Cuban Film Actors - Rita Montaner, Luis Moro, Vida Guerra, Ren Muoz, Miguelito Valds, Mara Antonieta Pons, Zully Montero, Ninn Sevilla (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Rita Montaner, Luis Moro, Vida Guerra, Ren Muoz, Miguelito Valds, Mara Antonieta Pons, Zully Montero, Ninn Sevilla, Blanquita Amaro, Esther Borja, Rosa Carmina, Amalia Aguilar, Danay Garcia, Luis Avalos. Excerpt: Amalia Aguilar Amalia Aguilar (born July 3, 1924) is a Cuban and Mexican film actress and dancer of the Golden age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. She was considered one of the icons of the Rumberas film . Early life She was born Amalia Rodriguez Carriera in Matanzas, Cuba . She started her career together with her sister Cecilia as "The Aguilar Sisters." The team travelled to many Latin American countries with a show of Cuban dances. The singer and producer Julio Richards discovered them in Panama and invited them to work in Mexico . Career In Mexico, Amalia stood out as a dancer in the Teatro Lirico in Mexico City and attracted the attention of several filmmakers. In 1947, she work in Hollywood in the Joe DiMaggio 's night club along stars like Bob Hope and Carmen Miranda, and filmed the musical movie A night in the Follies, with Evelyn West . Her career in Mexico lasted over 10 years and she made 23 films with Mexican stars of the Golden Age including Tin Tan, Lilia Prado, Pedro Infante and Adalberto Martnez ("Resortes"). She was considered one of the Queens of the Rumberas film along with Ninn Sevilla, Meche Barba, Rosa Carmina and Maria Antonieta Pons . Amalia retired from the stardom in the 1970s. She returned in the 1990s as a special guest in some Mexican movies. In 2006, she was honored with the Mexican Silver Ariel for her career. Filmography (selected) Websites (URLs online) Bibliography A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Blanquita Amaro Blanquita Amaro (June 30, 1923, San Antonio de los Baos, Cuba March 15, 2007, Miami, U...