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Melissa Barrera Martinez was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León México. The first of four daughters of Rosana Maria Martinez García and Tomás Gerardo Barrera Tames. She attended the American School Foundation of Monterrey from the ages of 4 to 18 when she graduated high school. It was during her middle school years that she began getting involved in theater. She participated in school plays and musicals such as 'The Wizard of Oz,' 'Footloose,' 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' and 'Aida.' She began her professional career during her last year of high school when she led the Mexican production of 'Romeo y Julieta'(the original french musical) playing the part of Julieta. After that she also participated in a regional production of 'Footloose'in the role of Ariel before leaving for college in New York. She auditioned and was accepted to the Collaborative Arts Project 21 (CAP21) as part of the Tisch School of the Arts in New York University (NYU) in 2009. During her years at NYU she participated in productions such as 'Sweet Charity' and Brecht's 'The Caucasian Chalk Circle' in the lead role of Grusche Vachnadze. In 2011 she left NYU when she was selected to participate in the Mexican reality show 'La Academia'of TV Azteca in which she gained lots of critical acclaim for her singing and dancing abilities. At the end of 2011 she was chosen to participate in her first telenovela in TV Azteca: 'La Mujer de Judas' in the role of Zulamita. Directly after that she was offered her second role as the young ingenue in the telenovela 'La Otra Cara del Alma' alongside the latin telenovela star Gabriela Spanic. In this telenovela she earned great reviews for her acting abilities and earned her first lead in a telenovela as Olvido in 'Siempre Tuya Acapulco.' This became her big break as she positioned herself as one of the fresh new faces of Mexican television and the show became one of the most successful and beloved stories in over 20 countries. After the success of 'Siempre Tuya Acapulco'she got offered her second lead role in a telenovela 'Tanto Amor'in which she once again earned critical acclaim for her acting. After working in television she opted to try her luck in the film industry doing 4 films in two years. Two of the films which she leads are set to premiere in the second half of 2017: The first set in the 1950s 'Sacúdete las Penas', the second, a modern drama 'Prima.' Not leaving her love for the theatre behind Melissa has always procured to alternate television and film with theatre, starring in three long running productions in Mexico city: ¨Despertando en Primavera'(Spring Awakening) as Wendla, the spanish hit musical ¨Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar (Hnmpl)¨ as Maria, and Mel Brook's Él Joven Frankenstein'(Young Frankenstein) as Inga alongside the comedians Adal Ramones and the famous Mascabrothers. For her role as Maria in 'Hnmpl' she won two awards: Revelation in Theatre from the Agrupación de Periodistas Teatrales (APT), and the Female Revelation in a Musical from the Agrupación de Críticos y Periodistas de Teatro (ACPT).- Actress
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Spanish actress Elena Anaya impressed the critics with her performance in Sex and Lucía (2001).
Elena was born in Palencia, Spain, on July 17th, 1975. An active child, she excelled in karate and mountain climbing. By the time she was 17 Elena knew that she wanted to channel her energy into being an actress and enrolled in a drama course being given in her local town by actor Manuel Moron. More determined than ever, she then opted out of school, choosing instead to audition for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in Madrid.
Moron mentioned Elena's exceptional talent to his agent, Katrina Bayonas, who was looking for a young girl to star in the film, "Africa". Elena auditioned and the role was hers.
Elena was obliged to leave the Royal Academy when Fernando Leon de Aranoa called her to work in his comedy, "Familia". But, aware of the importance of studying, Elena her formation at the Juan Carlos Corazza school of acting.
