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- Mexican character actor who achieved his greatest success in U.S. films. He was born in Mexico city, living in numerous places throughout the country. He received a private education in Houston, Texas as a teenager, but dropped out and roamed about doing an assortment of jobs. His family, however, brought him back to Mexico City, where he subsequently found work in the struggling Mexican film industry. He appeared in many Mexican films before director John Huston offered him the role of Gold Hat in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948). Bedoya stole the scenes in which he appeared as the smiling cutthroat and delivered the famous line about not needing any "stinking badges". He made a number of popular films in the U.S. in the next nine years, but a drinking problem destroyed his health. He died of a heart attack at the age of 53.
- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Carlos Valadez was born on 30 June 1917 in Mexico D.F., Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for El dinero no es la vida (1952), El último Round (1953) and Amor vendido (1951). He was married to Carol Crane Kurtz and Virginia Hill. He died on 21 November 2002 in La Habra, California, USA.- Actor
- Music Department
- Composer
Luis Aguilar was born on 29 January 1918 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor and composer, known for Los chiflados del rock and roll (1957), Una aventura en la noche (1948) and Tres tristes tigres (1961). He was married to Rosario Gálvez and Ana María Almada Rubalcava. He died on 24 October 1997 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Fernando Almada was born on 26 February 1929 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for El hechizo del pantano (1978), Un mulato llamado Martín (1975) and Pasaporte a la muerte (1988). He died on 30 October 2023 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Esperanza Baur was born on 17 July 1920 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Guadalajara (1937), La Valentina (1938) and The Count of Monte Cristo (1942). She was married to John Wayne and Eugene Colley Morrison. She died on 10 March 1961 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Actress
- Director
- Producer
Pilar Pellicer was born on 15 February 1933 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress and director, known for La choca (1974), Pedro Páramo (1967) and Muchachitas (1991). She was married to James Metcalf. She died on 16 May 2020 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Roberto Cobo was born on 20 February 1930 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor, known for The Young and the Damned (1950), The Place Without Limits (1978) and Dulces compañías (1996). He died on 2 August 2002 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Titina Romay was born on 24 July 1942 in Mexico D.F., Mexico. She is an actress, known for Huracán Ramírez (1953), Píntame angelitos blancos (1954) and El misterio de Huracán Ramírez (1962).
- Carmen Molina was born on 20 January 1920 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Las mañanitas (1948), Hipócrita..! (1949) and El mártir del Calvario (1952). She was married to David Arturo Fernández. She died on 17 October 1998 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Miguel Inclan was a popular villain of Mexican cinema from the 1930s into the 1950s, although he also had some sympathetic roles, notably as the kindly policeman in Salón México (1949) and several appearances as Benito Juárez. Inclán came from a theatrical family and started out working in the carpa theatres (he later bought a theatre with his film earnings and put his extended family to work in it). His son Miguel Inclán García also had a long career as an actor, although mostly on the stage. Other relatives of Inclán who made their mark in the entertainment industry are his grand-nephew Rafael Inclán, Raúl 'Chato' Padilla and Alfonso Zayas.
- Patricio Gallardo was born in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. Patricio is an actor, known for Control Z (2020), Belascoarán, PI (2022) and Silvana Sin Lana (2016).
- Adriana Roel was born on 5 July 1934 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Anacrusa (1979), She Doesn't Want to Sleep Alone (2012) and Renuncia por motivos de salud (1976). She was married to José Antonio López de Gyves. She died on 4 August 2022 in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
- María Rebeca was born on 9 March 1970 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She is an actress, known for Monica y el profesor (2003), Ciudades oscuras (2002) and The Girl of the Blue Backpack (1979).
- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Carolina Rivera was born on 14 June 1966 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She is a writer and producer, known for Cilantro y perejil (1996), Jane the Virgin (2014) and Daughter from Another Mother (2021). She is married to Fernando Sariñana. They have one child.- Nerina Ferrer was born in 1943 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Lazos de amor (1995), Con la muerte en ancas (1980) and El maleficio (1983). She died on 21 December 2002 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Quintín Bulnes was born on 9 May 1926 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor, known for Corazones de México (1945), Isle of the Snake People (1971) and The Dalton That Got Away (1960). He was married to Ofelia Martín Reyes and Amparo Sánchez. He died on 25 December 2003 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Carlos Orellana was born on 28 December 1900 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for El capitán Malacara (1945), 'Como México no hay dos'! (1945) and Maldita ciudad (un drama cómico) (1954). He was married to Paz Villegas. He died on 24 January 1960 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.- Actress
- Make-Up Department
Carmelita González was born on 17 July 1928 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Motel (1984), Ángeles de arrabal (1949) and El cuarto mandamiento (1948). She was married to Eduardo Fajardo. She died on 30 April 2010 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Gilberto Gazcón was born on 19 May 1929 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was a writer and director, known for Perro callejero (1980), Rage (1966) and Rosa de dos aromas (1989). He died on 11 May 2013 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Althought most of her career was before the cameras, Mimí Derba is better remembered as the first woman director in Mexico (and perhaps in Latin America). On 1917, when Mexican screens were filled by italian melodramas of "divas", Derba organized one of the very first Mexican production companies: Azteca Films. Practically without previous experience on screen, the actress produced, wrote and performed in two box-office hits: Alma de sacrificio (1917) and En defensa propia (1917). The success of those films persuated her to take the director's chair in Tigresa, La (1917). There's a legend that Azteca Films was a cover-up for General Pablo González, a minister in the cabinet of President Venustiano Carranza and Derba's lover in those years. González was accused of being the mastermind behind a famous gang of robbers called La Banda del Automóvil Gris (The Grey Car Gang) whose assaults were very famous in the Mexico City of 1915. Those events inspired the famous Mexican episodic film Automóvil Gris, El (1919). The mysterious of the source of the incoming money for producing Derba's films was never discovered, but it is certain that, after the scandal of involving González with the gang, activities ceased on Azteca Films and the career of the first woman Mexican director was over. Derba continued acting and made a strong career as a supporting actress in a great number of famous Mexican films. One of her most notorious roles was the bitter grandmother of Evita Muñoz 'Chachita' in Ustedes los ricos (1947).- Actress
- Writer
Martha Rangel was born on 23 August 1936 in Mexico D.F., Mexico. She was an actress and writer, known for Pepito y el monstruo (1957), Huracán Ramírez y la monjita negra (1973) and Vámonos para la feria (1961). She died on 12 October 2012 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Carlos Navarro was born on 24 February 1921 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor, known for Doña Perfecta (1951), Corazón salvaje (1956) and No quiero lágrimas (1967). He died on 12 February 1969 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Alicia Montoya was born on 25 January 1918 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Lolo (1993), La vida de Chucho el Roto (1970) and Chucho el Roto (1968). She died on 17 August 2002 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Fanny Schiller was born on 5 September 1901 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Cantaclaro (1946), La mujer que yo amé (1950) and Santa (1943). She was married to Manuel Sánchez Navarro. She died on 26 September 1971 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Alfredo Varela padre was born in 1884 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor, known for Caminos de ayer (1938), La guerra de los pasteles (1944) and México de mis recuerdos (1944). He was married to Sofía Haller. He died on 31 March 1962 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Rafael Montero was born on 9 October 1953 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He is a director and writer, known for Cilantro y perejil (1996), Casas grandes: Una aproximación a la Gran Chichimeca (1986) and Corazones rotos (2001).- Héctor Godoy was born on 29 March 1926 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor, known for The Bat Woman (1968), La mano que aprieta (1966) and 4 contra el crimen (1968). He died on 28 July 1994 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Actor
- Animation Department
- Sound Department
