Gloria Mestre

Gloria Mestre

Born: July 28, 1928
Died: December 9, 2012
in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico
Gloria Mestre Rodríguez (July 28, 1928 – December 9, 2012) was a Mexican dancer, choreographer, and actress in film, stage, and television. She was considered one of the greatest Mexican ballet dancers in the early 1940s.

Movies for Gloria Mestre...

Reclusorio III
Title: Reclusorio III
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
3 real life stories taken from the Mexican police archive.
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Los de abajo
Title: Los de abajo
Released: November 15, 1977
Type: Movie
In this highly regarded Mexican war film, peasant Demetrio Macias leads a band of outlaws in a revolt against the Federales during the Mexican Revolution.
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Life Changes
Title: Life Changes
Character: Doña Lupe
Released: September 30, 1976
Type: Movie
An unhappy marriage is complicated when hubby starts an affair with his sister-in-law. Darkest before the dawn...
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The Coming of the King Olmos
Title: The Coming of the King Olmos
Released: September 11, 1975
Type: Movie
After spending some time with the Mennonite community in Chihuahua, Reynaldo Olmos goes back to Mexico City and establishes a ministry in the poorest of poor neighborhoods. Is he sincere, or is this a scam?
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The Devil's Horse
Title: The Devil's Horse
Character: Renata
Released: August 21, 1975
Type: Movie
Highly convoluted Mexican concoction involving the titular 'Devil's Horse' and a violent son brought back to life, courtesy of the aforementioned Devil who begins straight away to be even more violent then before, this time extending his violence to women and animals.
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Island of Lost Souls
Title: Island of Lost Souls
Released: August 8, 1974
Type: Movie
Rene Cardona directs the film version of Jose Leon Sanchez's best-selling novel, which relates the author's 20 years of imprisonment on an island ruled by brutality. When a sadistic man declares himself the boss of an island pueblo, an innocent husband and wife become the victims of his selfish rule. Once the evil man's deeds reach the authorities on the mainland, however, he sinks further into madness and declares "his" island its own republic.
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Interval
Title: Interval
Character: Rosalia
Released: June 15, 1973
Type: Movie
An emotionally fragile older woman embarks on an ill-fated love affair with a handsome young artist while traveling through Mexico's Yucatan peninsula...
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Los destrampados
Title: Los destrampados
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
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Foxhole in Cairo
Title: Foxhole in Cairo
Character: Amina
Released: March 9, 1960
Type: Movie
A German spy in Cairo must report back to Rommel with information on British positions.
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Maratón de baile
Title: Maratón de baile
Released: September 18, 1958
Type: Movie
Several couples are lured into becoming contestants in a dance marathon that awards a large cash prize to the couple still standing at the end of this grueling test of endurance.
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Préstame tu cuerpo
Title: Préstame tu cuerpo
Character: Gloria
Released: April 1, 1958
Type: Movie
Heaven Can Wait scenario; a young woman dies forty years ahead of schedule because her guardian angel made a mistake... so the divine powers that be put her back on earth in a new body.
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What a Man
Title: What a Man
Released: January 5, 1955
Type: Movie
Father and adult sons give help to an orphaned teenage girl.
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Solamente una vez
Title: Solamente una vez
Released: August 25, 1954
Type: Movie
A couple suffers through slander and jealousy to maintain their love for one another.
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The Abduction
Title: The Abduction
Character: Bailarina (uncredited)
Released: April 23, 1954
Type: Movie
In a small Mexican village the news shock neighbors, Ricardo Alfaro, a wealthy local rancher has disappeared without a trace. Taking advantage of the circumstance, Aurora Campos, a strong woman with overwhelming beauty, convinces the authorities to sell her the property in exchange for twelve thousand dollars. Soon after, when Ricardo suddenly reappears, a real battle is about to begin.
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The Sword of Granada
Title: The Sword of Granada
Character: Princess Esme's Messenger
Released: January 24, 1954
Type: Movie
In this period costume swashbuckler, Don Pedro de Rivera, the rightful owner of a Spanish castle seeks to reclaim it from an occupying Moorish Caliph. Don Pedro’s accomplice is Juan Ponce de León, who intends to steal the "Rose of Granada," a rare gem owned by the Caliph, which supposedly contains a rare essence that ensures eternal youth.
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Frontera norte
Title: Frontera norte
Character: Gloria
Released: October 8, 1953
Type: Movie
Two brothers: one's a cop, one's a gangster.
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Dios los cría
Title: Dios los cría
Character: (uncredited)
Released: September 15, 1953
Type: Movie
Mrs. Nínive Cánovas Cannesi (Marshall) comes back from a long tour visiting Europe and not even realizes that her house is being inhabited by two jobless and homeless bandits (Tin Tán and Tun Tún) with master keys who had been living there worry free. They all share the house for a period of time, unknowingly to each other, in a series of well crafted and perfectly timed scenes where Catita and Tin Tán can be in the same room without seeing each other... When Tin Tán notices her presence, poses as the help, intercepting the real employees and sending to the north pole, literally. So now that Catita has them at her service, she can take time for her real goal, the foundation of a House for old people so they can live happy until the day they die, but Tin Tán and Tun Tún keep getting in her way and complicating everything...
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The Brute
Title: The Brute
Character: María
Released: February 5, 1953
Type: Movie
A tough young man, who helps to kick poor people out of their houses, falls in love with a girl. She lives with her father in the building about to be demolished.
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Música, mujeres y amor
Title: Música, mujeres y amor
Character: Gloria
Released: July 3, 1952
Type: Movie
Two women are installed in the cabin of a ship that was already occupied by two gentlemen.
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Mi campeón
Title: Mi campeón
Character: Bailarina
Released: June 20, 1952
Type: Movie
Catita is a simple and poor woman who dreams of that her son stands out on something important to help her out of his humble. But she opposes to him being boxer, therefore constantly fighting with her husband.
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Far from Heaven
Title: Far from Heaven
Character: Salomé
Released: February 27, 1952
Type: Movie
Pedro Gonzalez first gets into trouble as part of a criminal gang and then works honourably to become rich. Money is his undoing allowing him to become a womanizer and drinker, almost losing his wife. Finally he rejoins her, they have a son and he pays for his mistakes.
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Oh, Love… How Have You Put Me!
Title: Oh, Love… How Have You Put Me!
Character: Martita (uncredited)
Released: November 23, 1951
Type: Movie
A low-class baker accidentally gets to know an attractive but bitter fiancée. By getting her snobby, dead-pan family to spend some time with his scumbag friends, he changes their lives, while at the time stealing the girl's heart.
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Victims of Sin
Title: Victims of Sin
Character: Cabaretera (uncredited)
Released: February 2, 1951
Type: Movie
A nightclub performer decides to raise the baby boy she found abandoned in a trash can, putting her job and social life in jeopardy.