Mexican films of the 1930s - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

A list of the films produced in the Cinema of Mexico ordered by year of release in the 1930s. For an alphabetical list of articles on Mexican films see :Category:Mexican films.

1930s

Title	Director	Cast	Notes
1930 1930 in film -Events:* November 1: The Big Trail featuring a young John Wayne in his first starring role is released in both 35mm, and a very early form of 70mm film and was the first large scale big-budget film of the sound era costing over $2 million. The film was praised for its aesthetic quality and realism...
¡Que viva México! ¡Qué viva México! ¡Qué viva México! is a film project begun in 1930 by the Russian avant-garde director Sergei Eisenstein . It would have been an episodic portrayal of Mexican culture and politics from pre-Conquest civilization to the Mexican revolution. Production was beset by difficulties and was eventually...	Sergei Eisenstein Sergei Eisenstein Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein , né Eizenshtein, was a pioneering Soviet Russian film director and film theorist, often considered to be the "Father of Montage"...
1931 1931 in film -Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:Best Picture: Cimarron - MGMBest Actor: Lionel Barrymore - A Free SoulBest Actor: Wallace Beery - The ChampBest Actor: Fredric March - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde...
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1932 1932 in film -Events:Cary Grant's film career beginsKatharine Hepburn's film career beginsShirley Temple's film career beginsDisney released Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon in three-strip Technicolor film.*Santa, first sound film made in Mexico released....
Santa Santa (film) Santa is the first Mexican narrative sound film. It was directed by Antonio Moreno and starred Lupita Tovar, based on the novel of the same name by Federico Gamboa. In 1994, the Mexican magazine Somos published their list of "The 100 best movies of the cinema of Mexico" in its 100th edition and...	Antonio Moreno Antonio Moreno Antonio "Tony" Moreno was a notable Spanish-born American actor and film director of the silent film era and through the 1950s.- Biography :...	Lupita Tovar Lupita Tovar Lupita Tovar is a Mexican actress, best known for her starring role in the 1931 Spanish language version of Dracula, filmed in Los Angeles by Universal Pictures at night using the same sets as the Bela Lugosi version, but with a different cast and director.Born as Guadalupe Tovar , in Matías... , Juan José Martínez Casado	First Mexican sound film
Zitari	Miguel Contreras Torres	Medea de Novara
1933 1933 in film -Events:* March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City.* June 6 - The first drive-in theater opens, in Camden, New Jersey.* British Film Institute founded....
El compadre Mendoza El compadre Mendoza El compadre Mendoza is a 1934 Mexican film. It was directed byFernando de Fuentes....	Fernando de Fuentes Fernando De Fuentes Fernando de Fuentes Carrau was a Mexican film director, considered a pioneer in the film industry worldwide.-Early life and education:...
Juarez y Maximiliano Juárez y Maximiliano Juárez y Maximiliano is a 1934 Mexican film. It stars Carlos Orellana....	Miguel Contreras Torres	Medea de Novara, Enrique Herrera, Antonio R. Frausto
La llorona La Llorona La Llorona is a widespread legend in Mexico, Puerto Rico and Central America. Although several variations exist, the basic story tells of a beautiful woman by the name of Maria killing her children by drowning them, in order to be with the man that she loved. When the man rejects her, she kills...	Ramón Peón	Ramón Pereda, Virginia Zuri, Adriana Lamar
El vuelo de la muerte El vuelo de la muerte El vuelo de la muerte is a 1933 Mexican film. It stars Sara García....	Guillermo Calles	Ramón Pereda, Sara García Sara García Sara García was a Mexican actress who made her biggest mark during the "Golden Age of Mexican cinema". During the 1940s and 1950s, she often played the part of a no-nonsense but lovable grandmother in numerous Mexican films... , Adriana Lamar
Sobre las Olas Sobre las Olas The waltz "Sobre las Olas" is the best known work of Mexican composer Juventino Rosas . It "remains one of the most famous Latin American pieces worldwide," according to the "Latin America" article in The Oxford Companion to Music.It was first published by Rosas in 1888...	Miguel Zacarías	Adolfo Girón, Carmen Guerrero, René Cardona
1934 1934 in film -Events:January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the L. Frank Baum estate for $40,000.February 19 - Bob Hope marries Dolores Reade...
