Enrique Zambrano

Enrique Zambrano

Born: July 5, 1920
Died: November 22, 1968
in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
If we think of a biopic about calm and smiling actor Enrique Zambrano, several moments occurred: from when he saw the light for the first time in the twenties, until when he died in the sixties. He was born with a character that later became the beautiful serenity that made him. He died leaving an orphan-hood and widowhood to a family to which he gave a promising future. We can refer to his life story as that of a tree.

It could open on July 5, 1920 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, where a family receives their newborn child with brown eyes, black hair and cupid-shaped lips saw the light for the first time. The parents of the Zambrano-Echeverría family named their baby Enrique Jesús, which meant, if we merged these names, "The Lord of the house and of salvation." With the passage of time, the little lord of the house, as we have said previously, became a handsome gentleman. But he got his artistic opportunity at the age of 23 in the cinema, something that would change his life forever and that led him to be part of the wonderful world of popular culture in the rest of it.

The year was 1943. A very young Enrique Zambrano, set foot on the art world with the right foot, when he filmed his first film, María Candelaria, later released in 1944. And the rest is history. His most famous film was the 1950s disaster horror classic The Black Scorpion (1957), in which he played Cayetano, a linesman killed by a truck.

Enrique's life was a life between artistic works and family life. Until his death, he was married to Mrs. Patricia Alpizar. As a result of this marriage, Enrique and Patricia founded a family. They became the proud and loving parents of four children: Patricia, Eugenia, Joaquín and Enrique Zambrano Alpizar.

It was In the sixties, he ventured, in addition to being an actor and father, as a writer, producer and director. He was the creator of the Villalobos series, with two films: The Justice of the Villalobos (1961) and Here Come the Villalobos (1962). In this decade he also ventured into dubbing, as an actor, translator, adapter, and singer. Yes. He was the performer of many songs in his dubbing. But it was directing, translating and adapting where he dedicated himself the most.

Of all the dubbing jobs he did, the one that made history for younger and older audiences, was directing the first two seasons of Gene Roddenberry's "Star Trek". In this 1960s television classic, Enrique also did secondary and incidental voices. The rest for him was pure direction.

Between jobs and dubbing, Enrique's life continued normally, until in 1968, he was surprised by a worrying health problem: they found stones in his liver. So, he had to undergo surgery in a hospital in Mexico City, to prevent the pathology from advancing and consuming his body. According to testimonies by co-workers, Enrique was given a lot of anesthesia for his low-risk surgery.

But unfortunately, the operation failed: Enrique ended up dying on November 22, 1968, at the age of 48, a victim of cardio respiratory arrest, due to medical negligence.

Movies for Enrique Zambrano...

