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Miguel Lerdo de Tejada was born on 29 September 1869 in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. He was a composer and actor, known for Alma de sacrificio (1917), Canta y no llores... (1949) and Amor con amor se paga (1950). He died on 25 May 1941 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Jesús Melgarejo was born in 1880 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Don Juan Tenorio (1937), Una vida por otra (1932) and Allá en el Trópico (1940). He was married to Luz Pario Martínez. He died on 29 December 1941 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- José Rubén Romero was born on 25 September 1890 in Cotija de la Paz, Michoacan, Mexico. José Rubén was a writer, known for Rosenda (1948), Las aventuras de Pito Pérez (1957) and La vida inútil de Pito Pérez (1970). José Rubén died on 4 July 1952 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Mario Caballero was born on 19 January 1909 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Bésame mucho (1945), Lo que el viento trajo (1941) and El canto de la sirena (1948). He was married to Alicia Orozco Ambriz. He died on 31 March 1955 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Entered the Seminary of Morelia in 1897 and was ordained in November 20th, 1904. Professor and vice-rector of the seminary of the archdiocese of Michoacan, served as canon priest and administrator of Chilpancigo-Chilapa diocese after it became vacant in 1922. In 1923 was designated auxiliary bishop of Michoacan, and coadjutor in 1934. Was elected in 1937 as archbishop of Mexico. Died in the homonymous city as its archbishop and primate bishop of the country in 1956.
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- Soundtrack
Miguel Bernal Jiménez was born on 16 February 1910 in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. He was a composer, known for Story of a Great Love (1942), The Saint That Forged a Country (1942) and El padre Morelos (1943). He died on 26 July 1956 in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico.- Aurora Ruiz was born in 1899 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. She was an actress, known for El recuerdo de aquella noche (1945), Papacito lindo (1939) and Soltera y con gemelos (1945). She was married to Rafael Zamora Alvarado. She died on 10 August 1957 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Rubén C. Navarro was born on 16 July 1894 in Tangancícuaro, Michoacán, Mexico. He was a director, known for Vanquished Hearts (1934). He was married to Agapita Gutiérrez Valencia. He died on 8 August 1958 in Caborca, Sonora, Mexico.
- María Luisa Corona was born on 1 November 1877 in Patzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Dios no lo quiera (1957) and ¡Mis abuelitas... no más! (1961). She died on 22 April 1962 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
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- Actor
Chucho Monge was born on 9 November 1910 in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. He was a composer and actor, known for Sex and the City (2008), Revenge (1990) and El superloco (1937). He died on 9 August 1964 in Mexico City, Mexico.- Emilio Garibay was born on 21 May 1916 in Churintzio, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Secuestro diabolico (1957), El alazán y el rosillo (1966) and Cazadores de cabezas (1962). He was married to Carmen Maciel Azcárate. He died on 31 August 1965 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Roberto Silva was born on 1 June 1908 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Una extraña mujer (1947), El criollo (1945) and El jagüey de las ruinas (1945). He was married to Tatiana Berner. He died on 1 October 1965 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
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Fernando Méndez was born on 20 July 1908 in Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico. He was a director and writer, known for The Body Snatcher (1957), El criollo (1945) and El Suavecito (1951). He was married to Elva Helena Buelna Ramírez. He died on 17 October 1966 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Alberto Mendez Bernal was born on 2 November 1895 in Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico. He was a director, known for Contrabando (1932). He was married to Ofelia López. He died on 27 January 1970 in San Diego, California, USA.
- Born into a lower-middle class family in the village of Jiquilpan, Michoacan, Lazaro Cardenas was the oldest of seven children. He was forced to become the sole support of his family at age 16, when his father died, and he took such jobs as tax collector and jailer. He had always wanted to be a teacher, although he had to leave school at 11 years of age, but that dream went by the wayside during the turbulent years of the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century, after renegade Gen. Victoriano Huerta overthrew and assassinated President Francisco I. Madero.
Cardenas became a supporter of Plutarco Elías Calles. Huerta was eventually overthrown and Calles was elected President. Cardenas became governor of his home state of Michoacan, and became known for his incorruptibility -- a rare character trait in Mexican politicians of the time -- his program of road- and school-building, his land reform program and the implementation of a social security system, among other things.
When Calles' term was up, however, he was unwilling to let go of the reins of power and used a succession of front men in the office of President while he actually ran the country from behind the scenes. Calles' party, the PNR, selected Cardenas as its presidential candidate in 1934 and Calles assented, believing that he could control Cardenas in much the same way as he had his predecessors. He was in for a surprise, however. In 1936 Cardenas had Calles and several dozen of his cronies arrested for corruption and jailed or deported to the US. It was a move that was wildly popular among the Mexican public, which had seldom -- if ever -- seen its politicians punished for the endemic corruption that characterized Mexican politics. He also ended capital punishment (a policy that stands to this day). Cardenas and his party managed to maintain control of Mexico without resorting to harsh, oppressive and usually bloody military solutions, which many of his predecessors had done during times of crisis, and this policy effectively put an end to the era of seemingly endless rebellions, uprisings and civil wars that had racked the country since 1910.