La mujer del puerto The Woman of the Port (1934 film) The Woman of the Port is a 1934 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Arcady Boytler and starring Andrea Palma. The film is based on the novel Le Port by French author Guy de Maupassant.-Plot:...	Arcady Boytler Arcady Boytler Arcady Arcadievic Boytler Rososky was a producer, screenwriter, and director, most renowned for his films during the golden age of Mexican cinema....	Andrea Palma Andrea Palma (Actress) Andrea Palma was a Mexican film actress. She was considered The First Diva of Mexican and Latin American Cinema after her role in the Mexican film La Mujer del Puerto.-Early life:... , Domingo Soler, Stella Inda Stella Inda Stella Inda was a Mexican film actress. She was the star of notable Mexican films, including Los olvidados by Luis Buñuel in 1949....	Inspired in the novel Le Port
Dos monjes	Juan Bustillo Oro
Redes Redes (film) Redes is a Mexican film, released in 1936, about a fishing community. The English language title is The Wave, although the Spanish language title refers to nets....	Fred Zinnemann Fred Zinnemann Fred Zinnemann was an Austrian-American film director. He won four Academy Awards and directed films like High Noon, From Here to Eternity and A Man for All Seasons.-Life and career:...
Janitzio	Carlos Navarro	Emilio Fernández Emilio Fernández Emilio "El Indio" Fernández was an actor, screenwriter and director of the cinema of Mexico. He is best known for his work as director of the film Maria Candelaria which won the Grand Prix at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Early life:Fernández was born in Mineral del Hondo, Coahuila...
Mujeres sin alma	Ramón Peón
*¿Quién mató a Eva?*	José Bohr José Bohr José Bohr was a Chilean film director, producer, actor and screenwriter. He directed 35 films between 1919 and 1969.-External links:...	José Bohr José Bohr José Bohr was a Chilean film director, producer, actor and screenwriter. He directed 35 films between 1919 and 1969.-External links:... , Julio Villarreal, Miguel M. Delgado Miguel M. Delgado Miguel M. Delgado was a Mexican film director and screenwriter. He directed 139 films between 1941 and 1990.- Selected filmography :* Los tres mosqueteros * Doña Bárbara * El padrecito... , Josefina Velez
1935 1935 in film -Events:Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .Seven year old Shirley Temple wins a special Academy Award.*The Bantu Educational Kinema Experiment started in order to educate the Bantu peoples.-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:...
Rosario Rosario (film) Rosario is a 1935 Mexican drama film directed by Miguel Zacarías. It stars Gloria Morel and Pedro Armendáriz on his silver screen debut.-Cast:Gloria MorelPedro ArmendárizNatalia OrtizJorge TreviñoMatilde CorellJulio Taboada...		Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz was a Mexican actor of the cinema of Mexico and Hollywood.-Early life:Born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico to Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde and Adela Hastings . He was also the cousin of actress Gloria Marín...
Luponini (El terror de Chicago)	José Bohr José Bohr José Bohr was a Chilean film director, producer, actor and screenwriter. He directed 35 films between 1919 and 1969.-External links:...
Más allá de la muerte	Adela Sequeyro
Vámonos con Pancho Villa	Fernando de Fuentes Fernando De Fuentes Fernando de Fuentes Carrau was a Mexican film director, considered a pioneer in the film industry worldwide.-Early life and education:...	Fernando Soler Fernando Soler Fernando Soler was a prolific Mexican film actor and film director.He appeared in over 100 films between 1915 and his death in 1979.- External links :... , Pedro Armendàriz Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz was a Mexican actor of the cinema of Mexico and Hollywood.-Early life:Born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico to Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde and Adela Hastings . He was also the cousin of actress Gloria Marín...
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz	Ramon Peón	Andrea Palma Andrea Palma (Actress) Andrea Palma was a Mexican film actress. She was considered The First Diva of Mexican and Latin American Cinema after her role in the Mexican film La Mujer del Puerto.-Early life:... , Mimi Derba Mimí Derba Mimí Derba was a Mexican actress and the first female director in Mexico. Derba founded one of the very first Mexican production companies, Azteca Films. She had a successful career in Vaudeville before entering films.-External links:....