Santo vs. Infernal Men
Title: Santo vs. Infernal Men
Released: December 18, 1961
Type: Movie
Agent Joaquin recalls his latest mission while lying wounded in an ambulance: Joaquin has infiltrated into a band of smugglers. When the villains learn the truth about him, they kidnap Jouqin's fiancee. Santo comes to her rescue and fights the band.
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Santo vs. Evil Brain
Title: Santo vs. Evil Brain
Character: Lt. Zambrano
Released: July 7, 1961
Type: Movie
The silver-masked hero must foil the plot of a mad scientist to create a zombie army.
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El jinete negro
Title: El jinete negro
Released: November 22, 1958
Type: Movie
Masked horseman avenges the deaths of family members and resolves questions about a contested inheritance. One of four in a series ("Relampago").
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Assassins of the Night
Title: Assassins of the Night
Released: May 2, 1957
Type: Movie
After serving a prison sentence, a guy goes after the gang-leader who framed him.
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Pablo y Carolina
Title: Pablo y Carolina
Released: April 27, 1957
Type: Movie
Torn between three lovers and bored by her typewriting classes, Carolina (Dillian) writes a passionate love letter to fictional Pablo Garza from Monterrey. The letter is sent by mistake and received by real Pablo Garza's girlfriend. Pablo himself (Infante) flies to Mexico City looking for an explanation. Carolina is rehearsing a musical show for her school dressed as a man. When Pablo meets her, she pretends to be her brother Anibal, a shy and feminine sailor. Pablo likes Anibal and invites "him" to a cabaret. After that, Carolina falls inlove with Pablo but resists to unveil her real self. Meanwhile, Pablo feels himself confused, because young "Anibal" is cute as an angel and has "those blue eyes..."
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Five lives and one destiny
Title: Five lives and one destiny
Character: El Mudo
Released: March 28, 1957
Type: Movie
Jailbreak! Five death-row inmates run for the border.
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Massacre
Title: Massacre
Character: Munez
Released: June 1, 1956
Type: Movie
Lawmen and their captured gunrunners take refuge at a deserted mission to fend off attacking Indians. Western.
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La engañadora
Title: La engañadora
Released: January 1, 1955
Type: Movie
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Camelia
Title: Camelia
Character: Enrique's Friend (uncredited)
Released: February 16, 1954
Type: Movie
A sort of meta riff on Alexandre Dumas fils' novel The Lady of the Camellias (La Dame aux Camélias or Camille) here in Mexican melodrama form involving the doomed love of a bullfighter and a beautiful but ailing actress/courtesan.
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Padre nuestro
Title: Padre nuestro
Character: Juanito
Released: October 28, 1953
Type: Movie
Pops is dismissed from his banking job for embezzlement, and his family have to adjust to a more modest lifestyle.
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The Troublemaker
Title: The Troublemaker
Character: Peralvillo's Accomplice (uncredited)
Released: August 15, 1951
Type: Movie
Well-intentioned Tin Tan who is always making trouble for other people, sometimes on purpose and sometimes by accident.
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Streetwalker
Title: Streetwalker
Character: Doctor
Released: June 22, 1951
Type: Movie
In Mexico City, two sisters, Maria and Elena, fight over the love of pimp Rodolfo. Elena escapes her sad marriage to an old banker into Rodolfo's arms. Meanwhile, life is hard for sex worker Maria, who-along with her supportive group of fellow sex workers-must deal with exploitative clients.
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In the Palm of Your Hand
Title: In the Palm of Your Hand
Character: Police Detective (uncredited)
Released: June 21, 1951
Type: Movie
A con artist seduces the widow of a millionaire, only to learn she'd plotted with her lover to murder the late husband. A tense game of cat-and-mouse ensues—but who's the cat?
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Una gringuita en México
Title: Una gringuita en México
Released: April 27, 1951
Type: Movie
A USA girl decides to vacation in Mexico and experience first hand all the stereotypical scenes she's seen in movies. When she gets there, everything isn't all charros and bandidos, though -- surprise, surprise!
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Rondalla
Title: Rondalla
Released: October 6, 1949
Type: Movie
Romantic triangle on the hacienda.
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El cuarto mandamiento
Title: El cuarto mandamiento
Character: Don Ricardo
Released: August 14, 1948
Type: Movie
A Mexican family drama.
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Tania, the Beautiful Wild Girl
Title: Tania, the Beautiful Wild Girl
Character: Eduardo
Released: June 4, 1948
Type: Movie
Rolando, a millionare, travels to a remote island and meets the young and tough Tania, a local woman with great dancing skills. He falls in love with her and takes the girl to Mexico, but their relationship gets awry when Tania cheats on him with another man.
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Rayando el sol
Title: Rayando el sol
Released: July 18, 1946
Type: Movie
Romantic triangle on the hacienda.
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Maria Candelaria
Title: Maria Candelaria
Character: Medic (uncredited)
Released: January 20, 1944
Type: Movie
A young journalist asks an old artist about the portrait of a naked Indian woman that he has in his study. The artist tells the story of Maria Candelaria, a young Indian woman who was rejected by her own people for being the daughter of a prostitute. She is protected by a young Indian man, Lorenzo Rafael, who has fallen in love with her.