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Johnny Weissmuller was born as Peter Johann Weißmüller in Freidorf, today a district of the city of Timisoara in Romania, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Weissmuller would later claim to have been born in Windber, Pennsylvania, probably to ensure his eligibility to compete as part of the US Olympic team. Weissmüller was one of two boys born to Petrus Weissmuller, a miner, and his wife Elisabeth Kersch, who were both Banat Swabians, an ethnic German population in Southeast Europe. A sickly child, he took up swimming on the advice of a doctor. He grew to be a 6' 3", 190-pound champion athlete - undefeated winner of five Olympic gold medals, 67 world and 52 national titles, holder of every freestyle record from 100 yards to the half-mile. In his first picture, Glorifying the American Girl (1929), he appeared as an Adonis clad only in a fig leaf. After great success with a jungle movie, MGM head Louis B. Mayer, via Irving Thalberg, optioned two of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan stories. Cyril Hume, working on the adaptation of Tarzan the Ape Man (1932), noticed Weissmuller swimming in the pool at his hotel and suggested him for the part of Tarzan. Weissmuller was under contract to BVD to model underwear and swimsuits; MGM got him released by agreeing to pose many of its female stars in BVD swimsuits. The studio billed him as "the only man in Hollywood who's natural in the flesh and can act without clothes". The film was an immediate box-office and critical hit. Seeing that he was wildly popular with girls, the studio told him to divorce his wife and paid her $10,000 to agree to it. After 1942, however, MGM had used up its options; it dropped the Tarzan series and Weissmuller, too. He then moved to RKO and made six more Tarzans. After that he made 13 Jungle Jim (1948) programmers for Columbia. He retired from movies to run a private business in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Handsome and muscular Dominican-Mexican leading man who made his screen debut in Chanoc (1966). Born in Dominican Republic and later relocating to Mexico, García was a leading sex symbol from the late '60s into the '80s. He won a well-publicized bout with cancer in the '90s by -- it is claimed -- using an herbal remedy. His sons Andrés García Jr. and Leonardo García Vale are also actors. Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Ariel in 1974 for Principio, El (1972). Over the past decade, García dedicated most of his time to soap operas.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Rafael Alcayde was born on 19 October 1906 in Havana, Cuba. He was an actor, known for Soledad (1947), Wise Girl (1937) and Reckless (1935). He was married to Elizabeth Anne Thorpe Kelly and Raquel Echeverría. He died on 27 August 1993 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.- Wolfe Barzell was born on 1 September 1897 in Staszów, Poland, Russian Empire [now Staszów, Swietokrzyskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961), Frankenstein's Daughter (1958) and The Blue Angel (1959). He died on 14 February 1969 in Acapulco, Mexico.
- Rosa María Gallardo was born on 18 October 1938 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She was an actress, known for The Brainiac (1962), De grueso calibre (1988) and La marca del muerto (1961). She died on 2 January 2002 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.
- Actor
- Writer
Domingo Soler was born on 7 April 1900 in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for La barraca (1945), Del rancho a la capital (1942) and El padre Morelos (1943). He was married to Margarita Cortés and Nelly Parodi. He died on 13 June 1961 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.- Maria Bauman was born on 23 February 1921 in Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Germany. She was married to Johnny Weissmuller and Carl Moritz Brock. She died on 5 March 2004 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.