1936 1936 in film The year 1936 in film involved some significant events.-Events:May 29 - Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film Fury, starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released.November 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon...
Allá en el Rancho Grande Allá en el Rancho Grande Allá en el Rancho Grande is a 1936 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Fernando de Fuentes and starring Tito Guízar and Esther Fernández. The film is considered to be the one that started the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.-Plot:...	Fernando de Fuentes Fernando De Fuentes Fernando de Fuentes Carrau was a Mexican film director, considered a pioneer in the film industry worldwide.-Early life and education:...	Tito Guízar Tito Guízar Federico Arturo Guízar Tolentino was a Mexican singer and actor. He was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.... , Esther Fernández Esther Fernández Esther Fernández was a Mexican film actress of the Golden age of Mexican cinema in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s....	Golden Age of Mexican Cinema
No te engañes corazón No te engañes corazón No te engañes corazón is the first full-feature film of Cantinflas after becoming a star of the carpa circuit...	Miguel Contreras Torres	Cantinflas Cantinflas Fortino Mario Alfonso Moreno Reyes , was a Mexican comic film actor, producer, and screenwriter known professionally as Cantinflas. He often portrayed impoverished campesinos or a peasant of pelado origin... , Carlos Orellana Carlos Orellana Carlos Orellana was a Mexican actor, film director and screenwriter.- As actor :- As Director :-External links:.... , Sara García Sara García Sara García was a Mexican actress who made her biggest mark during the "Golden Age of Mexican cinema". During the 1940s and 1950s, she often played the part of a no-nonsense but lovable grandmother in numerous Mexican films... , Estanislao Schillinsky	First Cantinflas Cantinflas Fortino Mario Alfonso Moreno Reyes , was a Mexican comic film actor, producer, and screenwriter known professionally as Cantinflas. He often portrayed impoverished campesinos or a peasant of pelado origin... film
Irma la mala	Raphael J. Sevilla	Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz was a Mexican actor of the cinema of Mexico and Hollywood.-Early life:Born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico to Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde and Adela Hastings . He was also the cousin of actress Gloria Marín... , Adriana Lamar, Ramón Pereda
María Elena Eduardo		Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz was a Mexican actor of the cinema of Mexico and Hollywood.-Early life:Born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico to Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde and Adela Hastings . He was also the cousin of actress Gloria Marín...
1937 1937 in film The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.- Events :*April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US....
La paloma La Paloma This article is about the song. For the American city, see La Paloma, Texas."La Paloma" is a popular song, having been produced and reinterpreted in diverse cultures, settings, arrangements, and recordings over the last 140 years. The song was composed and written by Spanish composer Sebastián...	Miguel Contreras Torres	Arturo de Córdova Arturo de Córdova Arturo de Córdova was a Mexican film actor. He made over one hundred films in all.-Career:He was born in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. Most of Córdova's films were made in Mexico and he became a major motion picture actor in Latin America and Spain winning three Silver Ariel's and received four other... , Medea de Novara, Alfredo del Diestro
Jalisco nunca pierde Jalisco nunca pierde Jalisco nunca pierde is a 1937 Mexican film. It was directed byChano Urueta....		Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz was a Mexican actor of the cinema of Mexico and Hollywood.-Early life:Born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico to Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde and Adela Hastings . He was also the cousin of actress Gloria Marín...
Las cuatro milpas	Ramón Pereda	Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz was a Mexican actor of the cinema of Mexico and Hollywood.-Early life:Born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico to Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde and Adela Hastings . He was also the cousin of actress Gloria Marín... , Ramón Pereda, Adriana Lamar
*No matarás (Suprema ley)*	Miguel Contreras Torres	Adriana Lamar, Ramón Pereda
Amapola del camino Juan Padilla		Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz was a Mexican actor of the cinema of Mexico and Hollywood.-Early life:Born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico to Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde and Adela Hastings . He was also the cousin of actress Gloria Marín... , Andrea Palma Andrea Palma (Actress) Andrea Palma was a Mexican film actress. She was considered The First Diva of Mexican and Latin American Cinema after her role in the Mexican film La Mujer del Puerto.-Early life:...
