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Rita Macedo is a Actor Mexicaine born on 21 april 1925
Rita Macedo (1925-1993) was a Mexican actress who performed during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She was nominated for an Ariel Award for her 1956 performance in "Ensayo de un crimen" and in 1991 for a TVyNovelas Prize for "Alcanzar una estrella". She won the Best Actress Ariel Award in 1972 for "Tú, yo, y nosotros". She was married to a pioneer of Mexican radio, television and film, Luis de Llano Palmer, by whom she had two children, Julissa an actress and musician and Luis de Llano Macedo, renowned telenovela producer. She also was instrumental in bringing many works of international writers to the Mexican stage.
She initially used the stage name Conchita but later changed it to Rita. Macedo began her career at age 15 under film director Mauricio de la Serna, in a film starring Mapy Cortés and Domingo Soler, which was entitled "Las Cinco Noches de Adan" ("The Five Nights of Adam"). The film was very popular and eventually led to appearances in more than 60 movies. Though, Macedo acknowledged that poor reviews on other early films forced her to work hard at her craft and do live theater. She traveled to New York and Paris and bought scripts like “Réquiem para una monja” (Requiem for a Nun) and “Santuario” (Sanctuary) by Faulkner and brought them to Mexico with successful performances.
Macedo's films included "Rosenda" (1948), "Felipe de Jesús" (1949), "El rencor de la Tierra" (1949), "Joya perdida", "Manos de seda" (1951), "Las infieles" (1953), "El enmascarado de plata" (1954), "Los bandidos de Río Frío" (1956), "Pies de gato" (1957), "El hombre de papel" (1963) and "La maldición de la llorona" (1963). She was nominated for an Ariel Award as Best Co-Starring Actress for "Ensayo de un crimen" in 1956. and "Nazarin," which was directed by the Spanish director Luis Bunuel in 1958 was well received. In 1972, she won the Best Actress Ariel Award for "Tu, Yo y Nosotros" and completed the film "El castillo de la pureza".
Increasingly she performed more on stage and in television. She brought "Las Criadas" a play by Jean Genet to Mexican audiences, as well as "La mala semilla" (The Bad Seed), which was later successfully acted in by Angélica María and María Rojo. She also premiered in the play "El tuerto es rey" by her husband, Carlos Fuentes, in Barcelona, under the direction of Ricard Salvat. Her performance in Terence Rattigan's "Mesas separadas" (Separate Tables) with Salvador Novo was noted.
Macedo and her son Luis de Llano Macedo were both nominated in 1991 for a TVyNovelas Prize for "Alcanzar una estrella". He won his nomination, she did not.
Her first husband was radio, television and theater producer Luis de Llano Palmer (October 1918-23 October, 2012) with whom she had two children: actress Julissa, one of Mexico's first rock stars. and the producer Luis de Llano Macedo. She was then briefly married to Pablo Palomino, and after their divorce married the writer Carlos Fuentes (11 November, 1928 - 15 May, 2012), with whom she had a daughter Cecilia Fuentes Macedo.
On 5 December 1993, Macedo committed suicide, after being diagnosed with cancer.
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Birth name María de la Concepción Macedo Guzmán
Nationality Mexique
Birth 21 april 1925
Death 5 december 1993 (at 68 years)
Nationality Mexique
Birth 21 april 1925
Death 5 december 1993 (at 68 years)
Biography
María de la Concepción Macedo Guzmán was born in Mexico City, Mexico on 21 April, 1925 to Miguel Macedo and Julia Guzmán, a celebrated writer. Her childhood was difficult, having grown up away from her parents attending boarding schools. When they divorced, she became estranged from her father.She initially used the stage name Conchita but later changed it to Rita. Macedo began her career at age 15 under film director Mauricio de la Serna, in a film starring Mapy Cortés and Domingo Soler, which was entitled "Las Cinco Noches de Adan" ("The Five Nights of Adam"). The film was very popular and eventually led to appearances in more than 60 movies. Though, Macedo acknowledged that poor reviews on other early films forced her to work hard at her craft and do live theater. She traveled to New York and Paris and bought scripts like “Réquiem para una monja” (Requiem for a Nun) and “Santuario” (Sanctuary) by Faulkner and brought them to Mexico with successful performances.
Macedo's films included "Rosenda" (1948), "Felipe de Jesús" (1949), "El rencor de la Tierra" (1949), "Joya perdida", "Manos de seda" (1951), "Las infieles" (1953), "El enmascarado de plata" (1954), "Los bandidos de Río Frío" (1956), "Pies de gato" (1957), "El hombre de papel" (1963) and "La maldición de la llorona" (1963). She was nominated for an Ariel Award as Best Co-Starring Actress for "Ensayo de un crimen" in 1956. and "Nazarin," which was directed by the Spanish director Luis Bunuel in 1958 was well received. In 1972, she won the Best Actress Ariel Award for "Tu, Yo y Nosotros" and completed the film "El castillo de la pureza".