Following her feature debut in the 1996 drama "África"(Alfonso Ungría) Anaya continued to impress with supporting roles in such features as "Lagrimas negras" (Fernando Bauluz y Ricardo Franco, 1998) "Finisterre" (Xavier Villaverde, 1998), "Las Huellas borradas" (Enrique Gabriel, 1999) and the romantic drama "El Invierno de las Anjanas"(Pedro Telechea). In 2000, director Julio Medem cast her as the seductive baby sitter, Belen, in the erotic drama "Lucia y el sexo" (2001). The explosive mixture of innocence and provocation earned her a Goya (Spanish Academy Award) nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also received the Spanish Actors Union Award for Best Supporting Actress. That same year she was featured in the comedy "Sin noticias de Dios" (Agustín Díaz Yanes 2001) with Penelope Cruz and Victoria Abril.
As her star continued to rise thanks to roles in "Dos Tipos duros" (Juan Martínez Moreno 2003) and Pedro Almodóvar's "Talk to Her", it was only a matter of time before she caught the attention of international directors and she was offered the role of Dracula's most possessive bride in 2004's "Van Helsing" (Stephen Sommers). Then, in 2004, came the action comedy "Dead Fish" (Charley Stadler) with Gary Oldman, in 2005 the thriller "Fragile" (Jaume Balagueró), and the period adventure "Capitán Alatriste "(Agustín Díaz Yanes). In 2007 she starred in "Miguel & William" (Inés París) and "Savage Grace" (Tom Kalin) with Julianne Moore.
In 2008 she was introduced to French audiences in "L'instinct de Mort" (Jean-François Richet) with Vincent Cassel and Gerard Depardieu. She then travelled to Cairo to work in the romantic drama "Cairo Time" (Ruba Nadda). Agustín Díaz Yanes called her again for his film "I only want to walk" and she then starred in Gaby Ibanez's thriller "Hierro".
2009 brought Elena and Julio Medem together again to make "Room in Rome". The role of Alba earned her Best Actress nominations for both the Spanish Actors Guild and the Goya Awards. She then returned to France to shoot Fred Cavaye's "A Bout Portant".
In 2010 Pedro Almodovar offered her the leading role of Vera in his new film "The Skin I live in" with Antonio Banderas. This role won her the 2011 Best Actress Goya (Spanish Academy Award).
In 2012 she received the honorary Málaga Sur Award at the yearly Film festival in Málaga.
This same year took Elena to Argentina to make "Pensé que iba haber fiesta". In 2013 she starred as Lupe in "Todos están muertos", directed by Beatriz Sanchis. This role won her six Best Actress nominations, the only actress to be nominated for all the awards in the 2015 Spanish Award season. She received the Spanish SAG Best Actress Award.
In 2013 Elena also starred in the Scottish film "Swung". In 2014 she shot Chilean director Matias Bize's "La memoria del Agua" and has recently finished filming Imanol Uribe's "Lejos del mar".
2015 started for Elena with a cameo role in Brad Furman's "The Infiltrator" working alongside Bryan Cranston and John Leguizamo.- Mariana Treviño was born on 21 November 1977 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She is an actress, known for A Man Called Otto (2022), Club de Cuervos (2015) and How to Break Up with Your Douchebag (2017).
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Roberto Enríquez was born on 20 January 1968 in Fabero, León, Castilla y León, Spain. He is an actor, known for El alquimista impaciente (2002), Hispania, la leyenda (2010) and The Borgia (2006).- Roberta Colindrez was born on 28 May 1986 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She is an actress and writer, known for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), Cassandro (2023) and Girls (2012).
- Born Luz Maria Cavazos in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey, she moved with her family to Guadalajara when she was 7 years old. At the age of 15 she was bitten by the acting bug, which led her to join a theater group while still finishing her high school years. At 19 she moved to Mexico City to study drama at the National University of Mexico (UNAM) where she learned from teachers Luis de Tavira, Jose Caballero and Ludvik Margules. During her last year in school she auditioned for the role of Tita in Alfonso Arau's "Like Water for Chocolate", which would eventually give her international acclaim and recognition around the globe receiving the Best Actress Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival. This led her to pursue a more diverse career in cinema in the U.S., leaving her theater career on hold for a few years, while she was working in independent films such as Wes Anderson's "Bottle Rocket" co-starring Owen and Luke Wilson, Allison Anders' "Sugar Town", Showtime's "In the Time of the Butterflies" with Salma Hayek and Edward James Olmos, among many others. While still maintaining her interest in American cinema, she relocated to Mexico City where she is working on film and theater productions. Her last credits include "Las Buenrostro", "Atlético San Pancho" and the critically acclaimed short film "Entre Dos". Currently she's preparing for an international co-production, due to be shot at the end of 2005 in South America.
