Mexican films of 1959
Encyclopedia
A list of the films produced in Mexico
in 1959 (see 1959 in film
):
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...
in 1959 (see 1959 in film
1959 in film
The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with Ben-Hur winning a record 11 Academy Awards.-Events:* The Three Stooges make their 190th and last short film, Sappy Bull Fighters....
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1959
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| 1959 1959 in film The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with Ben-Hur winning a record 11 Academy Awards.-Events:* The Three Stooges make their 190th and last short film, Sappy Bull Fighters.... |
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| Los Ambiciosos Los ambiciosos Los ambiciosos is a 1959 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza.... (La fièvre monte à El Pao) |
Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Portolés was a Spanish-born filmmaker — later a naturalized citizen of Mexico — who worked in Spain, Mexico, France and the US..-Early years:... |
Gerard Philipe Gérard Philipe Gérard Philipe was a prominent French actor, who had appeared in 34 films between 1944 and 1959.-Career:... , María Félix María Félix María Félix was a Mexican film actress and one of the icons of the golden era of the Cinema of Mexico and also one of the myths of the Spanish language Cinema for her life style and personality... |
Drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a... |
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| El Esqueleto de la señora Morales El Esqueleto de la señora Morales El Esqueleto de la señora Morales is a 1960 Spanish language black comedy film based on Arthur Machen's 1927 short story "The Islington Mystery"... |
Rogelio A. González Rogelio A. González Rogelio A. González was a Mexican film director, screenwriter, and actor. González directed 70 films, he was nominated for a Silver Ariel four times, and was also nominated for a Golden Ariel for La culta dama .... |
Arturo de Córdova Arturo de Córdova Arturo de Córdova was a Mexican film actor. He made over one hundred films in all.-Career:He was born in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. Most of Córdova's films were made in Mexico and he became a major motion picture actor in Latin America and Spain winning three Silver Ariel's and received four other... , Amparo Rivelles Amparo Rivelles Amparo Rivelles, is a Spanish actress.In the beginning of her career, she was known as Amparito Rivelles.She has worked in Cinema of Mexico and in telenovelas... , Angelines Fernández Angelines Fernández Angelines Fernández was a Spanish-born actress of Mexican film and television, best-known for portraying "Doña Clotilde" on the Televisa sitcom El Chavo.Fernández struggled as an actress in Spain. She flew to Mexico in 1947... |
Comedy Comedy Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in... |
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| La casa del terror | Gilberto Martínez Solares | Lon Chaney Jr., Tin Tan | ||
| La cucaracha | Ismael Rodríguez | María Félix María Félix María Félix was a Mexican film actress and one of the icons of the golden era of the Cinema of Mexico and also one of the myths of the Spanish language Cinema for her life style and personality... , Dolores del Río Dolores del Río Dolores del Río was a Mexican film actress. She was a star of Hollywood films during the silent era and in the Golden Age of Hollywood... , Emilio Fernández Emilio Fernández Emilio "El Indio" Fernández was an actor, screenwriter and director of the cinema of Mexico. He is best known for his work as director of the film Maria Candelaria which won the Grand Prix at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Early life:Fernández was born in Mineral del Hondo, Coahuila... , 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... |
Drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a... |
Entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival 1959 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*Marcel Achard *Antoni Bohdziewicz *Michael Cacoyannis *Carlos Cuenca *Pierre Daninos *Julien Duvivier *Max Favalelli *Gene Kelly *Carlo Ponti *Micheline Presle... |
| El fantasma de la opereta El Fantasma de la opereta El Fantasma de la opereta is a 1954 Argentine film.... |
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| Nazarín Nazarín Nazarín is a 1959 Mexican film directed by Luis Buñuel and co-written between Buñuel and Julio Alejandro, adapted from the eponymous novel of Benito Pérez Galdós... |
Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Portolés was a Spanish-born filmmaker — later a naturalized citizen of Mexico — who worked in Spain, Mexico, France and the US..-Early years:... |
Francisco Rabal Francisco Rabal Francisco Rabal , perhaps better known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor born in Águilas, a small town in the province of Murcia, Spain.... |
