Miguel Contreras Torres
Director, actor, producer
About Miguel Contreras Torres
Lived 1899 – 1981 (aged 81). Miguel Contreras Torres was a Mexican film director, film producer, screenwriter, film actor and television actor.
Miguel Contreras Torres (September 28, 1899 – June 5, 1981) was a Mexican-born actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He was married to Liechtensteiner-born actress Medea de Novara.
From 1951 to 1979, he and his wife owned Gutenberg Castle in Balzers.
Selected filmography Director El águila o el nopal (1929/1930) Juárez y Maximiliano (1934) No te engañes corazón (1936) La paloma (1937) The Mad Empress (1939) Simón Bolívar (1942) Father Morelos (1943) Lightning in the South (1943) María Magdalena: Pecadora de Magdala (1946) Pancho Villa Returns (1950) Vuelve Pancho Villa (1950) (alternate version of Pancho Villa Returns, but with Pedro Armendariz replacing Leo Carrillo in the title role Under the Sky of Spain (1953) Tehuantepec (1954)
Producer Madman and Vagabond (1946)
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Who was Miguel Contreras Torres?
director, actor, producer (1899-1981)
When was Miguel Contreras Torres born?
Miguel Contreras Torres was born on 28 September 1899 in Morelia.
When did Miguel Contreras Torres die?
Miguel Contreras Torres died on 5 June 1981 in Mexico City.
What was Miguel Contreras Torres's occupation?
Miguel Contreras Torres was a film director, film producer, screenwriter, film actor and television actor.
What nationality was Miguel Contreras Torres?
Miguel Contreras Torres was Mexican.
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