Esther Fernández
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Biography: From Wikipedia María Esther Fernández González, better known as Esther Fernández (August 23, 1917 in Mascota, Jalisco Mexico – October 21, 1999 in Mexico City, Mexico), was a Mexican film and television actress. She was one of the first female major stars of the "Golden Age of Mexican cinema" in the 1930s and 1940s. Fernández began her career as an extra in the film La Mujer del Puerto (1934). Her beauty and charisma drew the attention of film director Fernando de Fuentes, who gave her the female lead role of Allá en el Rancho Grande (1936), opposite Tito Guizar. The film is regarded as marking the start of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. During the rest of the 1930s, Fernández acted in hit movies including Amapola del Camino (1937), with Andrea Palma and Tito Guizar; Mi Candidato (1938), with Joaquín Pardavé and Pedro Armendàriz; and Los de Abajo, with Isabela Corona and Emilio Fernández. Her popularity caught the attention of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which promoted her films in Latin America and invited her to work in Hollywood. In 1943 she starred in the second sound version of the classic Mexican film Santa, directed by Norman Foster, opposite Ricardo Montalban. In 1946 she acted in the Hollywood film Two Years Before the Mast, with Brian Donlevy and Alan Ladd. Her last appearance was in the film Reclusorio II (1997).
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Mascota, Jalisco, Mexico
Birthday: August 23, 1917
Deathday: October 21, 1999
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Gender: Female
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Doña Perfecta
Overview: Liberal farmer Pepe has arrived in Santa Fe to visit his aunt, Dona Perfecta. While he's there, Pepe is eager to teach the traditional-minded townspeople a new way of living. Unfortunately for Pepe the people of Santa Fe aren't eager to embrace change, and when the citizens begin to voice resentment Pepe is forced to seek refuge with his sympathetic aunt. Dona Perfecta is just as traditional as any of the other townspeople though, and only suffers Pepe due to the fact that he is family. When Pepe and his cousin Rosario fall deeply in love, the situation quickly comes to a head.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1951-10-10
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De pecado en pecado
Overview: This post-World War II drama, (released to a world-wide audience on July 9, 1949), is definitively unique for the caliber of each of its contributing writers, who are clearly better-known for their cinematic talents in black and white . For instance, the film's Director Chano Urueta ( who became an acclaimed actor in his own right), actually co-wrote the script along with one of its principal actresses, namely Esther Fernandez, as well as adding in the literary abilities of a well-known movie-producer of the era named Luis Marique.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1948-01-01
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A la sombra del puente
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Original Language: es
Release Date: 1948-07-08
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El lunar de la familia
Overview: Fernando Mendez's 1953 Spanish-language melodrama El Lunar de la Familia unfurls against the backdrop of a deceptively innocent-sounding family reunion. Two freewheeling, party-happy young men, Luis and his buddy Antonio, catch the train in to San Miguel, on a visit to Luis's grandmother, Doña Luisa, and his sister Esther. Unfortunately for the visitors, Luisa's goddaughter Rosita, is sitting near them in the same train car. She soon catches wind of the boys' wild tendencies, and makes a point of telling Luisa. Furious, the crotchety old woman decides to teach the bad boys a lesson by beating them senseless with her cane and forcing Luis to seek out a proper mate for Esther. Unfortunately, Esther has already fallen in love with Antonio - who could care less.
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Original Language: es
Release Date: 1953-05-20
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Santa
Overview: Santa is a beautiful and very humble young girl living in Chimalistac, a small and quiet spot south of the 1930's Mexico City. After Santa is cheated by arrogant soldier Marcelino, she's rejected by her family and friends and expelled of Chimalistac. Santa finds shelter in a whorehouse and becomes a cinic and bitter woman, mistreated by bullfighter "Jarameno" and silently loved by blind pianist Hipolito
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1943-06-10
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Allá en el Rancho Grande
Overview: Two good friends — the owner and general manager of a ranch — fall in love with the same girl at the same time. The owner tries to 'buy' the girl without knowing she is in love with the manager.
Genres: Comedy Music Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1936-10-07
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Two Years Before the Mast
Overview: In 1834, Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd), the spoiled, dissolute son of a shipping magnate, is shanghaied aboard the Pilgrim, one of his father's own ships. He embarks upon a long, hellish sea voyage under the tyrannical rule of Captain Francis Thompson (Howard Da Silva), assisted by his first mate, Amazeen (William Bendix). One of his crewmates is Richard Henry Dana Jr. (Brian Donlevy).
