Advanced search
- TITLES
- NAMES
- COLLABORATIONS
Search filters
Enter full date
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
Only includes names with the selected topics
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
1-47 of 47
- Cristina Rodlo was born on 21 May 1990 in Torreón, Mexico. She is an actress, known for Halo (2022), Too Old to Die Young (2019) and No One Gets Out Alive (2021).
- Silver King is the son of the legendary luchadore wrestler Dr Wagner. He has been wrestling professionally since 1985. He started out wrestling in the Universal Wrestling Association under a mask, but lost that in a match with the legendary El Santo. He was part of the tag team "The Cowboys" with El Texano. The team even competed at WCW's Clash of the Champions XIX in 1992. The two wrestlers then competed in the CMLL federation, winning the tag team titles there before Silver King went on to win the CMLL Heavyweight Championship from Black Magic(Norman Smiley under a mask).
In 1997, King made the jump to WCW, where Eric Bischoff was using many of the high-flying Mexican wrestlers on his wrestling shows. He took part in many Monday Nitro and WCW Saturday Night broadcasts, as well as several pay per view events, such as Souled Out '98 and both World War 3 '97 and '98 in the main event 60-man, over the top rope battle royales. His most high profile match, however, came at Fall Brawl '98 when he wrestled in a singles match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against champion 'Juventud Guerrera'. He left WCW in late '99 when Eric Bischoff was ousted from leadership in WCW and new management took over.
Since his WCW days, Silver King has wrestled in New Japan Pro Wrestling, IWGP, and CMLL again. He will always be remembered as a cult favorite wrestler among internet wrestling fans during his tenure in WCW. The real wrestling fans out there always knew he deserved more. - Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Raul Mendez is considered by many in Mexico as one of the best actors of his generation. Classically trained, he is often referred to as a chameleon, working steadily in film, television and theater.
In Oct 2014, he worked on two Netflix Original Series, taking on totally different characters; An unstable antagonist, Joaquin, on "Sense8" under the direction of James McTeigue and directed & produced by Lana and Andy Wachowski, and President César Gaviria, on "Narcos" produced by José Padilha and Chris Brancato, with multiple directors including fellow Mexican, Oscar winner Guillermo Navarro.
He recently wrapped Texas Rising, playing the role of Juan Seguin, directed by Roland Joffé, and produced by the same team of "Hatfields and McCoys," scheduled to air on the History Channel May 2015.
Raul has worked on many television series in Mexico including "El Señor de los Cielos" Parts 1 & 2, which aired in the U.S. on NBC/Telemundo.
Raul grew up in Torréon. He followed his passion to Mexico City where he got his degree in Dramatic Arts. He later joined Los Endebles Theatre Company where he began to develop his craft working in numerous theatrical productions. He also did commercial theatre and his last play "No sé si Cortarme las Venas..." was so successful, writer-director, Manolo Caro, turned it into a hit movie with the ensemble cast.
He has worked in more than 30 movies, including "Matando Cabos", where he was nominated for several awards. He also participated in several American projects shot on location in Mexico, including "For Greater Glory" sharing scenes with Andy Garcia, and with Martin Sheen in "The Kid." He won the role of Ferroq in "The Legend of Zorro" at the age of 27, when director Martin Campbell saw his self-taped audition. Raul's first English-speaking role on television was in "Time of The Butterflies."
His film "The Incident" directed by Isaac Ezban, is on the 2004 Festival circuit, having participated at the Austin Fantastic Festival and Vancouver International Film Festival. The film has its Mexican Premiere in the Los Cabos International Film Festival when it competes as First Feature. Raul's next film "Visitantes" premieres in Mexico City December, 2014.
Known as a disciplined actor, who is committed to his work, and trains regularly.- Carmen Salinas was born on 5 October 1939 in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Triunfo del amor (2010), Man on Fire (2004) and Carnival Nights (1978). She was married to Pedro Plascencia and Carlos Paulín. She died on 9 December 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Composer
Like thousands of "day actors' during Hollywood's Golden Era, Max Wagner toiled in relative obscurity in supporting and bit roles with the occasional meaty character part. It was a film career that sustained him as a durable and dependable actor from the mid-1920s through the '70s.