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Adetokumboh M'Cormack was born in Sierra Leone. He is an actor and producer, known for Castlevania (2017), Blood Diamond (2006) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).- Ellen Thomas was born on 3 February 1964 in Sierra Leone. She is an actress, known for EastEnders (1985), Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) and Moses Jones (2009).
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Born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico exotically beautiful, raven-haired Blanca Soto nurtures a flourishing career that surpasses beyond her career of international model and reign as Miss Mexico. Blanca Soto thus represented her country in the Miss World pageant and the following year won the crown for her country in the international beauty contest "Vina Del Mar" in Chile. Since breaking from pageantry and modeling and thus entering the film world, Soto starred in and co-produced with Jack Hartnett, the award winning short film "La Vida Blanca", of which she received a best actress award. Thereafter she has appeared in supporting roles opposite Chris Pratt, Tracy Morgan and Scott Caan in "Deep in the Valley" (2009) and Paul Rudd in "Dinner For Schmucks" (2010). Later in 2010 she was sought out by Academy Award nominated actress/director Adriana Barraza to star in "Eva Luna" the record breaking TV series from Spanish language media giant Univision. Here Soto captivates audiences worldwide not only by her beauty but by her engaging visceral performances. Eva Luna (2010-2011) (TV), the first ever television series for Soto and first ever produced for Univision and Venevision has eclipsed the top ten of all time list in the genre.- Álvaro Mel was born on 14 September 1996 in Salamanca, Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain. He is an actor, known for La Fortuna (2021), Paraíso (2021) and A Different View (2018).
- Silvia Alonso was born on 28 December 1989 in Salamanca, Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain. She is an actress, known for Mirage (2018), Tierra de lobos (2010) and The Broken Crown (2016).
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Katherine von Drachenberg was born on 8 March 1982 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She is a producer and actress, known for The Bleeding (2009), The Lincoln Lawyer (2022) and The Adventures of Señor Toro (2009). She has been married to Leafar Seyer since 21 February 2018. They have one child. She was previously married to Oliver Peck.- Actress
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Loreto Mauleón was born on 14 August 1988 in Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain. She is an actress, known for Patria (2020), 36 (2021) and Vatios (2022).- Actress
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Her career began at 8. After some successful records and after playing significant roles in several telenovelas, in 1985 she becomes an acclaimed star in all over the world playing the leading role in Tú o Nadie. Her performance in the telenovela "Marielena" in 1994 is one of the best ever seen- Actor
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Pablo Santos was born on 9 January 1987 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He was an actor and producer, known for Greetings from Tucson (2002), Alias (2001) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999). He died on 15 September 2006 in Toluca, Mexico.- Actress
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After having studied philosophy and philology Lopez went to the "Escuela Oficial de Cinematografia de Madrid" and studied interpretation. The first part of her filmography was mainly made by young directors until she was discovered by Gonzalo Suárez ("Diatrambo (1967)") with whom she worked again once in a while after that. In Spain she became definitly famous with the television series "Gozos y las Sombras, Los" (1981) as "Morena Alba".- Actor
