Celia Montalván was a Mexican film, stage and television actress, who had a big impact on the development of Mexican cinema and photography.

Celia Montalván
Born1899 (1899)
Mexico City, Mexico
DiedJanuary 10, 1958(1958-01-10) (aged 58–59)
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Occupationactress

Biography

Celia Montalván was born in August 1899 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Her first theater debut was along Aurora Walker in the "Las Walkirias" play. Her next big success was in the Spanish play "Las Corsarias".

In 1920, she made her debut as a leading actress. She gained a very large popularity - people started printing post cards with her image. The postcards with Celia Montalván's image resulted in breaking the records for sales at the time, especially after her great success in the Revista Theater.[1]

The next big step in Montalván's career was her appearances in magazines like "¡Ra-Ta-Plan!".

After having success with theater and magazines, her focus turned toward movies and she had a big success with El milagro de la Guadalupana in 1925. She became the first Mexican woman to film in Europe.[2]

In 1929, she started filming in Hollywood with the Rodriguez brothers. In 1935 she filmed her most famous piece of cinema, which was directed by Jean Renoir.

Filmography

  • El milagro de la Guadalupana (1925)[3]
  • Don Juan diplomático (1931)
  • El proceso de Mary Dugan (1931)
  • Sangre mexicana (1931)
  • Toni (1935)[4]
  • Club Verde (1945)[5]

References

  1. ↑ Monsiváis, Carlos (1982). Celia Montalván: (te brindas, voluptuosa e impudente). México: Martín Casillas Editores. ISBN 968-471-048-8. OCLC 10723344.
  2. ↑ Gutierrez, Laura G. (2010). Performing Mexicanidad: vendidas y cabareteras on the transnational stage. Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-79300-2. OCLC 646066476.
  3. ↑ Agrasánchez, Rogelio (2010). Guillermo Calles: a biography of the actor and Mexican cinema pioneer. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-5648-2. OCLC 642200640.
  4. ↑ "Welcome on notreCinema". en.notrecinema.com. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  5. ↑ "Celia Montalván". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
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