About Enrique García Álvarez
Lived 1896 – 1971 (aged 74–75). Enrique García Álvarez was a Spanish actor and film actor.
Enrique García Álvarez (1896–1971) was a Spanish-Mexican actor. He debuted in the cinema in Mexico in 1940, where he would work with Cantinflas and Luis Buñuel in the latter's Mexican phase.
García Álvarez was married to Carmen Collado and died of a heart attack in 1971 (other sources erroneously state 1973) in Valencia, his wife's hometown, where she was recovering from an eye operation.
Filmography
The 9.15 Express (1941) The Eternal Secret (1942) Resurrection (1943) Les Misérables (1943) The Lieutenant Nun (1944) A Woman's Diary (1944) Symphony of Life (1946) The Operetta Queen (1946) Five Faces of Woman (1947) Jalisco Fair (1948) The Genius (1948) The Magician (1949) She and I (1951) Get Your Sandwiches Here (1951) The Martyr of Calvary (1952) Pain (1953) La intrusa (1954) Tehuantepec (1954) The Price of Living (1954)
The Exterminating Angel (1962) Simon of the Desert (1965) The Partisan of Villa (1967)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Enrique García Álvarez?
Spanish actor (1896–1971)
When was Enrique García Álvarez born?
Enrique García Álvarez was born in 1896 in Sama.
When did Enrique García Álvarez die?
Enrique García Álvarez died on 24 January 1971 in Valencia.
What was Enrique García Álvarez's occupation?
Enrique García Álvarez was an actor and film actor.
What nationality was Enrique García Álvarez?
Enrique García Álvarez was Spanish.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Enrique García Álvarez
· DBpedia: Enrique García Álvarez (actor)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Enrique García Álvarez. https://biography.guide/enrique-garcia-alvarez-actor/
MLA: "Enrique García Álvarez." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/enrique-garcia-alvarez-actor/.
Chicago: "Enrique García Álvarez." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/enrique-garcia-alvarez-actor/.
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