Carlos Cortés was born on 2 September 1939 in Mexico D.F., Mexico. He is an actor, known for La vuelta del Mexicano (1967), La endemoniada (1968) and El robo al tren correo (1964).- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
Tito Novaro was born on 1 August 1918 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Trampas de amor (1969), El último disparo (1985) and El robo de las momias de Guanajuato (1972). He was married to Laura Marchetti. He died on 14 April 1986 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Jorge Ancira was born on 22 November 1921 in Mexico D.F., Mexico. He was an actor, known for La noche y tú (1946), El hijo del bandido (1949) and The Golden Barge (1947). He was married to Bette Jane Holland and Sandra Lola Ascencio. He died on 5 January 1971 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
- Mexican actor and comedian who started performing as a child in the late 1940's and 1950's during what is known as the "golden age of Mexican cinema." Growing up in show business, as time passed Mr. Moreno reinvented himself as a capable character actor, television presenter, and stand up comedian. He was also in constant demand for television voice overs and film dubbing, still remembered as the voice of "Sargent Dodo" in the Mexican version of the animated series "The Pink Panther." At a certain point in his career, he realized there were other actors using his same name, so in order to avoid confusion, he started calling himself "Moreno López." During the last years of his career, his comedy act became very popular in Mexico City's night clubs.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Eduardo Arozamena was born on 14 October 1875 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor and director, known for Enamorada (1946), La soñadora (1917) and Carne de cabaret (1931). He was married to Carmen Pasarón, Clemencia Méndez and Florentina Crespo. He died on 21 May 1951 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.- Georgina Barragán was born on 9 August 1924 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Nosotras, las taquígrafas (1950), Las troyanas (1963) and El vengador (1958). She was married to Enrique Anzures Rodríguez, Luis Roberto Escalante Moreno and Alfredo Villanueva de la Paz. She died on 16 October 1984 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Manuel Tamés hijo was born on 3 October 1916 in Mexico D.F., Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for Una movida chueca (1956), El ahorcado (1983) and ¿A que le tiras cuando sueñas... Mexicano? (1980). He was married to Carmen Mejía Zepeda. He died on 18 December 1987 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Lupe Carriles was born on 27 December 1909 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Casa de muñecas (1954), The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956) and Vagabunda (1950). She was married to José Antonio Vélez. She died on 6 February 1964 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Luis López Somoza was born on 9 December 1929 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor, known for Susana (1951), María (1938) and The Adventuress (1950). He was married to Zelideh Salles. He died on 18 October 1975 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Born in Mexico City, Miguel Herrera has lived in several countries and can speak several languages. He attended Interlochen Arts in 2003 and has studied acting in Escuela de Interpretación Cristina Rota and in the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. He lives in Barcelona and has acted in English, Spanish and Catalan.
He has lived in Mexico City, Mexico, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany, Madrid, Spain, Dublin, Ireland, New York City, New York and Barcelona, Spain. He has two sisters and a dog, his parents are not related with the industry. He was discovered in Barcelona, Spain. His international debut was with Paola Randi's "Tito e gli alieni (2017)" for the role of Luke. - Armando Acosta was born on 5 April 1925 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor, known for The Invasion of the Dead (1973), Operation 67 (1967) and La tigresa (1973). He died on 16 May 1976 in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.
- Raúl Farell was born on 26 March 1926 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor, known for Un divorcio (1953), Un amor en la sombra (1960) and Trampa fatal (1961). He died on 16 May 1971 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Marco Antonio Campos will forever be best remembered as the thin, serious half of the comedy duo Viruta and Capulina (with Gaspar Henaine as the chubby, silly half), but he was also an excellent musician, a gifted singer, and a capable screenwriter. Viruta (Campos) and Capulina (Henaine) achieved success and enduring popularity in the mid-1950s with their movies, TV shows, radio programs, and stage appearances. A decade later, they parted ways and Campos began a short-lived solo career as a supporting actor before retiring from show business.
Campos was born in Mexico City during the Mexican Revolution. He inherited his musical talent from his mother, Sara Contreras, who played piano and guitar and also had a beautiful voice. After his parents divorced, he and his mother moved to his maternal grandparents' home, where he discovered his lifelong love for books. When he was 18 years old, he decided to begin a career as an entertainer, took his guitar with him, and left home to work as a bar singer.
