Christiane Martel
Biography: Christiane Martel (born Christiane Magnani on 18 January 1932) is a French actress and beauty queen who became the second woman to win Miss Universe in 1953. Martel was crowned Miss France by outgoing titleholder Claude Godart and represented France at Miss Universe 1953 where she became the second Miss Universe. She was crowned by actress, Julie Adams as Miss Universe 1952, Armi Kuusela of Finland gave up her crown. Martel's runners-up in the 1953 pageant was Myrna Hansen of the USA, followed by delegates of Japan, Mexico, and Australia. Shortly after her reign, Martel embarked on a successful career in international films, appearing in movies such as Yankee Pasha, So This Is Paris, Abajo el Telón, the 1956 version of Corazón salvaje (playing the villain Aimée), Viva el Amor!, Rosa Blanca and her last film to date, 1961's Leoni al Sole.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 18, 1932
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Tipi da spiaggia
1959-11-12
Tipi da spiaggia
Overview: Four penniless friends wich Belong to a small commedy theatre go to taormina a famous Italian beach resort willing to marry Barbara a famous multimillionaire cosmetic firm owner and forget their troubles. After a series of adventures the four youths go back to Rome with four new girlfriends.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1959-11-12
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El cine mexicano de fiesta
1958-09-01
El cine mexicano de fiesta
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1958-09-01
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Juana Gallo
1961-05-21
Juana Gallo
Overview: Peasant woman leads a regiment during the final days of the Mexican Revolution. Also, romantic entanglements.
Genres: Drama Action War
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1961-05-21
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Drop the Curtain
1955-08-31
Drop the Curtain
Overview: Cantinflas, who owns a cleaning business, cleans the windows of the house of a famous French actress. While carrying out his work he observes how a man steals one of the famous actress necklaces, but he can only see his back.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1955-08-31
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Adam and Eve
1956-11-15
Adam and Eve
Overview: Version of the story of Adam and Eve.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1956-11-15
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El Padre Pistolas
1961-05-10
El Padre Pistolas
Overview: Feature on the adventures that develop the most perfect of false priest.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1961-05-10
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The Little Savage
1959-03-01
The Little Savage
Overview: The most fearsome pirate in epic deeds and fierce battles. Betrayed and abandoned on an island, discover a fabulous treasure and fight to the death to save a child from the dangers and wild beasts.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-03-01
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Póker de reinas
1960-05-19
Póker de reinas
Overview: A musical comedy about a group of pretty girls who meet in Mexico and decide to break into showbiz and make a pact and promise not to get involved with men. But they all are in love with different guys and that complicates things.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1960-05-19
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Infierno de almas
1960-01-01
Infierno de almas
Overview: Mauricio flees from the police and takes refuge in the apartment of Ivonne, who gives him blood to save his life. Carlos the policeman who is in love with her, finds Mauricio's passport and has the inspector offer 10 thousand pesos to whoever turns him in. Mauricio confesses to Ivonne that he is innocent of the crime, and asks her to marry him.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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Estampida
1959-09-09
Estampida
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1959-09-09
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Leoni al sole
1961-12-22
Leoni al sole
Overview: The endless summer of a group of thirty-something neapolitans at Positano.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1961-12-22
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¡Viva el amor!
1958-02-22
¡Viva el amor!
Overview: Man wants to dump wife for a new girlfriend; all three end up weekending in Acapulco together along with a gentleman the wife meets enroute, and all four explore the possibility of forming new relationships.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1958-02-22
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Señoritas
1959-01-15
Señoritas
Overview: Four young women facing "crises," mostly centered around the crucially-important issue of preserving their virginity in a variety of purity-oath threatening situations.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1959-01-15
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Yo pecador
1959-09-20
Yo pecador
Overview: Biopic of a 1930s operatic tenor who ended up becoming a Franciscan monk and joining the priesthood.
Genres: Drama Family Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1959-09-20
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Hundred girls
1957-02-02
Hundred girls
Overview: Don Manuel is a successful bathing suit designer that decides to retire tired of his business. While doing so, he announces he will leave his company in the hands of his own employers. If during a year they manage to increase the sales of their designs, he will leave the company in their hands definitively. Otherwise, it will be inherited by his three spoiled nieces. Annoyed by the fact that his uncle has refuse them the company, the three girls plot to seduce the workers leaders in order to make them fail in their sales goal so they can recover the company.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1957-02-02
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Wild Heart
1956-06-07
Wild Heart
Overview: On the Caribbean island of Martinique, two half-brothers are involved in the entanglements of a frivolous and calculating young woman.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1956-06-07
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Bataclán mexicano
1956-08-30
Bataclán mexicano
Overview: International showgirl engineers a green-card marriage for herself to avoid being deported.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1956-08-30
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The White Rose
1961-07-19
The White Rose
Overview: An international oil company comes into conflict with a Mexican ranch owner who refuses to sell his land, resorting to a devious scheme to try to take over the property.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1961-07-19
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Una lección de amor
1956-10-25
Una lección de amor
Overview: An older gentleman takes responsibility for molding a young showgirl's career; there seems to be a romantic link between them, but she has lots of side-pieces running around, and a serious boyfriend waiting in the wings...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1956-10-25
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So This Is Paris
1954-12-15
So This Is Paris
Overview: Three sailors on leave head for Paris with one thing on their minds.
Genres: Romance Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-12-15
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Impaciencia del corazón
1960-08-07
Impaciencia del corazón
Overview: Young army officer gets involved with two sisters; one of them's a chronic invalid and her family has protected and sheltered her from all possible harm with such smothering care that she's a spoiled, petulant bag of temper tantrums. She forms a big ol' crush on the dashing lieutenant, and everyone involved goes completely nuts and makes an infinite number of bad decisions in the wake of her pouting and her crying jags and her passive-aggressive crap.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1960-08-07
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Yankee Pasha
1954-04-17
Yankee Pasha
Overview: Tale of an adventurer trying to rescue a damsel kidnapped by pirates.
Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-04-17
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