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In his almost 50 years as an actor, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba has worked continuously in theater, film, and television. He has worked with renowned directors on the big screen and has become a legend of the theater. Since his debut in the sixties, he has brought over a hundred characters to life in dozens of series, plays and more than 80 films. Emilio Gutiérrez Caba was born in Valladolid in 1942 into an iconic entertainment family. He is the son of Emilio Gutiérrez and Irene Caba Alba, and the brother of the actresses Irene Gutiérrez Caba and Julia Gutiérrez Caba. The actor spent his childhood and adolescence in an environment marked by acting and the arts, so it did not take long to awaken his vocation. Gutiérrez Caba studied philosophy, but his interest in acting was consolidated at university. He made his debut in the theater in 1962 when he joined Lilí Murati's company and he won his first film role in 1963 in Jesus Franco's 'El llanero'. He went on to join forces with actress María José Goyanes to create their own company in 1968. Since 1979, he has starred in works by classical authors such as Gil Vicente, Calderón, Shakespeare, Joyce, and Juan Ruiz de Alarcón; and pieces by contemporary playwrights such as Álvaro del Amo, Jorge Díaz, Fermín Cabal, and Juan García Larrondo. His interpretation of Don Diego in 'The Maidens' Consent' by Moratín in 1996 is legendary. In 2003, he was nominated for a Best Actor Spanish Actors Guild Award for 'The Prince and the Showgirl'. His performance in 'Mourning Becomes Electra' was recognized with a Max Award for Best Supporting Actor. Although Gutiérrez Caba's career has played out mainly on stage, making him a true theatrical legend, he has combined stage with screen in the literary adaptations: 'The Beehive', 'Werther', 'Requiem for a Spanish peasant' and 'La sombra del ciprés es alargada'. He has also participated in 'Bicycles are for the Summer' by Jaime Chávarri, and worked with Pedro Almodóvar in 'What Have I Done to Deserve This?' On television he has given life to characters such as San Juan de la Cruz in the successful series 'Teresa de Jesús' and Don Vicente Cortázar in 'Gran Reserva', for which he received the Best Actor Ondas Award and another Spanish Actors Guild Best Actor Award. Emilio's other credits include 'The First Night of my Life' and 'Goya in Bordeaux.' His work in 'Common Wealth' is especially noteworthy and earned him the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor, and the CEC and Spanish Actors' Guild Awards in the same category. Shortly thereafter he received a second Goya for 'Ten Days Without Love'. Among his more recent work is Julio Medem's 'The Tree of Blood', Jaume Balaguero's 'Way Down', 'Despite Everything' directed by Gabriela Tagliavini, Juan Jose Alfonso's play 'After The Rehearsal' and the series 'La Templanza,'for Amazon Prime.- Actress
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Ines Sastre was born in Valladolid (Spain). Her career began age 12, when she was selected to appear in a fast-food commercial. This appearance led her to be noticed by the producer Carlos Saura, who chose her to play in "El Dorado" with Lambert Wilson (1987). The film made the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival in 1988, this marked the beginning of her international acting career.
Ines also achieved international notoriety as a top model and succeeded Isabella Rossellini as the face of Lancome's emblematic Tresor fragrance. In addition to her acting and modeling career, Ines also completed studies in French modern literature at La Sorbonne University.
Ines Sastre returned to cinema in Italy to play for two of the most famous Italian directors; Michelangelo Antonioni in "Beyond the Clouds" (1996) together with John Malkovitch, Sophie Marceau and Fanny Ardant, and Pupi Avati in "The Best Man" (1998).
Ines Sastre also made a noticeable return to French cinema starring as Epona, the wife of Vercingetorix, in "Druids" (2001) by Jacques Dorfmann, alongside Max von Sidow and Christophe Lambert. That same year Ines shone alongside Guillaume Canet and Andre Dussolier as a manipulative courtesan in "Vidocq" by Pitof, were she was reunited with the infamous Gerard Depardieu that she had previously starred with in the TV mini-series "The Count of Monte-Cristo" by Josee Dayan.