In 1938, Campos made his professional debut as a member of the musical quartet El Poker de la Armonía. From 1940 to 1942, he sang and played tropical music with the Trío Latino. He also performed on stage and in radio programs with the Trío Romanceros. He found his stage name when he expressed his desire to become a great dancer like Adalberto Martínez but his friends said he looked more like a woodchip ("viruta") than a coil spring ("resortes", Martínez's nickname).
In the early 1950s, Campos started a singing duo with a performer named Chamula. Viruta and Chamula recorded several humorous songs written by Chava Flores, but the comedy team did not last long because Chamula was a heavy drinker. It was shortly after that professional upset when Gaspar Henaine "Capulina" invited Campos to create a new duo for stage and radio. Before the decade was over, Viruta and Capulina were starring in their hit TV show Cómicos y canciones (1956) and had already released their first box-office success, Se los chupó la bruja (1958).
The next decade brought Viruta and Capulina even more fame. They began touring Latin America and continued making highly profitable movies for several production companies. Their screenplays were usually written by Jaime Salvador or Roberto Gómez Bolaños. Campos wrote the story of Cascabelito (1962), which Henaine thought was one of the duo's best movies. They also ventured into science fiction with Los astronautas (1964) and La edad de piedra (1964). However, their joint career was waning and Dos pintores pintorescos (1967) was their last movie.
Henaine chose to embark on a new career without Campos and began producing his own movies. Now alone, Campos reinvented himself as a television host and a reliable supporting actor. He enjoyed playing the character roles of his post-Viruta and Capulina career but eventually retired before the end of the decade to spend more time with his beloved wife and mother. His favorite pastimes included writing, music, painting, and sculpturing. At the time of his death, he was planning the publication of his two-volume autobiography, "Memorias de un trovador".- Actor
- Additional Crew
José Dupeyrón was born on 10 November 1922 in Mexico D.F., Mexico. He was an actor, known for La hora del jaguar (1978), Chicoasén (1980) and Cazadores de espías (1969). He was married to Elizabeth Unda. He died on 20 May 2001 in Mexico.- Otilia Larrañaga was born on 3 November 1931 in Mexico D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Caras nuevas (1956), Reventa de esclavas (1954) and La furia de un vengador (1992). She was married to Rogelio Guerra and Antonio Aguilar. She died on 6 October 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico.
- Kikis Herrera Calles was born on 7 January 1928 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Corazón salvaje (1977), Juego de mentiras (1967) and The Revenge of the Crying Woman (1974). She was married to José José. She died on 19 November 1983 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Director
- Editor
- Writer
Rafael Portillo was born on 11 November 1916 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was a director and editor, known for Emilio Varela vs Camelia la Texana (1980), Terror, Sex and Witchcraft (1968) and Un tipo dificil de matar (1967). He died on 30 November 1995 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Víctor Parra was born on 10 January 1920 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor and producer, known for El muchacho alegre (1948), Ángeles de arrabal (1949) and Los Fernández de Peralvillo (1954). He died on 20 February 1994 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Rosario Gálvez was born on 15 October 1926 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Domenica Montero (1978), Los cuatro Juanes (1966) and La trampa mortal (1962). She was married to Luis Aguilar. She died on 17 September 2015 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Amelia Robert was born on 19 June 1890 in Mexico D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for México de mis recuerdos (1963) and Rocambole (1946). She died on 10 November 1970 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Kika Meyer was born on 30 April 1918 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for La huella de unos labios (1952), El hombre sin rostro (1950) and Necesito dinero (1951). She was married to Arturo Guzmán Pérez. She died on 8 February 1983 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Pedro Galván was born on 17 January 1911 in Mexico D.F., Mexico. He was an actor, known for The Wild Bunch (1969), Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) and The Big Cube (1968). He was married to Charlotta Kraus and Guadalupe Arce. He died on 6 April 1986 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
- Emma Rodríguez was born on 27 June 1922 in Mexico D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for Romance de fieras (1954), Los hijos de la calle (1951) and ¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer? (1951). She died on 28 July 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.