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Abel Salazar

1917 – 1995

Mexican actor, film director and producer

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Lived 1917 – 1995 (aged 78). Abel Salazar was a Mexican actor, film actor, television actor, film producer, film director and screenwriter.

Abel Salazar García (24 September 1917 – 21 October 1995) was a Mexican actor, producer and director. He appeared in 70 films between 1941 and 1989.

Personal life After marriages to Alicia Cárdenas, daughter of former Mexican President Lazaro Cardenas, and Gloria Marín, he married, lastly, Rosita Arenas, who had been briefly married to Spanish actor Jaime de Mora y Aragón. Salazar and Arenas had a daughter, Rosa Salazar Arenas, a Mexican actress and screenwriter. and is a writer of the Mexican Spanish-language soap opera Llena de amor (English title: Fill me with love), produced by Televisa, that began airing in 2010. She co-authored Rituales Para El Amor, La Belleza y La Prosperidad (1998), with Pita Ojeda. He died of respiratory failure and Alzheimer's disease in 1995.

Selected filmography

La casa del Rencor (1941) The League of Songs (1941) La Virgen morena (1942) Capullito de Alhelí (1944) The Three Garcias (1947) The Garcias Return (1947) Mi esposa busca novio (1947) The Prince of the Desert (1947) La Panchita (1948) Aunt Candela (1948) Dos pesos dejada (1949) Me ha besado un hombre (1949) Una viuda sin sostén (1950) What Has That Woman Done to You? (1951) La Duquesa del Tepetate (1951) Canasta uruguaya (1951) From the Can-Can to the Mambo (1951) Seven Women (1953) Mañana cuando amanezca (1954) The Coyote (1955) El vampiro (1957) El hombre y el monstruo (1958) The White Renegade (1960) El mundo de los vampiros (The World Of The Vampires) (1961) The Curse of the Crying Woman (La maldición de la llorona) (1961) The Brainiac (El baron del terror) (1962) The Adolescents (1968) director Tres Mujeres en la Hoguera (1976) Ya Nunca Mas (Never Again) (1984) director—marks the film debut of Luis Miguel.

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Family & relationships

Spouse
Gloria Marín
Spouse
Rosita Arenas

People in Abel Salazar's life

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Abel Salazar?

Mexican actor, film director and producer (1917–1995)

When was Abel Salazar born?

Abel Salazar was born on 25 September 1917 in Mexico City.

When did Abel Salazar die?

Abel Salazar died on 21 October 1995 in Cuernavaca.

What was Abel Salazar's occupation?

Abel Salazar was an actor, film actor, television actor, film producer, film director and screenwriter.

What nationality was Abel Salazar?

Abel Salazar was Mexican.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Abel Salazar

· Wikidata: Q318491

· DBpedia: Abel Salazar (actor)

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