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- The legendary "granny of Mexican cinema" began her movie career when she was a 22-year-old teacher in a nun's school for girls. One day, young Sara's attention was attracted to a small building in downtown Mexico City. Inside it was Azteca Films, one of the very first Mexican film production companies, about to produce its first feature: Alma de sacrificio (1917). The leading lady was stage actress turned film producer (and writer, actress, editor and, maybe director) Mimí Derba. After some screening tests, young Sara was offered a contract. She accepted although she didn't say a word in her college until many months after. Her early experiences in movies lead her to a career in stage. She only made one film between 1918 and 1933. She returned to the screen in Death Flight (1934) and began a very long career of 148 films. Almost from the beginning, Sara García specialized in portraying mothers and grandmas, hence her nickname. This specialization began when she dared to remove her entire teeth to get the role of a granny in Allá en el Trópico (1940). After that tremendous tour-de-force her entire career, with very few exceptions, was devoted to this kind of roles. She co-starred with almost the entire cast of Mexican movie stars from the '30s to the '70s. Her films are still popular because they're on TV very often.
- Actress
- Writer
- Stunts
Evita Muñoz was born on November 26th, 1936, in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. Before she was 4 years old, she was in front of the cameras already making _El Secreto del Sacerdote_ with Pedro Armendáriz. It was in her second film, ¡Ay Jalisco... no te rajes! (1941) with Jorge Negrete, that she was given the nickname of "Chachita". From then on, she became the star of her own movies, like Morenita clara (1943) and La hija del payaso (1946). When she was a teenager, she stared in the biggest grossing and still most popular trilogy of the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema: _Nosotros los pobres (1948)_, _Ustedes los ricos (1948)_, and Pepe El Toro (1953), sharing credits with Pedro Infante. Her ongoing career spans over 40 classic films during 60 years as a wonderfully complete actress, star, idol and has made her a living legend in her own time, as the sole survivor of the Golden Age of Mexican Movies.- Agustín Arana was born on 27 August 1968 in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. He is an actor, known for Palabra de mujer (2007), Las tontas no van al cielo (2008) and La fea más bella (2006).
- Carlos East was born on 22 September 1942 in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. He was an actor, known for The Big Cube (1968), Isle of the Snake People (1971) and Cazadores de espías (1969). He was married to Analia Elizalde Jiménez. He died on 11 October 1994 in Mexico City, Mexico.
- Elodia Hernández was born on 23 March 1902 in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. She was an actress, known for The Exterminating Angel (1962), ¡Yo sabía demasiado! (1960) and La sombra del Caudillo (1960). She was married to Manuel Sánchez Navarro and Rodolfo Calvo. She died on 28 March 1965 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Aurora Cortés was born on 12 August 1909 in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Chucho el Roto (1934), ¡Viva la soldadera! (1960) and The Dead Speak (1935). She was married to Eduardo Vivas. She died on 22 February 1998 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Joaquín Busquets was born in 1904 in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for Santa (1932), Una luz en mi camino (1939) and The Mystery of the Ghastly Face (1935). He died on 4 December 1942 in Mexico City, Mexico.- Bibelot Mansur was born on 31 March 1978 in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. He is an actor, known for Zacatillo, un lugar en tu corazón (2010), Amarte es mi pecado (2004) and Amorcito corazón (2011).
- Lily Aclemar was born on 5 February 1920 in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. She is an actress, known for Hermoso ideal (1948), Capitán de rurales (1951) and El inspector Víctor contra Arsenio Lupin (1947).
- Actor
- Writer
Héctor Lechuga was born on 18 April 1925 in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for México 2000 (1983), Caballos de acero (1967) and La muerte es puntual (1967). He died on 13 July 2017 in Mexico.- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Gabilondo Soler was born on 6 October 1907 in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. He was an actor and composer, known for Cri Cri el grillito cantor (1963), Cry Macho (2021) and Faltas a la moral (1970). He died on 14 December 1990 in Tocuila, Estado de Mexico, Mexico.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Óscar Fentanes was born on 13 January 1957 in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. He is an actor and writer, known for Los pelotones y Juan Camaney (1990), AR-15 Comando Implacable II (1997) and Federal de narcoticos (Division Cobra) (1991).- Producer
- Director
- Writer
José Rovirosa Macías was born on 31 August 1934 in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. He was a producer and director, known for Perdón... investidura (1950-1954) (1992), Restauración del palacio de Minería (1975) and Medico veterinario (1967). He was married to Silvia del Carmen García Aguilar. He died on 30 March 1997 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Joey Vie was born in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. He is known for Passion Cove (2000).
- Writer
- Actor
- Director
Rafael M. Saavedra was born on 7 October 1901 in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. He was a writer and actor, known for Porfirio Díaz (1944), Cazadores de cabezas (1962) and La zandunga (1938). He was married to Aida Soler Solano. He died on 13 December 1976 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Humberto Gómez Landero was born on 12 February 1904 in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. He was a writer and director, known for Los amores de Marieta - Los Fabulosos 20s (1964), La mujer que engañamos (1945) and Con la música por dentro (1947). He was married to Alicia Suárez Grajales and Eneida Lara. He died on 27 June 1968 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Director
- Writer
José Luis Ibáñez was born on 18 February 1933 in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. He was a director and writer, known for Las cautivas (1973), Victoria (1972) and Las suegras (1977). He died on 4 August 2020 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Gustavo Carrillo was born on 2 May 1873 in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Alarm (1938), The Coward (1939) and Diablillos de arrabal (1940). He was married to Ana García Salazar. He died on 29 November 1957 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Director
- Writer
Rafael E. Portas was born on 2 December 1897 in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. He was a director and writer, known for The Proud and the Beautiful (1953), Esa mujer es la mía (1942) and Los últimos días de Pompeyo (1940). He was married to Adelaida Petrilli Assardo. He died on 11 May 1975 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Additional Crew
Emily Gamboa was born on 18 February 1939 in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. She is known for Predator (1987), Romancing the Stone (1984) and Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985). She died on 11 November 2007 in Mexico City, Mexico.