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Lupe Velez was born on July 18, 1908, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, as Maria Guadalupe Villalobos Velez. She was sent to Texas at the age of 13 to live in a convent. She later admitted that she wasn't much of a student because she was so rambunctious. She had planned to become a champion roller skater, but that would change. Life was hard for her family, and Lupe returned to Mexico to help them out financially. She worked as a salesgirl for a department store for the princely sum of $4 a week. Every week she would turn most of her salary over to her mother, but she kept a little for herself so she could take dancing lessons. With her mature shape and grand personality, she thought she could make a try at show business, which she figured was a lot more glamorous than dancing or working as a salesclerk. In 1924 Lupe started her show business career on the Mexican stage and wowed audiences with her natural beauty and talent. By 1927 she had emigrated to Hollywood, where she was discovered by Hal Roach, who cast her in a comedy with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Douglas Fairbanks then cast her in his feature film The Gaucho (1927) with himself and wife Mary Pickford. Lupe played dramatic roles for five years before she switched to comedy. In 1933 she played the lead role of Pepper in Hot Pepper (1933). This film showcased her comedic talents and helped her to show the world her vital personality. She was delightful. In 1934 Lupe appeared in three fine comedies: Strictly Dynamite (1934), Palooka (1934) and Laughing Boy (1934). By now her popularity was such that a series of "Mexican Spitfire" films were written around her. She portrayed Carmelita Lindsay in Mexican Spitfire (1939), Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940), The Mexican Spitfire's Baby (1941) and Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (1943), among others. Audiences loved her in these madcap adventures, but it seemed at times that she was better known for her stormy love affairs. She married one of her lovers, Johnny Weissmuller, but the marriage only lasted five years and was filled with battles. Lupe certainly did live up to her nickname. She had a failed romance with Gary Cooper, who never wanted to wed her. By 1943 her career was waning. She went to Mexico in the hopes of jump-starting her career. She gained her best reviews yet in the Mexican version of Naná (1944). Bolstered by the success of that movie, Lupe returned to the US, where she starred in her final film as Pepita Zorita, Ladies' Day (1943). There were to be no others. On December 13, 1944, tired of yet another failed romance, with a part-time actor named Harald Maresch, and pregnant with his child, Lupe committed suicide with an overdose of Seconal. She was only 36 years old.- Alejandro Durán was born on 1 May 1982 in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. He is an actor, known for El Señor de los Cielos (2013), Vuelve Temprano (2016) and El Dragón: Return of a Warrior (2019).
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- Producer
Alejandra Márquez Abella was born on 30 April 1982 in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. She is a writer and director, known for Northern Skies Over Empty Space (2022), The Good Girls (2018) and A Million Miles Away (2023).- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Ellie Araiza was born and raised in Mexico and is perfectly fluent in both Spanish and English. She is half-Mexican and half-American. In 2002 she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming a working actor. She now has an extensive resume including TV recurring roles on FX's Legion and The Bridge, award winning films, countless commercials and voiceover projects as well as her very own one-woman show Turtle Love which ran for 7 months at the I.O. West Theatre. She was the lead singer and lyricist of the band Pie for 6 years, and still enjoys singing in the shower, as well as writing and baking.- Silvia Derbez was born on 8 March 1932 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Lazos de amor (1995), El rey de México (1956) and Cruz de amor (1970). She died on 6 April 2002 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Eduardo Rodríguez was born on 26 January 1974 in San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He is an actor, known for Soy tu dueña (2010), Fearless Heart (2012) and Rubí (2004). He was previously married to Vanessa Guzmán.
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- Director
- Producer
Noé Murayama Tudón was born July 4, 1930 in Ciudad Del Maiz, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The son of a Japanese doctor, Masaki Murayama, and a Mexican mother, María Teresa Tudón, he was the third of eight children. He studied to be a dentist in Mexico City to please his father. He debuted at the university theater, then studied acting at the School of the ANDA. He made his film debut in 1957. He appeared in more than 150 films, 30 plays and about 12 soaps. He is the father of actor Claudio Rojo. He died on August 22, 1997, aged 67, at Santa Elena Hospital in Mexico City from liver problems. At the time of his death he had been appearing in Esmeralda (1997).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Arturo Martínez was born on 21 January 1919 in San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He was an actor and director, known for The Mummies of San Angel (1975), El valiente vive... hasta que el cobarde quiere (1979) and Contrabando y traición (1977). He died on 26 September 1992 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.- Actor
- Writer
Pascual García Peña was born on 7 July 1908 in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for Rayando el sol (1946), El último Round (1953) and El cuatrero (1989). He died on 10 November 1977 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Mil Máscaras was born on 15 July 1942 in San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He is an actor and writer, known for El robo de las momias de Guanajuato (1972), The Mummies of San Angel (1975) and Los canallas (1968). He has been married to Linda Bello since 11 December 2006. He was previously married to Mara Davis, Ariel Roderick and Anita Sanchez.
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- Soundtrack
Born as Miguel Angel Olivares Biagi on September 3, 1977 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. His parents names are Miguel Angel Olivares and Araceli Biagi, and has a sister, Araceli, who is 2 years younger then him, whom he adores. He also has a son, Gibran Daniel, who was born on November 22 of 1997.
Ever since Mike was little, he had an interest in dance, singing and acting. When he was little, he would organize theater shows with his cousins, in which he was always the director.
He moved to Mexico City to professionalize himself in the CEA (Centro DE Educación Artística), where he studied for 2 years and from where he graduated. He participated in various soap operas as well as theater shows.