Ines Sastre has also starred in two American productions. She made an appearance in "Sabrina" (1996) by Sidney Pollack, with Harrison Ford and was outstanding in the melodramatic "The Lost City" by and with Andy Garcia, Bill Murray and Dustin Hoffman.- Actress
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Concha Velasco studied dancing and became an actress in a revue with Celia Gámez. In 1954 she made her film debut with roles in several minor films. At the end of the regime of dictator Francisco Franco she worked with director Pedro Olea, among others, in higher-quality films, such as Tormento (1974) and Pim, pam, pum... ¡fuego! (1975), which gave her a better reputation. One of her biggest successes was Teresa de Jesús (1984) in which she played Santa Teresa de Ávila.- Actor
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Luis Callejo was born on 1 August 1970 in Segovia, Segovia, Castilla y León, Spain. He is an actor and producer, known for Risen (2016), The Fury of a Patient Man (2016) and Lucas (2012).- Actor
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Imanol Arias began his career with a traveling theatre group in Spain performing in Euskadi (Basque Country). After minor roles on stage, he travels to Cuba to shoot Cecilia (1982) directed by Humberto Solás. In 1987 he won the Concha de Plata of the San Sebastian Film Festival for the biography of Eleuterio Sánchez, El Lute: Run for Your Life (1987) directed by Vicente Aranda.- Actor
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Carmelo Gómez was born on 2 January 1962 in Sahagún, León, Castilla y León, Spain. He is an actor and writer, known for Between Your Legs (1999), Cows (1992) and The Method (2005). He was previously married to Esperanza de la Vega.- Actress
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A native Texan, Samantha Droke was born on November 8th, 1987, in De Leon. She is the daughter of Lyndon and Synthia Droke. Samantha possessed a love of performing from a very young age. She started out singing and modeling and then her interests began to move towards acting. She truly believed that she was destined for the silver screen. Samantha began modeling and acting in plays and commercials locally. She was discovered by agent Nicole Connor at the tender age of fifteen. Within two weeks, she landed her first independent feature film, Truce (2005), directed by Matthew Marconi and co-starring alongside Buck Taylor (who played "Newly" in Gunsmoke (1955)) and Oscar-nominated actor George Kennedy from Cool Hand Luke (1967). After wrapping Truce (2005), she truly caught the bug. Her family sold everything they had but their clothes and moved to LA. At age seventeen, Samantha began to hit her stride. She landed a national commercial for Cingular Wireless and recently booked a guest-star role on the Hallmark Channel's Jane Doe: The Wrong Face (2005) (directed by Mark Griffiths) and a starring role in the feature film Don't Be Scared (2006) (directed and produced by Master P and Romeo Miller). Samantha also performs at the LA Connection Comedy Improv Club. Not only beautiful and intelligent, Samantha has the kind of drive and determination rarely seen in actors her age.- Actress
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Diana García was born on 16 January 1982 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She is an actress and producer, known for Sin Nombre (2009), The Air I Breathe (2007) and What Maisie Knew (2012).- George Steane was born on 5 May 2001 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. He is an actor, known for Free Love, Sueños y pan (2023) and The Messiah (2023).
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Eduardo Cisneros was born on 8 July 1977 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He is a writer and producer, known for Instructions Not Included (2013), Acapulco (2021) and Half Brothers (2020).- Actress
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Erika Buenfil is a Mexican actress, she is mainly known for her work in telenovelas, she starred twelve of them: Angélica (1985), El engaño (1986), Amor en silencio (1988), Vida robada (1991), Marisol (1996), Tres mujeres (1999), Así son ellas (2002), Corazones al límite (2004), Duelo de pasiones (2006), Amores verdaderos (2012), Vencer el pasado (2021) and Perdona nuestros pecados (2023). In films she acted in El sexo de los ricos (1981), Cementerio del terror (1985), Ladrones de tumbas (1989), El prófugo (1992), among others.- Nora Salinas was born on 7 June 1976 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She is an actress, known for Fuego en la sangre (2008), The Tempest (2013) and María Belén (2001). She was previously married to Mauricio Becker and Miguel Borbolla.
