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Raquel Torres is a Actor Mexicaine born on 11 november 1908 at Hermosillo (Mexique)

Raquel Torres

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Birth name Maria Guillerma Osterman
Nationality Mexique
Birth 11 november 1908 at Hermosillo (Mexique)
Death 10 august 1987 (at 78 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Raquel Torres (born Paula Marie Osterman; November 11, 1908 – August 10, 1987) was a Mexican-born American film actress. Her sister was actress Renee Torres.

Biography

Elle est née à Hermosillo d'un père d'origine allemande et d'une mère mexicaine. Après la mort de sa mère, Raquel émigre aux États-Unis avec sa sœur Renée et son père. Elle apparaît au cinéma dans treize films américains. Elle incarne une Polynésienne pour son premier film (partiellement parlant) sorti en 1928, Ombres blanches de W. S. Van Dyke et Robert Flaherty (avec Monte Blue).

Suivent notamment Le Pont du roi Saint-Louis de Charles Brabin (1929, avec Lili Damita et Ernest Torrence), le western Sous le ciel du Texas de Michael Curtiz (1930, avec Frank Fay et Myrna Loy) et La Soupe au canard de Leo McCarey (1933, avec les Marx Brothers).

Elle se retire définitivement au moment de son premier mariage en 1935. Son dernier film américain, dans un petit rôle non crédité, est Go West, Young Man d'Henry Hathaway (avec Mae West et Warren William), sorti en 1936.

S'ajoute le film britannique La Caravane rouge de Paul L. Stein (1933, avec Charles Bickford et Greta Nissen).

Au théâtre, elle se produit une fois à Broadway (New York) en 1932, dans la pièce Adam Had Two Sons de John McDermott (avec Preston Foster et James Young).

Après la mort de son premier époux en 1955, elle se remarie en 1959 avec l'acteur Jon Hall, dont elle divorce ensuite.

Best films

Usually with

Bert Kalmar
Bert Kalmar
(2 films)
Mae West
Mae West
(1 films)
Wiard Ihnen
Wiard Ihnen
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Raquel Torres (9 films)

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Actress

Go West Young Man, 1h22
Directed by Mae West, Henry Hathaway
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Mae West, Warren William, Randolph Scott, Alice Brady, Elizabeth Patterson, Lyle Talbot
Roles Rico's Girlfriend in 'Drifting Lady'
Rating61% 3.0945453.0945453.0945453.0945453.094545
Mavis Arden (Mae West), is a movie star who gets romantically involved with a politician. She makes plans to meet him at her next tour stop but her Rolls Royce breaks down and she is left stranded in the middle of a rural town. Her manager arranges for her to stay at a local boarding house. She immediately set her eyes on the young mechanic, fixing her car, Bud Norton, played by Randolph Scott. West sings the Arthur Johnston/John Burke song, I Was Saying to the Moon as she is trying to seduce Scott.
Duck Soup
Duck Soup (1933)
, 1h10
Directed by Leo McCarey
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Musical
Themes Monde imaginaire, Musical films, Political films
Actors Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Louis Calhern
Roles Vera Marcal
Rating76% 3.8475753.8475753.8475753.8475753.847575
The wealthy Mrs. Teasdale (Margaret Dumont) insists that Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho) be appointed leader of the small, bankrupt country of Freedonia before she will continue to provide much-needed financial aid. Meanwhile, neighboring Sylvania is attempting to annex the country. Sylvanian ambassador Trentino (Louis Calhern) tries to foment a revolution and to woo Mrs. Teasdale, and he tries to dig up dirt on Firefly by sending in spies Chicolini (Chico) and Pinky (Harpo).
So This Is Africa, 1h4
Directed by Edward F. Cline
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Adventure, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Robert Woolsey, Bert Wheeler, Raquel Torres, Esther Muir, Berton Churchill, Henry Armetta
Roles Leader of Amazon Women
Rating64% 3.2296153.2296153.2296153.2296153.229615
Film studio "Ultimate Pictures" plans on producing an animal picture in Africa. The studio gets the help of animal specialist Mrs. Johnson Martini. There's just one problem: she's afraid of animals. Martini and the studio soon learn of Wilbur and Alexander, a couple of down on their luck vaudevillians with a trained lion act. The duo agree to join Martini on an expedition to Africa. While there, the trio finds themselves captured by a tribe of violent Amazons.
Aloha
Aloha (1931)
, 1h30
Directed by Albert S. Rogell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Monde imaginaire
Actors Ben Lyon, Raquel Torres, Robert Edeson, Alan Hale, Thelma Todd, Ena Gregory
Roles Ilanu
Rating57% 2.855522.855522.855522.855522.85552
Dans les mers du Sud, Ilanu, une demi-caste, ne veut pas épouser Kahea, un homme de sa tribu, mais plutôt l'Américain Jimmy Bradford, qui est sur l'île depuis près d'un an et supervise les plantations de coprah de son père. Après avoir rejeté Kahea, Ilanu trouve Jimmy en train de regretté la vie qu'il a quittée. Quand elle découvre qu'il ne s'intéresse pas à elle, elle part en larmes. Le vieux Ben, qui se vante d'avoir jadis obtenu trois diplômes à Harvard, avertit Jimmy de ne pas s'impliquer avec une autochtone en montrant du doigt ses six enfants métis et en citant Kipling. Jimmy écrit à son amie Elaine Marvin en Amérique.
Under a Texas Moon, 1h22
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Musical, Romance, Western
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Frank Fay, Raquel Torres, Myrna Loy, Noah Beery Sr., Armida, George E. Stone
Roles Raquella
Rating51% 2.593712.593712.593712.593712.59371
Frank Fay, as a Mexican named Don Carlos, rides into a small Texas border settlement on the Fourth of July in the early 1880s. He is accompanied by his two inseparable companions, played by Georgie Stone and George Cooper. The day is being celebrated in the style of a Spanish fiesta. Fay challenges a rough Texan, played by Noah Beery, to a duel, only to find himself invited to undertake the dangerous task of capturing a cattle rustler who has been stealing cattle from the Lazy Y Ranch. He accepts the task on the promise of receiving seven thousand dollars in gold if he can return both the thief and the stolen cattle within ten days. During the next nine days, Fay spends his time making love to every pretty girl he meets, serenading many of theme by singing the theme song to the film while playing his guitar, while his two companions join in the harmonizing. He lies to them all, telling each girl exactly what she wishes to hear. Throughout all this time he does nothing towards earning his reward. On the tenth day, he captures the cattle rustler and turns up the cattle to everyone's surprise by using a simple method that no one had thought of. He rides back to Mexico with his latest conquest in his arms.
White Shadows in the South Seas, 1h28
Directed by Robert Flaherty, W. S. Van Dyke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Monte Blue, Raquel Torres, Robert Anderson, Dorothy Janis
Roles Fayaway
Rating67% 3.392423.392423.392423.392423.39242
Dr. Matthew Lloyd, an alcoholic doctor, is disgusted by white people's exploitation of the natives on a Polynesian island. The natives dive for pearls. However, numerous accidents occur and one diver dies. In anger, Dr. Lloyd punches Sebastian, the employer. He tricks Dr. Lloyd onto a ship with a diseased crew (thinking they are ill), and his men rough up Dr. Lloyd and send the ship off into a storm. Dr. Lloyd survives and is washed ashore on an island where none of the natives has ever seen a white man....