*¡Así es mi tierra!*	Arcady Boytler Arcady Boytler Arcady Arcadievic Boytler Rososky was a producer, screenwriter, and director, most renowned for his films during the golden age of Mexican cinema....	Cantinflas Cantinflas Fortino Mario Alfonso Moreno Reyes , was a Mexican comic film actor, producer, and screenwriter known professionally as Cantinflas. He often portrayed impoverished campesinos or a peasant of pelado origin... , Manuel Medel
La mujer de nadie	Adela Sequeyro
Ave sin Rumbo	Roberto O'Quigley	Andrea Palma Andrea Palma (Actress) Andrea Palma was a Mexican film actress. She was considered The First Diva of Mexican and Latin American Cinema after her role in the Mexican film La Mujer del Puerto.-Early life:... , Armando Calvo Armando Calvo Armando Calvo was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1939 and 1984.-Selected filmography:* La vida empieza a medianoche * Los últimos de Filipinas * Doña Francisquita...
1938 1938 in film The year 1938 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of "Dorothy" in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. Ray Bolger is cast as the "Tinman" and Buddy Ebsen is cast as the "Scarecrow". At Bolger's insistence,...
*La golondrina*	Miguel Contreras Torres	Miguel Contreras Torres, Medea de Novara, Domingo Soler
Águila o sol Águila o sol Águila o sol is a 1937 film of the cinema of Mexico.This was Cantinflas's third film and the second in a row with Manuel Medel...	Arcady Boytler Arcady Boytler Arcady Arcadievic Boytler Rososky was a producer, screenwriter, and director, most renowned for his films during the golden age of Mexican cinema....	Cantinflas Cantinflas Fortino Mario Alfonso Moreno Reyes , was a Mexican comic film actor, producer, and screenwriter known professionally as Cantinflas. He often portrayed impoverished campesinos or a peasant of pelado origin... , Manuel Medel
Diablillos de arrabal	Adela Sequeyro
Los millones de Chaflán		Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz was a Mexican actor of the cinema of Mexico and Hollywood.-Early life:Born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico to Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde and Adela Hastings . He was also the cousin of actress Gloria Marín...
La Zandunga La Zandunga (film) La Zandunga is a 1938 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Fernando de Fuentes and starring the "Mexican Spitfire" Lupe Vélez.-Plot:In a little town around Tehuantepec, in Oaxaca, México, live a beautiful and cheerful girl named Lupe , in love with a stranger marine named Juancho . The man...	Fernando de Fuentes Fernando De Fuentes Fernando de Fuentes Carrau was a Mexican film director, considered a pioneer in the film industry worldwide.-Early life and education:...	Lupe Vélez Lupe Vélez Lupe Vélez was a Mexican film actress. Vélez began her career in Mexico as a dancer, before moving to the U.S. where she worked in vaudeville. She was seen by Fanny Brice who promoted her, and Vélez soon entered films, making her first appearance in 1924. By the end of the decade she had... , Arturo de Córdova Arturo de Córdova Arturo de Córdova was a Mexican film actor. He made over one hundred films in all.-Career:He was born in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. Most of Córdova's films were made in Mexico and he became a major motion picture actor in Latin America and Spain winning three Silver Ariel's and received four other...
Mi candidato Mi candidato Mi candidato is a 1938 Mexican film. It was directed byChano Urueta....		Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz was a Mexican actor of the cinema of Mexico and Hollywood.-Early life:Born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico to Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde and Adela Hastings . He was also the cousin of actress Gloria Marín... , Esther Fernández Esther Fernández Esther Fernández was a Mexican film actress of the Golden age of Mexican cinema in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s....
Canto a mi tierra	José Bohr José Bohr José Bohr was a Chilean film director, producer, actor and screenwriter. He directed 35 films between 1919 and 1969.-External links:... ,	Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz was a Mexican actor of the cinema of Mexico and Hollywood.-Early life:Born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico to Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde and Adela Hastings . He was also the cousin of actress Gloria Marín... , Pedro Vargas Pedro Vargas Pedro Vargas Mata was a Mexican singer and actor, from the golden age of Mexican cinema. He was known as the "Nightingale of the Americas".-Biography:...
