María Gentil Arcos
Acting
Biography
María Gentil Arcos was an actress, known for Demonio y carne (1951), Campeón sin corona (1946) and Un divorcio (1953). She died on July 18, 1965 in Mexico City, Mexico.
Born: April 12, 1905
Place of Birth: València, València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain
Known For
El bombero atómico
Cantinflas is a clumsy fireman, who one day receives the visit of his little goddaughter, whose mother recently died in the jungle. After having work in a few fires, Cantinflas decided to quit and become a policeman, because is less dangerous. Everything goes well until a gang of gangsters kidnap the girl, because of a monetary inheritance.
A Place Close to Heaven
On reaching the capital, Pedro Gonzalez gets a lowly job and marries Margaret. After losing that job, get a new one as a bodyguard but is fired again. With so much poverty and despair Pedro believes that his only way out is suicide.
We the Poor
Carpenter Pepe El Toro lives peacefully with his daughter Chachita in an impoverished Mexico City neighborhood. He pursues a romance with the pretty Celia, but tragedy comes knocking on his door when he is falsely accused of having perpetrated a felony.
Él
Gloria encounters Francisco, a man whose social veneer betrays a truer self burrowed underneath.
Far from Heaven
Pedro Gonzalez first gets into trouble as part of a criminal gang and then works honourably to become rich. Money is his undoing allowing him to become a womanizer and drinker, almost losing his wife. Finally he rejoins her, they have a son and he pays for his mistakes.
El Mago
A slapstick fantasy of the amorous adventures of a magician a la Cantinflas.
El Portero
Cantinflas works as a porter, who writes letters and speeches in his old writing machine to earn an extra money, despite the fact that he still goes to school. The sentimental issues come when Cantinflas falls in love of his pretty neighborhood (Silvia Pinal), who is handicapped and unable to walk. The thing wont be easy, because a young military man also has feelings for the girl. But the porter wants to see her happy, and he will become a sort of Cyrano De Bergerac, writing love letters to her signed by the young soldier. His plan is simple: to win money in the horse races in order to pay the operation which will make her walk again.
Aventurera
Left alone after her mother runs off with another man and her father kills himself, Elena attempts to make a new life for herself in a new city. Believing he's a friend, Elena goes to dinner with "Pretty Boy" Lucio, but he drugs her champagne and sells her to Rosaura, who runs a brothel out of her nightclub. Elena becomes a sensation as a dancer, but all the while she nurtures plans of revenge against those who have conspired against her.
They also sing of pain
The movie starts with Braulio Peláez (Pedro Infante), a schoolteacher, having just fallen off his horse, representing the situation he and his family are in. The next scenes introduce the viewer to his family and their poor financial and social situation. As Braulio stumbles around looking for his glasses, he causes a famous film star, Alfonso de Madrazo (Rafael Alcaide) to crash his car. Braulio offers him to eat at his house as an apology. Braulio's sister and mother, big film fans, immediately recognise Alfonso and attempt to get him to bring the girl, Luisa Peláez (Irma Dolores) to Mexico City to become a film star. Alfonso agrees and tells them to come to the capital.
Cuando me vaya
Fictionalized version of the life of songwriter Maria Grever.
Filmography
as Doña Matilde (uncredited)
as Anciana en asilo (as Ma. Gentil Arcos)
as Eloisa Ruiz, madre de Juan de Dios
as Doña Gracia; madre de Raquel
as Tía Milagros
as María
as Hermana religiosa
as Madre Lolita
as Sirvienta en cena (uncredited)
as Mamá de Marta
as Doña Cleofas (uncredited)
as Empleada despedida (uncredited)
as Señora de Angostura
as Trabajadora (uncredited)
as Tia Consuelo
as Librada
as Guardia
as Doña Lupita, madre de María
as Felisa
as Lupe, nana
as Petra, Rosaura's maid
as Asistente de Facundo (uncredited)
as Invited to party
as Lucía
as Vecina chismosa (uncredited)
as Asistente de Andrea
as Clienta de Krishnar (uncredited)
as Invitada a fiesta (uncredited)
as Señorita Rocha
as La Paralítica
as Doña Trini (as Ma. Gentil Arcos)
as Doña Gracia, Madre de Roberto (as Ma. Gentil Arcos)
as Peregrina
as (uncredited)
as Mamá de Rosita
as Mujer en alumbramiento