous Orol's films in the 1940s. After break her relationship with Orol, she passing the baton from her second husband, the Cuban director Ramón Pereda.
Her sensuous dancing can still be seen in movies such as La Reina del Mambo (1950), María Cristina (1951) and La Niña Popoff (1952), directed by Pereda. Among other films by her we have to mention: Noche de ronda (1942), Konga roja (1943, La mujer del puerto (1949), La Sinventura (1949), Una estrella y dos estrellados (1959), Las mil y una noches (1957), Teatro del crimen (1956), and Caña Brava (1964) among many others, including some in the "ranchero" gender. Some of her partners were Pedro Armendáriz
Pedro Armendáriz
Pedro Armendáriz was a Mexican actor of the cinema of Mexico and Hollywood.-Early life:Born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico to Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde and Adela Hastings . He was also the cousin of actress Gloria Marín...
, Tin Tan, Enrique Rambal
Enrique Rambal
Enrique Rambal was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in 68 films between 1952 and 1971. His daughter, Virginia Rambal , also had an acting career in stage and film; she is buried with him in Panteón Jardín in Mexico City.-Selected filmography:* The Martyr of Calvary * El hombre y el monstruo *...
and Luis Aguilar
Luis Aguilar
Luis Aguilar is an American soccer player who until recently played defense for the Montreal Impact of the USL First Division.- Career :...
.
From 1964 she had been retired from the artistic activity. She died at age 82 at a private hospital in Mexico City.
Pons (together with Meche Barba
Meche Barba
Meche Barba was a Mexican film actress and dancer of the Golden age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. Was considered one of the icons of the "Rumberas film"...
, Amalia Aguilar
Amalia Aguilar
Amalia Aguilar is a Cuban and Mexican film actress and dancer of the Golden age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. She was considered one of the icons of the Rumberas film.- Early life :...
, Ninón Sevilla
Ninón Sevilla
Ninón Sevilla is a Mexican and Cuban film actress and dancer who was active during the Golden age of Mexican cinema. She was considered one of the greatest Cuban stars and the queen of the "rumberas film".- Career :...
and Rosa Carmina
Rosa Carmina
Rosa Carmina is a Mexican-Cuban film actress and dancer of the Golden age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. She is considered one of the icons of the "Rumberas film".-Career:...
), is considered as one of the "Tropical Queens" of the Rumberas film
Rumberas film
The Rumberas film was a sub-genre film of the Golden age of Mexican Cinema , whose plots were set primarily in cabarets...
of Mexican Cinema.
Filmography (Selected)
- Siboney (1938)
- Noche de Ronda (1942)
- Konga Roja (1943)
- Balaju (1944)
- ¡Viva mi desgracia! (1944)
- Cruel Destino (1945)
- Pasiones Tormentosas (1945)
- Los misterios del hampa (1945)
- Rosalinda (1945)
- Embrujo Antillano (1946)
- La Reina del Trópico (1946)
- Vida intima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra (1947)
- Un cuerpo de mujer (1947)
- El ciclón del Caribe (1948)
- La sinventura (1948)
- La Bien pagada (1949)
- La mujer del puerto (1949)
- La hija del penal (1949)
- La Reina del Mambo (1950)
- Maria Cristina (1950)
- La niña popoff (1951)
- Me lo dijo Adela (1952)
- Nunca me hagan eso (1952)
- ¡Que bravas son las costeñas! (1953)
- Una estrella y dos estrellados (1955)
- Las mil y una noches (1956)
- La Odalisca No. 13 (1957)
- Teatro del Crimen (1958)
- Acapulqueña (1959)
- Ferias de Mexico (1961)
- Caña Brava (1964)