Sofía Álvarez
Carmen Sofía Álvarez Caicedo, better known as Sofía Álvarez (Bogotá, Colombia May 23, 1913 - Mexico City, Mexico April 30, 1985) was a Mexican film actress and singer of Colombian origin. Born and raised in Colombia, she moved with her family to Mexico in 1928. Her film debut was a small part, in the role of a prostitute in Santa (1930), the first talkie of Mexican cinema. Popularly known as the lady of the long braids, she enjoyed popularity during the 1930s and 1940s as an actress and singer. Subsequently she performed with Mario Moreno Cantinflasin the popular film Ahí está el detalle (1940). In the 1940s, Álvarez is characterized by her interpretation of elegant ladies in films like El sombrero de tres picos and México de mis recuerdos (1943). She performed with the popular Pedro Infante in three films: Si me han de matar mañana (1946), La barca de oro (1947) and Soy charro de Rancho Grande (1947). One of her most celebrated films was La Reina de la Opereta (1945). In 1950 she left the cinema to continue as a radio singer. She returned to the cinema between 1957 and 1966, when she retired from the scenes. Her last film was El Gángster (1965), with Arturo de Córdova. She was noted for her excellent voice also that delicate features that printed her characters.
Ana and Bruno
as Betsy Rocola / Viuda Negra / Plañidera 1 / Plañidera 3Ana, a nine year old girl, arrives with her mother to an isolated beach with the intention to...
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The Diary
as GrafólogaOlga discovers the unfinished diary of a notorious killer and becomes captivated by its dark...
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You’re Missing the Point
as Dolores del Paso de LastreCantinflas, the boyfriend of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order...
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Ladies' Night
as EvelynTwo girls find love in the most unexpected places in modern-day Mexico City.
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Un ángel de la calle
as Dona Margarita FontanaresDoña Margarita, a lady of high society, wants for her son Pablo a wife of the same social level....
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The Heart of the Night
as Paralítica IIA young deaf-mute who lives and has intercourse with a blind man much older than she, inevitably...
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The Gangster
as Margot / Maggie la verdeAn old gangster returns from the United States to Mexico City to live with his sister-in-law and...
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Santa
as Prostitute 1Santa is a beautiful and very humble young girl living in Chimalistac, a small and quiet spot...
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Si me han de matar mañana
as uncreditedRomantic triangle during the Mexican Revolution.
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Los dos cuatreros
as uncreditedTwo wandering cowboys are falsely accused of murder.
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México de mis recuerdos
as Rosario MedinaAfter listening to the waltz "Carmelita", dedicated to his wife, President Diaz instructs Don...
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Flor de fango
as uncreditedWicked man seduces virtuous young woman; she leaves home in disgrace. Etc.
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El puma
as uncreditedSon of a ranching family returns home after studying in the city for a law degree. He sides with...
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La hermana impura
as uncreditedOutsider comes to visit a remote village as a representative of an oil company. Once there, he...
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Un corazón en el ruedo
as Raquel de AlbaFamous bullfighter rises from humble beginnings, finds himself enmeshed in an...
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Martín Garatuza
as uncreditedSixteenth-century swashbuckler helps a young woman claim a rightful inheritance in the face of...
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Tres muchachas de Jalisco
as doña LupeDivorced Dad's planning to remarry, so Daughter #1 notifies Mom and Daughters #2&3. Then...
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El Hombre Búfalo
as JulietaAfter a threat, a journalist stops publishing. His search for justice leads him to meet his...
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Ángeles de arrabal
as Lupe, La TapatíaSmall-time crooks and bargirls, and also their mothers, get involved in a situation over some...
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