The youngest of five boys, Wagner was born in Mexico, the son of William W. Wagner, a railroad conductor. His mother, Edith Wagner, was a writer and correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor during the Mexican Revolution. He was 10 years old when Mexican rebels fatally wounded his father. His mother then brought him to Salinas, California, where he struck up a lifelong friendship with John Steinbeck. Wagner served as a model for the boy in Steinbeck's novel "The Red Pony" and he would appear in many of the films based on Steinbeck's books.
Max's brothers - Jack, Blake, and Bob - were already in Hollywood working on films. Jack and Blake worked under D.W. Griffith at Biograph as cameramen and later went to work for Hal Roach and Mack Sennett. Bob worked on the First National lot as an assistant cameraman. At 23 years old, Max joined his brothers in Hollywood. Jack was working on a Harry Langdon film in 1924 and helped Max secure his first acting part. His early experiences at Mack Sennett honed his talent in physical comedy that would serve him well throughout his career.
During the early talkie period studios often made Spanish-language versions of their popular films. Max, fluent in Spanish, acted in many such films in supporting roles under the name of Max Baron. Studios often went to him to serve as a Spanish-language coach for actors. He appeared alongside Lupe Velez in the "Mexican Spitfire" series and when he wasn't acting, he monitored Velez's ad-libbing in Spanish to spot any profanity.
While most of Max's work was with major studios, he was a regular with Mascot, the low-budget studio that churned out serials including "The Lost Jungle (1934) and Tom Mix's "The Miracle Rider" (1935). Max was a regular in the Charlie Chan series and was a company player with Preston Sturges, appearing in such films as "The Palm Beach Story" (1942), "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek" (1944), "The Great Moment" (1944) and "The Sin of Harold Diddlebock" (1946).
During World War II, he took a break to serve in the U.S. Army in North Africa.
His tough, brawny appearance made him a casting director's perfect choice for gangster roles, giving him unlimited work as a henchman in dozens of Warner Bros. films in the 1930s. Los Angeles newspaper gossip columnists used to jokingly chart his rise from Gangster No. 4 (no gun, no dialog) to Gangster No. 2 (gun and dialog).
A lifelong heavy drinker, Max struggled off and on with alcoholism. He entered Alcoholics Anonymous in 1950, but resumed acting the following year.
His most notable appearance in films came in 1953 with the role of Sgt. Rinaldi in the cult sci-fi classic "Invaders from Mars." The same year he was also cast in "Donovan's Brain," another cult favorite.
By the 1960s, Max was cast mostly in bit parts in film and television westerns and dramas, ending his career with small parts in such TV series as "Gunsmoke" and "Columbo."- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Humberto Zurita was born on 2 September 1954 in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. He is an actor and producer, known for El vuelo del águila (1994), Bajo la metralla (1983) and De pura sangre (1985). He was previously married to Christian Bach.- Carlos Ferro was born on 5 July 1984 in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. He is an actor, known for My Best Friend's Wedding (2019), Caer en tentación (2017) and Los elegidos (2019).
- Roberto Ballesteros was born on 22 March 1952 in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. He is an actor, known for El Pantera (2007), Sorceress (1982) and Cañaveral de pasiones (1996).
- Fernando Banda was born in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. He is known for El Señor de los Cielos (2013), Dodo (2014) and Grandes Hits.
- José Chávez was born on 12 June 1916 in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. He was an actor, known for The Wild Bunch (1969), Romancing the Stone (1984) and Guns for San Sebastian (1968). He was married to María del Carmen Benitez. He died on 12 July 1988 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Eduardo Roman was born in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. After graduating from law school and falling in love with acting during theatre workshops and plays while in college, he moved to Mexico City to pursue acting professionally. There, he studied and worked with the finest actors and directors like Patricia Reyes Spíndola and Arturo Ripstein. He has appeared in Mexican TV shows that are exported to many countries. He's also worked in many TV commercials for worldwide renowned product brands. Being fluent in English has also helped Eduardo Idunate work in American productions like Acapulco H.E.A.T. (1998) and The Mask of Zorro (1998) with Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins as well as the French production Mookie (1998) along side French soccer star Éric Cantona. He was cast as a supporting actor in the soap opera Te amaré en silencio (2003) for Univision in the USA, where he played the comic relief. Eduardo is also a renowned voice-over actor. He is the voice announcer in Spanish for Disney movie trailers as well as many brands such as McDonald's, ProActiv, Toyota, Honda, Papa John's Pizza, Wells Fargo and many more. Upcoming films are "21 Days", "Get The Money" with Danny Trejo and Eddie Griffin and Coast with Bruce Dern as well as the TV Series "Gente-fied", produced by MACRO and America Ferrera.
