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Blanca de Castejon (1914-1969) was a Puerto Rican actress who became very successful in Mexico and other parts of Latin America. It was never clear if de Castejon was born in New York off Puerto Rican parents, or if she was actually born in Puerto Rico. 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...
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Biography
de Castejon went to Argentina in the 1930s, where she made two feature films between 1934 and 1935. With these two movies, de Castejon established herself as a bonafide celebrity in the so-called south cone. Her fame transcended Argentina; she also made film in Uruguay at the time. Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ...
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1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
By 1935, she began searching for fame in Hollywood, making a few movies, where she would speak Spanish. Her stay in Hollywood lasted for about five years. 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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During the 1940s, she established herself in Mexico, marrying actor Rafael Banquells (later the husband of Silvia Pinal and father of Rocio Banquells, who, in turn, is the sister of Alejandra Guzman). In Mexico, de Castejon made about thirty movies, becoming a sex symbol in that country and a member of Mexico's golden era of film. In 1954, de Castejon won the Ariel award (Mexico's version of the Oscars), for supporting actress in School for Bums. Events and trends Technology First nuclear bomb First cruise missile, the V1 flying bomb and the first ballistic missile, the V-2 rocket First transistor Colossus, the worlds first totally electronic computer. ...
Born in 1931 in Guaymas, Mexico Silvia Pinal is an actress famous for her roles in several of Luis Buñuels movies such as El Angel Exterminador and Viridiana. ...
Alejandra Guzm n is a Mexican singer and actress, the daughter of Mexican actress Silvia Pinal and Venezuelan rock and roll singer Enrique Guzm n. ...
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Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...
Among the actors she starred with was Antonio Aguilar and many other famous actors.
de Castejon passed away in 1969.
See also list of famous Puerto Ricans in alphabetical order by last names, where applicable. ...
External link legends of Mexican show business page (http://www.wam.umd.edu/~dwilt/cbiogs.htm) |
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