Silvia Pinal
3 time winner of the Ariel Award (The Mexican Oscar). Star of Luis Buñuel films.
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Poll: Stars of the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema
Actress Silvia Pinal, best known worldwide for starring in Luis Buñuel films like The Exterminating Angel (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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Pedro Infante
His death is often considered the beginning of the end of the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. Was posthumously awarded the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. -
María Félix
One of the biggest stars of the period, she constructed an image of a tough woman that broke the traditional roles of Latin American women. -
Cantinflas
One of the best known Mexican comedians, his signature way of speaking is so famous that his name became a verb to describe it. He won a Golden Globe for his role in Best Picture Oscar winner Around the World in 80 Days (1956). -
Dolores Del Río
Considered the first major female Latin American crossover star in Hollywood, she made a career in silent films from the USA before returning to Mexico to become one of the biggest stars of the country. -
Jorge Negrete
Considered one of the greatest singers of Mexican "Rancheras" music, he became the iconic Mexican Charro and his movies set the framework of this subgenre. -
Sara Montiel
Although she was born in Spain and started her career in Europe, her success lead her to be hired in Mexico becoming a central figure of the country's cinema during the 1950s. -
Pedro Armendáriz
Became an international star when one of his films Maria Candelaria (1944) won the Palme d'Or. He made the jump to Hollywood and was a recurring actor in John Ford films. -
Katy Jurado
Working both in Mexico and in Hollywood, she became the first Latin American actress ever nominated for an Oscar. -
Arturo de Córdova
One of the biggest stars of the period, he made appearances in B-movies in Hollywood but his greatest films were at his home country. He is the second most winning actor in the Ariel Awards history. -
Elsa Aguirre
One of the last living performers of the period, she won a Golden Ariel for her outstanding cinematographic career. -
Manolo Fábregas
While born in Spain, his career was in Mexico where he made dozens of films making him one of the figures of the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, he was also a theater director and producer who gave a great impulse to this art in Mexico. -
Sara García
Her career started in silent cinema, but she reached stardom when she was older, often cast in roles of mother or grandmothers which lead her to be known as the "granny of Mexican cinema". -
Carlos López Moctezuma
His career lasted from the 1930's to the 1980's, but his most acclaimed films where made during the 1950's when he won two Ariel awards as leading and supporting actor. -
Rita Macedo
Starting her career in uncredited roles, she became better known after she was the winner of WAMPAS Baby Stars, a campaign promoted by Hollywood to find young Mexican talent. After having her break through with Rosenda (1948), she went on to work with directors like Luis Buñuel. -
José Elías Moreno
One of the most prolific supporting actors he made over 190 films and won two Ariel awards, but he is known outside Mexico for his role as Santa Claus (1959). -
Blanca Estela Pavón
She appeared in some of the most successful films in the 1940's and was set to become a major star, unfortunately her career was cut short after she died in a plane crash. -
Joaquín Pardavé
Starting his career in silent cinema he became one of the most acclaimed comedians in the 1940's and was often paired with Sara García, he was also a director. -
Miroslava
Czech born actress whose family came to Mexico fleeing from the nazi regime, she had a short but successful career that ended with her work on Luis Buñuel's The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955), she also made three films in Hollywood. -
Fernando Soler
With over 100 roles in his career, he is probably the most recognized member of a family of actors his performances went from comedy to drama and he won one Ariel award. -
Gloria Marín
Best actress Ariel winner in 1949, she appeared in over 90 films, but her most famous role is as an Adelita, the name given to the women who fought in the Mexican Revolution. -
Germán Valdés
Known for his stage name of Tin Tan, he is one of the best known comedians of Mexican cinema and he became iconic for his appearances dressed as a "pachuco" a counterculture present both in Mexico and the United States Associated with zoot suit fashion.