Eduardo Roman lives in Burbank, California, "The Real Hollywood" as he likes to call it.- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Pablo Montero was born on 23 August 1974 in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. He is an actor and composer, known for Abrázame muy fuerte (2000), Triunfo del amor (2010) and Qué bonito amor (2012). He is married to Sandra Vidal. They have one child.- Writer
- Actor
- Director
Agustín Tapia was born on 22 August 1959 in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico. He is a writer and actor, known for Cine a mano (2009), Fábulas de almas perdidas (2016) and Cuidado con lo que deseas (2020).- Rodolfo Calvo was born on 17 November 1896 in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Tal para cual (1953), Aventura en Río (1953) and La reina del mambo (1951). He was married to Elodia Hernández and Francisca Álvarez. He died on 26 December 1957 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Adolfo Franco is a recognized social entrepreneur and award-winning filmmaker. Since 2005, Adolfo has been the co-founder and general manager of CAUSAS.ORG, the largest social network for civic engagement in Mexico with more than 200,000 Non-profits and individuals participating in the program. During 2011, CAUSAS.ORG, in collaboration with the Mexican Federal Government, launched CINE EN TU PARQUE (Movies in Your Park), generating more than 8,000 screenings, reaching 1.4 million spectators, in more than 500 rescued public spaces. As a partner of KENIO FILMS, Adolfo has produced high profile feature films with wide theatrical distribution in Mexico and the U.S., such as CANTINFLAS (2014), FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK (2014), THE PERFECT GAME (2010), and A STEP FROM HEAVEN (2010) working with A - list talent from al over the world. Adolfo has been awarded and recognized with the National Solidarity Award 2009 by the Mexican President, the Mexico Initiative 2010 by Televisa, the 2012 Gifted Citizen Awards by Ciudad de las Ideas, and the 2012 Google Grant by the Tides Foundation. Adolfo is also part of the first generation of the WEF Global Shaper Community and serves in the advisory board of Enseña por México, part of the Teach for All Network.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Rodrigo Oviedo was born in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. He is known for Bajo un mismo rostro (1995), The Snitch Cartel (2011) and Rosario Tijeras (2005).- Rosina Navarro was born on 4 August 1933 in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Su primer amor (1960), La mujer marcada (1957) and La moneda rota (1962). She was married to Juan Gallardo. She died on 17 May 2000 in Mexico City, Mexico.
- Malú Reyes was born on 8 April 1946 in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. She is an actress, known for Escape sangriento (1985), El fiscal de hierro (1989) and El ciclón de Jalisco (1964). She was previously married to Vicente Saldívar.
- Marisol González was born on 12 March 1983 in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. She is an actress, known for Vecinos (2005), Te Presento a Valentín (2012) and La verdad oculta (2006). She has been married to Rafa Márquez since 24 May 2014. They have two children.
- Héctor Gómez was born on 13 October 1930 in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Ha llegado una intrusa (1974), Don't Mess with an Angel (2008) and Blue Demon: Destructor of Spies (1968). He died on 15 August 2009 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Alfredo Ahnert was born in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. He is known for Sr. Ávila (2013), Ladrón de Corazones (2003) and Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022).
- Gloria Castro was born on 29 November 1993 in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico. She is an actress, known for Yo Esperaré (2023), Tristeza, soy yo de nuevo (2023) and Seguir Vivo No Es Vivir (2023).
- Director
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pato Safa was born on 31 October 1979 in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico. Pato is a director and producer, known for El Jeremías (2015), La gordiranfla (2008) and Eres mi pasión (2018).- Dr. Wagner Jr. was born on 12 August 1965 in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. He is an actor and director, known for VPR Producciones Celebrando La Navidad (2020), Mofles y Canek en mascara vs. cabellera (1992) and TNA iMPACT! Wrestling (2004).
- Cavernario Galindo was born on 27 September 1923 in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Santo in the Wax Museum (1963), Blue Demon contra cerebros infernales (1968) and Doctor of Doom (1963). He died on 19 July 1999 in Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico.