Rosa de Castilla
| Rosa de Castilla | |
|---|---|
 Rosa de Castilla in Bala de Plata en el pueblo maldito (1960) | |
| Born |
María Victoria Ledesma Cuevas 30 May 1931 Encarnación de Díaz, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Occupation | Singer, actress |
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Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | |
| Associated acts | |
María Victoria Ledesma Cuevas (born 30 May 1931), commonly known by her stage name Rosa de Castilla (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈrosa ðe kasˈtiʎa]), is a Mexican singer and actress.[1] She is noted as one of the great folkloric leading ladies of the "golden age" of Mexican cinema. In the musical field, she has toured the world singing in countries such as Israel.[2]
Career
Acting
De Castilla made her film debut in Julián Soler's Los tres alegres compadres (1952), starring Jorge Negrete, Pedro Armendáriz, and Andrés Soler.
As the second female lead after Flor Silvestre, she co-starred a western trilogy: El lobo solitario, La justicia del lobo, and Vuelve el lobo (all in 1952).
In 1954, she was nominated for an Ariel Award for Best Actress in a Minor Role for Rogelio A. González's Tal para cual (1953).[3] She starred as the female lead in two films in Eastmancolor: Ismael Rodríguez's Mexican Revolution drama Tierra de hombres (1956), her first color film, and Jaime Salvador's musical comedy ¡Aquí están los aguilares! (1957). Other notable films she appeared in during the late 1950s are the Mexiscope productions of Yo... el aventurero (1959) and Tan bueno el giro como el colorado (1959). She played the ranchera singer wife of Demetrio González in Dos corazones y un cielo (1959).
In the 1960s, she starred in mostly westerns or comedies such as Héroe a la fuerza (1964), co-starring Eulalio González and Sara García.
By the early 1970s, her career had waned, though she made some comebacks in the late 1990s.
Singing
De Castilla sang ranchera songs in most of her films. In 1956, Capitol Records released her album The Sounds of Old Mexico, which also featured Antonio Aguilar, Luis Pérez Meza, and Rosita Quintana.[4] In 1967, she signed with RCA Víctor;[5] her records were "beginning to sell" in Australia that same year.[6]
Filmography
Film
1999 La paloma de Marsella
1999 Reclusorio III
1995 Las nenas de quinto patio
1972 Campeones del ring
1970 El pueblo del terror (uncredited)
1970 El asesino enmascarado
1968 Cuatro hombres marcados
1968 Los amores de Juan Charrasqueado
1966 El jinete justiciero en retando a la muerte
1965 Pistoleros del oeste
1965 El tigre de Guanajuato: Leyenda de venganza
1965 Aquella Rosita Alvírez
1965 Diablos en el cielo
1964 Héroe a la fuerza Lucha
1963 Vuelven los Argumedo
1962 Ahí vienen los Argumedo
1962 Horizontes de sangre
1962 Los forajidos
1962 Aquí están los Villalobos
1962 Pueblo de odios
1961 La justicia de los Villalobos
1961 Ay Chabela...!
1961 La comezón del amor
1961 ¡Mis abuelitas... no más!
1961 The Mask of Death
1960 Northern Courier
1960 The Hell of Frankenstein Estela
1960 Bala de Plata en el pueblo maldito
1960 Me importa poco
1960 Dos gallos en palenque
1959 Dos corazones y un cielo Isabel del Río
1959 Cada quién su música
1959 Tan bueno el giro como el colorado
1959 Yo... el aventurero Gloria Cisneros
1959 Milagros de San Martín de Porres
1958 El jinete solitario en el valle de los buitres
1958 Tres desgraciados con suerte
1958 Desnúdate, Lucrecia
1957 La virtud desnuda
1957 ¡Aquí están los aguilares!
1956 Tierra de hombres
1955 Las nenas del 7
1954 Contigo a la distancia
1954 Sandunga para tres
1953 The Unknown Mariachi
1953 Tal para cual
1953 Made for Each Other
1952 Hot Rumba
1952 Vuelve el lobo
1952 La justicia del lobo
1952 El lobo solitario
1952 Los tres alegres compadres
Television
1996 Los hijos de nadie Amparo Valencia
References
- ↑ Mexican Film Performers--"C", retrieved October 29, 2010.
- ↑ "Orgullo chonense: Rosa de Castilla, actriz y cantante". YouTube. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ↑ "IMDb.com - Tal para cual - Awards". Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ "Have you heard these new Capitol Records high fidelity albums". Billboard. 6 October 1956. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "International News Reports: Mexico City". Billboard. 18 February 1967. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "International News Reports: Mexico City". Billboard. 10 June 1967. Retrieved 30 May 2014.