Joaquín Cordero
Acting
Biography
Joaquín Cordero (August 16, 1923 – February 19, 2013) was a Mexican actor of the cinema, theatre and telenovelas. Shortly after his birth, Cordero’s family moved to Mexico City, and in the following years he studied in a seminary and even considered becoming a priest, but eventually he decided to pursue a law career. After three years of law classes, against his family’s wishes he decided to become an actor. He initially appeared in small roles but by his early fifties he was getting much larger roles. Eventually he became one of the most popular actors in Mexican cinema. Cordero also shown appeared in theatre and on television and in the latter medium in numerous telenovelas and winning numerous awards. His most recent telenovelas included La Madrastra and Destilando Amor. February 19, 2013, Lamb died in a clinic in the city of Mexico, victim of heart problems that ended his life at the age of 89 years. According to his family, the Mexican actor died of love, facing a deep depression over the death of his beloved wife, Alma Guzman, which occurred on July 18, 2012.
Born: August 16, 1923
Place of Birth: Puebla, Mexico
Known For
La Madrastra
La Madrastra is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced by Televisa and broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas in Mexico from 7 February 2005 through 29 July 2005. The program became an unexpected success, garnering ratings in excess of 30 points. Starring Victoria Ruffo and César Évora, who last appeared together in 2000's Abrázame muy fuerte, La madrastra tells the story of María, a woman who lost twenty years of her life after being falsely accused of murder and who returns to Mexico to exact revenge on her husband and friends who abandoned her and to see her beloved children once more. La Madrastra is fourth in a series of remakes of the 1981 Chilean production of the same name. The program aired five nights a week, Monday through Friday, at 9 pm for 25 weeks. A follow-up special, La madrastra: años después, aired shortly after the finale on 30 July 2005.
¡A volar, joven!
Cantinflas is a private in the military, who doesn't know anything about discipline or following rules. He only wants to think about his girlfriend, the maid in an opulent hacienda. The owner of the hacienda has an ugly and shy daughter, who is in love with Cantinflas. The problems arrive when the family arranges a wedding between the ugly girl and Cantinflas, who in order to avoid the commitment gets himself arrested. During his punishment, Cantinflas learns to fly with a silly and poorly trained flight instructor.
City Rats
A father on the search for his missing child discovers a revealing and shocking drama. The true adventures of thousands of juvenile criminals who live in a big city. They live in ghettos, in a world ful of violence, corruption and hate. They form gangs who attack and rob innocent victims, leaving a trail of terror behind.
Amor de nadie
The Book of Stone
Julia, a governess, comes to work for a bourgeois family that lives in a forested property they have recently bought. Julia is to take care of a little girl named Silvia, whose unusual demeanor may find its roots in the family garden.
Little Angel Face
Carita de Angel is a remake of the telenovela Papa Corazon, which also was adapted for Mundo de juguete. Tells the story of Dulce Maria, a sweet, 5-year-old girl full of joy, compassion, and good feelings. After the death of her mother, her father Luciano Larios sinks into depression and lives abroad for a few years, leaving his daughter and loved ones behind. Dulce Maria enrolls in a Catholic boarding school for girls called "Reina de America" (Queen of America) to be taken care of by the nuns, as well as being taken care of by her uncle Gabriel, who is a priest.
¡Vivan los niños!
¡Vivan los niños! is a Mexican telenovela for children that premiered in 2002. It ran for 155 episodes and finished in 2003. The opening, Vivan los niños, was recorded by the Latin pop group OV7. One of its closing themes, also entitled Vivan los niños, was performed by Cuban-American singer and songwriter Ana Cristina. The show is a version of the Argentinian telenovela "Jacinta Pichimahuida, la maestra que no se olvida". The series starred Andrea Legarreta as 2nd grade teacher Lupita Gómez. After the series ended, Andrea became the long-time host of the morning talk show Hoy. On July 12, 2012, in celebration of Andrea's birthday, the producers of Hoy reunited her with the young actors who played her students on the series.
Mi Destino Eres Tú
Mi destino eres tú is a 2000 Mexican telenovela. It is a production of Carla Estrada and the protagonists were Lucero and Jorge Salinas.
Baila Conmigo
Amor en silencio
Amor En Silencio is a Mexican telenovela, produced and broadcast by Televisa in 1989. The telenovela, which starred Erika Buenfil and Omar Fierro in the lead roles, is most remembered for its shocking scene in which the main heroine, Marisela and her fiancé Fernando are shot to death at their wedding by Fernando's lunatic sister, Mercedes. The infamous scene aired on a Friday night, and left the TV spectators in suspense until the following Monday episode aired. The theme song for the novela was "Amor en Silencio" by Dulce.
Filmography
as Don Luis
as Don Agustín Acevedo
as Padre Belisario
as Padre Belisario
as Self
as Joaquín Castillo
as Don Fernando Villarreal
as Ramón
as Don Severiano Álvarez
as Ignacio Rivadeneira Orendáin
as Don Adolfo Valle
as Lázaro Robledo
as Juez (segment "La Prostituta violada")
as Aníbal
as Padre Bernardo
as Evaristo Olmos
as Germán de la Reguera
as Don Roberto
as Licenciado
as Raúl Santiesteban
as Father Esteban
as Armando Zertuche
as Miguel Ocampo
as Rosendo Cisneros
as Pedro Rojas
as Alberto
as Marcos 'El Gitano'
as Augusto
as Vicente
as Papá de Dario
as First man on boat (segment "Soledad")
as Fernando
as Ricardo
as Patsy's Dad
as Aparición especial (uncredited)
as Ruben
as Eugenio Ruvalcaba
as Arturo
as Dr. Satan
as Santos Patricio
as Carlos Garibay
as Germán Andrade
as Dr. Plutarco Arozamena (Doctor Satan)
as Jorge Campos
as Rafael
as Carlos Martínez
as Manuel
as Dr. Alejandro Bernstein
as Miguel Bermejo
as Julio (segmento 'Pánico')
as Arturo
as Luis
as Pablo Flores
as Jorge Méndez
as Jorge Méndez
as Bandido violador
as Joaquin
as Leonardo Moncada
as Joaquín
as Dr. Campos
as Gabriel Lozano
as Jaime Rojas / Orlak
as Enrique
as Fernando
as Germán Álvarez
as Tony
as Nicolás
as Marcos Navarro
as Alberto Prim
as Miguelón Villalobos
as Gerardo Anguiano
as Lic. Javier Ponce
as Fernando
as Lalo Gallardo
as Jorge - adulto
as Héctor del Puente
as Carlos
as Alberto
as Luis Ponce
as El nene
as Luis
as Reynaldo
as Jorge
as Romeo
as Rodrigo
as Soldado mensajero (uncredited)