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Actress Silvia Pinal, best known worldwide for starring in Luis Buñuel films like El ángel exterminador (1962) and Viridiana (1961) passed away in Mexico City, she was 93 years old.

Pinal is considered one of the greatest actresses of Mexican cinema, and she was one of the latest living stars of the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, a period in history characterized by the production of high-quality films that contributed to shaping Mexican national identity and culture.

The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema lasted from 1936 to 1959, during this period World War 2 caused a decline in film production in the United States and Europe, while Mexico saw the emergence of several film studios that supported both mass productions of films and works of great quality that were rewarded in festivals.

In this period Mexican cinema was very successful in Latin America and the world, delivering hits in countries as far away as Yugoslavia. The stars of those movies are still considered icons of Mexican culture and some of them even worked in international productions.

Which of these stars of the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema is your favorite or which one would you like to know better?

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While color films have been around since the earliest days of cinema when kinemacolor was introduced in 1909. But despite the technology being available, it was very expensive and most movies up to the 1950s were filmed in black and white.

Things changed in the 1960s when color television sales skyrocketed and urged by TV networks, film studios started having color as their default choice and black and white films declined till our days, when they keep existing mostly as an aesthetic choice of filmmakers.

Many film stars worked when black and white films were the default option, and as such, we usually see the biggest stars of Hollywood Golden Age in a monochrome palette, however most of them did appear in color films.

Here are the first color films of some of the biggest stars of classic cinema.

Which one is your favorite and, if you haven't seen them, which one do you want to see the most?

Note: actors whose first film was in color are excluded, uncredited roles partially and hand-colored films are not considered.

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Chariots of Fire (1981) depicts the story of two British athletes that won gold medals at the 1924 Olympics, they were Harold Abrahams, champion in the 100 metres race and Eric Liddell, champion at the 400 metres.

Their feat turned 100 years old this 2024 and it was achieved in the city of Paris that is organizing the Olympics this year, a century after the last time the event was held in France.

Chariots of Fire won 4 Oscars in 1981 including Best Picture, but none of its two main actors managed a nomination.

Which of them gave your favorite performance?

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Jimmy Carter turned 100 years old on October 1, 2024. He is the first President in U.S. history to reach his centennial.

Which of these films and series with "Carter" in the title is your favorite?

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Blue Bloods (2010) is airing its final season.

Since 2010 the series has shown us the adventures of a family of New York cops, the Reagans.

Which member of the Reagans is your favorite?

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Director M. Night Shyamalan was involved in two projects in 2024, each one of them involving one of his daughters.

Which one is your favorite?

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During Hollywood's Golden Age a small group of big movie studios dominated the industry, controlling every aspect of films, from production to distribution in what is known as the Studio System.

One of the main characteristics during these years, was that movie stars worked under long-term contracts for a major studio. Most of their projects were chosen by them as the studio made them work in the films that they considered suited them better.

The studio system started to fall apart in 1948 after it was challenged in the Supreme Court to separate production and distribution under antitrust laws.

The wide availability of television, starting in the 1950's, finally provided actors a means to break free of long term contracts.

Looking back at those years in film history, which of the 7 major studios in Hollywood's Golden Age had the best line-up of actors working for them?

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Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) has surpassed Joker (2019) as the highest grossing R-rated movie in history.

Which of them do you like best?

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While color films have been around since the earliest days of cinema when kinemacolor was introduced in 1909. But despite the technology being available, it was very expensive and most movies up to the 1950s were filmed in black and white.

Things changed in the 1960s when color television sales skyrocketed and urged by TV networks, film studios started having color as their default choice and black and white films declined till our days, when they keep existing mostly as an aesthetic choice of filmmakers.

Many film stars worked when black and white films were the default option, and as such, we usually see the biggest stars of Hollywood Golden Age in a monochrome palette, however most of them did appear in color films.

Here are the first color films of some of the biggest stars of classic cinema.

Which one is your favorite and, if you haven't seen them, which one do you want to see the most?

Note: actresses whose first film was in color are excluded, uncredited roles partially and hand-colored films are not considered.

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