Maria Antonieta Pons was a Cuban-born Mexican film actress and dancer. She was the first actress in the Rumberas films in the 1940s and 1950s, in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. The Rumberas film genre offered a societal perspective on Mexico during the 40s-50s. It delved into the lives of women deemed as sinners or prostitutes, challenging the prevailing moral and social norms of their era.
The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema is a boom period in the history of Mexican cinema, which began in 1936 with the premiere of the film Allá en el Rancho Grande, and Let's Go with Pancho Villa, culminated in 1956. Characterized by the production of high-quality films that contributed to shaping Mexican national identity and culture. Films such as Luis Buñuel's "Los Olvidados" illuminated the social realities of Mexico, leaving a profound impact on audiences both within the country and abroad.
Amalia Isabel Rodríguez Carriera, known professionally as Amalia Aguilar, was a Cuban-Mexican dancer, actress and comedian.
Meche Barba was a Mexican film actress and dancer of the Golden age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. She was considered one of the icons of the "Rumberas film".
Rosa Carmina Riverón Jiménez is a Cuban-Mexican actress and dancer.
Emelia Pérez Castellanos, known professionally as Ninón Sevilla, was a Cuban-Mexican actress and dancer.
Juan Rogelio García García, better known as Juan Orol, was a Spanish-born Mexican actor, film producer, director and screenwriter. Orol was a pioneer of the Mexican cinema's first talkies and one of the main promoters of the Rumberas film in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. His films have been described as cult films.
The Rumberas film was a film genre that flourished in Mexico's Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. Its major stars were the so-called rumberas, dancers of Afro-Caribbean musical rhythms. The genre is a film curiosity, one of the most fascinating hybrids of the international cinema.
Cuando los hijos pecan also known as Cabaretera is a 1952 Mexican film. It was directed by Joselito Rodríguez and starring Meche Barba and Silvia Pinal.
Juana Iris is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Téllez and Lucero Suárez for Televisa in 1985.
Ambiciosa is a Mexican drama film directed by Ernesto Cortazar. It was released in 1953 starring Meche Barba and Fernando Fernández.
Amor de la calle is a 1950 Mexican drama film directed by Ernesto Cortazar and starring Meche Barba and Fernando Fernández.
En carne viva is a Mexican drama film directed by Alberto Gout. It was released in 1951 and starred Rosa Carmina and Rubén Rojo.
La mujer desnuda is a Mexican drama film directed by Fernando Méndez. It was released in 1953 and starred Meche Barba and Antonio Aguilar.
If I Were Just Anyone is a 1950 Mexican drama film directed by Ernesto Cortázar and starring Meche Barba and Fernando Fernández. The film is the sequel to the film Love Street.
The Well-paid is a Mexican drama film directed by Alberto Gout. It was filmed in 1948 and starred María Antonieta Pons and Víctor Junco.
Tania, the Beautiful Wild Girl is a Mexican drama film written, directed and produced by Juan Orol. It was released in 1948 and starring Rosa Carmina and Manuel Arvide.
Courtesan is a 1948 Mexican drama film directed and co-written by Alberto Gout and starring Crox Alvarado, Meche Barba and Gustavo Rojo.
Revenge is a 1948 Mexican crime film directed by Alberto Gout and starring Ninón Sevilla, David Silva and Agustín Lara. The film's art direction was by José Rodríguez Granada.
I Want to Live is a 1953 Mexican crime film directed by Alberto Gout and starring Jorge Mistral, Meche Barba and Julio Villarreal.