La Adelita Sabino Estrada		Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz was a Mexican actor of the cinema of Mexico and Hollywood.-Early life:Born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico to Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde and Adela Hastings . He was also the cousin of actress Gloria Marín...
Siboney	Juan Orol Juan Orol Juan Orol was a Spanish and Mexican actor, screenwriter and director of the Cinema of Mexico.-Early life:He was born in La Coruña, Galicia...	Maria Antonieta Pons María Antonieta Pons Maria Antonieta Pons was a Cuban born Mexican film actress and Rumba dancer.-Career:Born in Cuba in 1922, from Catalan origin, she was one of the most notorious rumba dancers of her times. She was discovered in Cuba by the Spanish film director Juan Orol. Emigrated to Mexico City to film Siboney... , Juan Orol Juan Orol Juan Orol was a Spanish and Mexican actor, screenwriter and director of the Cinema of Mexico.-Early life:He was born in La Coruña, Galicia...
1939 1939 in film The year 1939 in motion pictures can be justified as being called the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the best films that premiered in the year .- Events :Motion picture historians and film often rate...
La reina del río		Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz was a Mexican actor of the cinema of Mexico and Hollywood.-Early life:Born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico to Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde and Adela Hastings . He was also the cousin of actress Gloria Marín...
Una luz en mi camino		Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz was a Mexican actor of the cinema of Mexico and Hollywood.-Early life:Born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico to Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde and Adela Hastings . He was also the cousin of actress Gloria Marín...
El indio El indio El indio is a 1939 Mexican drama film directed by Armando Vargas de la Maza. It was released in Mexico on February 10, 1939 and later released in United States on May 12, of the same year. Consuelo Frank and Pedro Armendáriz received equal billing, while Dolores Camarillo who was the film's comic...		Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz was a Mexican actor of the cinema of Mexico and Hollywood.-Early life:Born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico to Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde and Adela Hastings . He was also the cousin of actress Gloria Marín... , Consuelo Frank Consuelo Frank Consuelo Frank was a Mexican actress of film whose career reached its height during the 1930s. Born in Arteaga, Michoacán on April 25, 1912; Frank starred in leads among numerous films in the 1930s including El indio . During her later years, her appearances were narrowed to character roles such... , Dolores Camarillo Dolores Camarillo Dolores Camarillo was a Mexican character actress of film, television, and theater. She also was a makeup artist for films, and was frequently billed as "Fraustita".-Personal life:...
Con los Dorados de Villa		Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz was a Mexican actor of the cinema of Mexico and Hollywood.-Early life:Born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico to Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde and Adela Hastings . He was also the cousin of actress Gloria Marín...
La Noche de los Mayas La Noche de los Mayas La Noche de los Mayas is a 1939 Mexican film. It was directed byChano Urueta. The film, which is called a "Mexican tragedy" set in the times of the Mayas, is remembered today for its musical score by the Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas; a suite from the score was recorded by the Orquesta...	Chano Urueta Chano Urueta -Filmography:-External links:....	Isabela Corona Isabela Corona -Biography:Isabela Corona was born as Refugio Pérez Frías in El Chante jalisco, a municipio of Autlán de Navarro. In her early years she moved to Mexico City, where she started her career on stage of the teatro Ideal as a teenager in 1926... , Arturo de Córdova Arturo de Córdova Arturo de Córdova was a Mexican film actor. He made over one hundred films in all.-Career:He was born in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. Most of Córdova's films were made in Mexico and he became a major motion picture actor in Latin America and Spain winning three Silver Ariel's and received four other... , Stella Inda Stella Inda Stella Inda was a Mexican film actress. She was the star of notable Mexican films, including Los olvidados by Luis Buñuel in 1949....
La china Hilaria	Roberto Curwood	Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz was a Mexican actor of the cinema of Mexico and Hollywood.-Early life:Born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico to Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde and Adela Hastings . He was also the cousin of actress Gloria Marín... , Alicia Ortiz

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