- Actor
- Director
- Composer
Musician, big band leader, playboy, hotelier, club-owner and sometime actor, Teddy Stauffer was born Ernst Heinrich Stauffer on May 2nd, 1909 into into a Swiss middle class family in Murten, Switzerland. Teddy was to become with his "Original Teddies" the most successful big band leader in pre-war Germany of the late 1930s. They were called "Teddies" because of the bear residing in the coat of arms of the city of Bern, Switzerland. They enjoyed great popularity with their gigs during the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin and later at the famed Delphi Dance Hall of the same city by their interpretation of original American swing music in the style of Benny Goodman. Between 1936-1937 his hit "Goody-goody" sold over 700,000 records. Although frowned upon by the Nazi censorship of what was deemed "Negro Jazz" and music by the the "Swing Jew" Goodman, Stauffer without scruples turned the "Horst Wessel Lied" (National Socialist's anthem) into a jazz number in 1938 - something he wasn't really punished for because of his great popularity. At the outbreak of war in 1939 he returned to his native Switzerland. Some time and several failures later he emigrated to the United States and subsequently to Mexico, where the wellknown womanizer (who was also married, among others to the actress Hedy Lamarr and had love affairs with Rita Hayworth and Barbara Hutton), turned Acapulco into a holiday resort. He died there on August 27, 1991.- Special Effects
Cliff Wenger Jr. was born on 19 August 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) and Thunder Run (1985). He died on 27 November 1984 in Acapulco, Mexico.- Jacqueline Evans was born on 17 January 1914 in England, UK. She was an actress, known for Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer (1956), El Suavecito (1951) and Missing (1982). She died on 22 June 1989 in Acapulco, Mexico.
- Sandra Boyd was an actress, known for La Alacrana (1986), La vida de nuestro señor Jesucristo (1986) and Jesús, nuestro Señor (1971). She died on 7 April 2013 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.
- Leopoldo 'Chato' Ortín was born on 23 December 1893 in Lima, Peru. He was an actor and writer, known for Martín Garatuza (1935), What Shall I Do with the Child? (1936) and El superloco (1937). He died on 3 August 1953 in Acapulco, Mexico.
- Carmen Hermosillo was born on 3 June 1913 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Caminos de ayer (1938), Mothers of the World (1936) and El hipnotizador (1940). She was married to John Kelly and Albion Marchant. She died on 6 September 1985 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Camera and Electrical Department
Alfonso Arnold was born on 20 January 1930 in El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Chanoc (1967), The Bat Woman (1968) and El revólver sangriento (1964). He died on 24 January 2012 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.- Alta Mae Stone was born on 20 October 1922 in Kern, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Unknown Mariachi (1953). She died on 27 June 1994 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.
- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
Raúl Velasco was born on 24 April 1933 in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. He was a writer and producer, known for Siempre en Domingo (1969), Galardón a los grandes (1991) and Nuestras tradiciones navideñas (1987). He was married to Dorle and Klukow, Dorie. He died on 26 November 2006 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.- Manola Saavedra was born on 29 June 1936 in Valencia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Las gemelas (1961), Un hijo cayo del cielo (1962) and Raquel's Shoeshiner (1957). She died on 25 August 2012 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.
- Raquel Echeverría was born on 8 October 1911 in Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Waikiki Wedding (1937) and The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio (1941). She was married to Robert Tasker and Rafael Alcayde. She died on 8 July 1987 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.
- Rogelio Zarzosa y Alarcón was born on 20 September 1920 in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Cara sucia (1949) and El pórtico de la gloria (1953). He was married to Hortensia Pérez López. He died on 6 February 2011 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.
- Germán Figaredo was born on 23 October 1925 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Madre querida (1951). He was married to Carmen Cantú. He died on 6 May 1978 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.
- Stunts
Ángel García died in 1948 in Acapulco, Mexico.- Actress
- Director
Rosa Mondragón was born on 24 September 1941 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She was an actress and director, known for Azul (1972), La muerte va con las mariposas (1976) and El sueño (1974). She was married to Humberto Robles Arenas. She died on 26 December 2017 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.- Additional Crew
Pal Kepenyes was born on 8 December 1926 in Kondoros, Hungary. Pal is known for Dr. Tarr's Torture Dungeon (1973). Pal died on 28 February 2021 in Acapulco, Mexico.- Rudy Ampudia was born on 20 April 1909 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Estoy taan enamorada (1954), Al son del charlestón (1954) and Una estrella y dos estrellados (1960). He was married to Paula Anda Navarro. He died on 18 April 1972 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Dorian Iris was born on 13 March 1927 in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Conozco a las dos (1949) and Zorina (1949). She was married to José Ángel Castilla. She died on 30 August 1986 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.