Mexican films of 1978
Encyclopedia
A list of the films produced in Mexico
in 1978 (see 1978 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 1978 (see 1978 in film
1978 in film
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 1 - Bob Dylan's film Renaldo and Clara, a documentary of the "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour premieres in Los Angeles, California....
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1978
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| 1978 1978 in film The year 1978 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 1 - Bob Dylan's film Renaldo and Clara, a documentary of the "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour premieres in Los Angeles, California.... |
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| El lugar sin límites El lugar sin límites (film) El lugar sin límites is a 1978 film directed by Arturo Ripstein, produced in Mexico and based on the 1966 novel of the same name written by Chilean José Donoso.-Cast:*Roberto Cobo ... La Manuela... |
Arturo Ripstein Arturo Ripstein Arturo Ripstein y Rosen is a Mexican film director.-Life and career:Ripstein got his break into movies working as an uncredited assistant director for Luis Buñuel. In 1965, he directed his first feature, Tiempo de Morir... |
Roberto Cobo, Gonzalo Vega | Drama | |
| Alucarda Alucarda Alucarda is a 1978 Mexican horror film directed by Mexican horror filmmaker Juan López Moctezuma, starring Tina Romero in the title role... |
Juan López Moctezuma | Tina Romero Tina Romero Tina Romero is a Mexican film, television and stage actress, made famous by starring the film Alucarda in 1978.-Early life:Tina Romero Alcazár was born on August 14, 1949, in New York City. She is a daughter of Mexican parents and her family relocated to Mexico in 1958 where she developed her... , Claudio Brook Claudio Brook Claudio Brook was a Mexican actor. Born in Mexico City, Brook had a prolific career, making around 100 film and television appearances in his 38 years. He won two Ariel Awards. He died from stomach cancer in 1995.... |
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| The Recourse to the Method The Recourse to the Method The Recourse to the Method is a 1978 Mexican drama film directed by Miguel Littín. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Alejo Carpentier... |
Miguel Littín Miguel Littin Miguel Ernesto Littín Cucumides is a Chilean film director, screenwriter, film producer and novelist. He was born to a Palestinian father, Hernán Littin and a Greek mother, Cristina Cucumides.... |
Katy Jurado Katy Jurado Katy Jurado , born María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García in Mexico, D.F., was a Mexican actress who had a successful film career both in Mexico and in Hollywood.... |
Entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival 1978 Cannes Film Festival The 31st Cannes Film Festival was held on May 16-30. This festival saw the introduction of a new non-competitive section, 'Un Certain Regard', which replaces 'Les Yeux Fertiles' , 'L'Air du temps' and 'Le Passé composé'.- Jury :*Alan J... |
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| Noches de Cabaret | Rafael Portillo | Sasha Montenegro Sasha Montenegro Sasha Montenegro is a Mexican-Italian born actress.Aleksandra Aćimović Popović ,as a child she moved to Argentina with her parents before relocating to Mexico. She became an actress in the 1970s and made several lucha libre movies, some of them with superstar El Santo... , Irma Serrano Irma Serrano Irma Serrano is a Mexican actress of film, television, and theater; and also a singer, screenwriter and politician. Thanks to her beauty, her figure and her way of being controversial, coming out of the standards of the time, Serrano managed to attract the attention of directors and producers, so... , Lyn May Lyn May Lyn May, born Lilia Mendiola de Chi in Acapulco, Guerrero, is a Mexican actress, exotic dancer and acrobat of Chinese descent. She was very well known in the 1970s, when she was a central figure in the Mexican exploitation genre known as "cine de ficheras".- Early years :As a young child, at six... |
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| La Güera Rodríguez | Felipe Cazals Felipe Cazals Felipe Cazals is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer born in Guethary, France, but registered as born in Zapopan, Jalisco, where he lived his childhood, before being established with his family in Mexico City... |
Fanny Cano Fanny Cano Fanny Cano , born Fanny Cano Damián, was a well-known Mexican actress and producer.-Death:Cano died on December 7, 1983 in an airplane accident in Madrid, Spain. Her flight was an Aviaco DC-9 which landed at the same time as an Iberia Airlines Boeing 727. The aircraft collided with each other on... , Fernando Allende Fernando Allende Fernando Allende is a Mexican singer, actor, painter, film producer, and film director. Allende began singing in 1959, at the age of seven.-Private life:... |
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| El Jardín de los Cerezos | Gonzalo M. Ortega | María Elena Marqués María Elena Marqués María Elena Marqués was a Mexican actress who was a star of Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s.In her best-known role, Marqués starred in the 1947 film La perla ; she played the wife of a fisherman who finds the ill-fated pearl. The film was based on John Steinbeck's book The Pearl... , Julián Soler |