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Fernando Cayo was born on 22 April 1968 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. He is an actor and writer, known for The Orphanage (2007), Mi vida es el Cine (2014) and Money Heist (2017).- Actor
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Tito Valverde was born on 26 April 1951 in Ávila, Ávila, Castilla y León, Spain. He is an actor, known for El comisario (1999), Todos los hombres sois iguales (1996) and Sombras en una batalla (1993). He is married to María Jesús Sirvent.- Mary Emery was born on 4 October 1896 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She was an actress, known for I Love Lucy (1951), Craig's Wife (1928) and The Millionaire (1955). She died on 9 February 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Arturo Carmona was born on 9 July 1976 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He is an actor, known for Don't Mess with an Angel (2008), Vecinos (2005) and La vecina (2015).
- Carole Bianic was born on 22 January 1981 in Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Finistère, France. She is an actress, known for Destiny Ride (2008), Captain Sharif (2013) and Super Jimmy (2019).
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Paulina Goto was born on 29 July 1991 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She is an actress and producer, known for Daughter from Another Mother (2021), Asphalt Goddess (2020) and Veinteañera, divorciada y fantástica (2020).- Actor
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Leo Harlem was born on 16 November 1962 in Matarosa del Sil, El Bierzo, León, Spain. He is an actor and writer, known for Superagente Makey (2020), La mejor Navidad de mi vida and Como Dios manda (2023).- Actor
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Jaime Fernandez, the Mexican movie star, director, and union leader, was born in Monterrey, Mexico, the youngest of the three Fernandez brothers. His half-brother Emilio "El Indio" Fernandez was Mexico's greatest native-born movie director, as well as a greate movie star himself, while his brother Fernando Fernández was a famous singer and movie actor.
Fernandez began acting when he was 10 years old, making his credited screen debut in director Fernando de Fuentes's Allá en el Rancho Grande (1949). His second credited role, in La malquerida (1949), was directed by his brother, Emilio Fernández. Jaime Fernandez worked with the great El Indio on seven other films, and won the Ariel Award (the Mexican equivalent of the Oscar) for Best Actor in a Minor Role (Mejor Papel de Cuadro Masculino) under his brother's direction for La rebelión de los colgados (1954) (Rebellion of the hanged). Jamie had won his first Ariel award for Best Young Actor (Mejor Actuación Juvenil) for El rebozo de Soledad (1952) ("Soledad's Shawl"), and would win a third as Best Supporting Actor (Mejor Coactuación Masculina) playing Friday in 'Luis Bunuel' 's English-language _Aventuras de Robinson Crusoe, Las (1954)_ .
Fernandez eventually appeared in over 180 films and a number of television mini-series, as well as acted on the stage. The height of his career came in the 1950s and '60s, but he continued to work as a movie actor into the 21st century.
In 1979, he directed himself in La mafia de la frontera (1979), the first of the six films he would helm, five of them in the period 1979-82. He also directed himself in La cosecha de mujeres (1981) and San Juan de Dios es Jalisco (1982). The last film he directed was Las paradas de don Roque (1992), which was released in 1992.
Fernandez also was heavily involved in the National Actors Association (ANDA), Mexico's largest and most influential actors union. He was elected general secretary of ANDA, the union's highest position, in 1966, and served in the post for 11 years.
As a union boss, Fernandez established his reputation as a strong defender of actors' rights. The union underwent a crisis when some actors formed their own, competing union, but his strong leadership during the schism won him the nickname "Chief White Feather."
After stepping down as ANDA boss, Fernandez remained active in the union. On April 16, 2005, he was attending a meeting of union representatives with television broadcaster Televisa in Mexico City when he suffered a fatal heart attack linked to his chronic diabetes.
Jaime Fernandez was survived by his widow, Glenda, and four children.- Lucía Quintana was born in 1975 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. She is an actress, known for Muertos S.L. (2024), Maitena: Estados alterados (2008) and Policías, en el corazón de la calle (2000).
