Acting
Mona Maris
Born November 7, 1903 · Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died March 23, 1991 · aged 87
Rosa Emma Mona María Marta Capdevielle, artistically known as Mona Maris (November 7, 1903, Buenos Aires - ibid., March 23, 1991), was an Argentine film actress who acted in Europe and the USA during the first period of cinema. She became known in Argentina as The Pride of the Pampas.
Known For
A Date with the Falcon · 1942A Date with the Falcon
★ 6.51942
MovieCrimeMystery
In the second film of the series (and not a second part of anything), Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, Helen Reed, when a mystery girl, Rita Mara, asks for his aid in disposing of a secret formula for making synthetic diamonds. He deliberately allows himself to be kidnapped by the gang for which Rita works. His aide, "Goldy" Locke, trails the kidnappers and brings the police. But the head of the gang escapes, and the Falcon continues the pursuit.
The Singer of Naples · 1935The Singer of Naples
★ 7.01935
Movie
A blacksmith's son from Naples rises to become a celebrated opera singer, performing at La Scala in Milan.
La bonne hôtesse · 1928La bonne hôtesse
1928
Movie
Die Leibeigenen · 1928Die Leibeigenen
★ 8.01928
MovieDrama
Camila · 1984Camila
★ 7.21984
MovieDramaRomance
In 1847 Buenos Aires, a young noblewoman and a young Jesuit fall in love, much to the disapproval of her family and the Church.
Secrets · 1933Secrets
★ 5.21933
MovieDramaWestern
In the 1860s, Mary Marlowe defies her father's wishes to marry a British lord and runs away with clerk John Carlton as he heads West to make his fortune. Mary and John endure the difficult journey and settle into a small cabin, then face the hostilities of a cattle rustling gang, as well as the tragic loss of their only son. With Mary's help, John defeats the gang, which propels him to political power that, over the years, gradually erodes the once-happy marriage.
Melodía prohibida · 1933Melodía prohibida
1933
MovieDramaMusic
Kalu and Tuila are two South Pacific islanders who are getting married. Invited to their wedding are several tourists who have recently arrived aboard a yacht. During the wedding Kalu sings a "Forbidden Melody", which is a song that a young man sings only once in his life, on the day of his wedding. However, he is enticed by Peggy, a nightclub performer who arrived on the yacht, into an illicit affair, eventually leaving with the tourists when their yacht departs. One of the other tourists is a nightclub owner, who offers Kalu a job back in the states.
Law of the Tropics · 1941Law of the Tropics
★ 7.31941
MovieRomanceDrama
Jim Conway, who works on a South American rubber plantation, leaves to meet a girl from the United States whom he is to marry. But he receives a telegram from her telling him she has married someone else. He goes to a waterfront café where he meets a singer, Joan Madison, and tells her his troubles. He asks her to marry him and return to the plantation with him using the name of the girl he was to marry. This strikes her as a great idea as she is a wanted fugitive.
Filmography
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La bonne hôtesse · 1928La bonne hôtesse
1928
Movie
Mona Bermond
Monsieur Beaucaire · 1946Monsieur Beaucaire
★ 5.71946
MovieComedyRomance
A bumbling barber in the court of King Louis XV becomes engaged in political intrigue when he masquerades as a dashing nobleman engaged to the princess of Spain.
Marquisa Velasquez (uncredited)