Increasingly she performed more on stage and in television. She brought "Las Criadas" a play by Jean Genet to Mexican audiences, as well as "La mala semilla" (The Bad Seed), which was later successfully acted in by Angélica María and María Rojo. She also premiered in the play "El tuerto es rey" by her husband, Carlos Fuentes, in Barcelona, under the direction of Ricard Salvat. Her performance in Terence Rattigan's "Mesas separadas" (Separate Tables) with Salvador Novo was noted.
Macedo and her son Luis de Llano Macedo were both nominated in 1991 for a TVyNovelas Prize for "Alcanzar una estrella". He won his nomination, she did not.
Her first husband was radio, television and theater producer Luis de Llano Palmer (October 1918-23 October, 2012) with whom she had two children: actress Julissa, one of Mexico's first rock stars. and the producer Luis de Llano Macedo. She was then briefly married to Pablo Palomino, and after their divorce married the writer Carlos Fuentes (11 November, 1928 - 15 May, 2012), with whom she had a daughter Cecilia Fuentes Macedo.
On 5 December 1993, Macedo committed suicide, after being diagnosed with cancer.
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Divinas palabras (1978)
, 1h36Themes Films based on plays
Actors Silvia Pinal, Mario Almada, Rita Macedo
Rating69%
Mari Gaila (Silvia Pinal), is an adulteress who lives between ragged, thieves, prostitutes, dwarfs and other misshapen beings, in a rare box at a country and a vague time. Her husband, is a poor sacristan who agrees with other relatives to do business with the display of his orphaned nephew, a mentally retarded dwarf. Caught in committing adultery with her lover, Mari Gaila is caged naked and punished by the people.
Castle of Purity (1973)
, 1h50Directed by Arturo Ripstein
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality
Actors Diana Bracho, Claudio Brook, Rita Macedo, Arturo Beristáin, David Silva, Emma Roldán
Roles Beatriz
Rating74%
The film depicts a man who keeps his family isolated in his home for years to protect them from "the evil nature of human beings" while inventing, with his wife, rat poison.
, 1h14Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Abel Salazar, Rosita Arenas, Carlos López Moctezuma, Rita Macedo, Julissa
Rating65%
Pour la veille de son anniversaire, Amelia et son mari sont invités au manoir que possède sa tante Selma. En route, on lui apprend que de mystérieux meurtres se seraient produits à proximité du château et que ce dernier serait hanté. À son arrivée, elle constate que ce sont bien plus que des rumeurs et apprend la raison pour laquelle Selma la demande à ses cotés...
La estrella vacía (1960)
, 1h47Directed by Tito Davison
Genres Drama
Actors María Félix, Ignacio López Tarso, Enrique Rambal, Carlos López Moctezuma, Rita Macedo, Ramón Gay
Roles Teresa Mayen
Rating67%
Olga Lang (María Félix) is a young girl that dreams of stardom. Olga sacrifice all (until a non-born son) by her career. When she was a massive star she discovered her unhappy and emotionally empty life.
Nazarin (1959)
, 1h34Directed by Luis Buñuel
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Actors Francisco Rabal, Marga López, Rita Macedo, Ignacio López Tarso, Noé Murayama, Rosenda Monteros
Rating76%
Padre Nazario is a Roman Catholic priest of Spanish heritage living austerely in a hotel on the poor side of town. He is of a quiet, temperate nature and carelessly gives away what little he has, to the point of not caring whenever his room is burgled. He demonstrates understanding and compassion for those he encounters, such as a woman living below him, Beatriz, who is plagued by psychotic episodes and thoughts of suicide, and has a troubled relationship with a man named Pinto.
, 1h40Directed by Luis Buñuel
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Actors Miroslava, Ariadne Welter, Rita Macedo, Andrea Palma, Ernesto Alonso, Enrique Díaz
Rating75%
Archibaldo de la Cruz (Alonso) is a wealthy Mexican man. As a privileged child during the Mexican Revolution, he witnessed the death of his governess, who died as she told him a fable about a music box that his mother had just given him. Because of the contents of the story and the coincidental timing of the governess's death, a young Archibaldo concludes that he had killed the woman using the music box. It is from there that his desire to kill begins.
Adventures of Casanova (1948)
, 1h23Directed by Roberto Gavaldón
Genres Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Arturo de Córdova, Lucille Bremer, Turhan Bey, John Sutton, George Tobias, Noreen Nash
Roles Bruntilla, maid
Rating64%
Five Faces of Woman (1947)
, 1h33Directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Arturo de Córdova, Pepita Serrador, Miroslava, Rafael Alcayde, Rafael Storm, Rita Macedo
Roles Elena
Rating67%