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| The Children of Sanchez The Children of Sanchez The Children of Sanchez is a 1961 book by American anthropologist Oscar Lewis about a Mexican family living in the Mexico City slum of Tepito, which he studied as part of his program to develop his concept of culture of poverty... |
Hall Bartlett Hall Bartlett Hall Bartlett was an American film producer, director, and screen writer.-Early life:Born in Kansas City, Missouri, he graduated from Yale University Phi Beta Kappa, and was a Rhodes Scholar nominee... |
Anthony Quinn Anthony Quinn Antonio Rodolfo Quinn-Oaxaca , more commonly known as Anthony Quinn, was a Mexican American actor, as well as a painter and writer... , 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... , Katy Jurado Katy Jurado Katy Jurado , born María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García in Mexico, D.F., was a Mexican actress who had a successful film career both in Mexico and in Hollywood.... |
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| Divinas Palabras Divinas palabras Divinas palabras is a 1987 Spanish film directed by José Luis García Sánchez. It stars Ana Belén, Francisco Rabal and Imanol Arias. The film is based upon the play by Ramón del Valle-Inclán... |
Juan Ibañez | 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... , Mario Almada |
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| Los hombres no deben llorar | Roberto Ratti | Yolanda del Río Yolanda del Rio Yolanda del Río is a Mexican film actress and ranchera singer. Some of her best-known films are Caminos de Michoacán and La India blanca .... , King Clave King Clave Jorge Fidelino Ayala better known as King Clave, is an Argentine singer and songwriter whose hits were known in the 60's and 70's.- Career :King Clave's career began in Argentina's Canal 13... , Noemí Ceratto, Jorge Vargas Jorge Vargas Jorge Vargas may refer to:*Jorge B. Vargas , Filipino lawyer and youth advocate*Jorge Vargas González, Chilean politician, mayor of Pichilemu 1997-2007*Jorge Alberto Vargas, Ecuadorian football player*Jorge Francisco Vargas, Chilean footballer... , Pedro Weber "Chatanuga" |
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| Picardia mexícana | Abel Salazar Abel Salazar (actor) Abel Salazar was a Mexican actor, producer and director. He appeared in 70 films between 1941 and 1989.-Selected filmography:* La Vírgen morena * El hombre y el monstruo... |
Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernández Gómez is a Mexican singer, producer and actor. Known as Chente or El rey de la canción ranchera throughout the Latin world, Vicente Fernández, who started his career singing for tips on the street, has become a cultural icon, recording more than 50 albums and contributing to... , Jacqueline Andere Jacqueline Andere Jacqueline Andere is a Mexican actress.- Biography :... , Adalberto Martínez "Resortes", Héctor Suárez Héctor Suárez Héctor Suárez is a legendary Mexican actor and comedian. He is the father of Héctor Suárez Gomís who is also an actor.... , Pedro Weber "Chatanuga" |
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| La comadrita La comadrita La comadrita is a 1975 Mexican film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring María Elena Velasco, Fernando Soler, and Sara García. The film is about an indigenous woman who baptizes nearly all the animals on the day of the "blessing of animals" in the town... |
Fernando Cortés | La India María La India María "La India María" is a fictional character portrayed and created by actress María Elena Velasco. The character usually endures situations of racial discrimination, segregation, and corruption, although in all of these turmoils, María undoubtedly resolves them with hilarious acts of good-nature and... , 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... , Fernando Soler Fernando Soler Fernando Soler was a prolific Mexican film actor and film director.He appeared in over 100 films between 1915 and his death in 1979.- External links :... , Rafael Inclán, Pedro Infante Jr. |
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| El circo de Capulina | Gilberto Martínez Solares | Capulina Capulina Gaspar Henaine Pérez was a Mexican comic actor and singer, who became famous when he partnered with Marco Antonio Campos as the comedy team Viruta y Capulina. Together, they were very successful in film, television and theater. From then on, he was best known as Capulina... , Rosa Gloria Chagoyán, Alicia Encinas |
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| El arracadas | Alberto Mariscal | Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernández Gómez is a Mexican singer, producer and actor. Known as Chente or El rey de la canción ranchera throughout the Latin world, Vicente Fernández, who started his career singing for tips on the street, has become a cultural icon, recording more than 50 albums and contributing to... , Mario Almada, Fernando Almada, Roberto Cañedo, Patricia Rivera |
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External links
- Mexican films of 1978 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...