He was also part of a Mexican boy band called Mercurio, with whom he recorded 2 albums. Although he has very good memories of his singing career, he is sure that his passion is acting.
He has a passion for art; from painting to dancing passing theater.
He likes extreme sports, water sports and riding horses.
He enjoys hanging out with friends and family, is romantic and sentimental and is dedicated to everything he does.- Antonio Zamora was born on 12 June 1944 in Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. He is an actor, known for El agente viajero (1975), Los hermanos del viento (1977) and Zacazonapan (1976).
- Gerardo Acuña was born on 20 June 1967 in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. He is an actor, known for Yo compro esa mujer (1990), Pasión y poder (1988) and Madres egoístas (1991).
- Actress
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Emma Roldán was born on 3 February 1890 in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. She was an actress and costume designer, known for The Passion of Berenice (1976), Monja casada, virgen y mártir (1935) and El ahijado de la muerte (1946). She was married to Alfredo del Diestro. She died on 29 August 1978 in Mexico City, Mexico.- Actor
- Director
Rosh was born on 9 November 1990 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He is an actor and director, known for The Mansion (2024), Apocalipsis and Friday Night (2024).- Lupe Inclán was born in 1895 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Allá en el Rancho Grande (1949), Capullito de alhelí (1945) and Lluvia roja (1950). She died on 25 June 1956 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Actress
- Make-Up Department
Dolores Camarillo was born on 31 March 1910 in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. She was an actress, known for You're Missing the Point (1940), Santo contra Blue Demon en la Atlántida (1970) and La reina de la opereta (1946). She was married to Antonio R. Frausto and Francisco Cañizares Molina. She died on 8 February 1988 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Writer
- Actress
- Producer
Josefina Lopez was born on March 19, 1969 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. At age 5 she moved with her family to Los Angeles, California. She graduated from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and has a BA in film and screenwriting from Columbia College Chicago, and an MFA in screenwriting from the School of Theater, Film and Television (UCLA). She has had over 100 productions of her plays. She is the founder and Artistic Director of Casa 0101 Theater. Her plays include: "Simply Maria, or the American Dream", "Real Wowen Have Curves", "Boyle Heights", "Hungry Woman in Paris", "Trio Los Machos" among others. Her films include: Baby Boom (2005), Lotería (1996), Real Women Have Curves (2002),Yesterday's News (2014) among others.- Alfonso Alvarado was born on 20 August 1898 in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. He was an actor, known for María Magdalena, pecadora de Magdala (1946), Island of Lost Souls (1974) and Reina de reinas: La Virgen María (1948). He was married to Estela de la Torre Pradillo. He died on 16 December 1988 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Emilia Carranza was born on 3 August 1934 in San Luis, Potosí, Mexico. She is an actress, known for Imperio de cristal (1994), Angélica (1985) and Niña... amada mía (2003).
- Actor
- Writer
Miguel López Loredo was born on 3 August 1979 in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. He is an actor and writer, known for Mamá Cake (2024), Odio a Paulo Coelho (2017) and Archivo Muerto (2023).- Music Artist
- Actress
- Composer
Ana Barbara was born on 10 January 1971 in Rio Verde, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. She is a music artist and actress, known for Mujer, casos de la vida real (1985), Marido En Alquiler (2013) and Amores verdaderos (2012). She was previously married to Jose Maria Fernandez.- Alberto Del Rio was born on 25 May 1977 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He is an actor, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), WWE NXT (2010) and WWE Raw (1993).
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- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Mr. Juan J. Frausto is the oldest of his parents seven children. As a young boy, he remembers his father taking the family to the show and watch Mexican films and especially all Bruce Lee's movies ever made. What caught his attention to storytelling were two films by filmmaker Felipe Cazal's Canoa and El Apando. The gripping reality of those films left a mature impression on him at the tender age of seven.
At the age of eleven, he became interested in filmmaking after watching the making of Star Wars and from that point, he knew he wanted to be part of this fascinating collaborative process of making movies. Upon graduating from Curie High School in 1987 where his major was music, Frausto studied filmmaking and screenwriting at Columbia College Chicago.
In 1993, he received a $5,000 Community Film Workshop grant to finish his first feature film, Change. The story of three Mexican families who finds themselves struggling to find a balance between their Mexican heritage and American influences on them. The emotional drama premiered at the Chicago Latino Film Festival in April of '94, and many universities and cultural centers across the country. He was recognized as being the first Latino filmmaker to produce a feature film in Chicago. The ultra-low budget film took three years to complete and cost $25,000 to produce.
Since then, he has also directed and/or produced several successful, Independent feature film projects. Artisan/Lions Gate Films released DRIVE BY in January of 2002. To date, it has grossed over $4.7 million dollars domestically, more than 6600% of its original production budget. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE HOOD was released by Maverick Entertainment in 2004 and has brought in more than $1.2 million dollars domestically, more than 10 times its original production budget. Maverick Entertainment also released MURDER ON THE BORDER (aka LA MIGRA). The gripping drama was released in 2005 and received great acclaim at the Chicago Latino Film Festival.
Mr. Frausto's films have been shown on HBO, HBO Latino, Starz, Encore, the Independent Film Channel, Cine Mexicano, and Pay-Per-View. Mr. Frausto just wrapped on the two supernatural horror movies THE POSSESSION DIARIES and A PSYCHO'S PATH, both premiering in 2019. He now resides in Los Angeles, California.- Patricia Santos was born in 1961 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. She is an actress, known for Carroña humana (1989), Central de abasto (2008) and Corrupción encadenada (1992).