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Blanca de Castejón is a Actor and Costume Design Argentine born on 28 april 1907 at San Juan (USA)

Blanca de Castejón

Blanca de Castejón
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Nationality Argentine
Birth 28 april 1907 at San Juan (USA)
Death 26 december 1969 (at 62 years)

Blanca de Castejón (April 28, 1907 – December 26, 1969) was a Puerto Rican actress who became very successful in Mexico and other parts of Latin America. De Castejón was born in 1909 in Orocovis, Puerto Rico. Her real name was Blanca Otero. Her name means "the white one".

Contrary to some newspaper clips, she died in Puerto Rico from senile dementia, and never returned to México, because she spent her last years secluded in the second story of a house located in Lomas Verdes, Puerto Rico (the writer is her 3rd cousin).

Castejón went to Argentina in the 1930s, where she made two feature films between 1934 and 1935. With these two movies, Castejon established herself as a bona fide celebrity in the so-called south cone. Her fame transcended Argentina; she also made filmd in Uruguay at the time.

By 1935, she began searching for fame in Hollywood, making a few movies, where she would speak Spanish. Her stay in Hollywood lasted for about five years.

During the 1940s, she established herself in Mexico, marrying actor Rafael Banquells (later the husband of Silvia Pinal and father of Rocio Banquells, who, in turn, is the sister of Silvia Pasquel). In Mexico, de Castejon made about thirty movies, becoming a sex symbol in that country and a member of Mexico's golden era of film. In 1954, de Castejon won the Ariel award (Mexico's version of the Oscars), for supporting actress in School for Bums.

Among the actors she starred with was Antonio Aguilar and many other famous actors.

Castejon died in 1969.

Usually with

René Cardona
René Cardona
(3 films)
David Silva
David Silva
(2 films)
Pedro Infante
Pedro Infante
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Blanca de Castejón (10 films)

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Actress

Zodiac Signs, 1h40
Directed by Sergio Véjar
Genres Drama
Actors Angélica María, Blanca de Castejón, Luis Bayardo, Socorro Avelar
Roles Lola Casarini
Rating60% 3.0217053.0217053.0217053.0217053.021705
School for Tramps, 1h40
Directed by Rogelio A. González
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Pedro Infante, Miroslava, Blanca de Castejón, Fernando Casanova, Dolores Camarillo, Rafael Estrada
Roles Emilia de Valverde
Rating80% 4.0197254.0197254.0197254.0197254.019725
In a mansion outside a nameless city (apparently Mexico City), lives the wealthy Valverde family: the patriarch Miguel (Oscar Pulido) a business man; Emilia (Blanca de Castejón), his wife, a fun and good-hearted but slightly deranged woman; and their two daughters: the oldest, Susi, short for Susana, (Miroslava Stern) and Lala, a nickname for Laura(Anabelle Gutierrez). Emilia often picks up tramps in hope to reform them into productive men, but they always disappear stealing anything they can in the house.

Costume and makup