Cardenas' popularity became so widespread that he soon became the first Mexican President to travel the country without armored cars or convoys of bodyguards as an escort. In the 1934 election he did what few other Mexican Presidents had done -- campaign in many virtually inaccessible regions of the country, often on horseback, and accompanied by only a few aides and a driver. This won him even more respect from the population. After his election he moved the presidential headquarters from the historic -- and somewhat palatial -- Chapultepec Castle into a newly built, and less regal, residence called Los Pinos, and turned the former presidential palace into the National Museum of History.
When Rusian Communust boss Lev Trotskiy was exiled after falling out of favor with dictator Joseph Stalin, Cardenas gave him sanctuary in Mexico. His purpose was twofold -- it effectively neutralized his opponents' claims that he was a Stalinist and gave him credibility among labor unions and workers' organizations, which he needed in order to break the power of the old, corrupt CROM umbrella labor organization and promote the newly organized Confederation of Mexican Workers to take its place, which was headed by a socialist, Vicente Toledano.
During the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s, Cardenas was a strong supporter of the Republican government and a fierce opponent of fascist leader Gen. Francisco Franco. When Franco eventually defeated the loyalist forces, Cardenas instructed his ambassadors in Europe to offer asylum and protection to any Spanish loyalist who asked for it, and many Republican officials and ex-soldiers took refuge in Mexico's European embassies. Cardenas also allowed thousands of Spanish refugees to settle in Mexico, including many artists, writers and filmmakers, who came to have a strong influence on Mexico's cultural life.
Another policy of Cardenas' government was land reform, and it seized and re-distributed to landless farmers and sharecroppers millions of acres of land, much of it from wealthy "hacendados" who had illegally seized or stolen it in the first place. He also championed workers' rights and had legislation passed that guaranteed the rights of workers to unionize. He nationalized the hodgepodge of private railroads that crisscrossed Mexico in 1938 and consolidated them into one federally-administered railway system, the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico.
In the 1940 presidential elections -- by law he could not run for re-election -- Cardenas was not happy with his party's nominee, Manuel Avila, and demanded that Avila and his opponent, Juan Andreu, have public debates, which had been unheard of in previous elections, and that the ensuing elections be open and transparent -- again, an unheard-of situation in Mexican politics. Cardenas' wishes were ignored, however, and Election Day was marred by violent incidents across the country in which people were killed and injured, polling places were attacked and ballot boxes stolen. Each side released its own results showing that it had won, but eventually an official count determined that Avila, the PRI candidate, was the victor. Andreu thundered about leading a revolt and setting up a parallel government, but nothing came of it and Avila was inaugurated as President.
If there was one single action that marked Cardenas' administration, however, it was the nationalization of the oil industry. Vast quantities of oil had been discovered in Mexico at the turn of the century, and by 1921 it was the world's second-largest producer (it supplied more than 20% of the oil used in the US). The Cardenas administration had been negotiating with a consortium of American, Mexican and European oil companies that controlled the production and distribution of Mexican oil, attempting to get more control over the industry and a bigger cut of the profits for Mexico, but the oil cartel refused to consider any change in the system as it was. As a last resort the government proposed a solution devised by a presidential commission, but it was rejected out of hand by the oil companies. On March 18, 1938, Cardenas announced the nationalization of Mexico's oil reserves and the seizure of all equipment from foreign-owned oil companies in the country. It was an expensive action, but one that was so popular with the Mexican populace that the country began a national fund-raising campaign to raise money to compensate the oil companies for the seizures of its properties and equipment. Nevertheless, many European governments severed diplomatic relations with Mexico because of the nationalization and instituted a boycott of Mexican oil and oil products. However, the outbreak of World War II meant a huge demand for oil, and if America and Europe wouldn't buy Mexico's oil, it would look for customers elsewhere, and it soon found one -- Nazi Germany. That was enough for the Americans and Europeans. They patched up their differences with Mexico, ended their boycott and Mexico in turn stopped selling oil to Germany. Cardenas named the government oil company Pemex (Petroleos Mexicanos) and founded the National Polytechnic Institute to ensure that the country had a steady supply of experts to manage and improve its oil industry.
When Cardenas' presidential term expired in 1940, he was appointed as Mexico's Secretary of Defense, a post he held until 1945. Unlike many Mexican presidents, he did not enrich himself while in office, and upon retirement he took up residence in an unpretentious home by Lake Patzcuaro and spent his time supervising local irrigation projects and building schools and free medical clinics in areas that had neither.
