Mexican films of 1979
Encyclopedia
A list of the films produced in Mexico
in 1979 (see 1979 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 1979 (see 1979 in film
1979 in film
The year 1979 in film involved some significant events.- Major events :* March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.* May 25 - Alien, a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released....
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1979
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| Guyana: Crime of the Century Guyana: Crime of the Century Guyana: Crime of the Century is a 1979 exploitation horror film written and directed by René Cardona Jr.. The film, which was shot in Mexico is very loosely based on the Jonestown Massacre. It stars a number of American actors such as Stuart Whitman and Gene Barry... |
René Cardona Jr. | Exploitation | ||
| México-Norte | 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... |
Patricia Reyes Spíndola Patricia Reyes Spíndola Patricia Verónica Núñez Reyes Spíndola is a Mexican actress, director and producer in films, TV series and theatre plays.She studied to become an actress in several ateliers in Mexico and London. She made her début in the movies in 1972, with El señor de Osanto, and two years later she started... , Roberto Cañedo |
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| Cuando tejen las Arañas | Roberto Gavaldón Roberto Gavaldón Roberto Gavaldón was a Mexican film director.Eight of Gavaldón's films were featured on the list 100 Best Movies of the Cinema of Mexico... |
Alma Muriel, Angélica Chaín | ||
| El Chanfle El Chanfle El Chanfle is a movie created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños, also known as Chespirito. It was filmed in Mexico in 1978. It is classified as comedy movie.-Plot:... |
Enrique Segoviano Enrique Segoviano Enrique Segoviano Enrique Segoviano Enrique Segoviano (born December 6, 1944, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic is a Dominican–Mexican television producer and director. He is best known as the original producer and director of Chespirito's various 1970s television series as well as for... |
Roberto Gómez Bolaños "Chespirito" Roberto Gómez Bolaños Roberto Gómez Bolaños is a Mexican writer, actor, director, comedian, humorist, songwriter, poet and philosopher. He is best known by his stage name Chespirito .-Life and work:... , Florinda Meza Florinda Meza Florinda Meza García de Gómez is a Mexican actress of film and television; she is also a writer, director, and producer. She started her career when Roberto Gómez Bolaños cast her in El Chavo as "Doña Florinda"... , Ramón Valdés Ramón Valdés Ramón Gómez Valdés de Castillo often credited as Ramón Valdéz, was a Mexican actor. He was born in Mexico City... , Carlos Villagrán Carlos Villagrán Carlos Villagrán Eslava is a Mexican comedy actor and former journalist. Villagrán combined both acting and writing at first; he became known for a character named Quico.-Life and work:... , Rubén Aguirre Rubén Aguirre Rubén Aguirre is a Mexican actor. He is best remembered for his characterization of in the Televisa's television show El Chavo del Ocho. Aguirre also participated in another well known television show of the era, El Chapulín Colorado, albeit less frequently.-Life and work:Rubén Aguirre was born... |
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| La niña de la mochila azul | Rubén Galindo | Pedrito Fernández Pedro Fernández José Martín Cuevas Cobos , known professionally as Pedro Fernández, is a Mexican recording artist and actor.-Discography:*1979: La De La Mochila Azul*1989: Vicio*1990: Por Un Amigo Más*1991: Muñecos De Papel... , Adalberto Martínez "Resortes", María Rebeca, Mónica Prado, Mario Cid |
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| Chanoc en el circo union | Rafael Pérez Grovas | Ramón Valdés Ramón Valdés Ramón Gómez Valdés de Castillo often credited as Ramón Valdéz, was a Mexican actor. He was born in Mexico City... , Alejandro Fuentes Alejandro Fuentes Alejandro Javier Fuentes Riffo is a singer who finished third in Norwegian Idols third season in 2005.Later in 2005, he released the album Diamonds and Pearls, which reached gold by the end of the year.... , Mario Cid |
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| Erótica Erotica Erotica are works of art, including literature, photography, film, sculpture and painting, that deal substantively with erotically stimulating or sexually arousing descriptions... |
Emilio Fernández | Rebeca Silva, Jorge Rivero Jorge Rivero Jorge Pous Rosas is a matinee idol, with a career spanning three continents , primarily in Spanish language media... |
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| Tres Mujeres en la Hoguera Tres Mujeres en la Hoguera Tres Mujeres en la Hoguera is a Mexican motion picture categorized as drama and thriller. It was filmed in 1976.- Synopsis :... |
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... |
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... , Pilar Pellicer Pilar Pellicer Pilar Pellicer López de Llergo is a Mexican film actress, daughter of César Pellicer Sánchez and Pilar López de Llergo and sister of the actress Pina Pellicer.- Filmography :* Nazarín * Quinceañera... , Maritza Olivares Maritza Olivares Maritza Olivares is a Mexican actress. She appeared in some telenovelas and movies, for example in horror El Retorno de Walpurgis. Her best known rule in telenovelas is the rule of Cayetana in Entre el amor y el odio... , Daniela Romo Daniela Romo Daniela Romo is a Mexican singer, actress and TV host. Daniela Romo was born Teresita Presmanes Corona in Mexico City to Teresa Corona. Her parents never married, and Daniela and her sister Patricia were raised by their grandmother... |
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| La Tía Alejandra La Tía Alejandra La Tía Alejandra is a Mexican horror film of 1979, starring by Isabela Corona.-Plot:Old aunt Alejandra goes to live with a Mexican middle-class family; she's bitter and the children tease her and make her life miserable, but the old woman is truly a witch, and takes revenge.-Cast:* Isabela Corona... |
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... |
Isabela Corona Isabela Corona -Biography:Isabela Corona was born as Refugio Pérez Frías in El Chante jalisco, a municipio of Autlán de Navarro. In her early years she moved to Mexico City, where she started her career on stage of the teatro Ideal as a teenager in 1926... , Diana Bracho Diana Bracho Diana Bracho is a Mexican film, television and stage actress.-Early life:Diana Bracho is the daughter of actor/director Julio Bracho, the niece of actress Andrea Palma and the mother of actor Julio Bracho . She married Dr. Felipe Bracho, a university professor. They have a daughter, Andrea... , 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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| La Viuda de Montiel The Widow of Montiel The Widow of Montiel is a 1979 Mexican drama film directed by Miguel Littín. It is based on a short story of the same name by Gabriel García Marquez... |
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.... |
Geraldine Chaplin Geraldine Chaplin Geraldine Leigh Chaplin is an English-American actress and the daughter of Charlie Chaplin.Chaplin first came to prominence for her Golden Globe-nominated role of Tonya in David Lean's Doctor Zhivago . She received her second Golden Globe nomination for Robert Altman's Nashville... , 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 30th Berlin International Film Festival 30th Berlin International Film Festival The 30th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 18 to February 29, 1980.-Jury:* Ingrid Thulin * Betsy Blair* Mathieu Carrière* Alberto Isaac* Peter Kern* Károly Makk* Alexander Mitta* Alexandre Trauner... |
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| OK Mister Pancho | Gilberto Martínez Solares | 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... , Ramón Valdés, Felicia Mercado, René Ruiz "Tun Tun", Freddy Fernández Freddy Fernández José Freddy Fernández is a Costa Rican player currently playing for Municipal Liberia, he plays as defender.-External links:*http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2009/mayo/25/deportes1975591.html... |
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External links
- Mexican films of 1979 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...