The Golden Age of Mexican cinema is a period in the history of the Cinema of Mexico between 1933 and 1964 when the Mexican film industry reached high levels of production, quality and economic success of its films, besides having gained recognition internationally. The Mexican film industry became the center of commercial films in Latin America.
Anatole "Tolly" de Grunwald was a Russian British film producer and screenwriter.
Miguel Zacarías Nogaim was a Mexican film director, producer, and writer.
Pedro Infante Cruz was a Mexican actor and singer. Hailed as one of the greatest actors of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, he is considered an idol in Mexico and other Latin American countries such as Venezuela, Guatemala and Peru. He along with Jorge Negrete and Javier Solís are considered the best ranchera singers. Infante was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, but raised in nearby Guamúchil. He died on 15 April 1957 in Mérida, Yucatán, in a plane crash during a flight en route to Mexico City, after an engine failed on takeoff. His remains were later identified by a bracelet found.
Carlos Cores was an Argentine film actor, and film director.
Arturo Soto Rangel was a Mexican film, television, and stage actor. Rangel was best known for appearing in over 250 Mexican films. Rangel appeared in one American movie, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, which won three Academy Awards and starred Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett, and many other successful actors. Rangel last appeared on television in 1963, where he starred in Voy de gallo.
Guadalupe Bracho Pérez-Gavilán, better known as Andrea Palma was a Mexican film stage and television actress. She was considered the first major female star of the Mexican cinema after her role in the Mexican film La Mujer del Puerto (1934).
Philip Wyndham Friend was a British film and television actor.
Jesús García Leoz was a Spanish composer, particularly noted for his film scores. He was a favourite pupil of Joaquín Turina and one of the "músicos del '27."
David Silva Guglielmeti, better known as David Silva, was a Mexican actor and occasional producer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. In his career, he appeared in more than 100 films and won an Ariel Award for his performance in the film Champion Without a Crown (1946).
María Eugenia is a 1943 Mexican drama film directed by Felipe Gregorio Castillo and starring María Félix, Manolita Saval and Rafael Baledón. The film's sets were designed by the art director Manuel Fontanals.
John Sheehan was an American actor and vaudeville performer. After acting onstage and in vaudeville for several years, Sheehan began making films in 1914, starring in a number of short films. From 1914-16, he appeared in over 60 films, the vast majority of them film shorts.
Miguel Inclán (1900–1956) was a Mexican film actor. He became known for his villainous roles during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
José W. Bustos was a Mexican film editor who began his career during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. His brother Jorge Busto was also an editor.
Manuel Dondé was a Mexican film actor. He frequently played villains during his long film career.
Ángel Infante was a popular Mexican actor and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He appeared in more than 120 films, 47 of which were great successes. In more than 30 films he appeared alongside his brother, the actor and singer Pedro Infante, who died in an aviation accident in 1957. Ángel Infante was known for having visited Cuba on eight occasions, and even having presented his pistols as a gift to Fidel Castro. His daughter is the TV actress Sonia Infante. He appeared in films such as The Two Orphans, Corner Stop, Women's Prison, Here Comes Martin Corona, My General's Women, Full Speed Ahead, What Has That Woman Done to You?, The Atomic Fireman, and Love for Sale.
Conchita Gentil Arcos was a Spanish-Mexican actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema as a character actress in supporting roles.
Armando Velasco was an Ecuadorian-born Mexican actor who worked on the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, on films such as The Saint Who Forged a Country (1942), Historia de un gran amor (1942), and You Had To Be a Gypsy (1953).