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-11-22
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Hipólito, el de Santa
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Original Language: es
Release Date: 1950-03-04
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The Underdogs
Overview: During the Mexican Revolution, the people tired of living in poverty and enduring the atrocities committed by the federals, decide to follow one of their own, General Demetrio Macias, a thief with tricks he learned in jail and who along with "La Pintada" decides to take his people to victory. Led by Captain Anastacio Montañez, the newly formed army fight and honor their code at the same time as they loot houses to spread the wealth.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1940-06-01
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Los años de Greta
Overview: Elderly woman bonds with other senior citizens for emotional support.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1992-08-07
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Each child, a cross
Overview: Empty nest syndrome, #1388.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-05-09
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La santa del barrio
Overview: Wicked old lady arranges to sell the virginity of a young neighbor. Her boyfriend gets upset over this.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-12-25
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Mujer
Overview: Orphan girl grows up, meets the wrong man and falls into disgrace.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-03-09
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Ojos tapatios
Overview: Mexican feature film
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1938-02-10
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La Fuga
Overview: A stagecoach full of conflictive passengers makes its dangerours way from Mexico to Veracruz during the days of the French Intervention.
Genres: War Adventure Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1944-07-04
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The Macabre Trunk
Overview: A crazed scientist tries to keep his terminally ill wife alive by transfusing into her the blood of young women he murders.
Genres: Mystery Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1936-09-04
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Flor de durazno
Overview: City slicker scams on young farmgirl while her fiance's in USA on a work permit.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-09-08
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Mi candidato
Overview: Young silversmith runs for office, butts heads with political machine that's sucking the town dry.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-07-06
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Los hijos de Rancho Grande
Overview: Sequel to Alla en el Rancho Grande, twenty years later -- sons and daughters of the original characters go through a courtship melodrama of their own.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-06-25
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Fashion Horizons
Overview: Combines airplane trips and fashion. Heavy on the fashion.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-08-03
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Pancho Villa Returns
Overview: It's 1913, and noble Mexican General Pancho Villa leads his troops against the assassins of President Madero.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-10-20
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Cuatro vidas
Overview: Romantic melodrama with murderous rivalries, set on a newly-cultivated wilderness plantation in Guatemala.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1949-11-11
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Pancho Villa vuelve
Overview: Two romantic rivals join the Mexican Revolution on opposing sides. The movie's more interested in the love triangle than in the war.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1950-01-20
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Víctimas del divorcio
Overview: The 'other woman' tricks her fella into filing to divorce his wife.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1952-10-11
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El billetero
Overview: Slum child, abandoned almost since birth, is reunited with his father.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1953-01-28
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Las mañanitas
Overview: Rom-com scheming; wealthy landowner wants to seduce one of his tenants, but she wants the other guy...
Genres: Drama Comedy Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1948-10-07
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Ahí vienen los Mendoza
Overview: Two brothers "out on the ranch" fight over girls and stuff.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1948-11-01
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Encrucijada
Overview: Three men in a mining community end up competing for the same woman.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-10-18
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The Woman of the Port
Overview: Her father dies... her fiance dumps her... and she can't find a job... so she covers the waterfront. And then one night...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1934-02-14
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Esperanza
Overview: Mexican movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1946-01-01
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Genio y figura
Overview: When the pregnant Esther gets some bad news from her doctor, he advises her to visit a clinic in Mexico City, so she enlists husband Antonio to drive her there at once, along with her brother Luis. As soon as the men drop her off at the hospital, they hit a local nightclub and live it up, and as they are leaving the club in the company of a sexy dancer, they get thoroughly robbed: the criminals even steal the poor victims' clothes! Taken in to the police station and documented along the way, their photograph turns up in the paper the next day, which Esther of course sees. The men will have a lot to explain when they arrive at the clinic to pick up Esther.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1953-03-14
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Extraña cita
Overview: Mexican movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-01-01
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Tierra brava
Overview: Financier threatens to foreclose on a cigar-factory's mortgage, but a secret benefactor pays off the owner's debt and saves the day.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-08-20
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Surcos de sangre
Overview: Melodrama that tells the tragedy of a peasant family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1950-06-23
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Hombres del mar
Overview: A 1938 film.
Genres: Romance Adventure Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1938-10-27
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The Last Adventure
Overview: All of Mexico asks the same question, who has won the lottery jackpot of five million pesos? If the lucky person who won them does not show up soon to collect the prize, it will have to be raffled again.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1946-10-17
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La Adelita
Overview: Beautiful peasant girl runs afoul of her landlord's horny son and he poisons the well between her and her fiance, so she runs away and joins the Revolution.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1937-11-07
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Cantaclaro
Overview: A rootless wilderness-dude in the Venezuelan outback gets caught up in some human dramas despite himself.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1946-01-24
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La carne manda
Overview: Childhood friends move up the economic ladder from slumrat to middle class comfort, but the marriage between two of them is threatened by a bad woman from a nightclub.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1948-04-29
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La calle de los amores
Overview: Hubby latches onto a series of side-pieces and wifey finds it increasingly hard to put up with his behavior.
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Original Language: es
Release Date: 1954-08-18
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Sangre en el barrio
Overview: Slumlord and his daughter interfere in the lives of the proletariat for personal gratification.
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Original Language: es
Release Date: 1952-04-03
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Prisión de sueños
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-10-12
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Reportaje
Overview: Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1953-11-13
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Flor de sangre
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Genres: Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1951-01-01
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Tu vida entre mis manos
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Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1955-01-01
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