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Renowned for portraying his witty, stereotypical norteño character named "Piporro" in the Pedro Infante film Ahí viene Martín Corona (1952), Eulalio González quickly became one of the box-office stars of the 1960s and the best norteño comedian ever. Born and raised in northern Mexico, González was the son of customs agent Pablo González Barrera and Elvira Ramírez. During his youth he studied medicine and accounting, though he never sought these professions. His first break came when he working as a radio announcer and popular film actor-singer Pedro Infante invited him to participate in the radio-novela "Martín Corona". The success of the radio-novela spawned a film starring Infante and Sara Montiel with González reprising his role as the comic norteño sidekick. It would not be until the early 1960s when González's popularity grew in both film and music, starring as the leading man in the films The Ship of Monsters (1960), Ruletero a toda marcha (1962), El rey del tomate (1963), El bracero del año (1964), La Valentina (1966), Qué hombre tan sin embargo (1967), and El pistolero desconocido (1967). His quick and inventive humor can be appreciated today in his films, screenplays, and songs.- Additional Crew
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Selica Torcal was born on 15 February 1932 in Segovia, Castilla y León, Spain. She is an actress and cinematographer, known for Not Even a Line (2017), The Grandfather (1998) and El casamiento (2017).- Actress
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Actress (b. Valladolid, Spain, Dec. 3, 1953). After having studied simultaneously Philosophy and Art and Speech (both careers remained unfinished), she became a household name overnight as one of the pretty and "bespectacled" hostesses of the top-rated TV contest "1, 2, 3, Responda Otra Vez", where she popularized what was going to be her early screen persona: platinum blonde-dyed hair, provocative ways and a sensuality always ready to break out. She made her film debut in 1972, at 19, and acquired an enormous popularity thanks to her tremendous sex-appeal and a clever promotion campaign that exploited a certain similarity between her looks and those of the late Marilyn Monroe to the extent of making a successful movie named precisely "The New Marilyn" (1976). She kept this image for a while (especially in her spectacular TV appearances in the mid-70s), but eventually got tired of it and decided to cut off her hair completely (she did it herself with a pair of scissors borrowed from a filming kit) and let it grow its natural dark colour again. Blonde or brunette, Lys grabbed a long string of femme fatale roles in films of each and every genre (thrillers, comedies, dramas, westerns, etc.) and turned into some kind of domestic myth at that time. (She also had the advantage of owning a fine diction that matched her thought-provoking voice perfectly, so, unlike some other actresses of that era, she didn't need to be dubbed.) Anyway, after leading her bold image one step further in the late 70s, she decided to stop making films and concentrate on her theatrical work, that she had started in 1973 playing Dª Inés de Ulloa in Zorrilla's "Don Juan Tenorio" with her own company. In the 1980s she focused her activity on recording music (which she did with real gusto and vocal dexterity), performing in both musical shows and dramatic or comic plays in which she displayed an image far removed from the one that shot her to fame and even making more sporadic appearances on TV (playing, for example, a splendid Portia on a small-screen adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Merchant Of Venice"). The late 80s saw her returning to the movies and scoring some films of uneven success and quality, although she has always risen to the occasion. In any case, she is still an underestimated actress, though she has proved capable of giving such amusing characterizations as that of "Avisa A Curro Jiménez" (1978), where she seemed almost unrecognizable. Now she leads a rather reclusive life when not working (in contrast to the antics and eccentricities of her early career) and, although she has never married, she enjoys a very stable relationship with Fernando, her partner of some 20 years. Hers is really one of those examples of body-with-a-brain-on-top-to-match, and hopefully she will still be around for a large number of years.- Actress
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Elvira Mínguez was born on 23 July 1965 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. She is an actress and writer, known for Everybody Knows (2018), Tapas (2005) and Retribution (2015).- Actress