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| Las Señoritas Vivanco Las señoritas Vivanco Las señoritas Vivanco is a 1958 Mexican film. It stars Sara García.... |
Mauricio de la Serna | Sara García Sara García Sara García was a Mexican actress who made her biggest mark during the "Golden Age of Mexican cinema". During the 1940s and 1950s, she often played the part of a no-nonsense but lovable grandmother in numerous Mexican films... , Prudencia Griffel |
Comedy Comedy Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in... |
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| Sonatas (Las Aventuras del Marqués de Bradomín) | Juan Antonio Bardém | Francisco Rabal Francisco Rabal Francisco Rabal , perhaps better known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor born in Águilas, a small town in the province of Murcia, Spain.... , Fernando Rey Fernando Rey Fernando Casado Arambillet , best known as Fernando Rey, was a Spanish film, theatre, and TV actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States... , María Félix María Félix María Félix was a Mexican film actress and one of the icons of the golden era of the Cinema of Mexico and also one of the myths of the Spanish language Cinema for her life style and personality... , Aurora Bautista Aurora Bautista -Selected filmography:*1999 Adiós con el corazón, de José Luis García Sánchez*1988 Amanece, que no es poco, de José Luis Cuerda*1987 Divinas palabras, de José Luis García Sánchez*1985 Extramuros, de Miguel Picazo... |
Mexican-Spanish co-production | |
| Desnúdate Lucrecia | Tulio Demicheli Tulio Demicheli Tulio Demicheli was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer of the classic era.... |
Silvia Pinal Silvia Pinal Silvia Pinal is a Mexican actress, who had roles in several of Luis Buñuel's movies such as El ángel exterminador and Viridiana... , Gustavo Rojo Gustavo Rojo Gustavo Rojo is a Uruguayan film actor and producer. He has appeared in over 100 films since 1944.-Selected filmography:* El Gran Calavera * The Evil Forest * The Island Princess... |
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| Tin Tan y las Modelos | Benito Alazraki Benito Alazraki Benito Alazraki was a Mexican film director and screenwriter. He directed 40 films between 1955 and 1995.-Selected filmography:* Roots * Muñecos infernales * Santo Contra los Zombis... |
Tin Tan, Lorena Velázquez Lorena Velázquez Lorena Velázquez is a Mexican actress and former beauty pageant titleholder.-Biography:Born María de la Concepción Lorena Villar Dondé in Mexico City, Velázquez debuted in 1955. She competed in Miss Mexico in 1958 and placed second... |
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| Dos criados malcriados | Agustín P. Delgado | Viruta y Capulina Viruta y Capulina Marco Antonio Campos and Gaspar Henaine performed together as Viruta y Capulina, a Mexican comedy duo in film that first appeared in the movie Se los Chupó la bruja, in 1958.... , Tere Velázquez, Manolita Saval Manolita Saval Manolita Saval was an actress and singer. She was born on February 5, 1914 in Paris of Spanish parents and died on August 23, 2001 in Mexico City.She was the mother of the actor Manuel Saval... |
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| Angelitos del trapecio | Agustín P. Delgado | Viruta y Capulina Viruta y Capulina Marco Antonio Campos and Gaspar Henaine performed together as Viruta y Capulina, a Mexican comedy duo in film that first appeared in the movie Se los Chupó la bruja, in 1958.... , Maricruz Olivier Maricruz Olivier Maricruz Olivier was a Mexican actress of film, television, and theater. She is best remembered for starring in the telenovela Teresa , which was a success as it established her on-screen persona of playing villains.- Early life :Olivier was born María de la Cruz Olivier Obergh to Mercedes Shirley... , Cesáreo Quezadas "Pulgarcito" |
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| Ship of the Monsters | Rogelio A. González Rogelio A. González Rogelio A. González was a Mexican film director, screenwriter, and actor. González directed 70 films, he was nominated for a Silver Ariel four times, and was also nominated for a Golden Ariel for La culta dama .... |
Eulalio González "El Piporro" Eulalio Gonzalez Eulalio González , also known as "Piporro", was a Mexican film actor, singer, screenwriter, and director. He became a famous leading man in films from the late 1950s through the 1960s usually portraying comical "norteño"-type characters from Nuevo León... , Ana Bertha Lepe Ana Bertha Lepe Ana Bertha Lepe is a Mexican actress and third runner up at the Miss Universe contest in 1953. She was born in Tecolotlán, Jalisco.... , Lorena Velázquez Lorena Velázquez Lorena Velázquez is a Mexican actress and former beauty pageant titleholder.-Biography:Born María de la Concepción Lorena Villar Dondé in Mexico City, Velázquez debuted in 1955. She competed in Miss Mexico in 1958 and placed second... |
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External links
- Mexican films of 1959 at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...