Agustín P. Delgado

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Agustín P. Delgado

Born January 26, 1906 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Died April 15, 1981 · aged 75

Agustín P. Delgado was born on January 26, 1906 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was a director and writer, known for Ladronzuela (1949), El mexicano (1944) and Carta Brava (1949). He was married to María Domínguez Mondragón. He died on April 15, 1981 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Known For

El PapeleritoEl Papelerito · 1951
El Papelerito
5.61951
MovieDramaComedy
Three children forge a close friendship with the help of a gentle elderly woman, Doña Dominga. They survive poverty and social exclusion; however, fate has a cruel twist in store for little Toño.
Los legionariosLos legionarios · 1958
Los legionarios
6.81958
MovieComedy
AWOL from French Foreign Legion and hiding in a Prince's harem, clowns get mixed up in palace intrigues
El zánganoEl zángano · 1968
El zángano
5.81968
MovieComedy
Capulina reaches Mexico City and sweating buckets trying to work with his uncle, the billionaire strict resting all day surrounded by a bunch of beautiful women.
Los desenfrenadosLos desenfrenados · 1960
Los desenfrenados
7.41960
MovieComedyFamily
Two gormless truckdrivers vs five teenaged girls running away from boarding school.
La malagueñaLa malagueña · 1947
La malagueña
6.21947
Movie
Traveling salesman falls for shopkeeper's daughter in one of the towns on his route. Bad news: she already has two suitors among the local fellers.
La bandidaLa bandida · 1948
La bandida
6.31948
Movie
Roving cowboy good-guys defend a farm family from the outlaw gang that's trying to take over their homestead.
Y si ella volviera (Guantanamera)Y si ella volviera (Guantanamera) · 1957
Y si ella volviera (Guantanamera)
6.31957
MovieDrama
Sonia, a school teacher, is excited about her new post in the Cuban beach town of Caibarien since her childhood friend Guillermo lives there. However she finds Guillermo a tormented soul and evil lurks in town.
Donde nacen los pobresDonde nacen los pobres · 1950
Donde nacen los pobres
6.21950
Movie
Working-class boy, pampered rich girl. She thinks their love is strong enough to overcome all the class issues; he knows better, but he decides to give it a whirl anyway. It ends badly for everyone.

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Cinco fueron escogidosCinco fueron escogidos · 1943
Cinco fueron escogidos
5.31943
Movie
Cinco fueron escogidos taking place in Slavko, a "peaceful town in Yugoslavia," with only Yugoslavians and Germans as characters, not a Mexican or Spaniard in sight. Another interesting point about Cinco fueron escogidos is the existence of an alternate version, shot in English with a different cast (at least in major roles). Sadly, this film, usually referred to as "Five Were Chosen" but sometimes called "Hostages" (not to be confused with the somewhat similar 1943 Hollywood movie with that title), appears to be lost. García Riera indicates the English-language version was screened in Mexico, at least for the press, but does not seem to have been released commercially in the Mexico or the USA. Since Herbert Kline was well-known for his leftist views, it's not surprising to note that many of the imported Hollywood actors were also left-leaning (and in fact more than one was blacklisted during the Red Scare era).

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