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Paloma Petra was born on 23 August 1991 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. She is an actress and producer, known for Northern Skies Over Empty Space (2022), The Dove and the Wolf (2019) and The Longest Dream I Remember (2021).- Music Artist
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Mexican superstar who became a superstar in the 1980s due to her wild personality and hard rock. Similar to Janis Joplin in her recording style, and with a personality like that of Madonna's, Trevi filmed several Mexican films that sealed her fame. However, in the 1990s Trevi's career started to go downhill, and after becoming romantically involved with her manager, Sergio Andrade, Trevi found herself on the run from Mexican police, and later Interpol. Wanted by authorities for child prostitution, child slavery, and child abuse, both Trevi and Andrade were fugitives from the law for about two years before being arrested by Brazilian authorities in Rio de Janiero in April 2000. She was released from jail in 2004 and returned to Mexico where charges of child abuse and endangerment were later dropped. After taking a few years off from the industry, she returned in 2006 with a new album and new look.- Actress
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Lucía Jiménez was born on 21 November 1978 in Segovia, Segovia, Castilla y León, Spain. She is an actress and producer, known for El Trono (2023), The Good Life (1996) and The Kovak Box (2006). She has been married to Benito Sagredo since 30 August 2008. They have one child.- David Lyon was born on 16 May 1941 in Sierra Leone. He was an actor, known for House of Cards (1990), Stanley and the Women (1991) and Performance (1991). He was married to Sandra Clark. He died on 7 June 2013 in Brighton, England, UK.
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Born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Nuncio is a director, producer, screenwriter and recurring actor, in addition to having been a stand-up comedian for several years. His career as a producer began with Victoria para chino (director Cary Fukunaga); his first film, Cumbres, premiered at South by Southwest in 2014. He is screenwriter of Los Herederos; he has also been producer and executive producer of feature films such as Territorio (Andrés Clariond), Vaquero del mediodía (Diego Enrique Osorno), Ya no estoy aquí (Fernando Frías) and El norte sobre el vacío (Alejandra Márquez Abella, in pre-production), also co-written by him.- Actress
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Mapi Galán was born in 1962 in Ponferrada, León, Castilla y León, Spain. She is an actress and director, known for The City of Lost Children (1995), Savage Grace (2007) and Se ven de (2008).- Exotic Spanish leading lady, latterly seen in episodic television, but best known internationally for her many roles in peplum, horror and spaghetti westerns. She began her screen career under the stage moniker Mara Silva in a 1959 Portuguese romantic comedy. One of her initial leading roles was in the Jesús Franco cult horror The Awful Dr. Orlof (1962), in which she was billed for international consumption as 'Mary Silvers'. Maria's strapping physique subsequently helped her obtain robust leads and second leads in sword and sandal epics (The Last Days of Pompeii (1959)), spy thrillers (O.K. Yevtushenko (1967)) and European westerns (Zorro the Avenger (1962), Shoot to Kill (1965), Cavalry Charge (1965), and many others), often opposite fading American stars like Steve Reeves, Frank Latimore or Edmund Purdom. One of her most prominent roles was as the feminine interest in the comedy western Sartana Kills Them All (1970), in which her character proves to be the smartest member of a down-at-heel gang of outlaws. Silva also frequently attended the horror genre, often in icy or predatory roles, possibly seen to best advantage in the zombie flic Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972), in The Mummy's Revenge (1975) and (as the infamous Countess Elizabeth Báthory) in Curse of the Devil (1973).
During the early 70s, Maria ventured onto the stage, acting in plays by, among others, Jean Anouilh and Noël Coward. Concentrating on television, she made her final appearance in 1992. Maria Silva was married to the Spanish writer and director José Grañena. - José Luis Reséndez was born on 14 October 1978 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He is an actor, known for Stepmother (2005), Dama y Obrero (2013) and Heridas de amor (2006).
- Ramses Alemán was born on 30 September 1991 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. He is an actor, known for Cora (2024), Mi fortuna es amarte (2021) and Me declaro culpable (2017).