He died of cancer in Mexico City in 1970. - Ignacio Silva was born on 18 November 1918 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Un grito en la noche (1950). He was married to María González Acosta and Pilar Salinas Reyes. He died on 5 November 1970 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- José Sánchez Ramírez was born on 11 October 1890 in Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Jesús de Nazareth (1942), The Black Beast (1939) and Con su amable permiso (1940). He was married to María Luisa Sánchez. He died on 12 December 1970 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Isabel Soto La Marina was born in 1945 in Patzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico. She was an actress, known for El sargento Perez (1973) and Con amor de muerte (1974). She died on 4 July 1973 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
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Manuel R. Ojeda was born on 17 February 1892 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. He was a production manager and director, known for Conspiración (1927), El Cristo de oro (1926) and Bailando en las nubes (1946). He was married to Maria Luisa Rule Maycotte and Rose F. Warner Blanco. He died on 6 September 1973 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Actor
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Matías Santoyo was born on 29 November 1904 in Amatlán, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Profanación (1933), Viva Villa! (1934) and Zitari (1931). He was married to María del Carmen Fortoul Díaz and Amanda Chirot Bertrand. He died on 3 April 1974 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Roberto Meyer was born on 10 September 1901 in La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for Aventuras de un nuevo rico (1950), Limosneros con garrote (1961) and The Rebel (1943). He was married to Martha Cifuentes Lassen. He died on 7 October 1974 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
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- Additional Crew
Felipe del Castillo was born on 16 March 1906 in Tlalpujahua, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Verano ardiente (1971), El hijo del pueblo (1974) and El desconocido (1974). He was married to María Fuentes. He died on 5 July 1976 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Cinematographer
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Ezequiel Carrasco was born on 10 April 1891 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Luchando por el petróleo (1921), Abismos (1931) and Dos corazones y un cielo (1959). He died on 4 February 1978 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Germán Figaredo was born on 23 October 1925 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Madre querida (1951). He was married to Carmen Cantú. He died on 6 May 1978 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.
- Director
- Producer
Francisco Garcia Urbizu was born on 21 June 1888 in Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico. He was a director and producer, known for Sacrificio por amor (1923), Traviesa juventud (1922) and Mexiquillo (1927). He died on 20 April 1980 in Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico.- Writer
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- Actor
José Manuel Ramos was born on 17 March 1892 in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. He was a writer and director, known for Tepeyac (1917), Viaje redondo (1920) and The Grey Automobile (1919). He died on 30 December 1980 in Mexico.- Fernando Mendoza was born on 26 December 1914 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Santo in the Treasure of Dracula (1969), El medallón del crimen (El 13 de oro) (1956) and Corona de lágrimas (1965). He died on 11 January 1981 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
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- Producer
- Writer
Miguel Contreras Torres was born on 16 September 1899 in Tajimaroa, Michoacán, Mexico. He was a director and producer, known for ¡Viva la soldadera! (1960), No matarás (1935) and The Mad Empress (1939). He was married to Medea de Novara. He died on 5 June 1981 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Music Department
- Actor
Rafael Mendez was considered by many in the music world to be the greatest trumpet player of all time. He was known for his brilliant tone, legendary range, articulation and vibrato. He could make his trumpet sing. Mendez was a master of technique including double-tonguing and triple-tonguing. His repertoire included classical compositions, popular arrangements, favorite songs, and Mexican folk music.
Although he began playing the trumpet at age five, it was 30 years before he became widely known. Mendez was born on March 26, 1906, in Jiquilpan, Mexico, into a musical family. His father taught him to play trumpet, and he joined his father's family orchestra that performed at festivals and private functions. In 1926, Mendez moved to the United States. He first played in the company bands where he worked at steel and automobile plants in Indiana and Michigan. He met and married his wife, Amor Rodriguez, while playing in orchestras in the Detroit area.
By the mid-1930s, Mendez was playing full time professionally. He played with the Rudy Vallee band in New York and then moved to California in 1937. His twin sons, who would later perform with him, were born shortly thereafter. From 1939 to 1949, Mendez headed the brass section for the MGM Studio Orchestra. He played trumpet solos for several films and performed concerts and began recordings. He began his solo career in 1950 and for 25 years toured the U.S. and Europe. He played with symphonies and popular orchestras and performed for heads of state. During this time he made several records, including a dozen with Decca; and he composed and wrote arrangements.
