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One of five children, Christine Cecilia McIntyre was born in Nogales, Arizona, on April 26, 1911, to John and Edna (nee Barnaby) McIntyre. In the early 1930s, Christine received a Bachelor of Music degree at Chicago Musical College, where she honed her operatic soprano voice (which can be heard in a handful of her movies); she also began her radio career in Chicago. By 1936, she was acting on the professional stage in L.A., starring in plays such as "The Bird of Paradise" with actors like Pierce Lyden. She broke into movies with a small role in Swing Fever (1937), signing for feature films with RKO. This led to a series of B westerns with stars like Buck Jones, Johnny Mack Brown, and Ray Corrigan. Then, in 1944, with her hair newly dyed blonde, she was discovered by producer Hugh McCollum at Columbia Pictures and signed a ten-year contract to do shorts for the studio. Over the next decade, she worked with comedians such as Andy Clyde, Hugh Herbert, and Shemp Howard (solo), not to mention both Joe Besser and Joe DeRita. However, she will forever be remembered for her prolific work with The Three Stooges. A favorite concert piece of hers, Johann Strauss' "Voice of Spring," was the basis for the 1945 Stooges short Micro-Phonies (1945), considered by many Stooge fans as the trio's finest effort and which also provides the best example of Christine's beautifully pure operatic soprano voice as she sings the above-mentioned aria (which Curly Howard, as "Senorita Cucaracha," hilariously lip-synchs to). Always focused, always a presence onscreen, Christine developed into a first-rate comedic actress--her timing was impeccable and she wasn't afraid to get "down and dirty" with slapstick experts such as the Stooges (she even beat up poor Shemp Howard in the classic Brideless Groom (1947), then knocked him through a door), and it was merely through unfortunate twists of fate that she never segued over into television at the same time that funnywomen Lucille Ball and Imogene Coca were making their small-screen marks. Though Christine's career at Columbia consisted mostly of comedy shorts, she did show up in occasional features, often westerns. In 1953, near the end of her Columbia contract, she married radio producer/writer/actor J. Donald Wilson (not to be confused with Jack Benny's announcer Don Wilson), and soon after retired from show business. Christine and J. Donald spent the next 30 years developing joint careers in real estate. The former actress passed away in Van Nuys, California, on July 8, 1984, six months after her husband.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Movita Castaneda was an American actress best known for having been the second wife of actor Marlon Brando. She was eight years older than Brando. In films, she played exotic women/singers, such as in Flying Down to Rio (1933) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), of which she was the last surviving cast member. She is the mother of Miko Castaneda Brando and Rebecca Brando Kotlizky.
Movita was born in Nogales, Arizona, on a train travelling between Mexico and Arizona. Movita began her acting career singing the Carioca to Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire's first dance number in the first film in which the famous duo appeared together, Flying Down to Rio (1933). She continued playing exotic women in American and Spanish language films in the 1930s, most notably as a Tahitian girl, Tehanni in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) alongside Clark Gable and Franchot Tone.
After appearing in a few more minor westerns and a few television parts, she met the actor Marlon Brando in the late 1950s, after his breakup with Anna Kashfi. They married in 1960, and they had two children. Brando played the role of Fletcher Christian in the 1962 remake of the 1935 film in which Movita had played a Tahitian girl, Tehanni. Brando then married his co-star Tarita Teriipaia.
Castaneda died on February 12, 2015 at the age of 98.
Six months later, Marlon's first wife, Anna Kashfi, died on August 16, 2015, at the age of 80.- Actor
- Soundtrack
David Zepeda was born on 19 September 1974 in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. He is an actor, known for Soy tu dueña (2010), Sortilegio (2009) and Mentir para vivir (2013).- Director
- Writer
- Animation Department
Jack Hannah was born on 5 January 1913 in Nogales, Arizona, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Magical World of Disney (1954), Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil (1959) and Superstar Goofy (1972). He died on 11 June 1994 in Burbank, California, USA.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Charles Mingus is an American jazz double bassist, pianist, composer and bandleader.
A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers in history, with a career spanning three decades and collaborations with other jazz legends such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Dannie Richmond, and Herbie Hancock.
Mingus' compositions continue to be played by contemporary musicians ranging from the repertory bands Mingus Big Band, Mingus Dynasty, and Mingus Orchestra, to the high school students who play the charts and compete in the Charles Mingus High School Competition.- Producer
- Casting Department
- Additional Crew
Rudy Joffroy was born on 3 July 1975 in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. He is a producer, known for Get the Gringo (2012), The Kingdom (2007) and Titanic (1997). He has been married to Marcela Valadez since 23 August 2003.- Make-Up Department
Vera Peterson was born on 9 February 1918 in Nogales, Arizona, USA. She is known for Woman on the Run (1950), Models Inc. (1952) and The Tender Years (1948). She was married to Walter Thompson and Robert Peterson. She died on 1 February 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.- Actress
Luz Alba was born on 30 July 1901 in Nogales, Arizona, USA. She was an actress, known for Sofia (1948), Sombrero (1953) and La ciudad de cartón (1934). She died on 3 October 1991 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Bob Baffert was born on 13 January 1953 in Nogales, Arizona, USA. He is an actor, known for And They're Off (2011), Arli$$ (1996) and Chasing the Win (2016). He has been married to Jill Moss since 3 August 2002. They have one child. He was previously married to Sherry Connell.
- Ana Gabriela Guevara was born on 4 March 1977 in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. She is an actress, known for No corro (2004), J.C. Chávez (2007) and Otro rollo con: Adal Ramones (1995).
- Actress
Connie Menard was born on 25 June 1921 in Nogales, Mexico. She is an actress.- Thanks to his mixed Latino/Anglo background, John Eberts was able to play roles calling for whites, Latinos, Indians and, once, an Egyptian. More often than not, he appeared in films that had a large number of Latino cast members. This was because his main career (acting was a sideline) was finding and casting Latino extras in films.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Rafael Del Toro was born on 30 April 1978 in Nogales, Arizona, USA. He is an actor, known for Trade (2007), Noche de buitres (1988) and Naked Lies (1998). He has been married to Delia Salinas since 11 June 2005.- Music Department
- Composer
Warren Sherk was born on 6 April 1960 in Nogales, Arizona, USA. He is a composer, known for Valley of the Heart's Delight (2006), Blizzard (2003) and Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011).- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Writer
J.P.S. Brown was born in 1939 in Nogales, Arizona, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Far and Away (1992), Death Valley (1982) and Pocket Money (1972).- Gil Heredia was born on 26 October 1965 in Nogales, Arizona, USA.
- Danny Villa was born on 21 September 1964 in Nogales, Arizona, USA.