When asthma led to his retirement from performing in 1975, Mendez continued to compose and write music until his death in 1981. He died at age 75 in his home at Encino, California. He was survived by his wife, two sons and five grandchildren. Arizona State University houses a huge Mendez library that includes more than a thousand works.- Actress
- Producer
Fanny Cano was born on 28 February 1944 in Huetamo, Michoacan, Mexico. She was an actress and producer, known for Yesenia (1970), Rubi (1968) and Frente al destino (1964). She was married to Sergio Luis Cano. She died on 7 December 1983 in Madrid, Spain.- Hortensia Santoveña was born on 17 October 1912 in Tlalpujahua, Michoacán, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970), Talpa (1956) and Eugenia Grandet (1953). She was married to Pascual García Peña. She died on 11 July 1986 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
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Julio Martínez was born on 22 April 1930 in Contepec, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for High Risk (1981), Los doce malditos (1974) and Longitud de guerra (1976). He was married to Elisa Torres. He died on 4 November 1987 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Felipe Arriaga was born on 27 September 1937 in Cotija de la Paz, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for El cafre (1986), Cargamento mortal (1989) and La ley del monte (1976). He died on 3 November 1988 in Mexico City, Mexico.
- Jesús Solórzano was born on 10 January 1908 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Come on Ponciano (1937), The Magnificent Matador (1955) and Arruza (1972). He was married to María del Carmen Pesado Haghenbeck. He died on 25 September 1989 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Actor
- Stunts
Mario Arteaga was born on 3 July 1923 in Michoacan de Ocampo, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Bite the Bullet (1975) and The Master Gunfighter (1975). He died on 9 January 1990 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Sergio Magaña Hidalgo was born on 24 September 1924 in Tepalcatepec, Michoacan, Mexico. He was a writer, known for El gato con botas (1961), La mujer y la bestia (1959) and Sed de amor (1959). He died on 23 August 1990 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Consuelo Frank was born on 25 April 1910 in Arteaga, Michoacán, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Rosa de Francia (1935), The Dressel Family (1935) and Los tres mosqueteros (1942). She died on 31 March 1991 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Gloria Lozano was born on 8 March 1924 in Jiquilpan, Michoacán, Mexico. She was an actress and producer, known for La culta dama (1957), Mi influyente mujer (1957) and Felicidad (1957). She was married to José Prisciliano Castro Brito. She died on 15 November 1991 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Carmen Cortés was born on 30 October 1915 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Su gran ilusión (1945), Tuya en cuerpo y alma (1945) and La zandunga (1938). She was married to Roberto Manzano Sanz and Dario Ramos Vergara. She died on 15 November 1991 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Gilberto Chávez Jr. was born on 17 November 1908 in Cotija de la Paz, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for Historia de un marido infiel (1956) and Historias de ciudad (1987). He died on 30 June 1992 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Actress
- Music Department
Esmeralda was born on 18 February 1927 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Curvas peligrosas (1950), Melodías inolvidables (1959) and Mi marido (1951). She was married to Juan Sánchez Azcona. She died on 25 August 1992 in Mexico City, Mexico.- Evangelina Magaña was born on 10 November 1905 in Purépero, Michoacán, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Felipe Derblay, el herrero (1944). She was married to Francisco Sánchez Martínez. She died on 23 January 1993 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Miguel Galvan was born on 5 September 1901 in Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Phototone Reel #10 (1928) and Phototone Reel #11 (1928). He died on 2 February 1993 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
- Diana Ochoa was born on 3 November 1913 in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico. She was an actress, known for La recogida (1974), La marca del gavilán (1962) and Doña Macabra (1972). She died on 5 March 1993 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Joaquín García Vargas was born on 17 February 1919 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for La presidenta municipal (1975), Las locuras de Tin-Tan (1952) and El mensaje de la muerte (1953). He was married to Eva Bejarano. He died on 13 May 1993 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Mario Delmar was born on 29 September 1915 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for The Man from A.N.K.L.A. (1970), Las sobrinas del diablo (1983) and Señoritas a disgusto (1989). He was married to María Mercedes Junco Palacio. He died on 31 August 1993 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Mario Prado was born on 25 October 1917 in Angamacutiro, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Santo vs. the Vice Mafia (1971), El hijo de Huracán Ramírez (1966) and Chanoc en el foso de las serpientes (1975). He was married to Cristina Camino Ramírez and María Rosell Coronado. He died on 3 November 1993 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Jose Salas was born on 6 August 1906 in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for La sombra del Caudillo (1960), Después de la tormenta (1955) and Aventuras de un caballo blanco y un niño (1975). He was married to Enedina Domínguez Navarro. He died on 5 June 1994 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Leopoldo Pineda was born in 1915 in Ciudad Hidalgo, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for El castillo de los monstruos (1958), Los valientes de Guerrero (1974) and El tigre de Santa Julia (1974). He was married to María de los Ángeles Fernández Solande. He died on 9 March 1995 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Actor
- Composer
Arturo Alegro was born in 1943 in La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor and composer, known for Muchachitas (1991), The Queen of the Night (1994) and Gabriel y Gabriela (1982). He was married to Ruth Roxana Ramírez Zapata. He died on 23 October 1995 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.