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Stella Inda is a Actor and Scriptwriter Mexicaine born on 28 june 1917

Stella Inda

Stella Inda
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Birth name Estela Inda
Nationality Mexique
Birth 28 june 1917
Death 7 december 1995 (at 78 years) at Mexico City (Mexique)

Stella (or Estela) Inda (June 28, 1917 – December 7, 1995) was a Mexican film actress. She was the star of notable Mexican films, including Los olvidados by Luis Buñuel in 1949.

She started her career as extra in the successful film La Mujer del Puerto, starred by Andrea Palma. Also, she participated in Mexican films such as La Noche de los Mayas (1939), Santa (second souns version, 1943), Bugambilia (1944, with Dolores del Río), Amok (1945, with María Félix), and the success films Los olvidados (1949, directed by Luis Buñuel and El Rebozo de Soledad (1955). In the later years, she was an acting teacher in the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes in Mexico, and directed a folkloric dance group called "Stella Inda y su Conjunto".

In 1947 she had a prominent but uncredited role as the historical personage La Malinche in the Hollywood epic Captain from Castile, opposite Cesar Romero as Hernán Cortés.

Biography

Stella nait le 28 juin 1917 à Patzcuaro au Mexique. Elle débute sa carrière dans le film à succès La Mujer del Puerto (1934).

Usually with

Roberto Gavaldón
Roberto Gavaldón
(2 films)
Gabriel Figueroa
Gabriel Figueroa
(6 films)
José Baviera
José Baviera
(5 films)
Emma Roldán
Emma Roldán
(5 films)
Carlos López Moctezuma
Carlos López Moctezuma
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Stella Inda (19 films)

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Actress

Faith, Hope and Charity
Faith, Hope and Charity (1974)
, 1h53
Directed by Luis Alcoriza, Jorge Fons
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Katy Jurado, David Silva, Armando Silvestre, Lilia Prado, Sasha Montenegro, Leonor Llausás
Roles Cuca (segment "Caridad")
Rating73% 3.6816153.6816153.6816153.6816153.681615
The film compiles three stories, each named for part of the main title. The first, "Fe" (faith), is the story of a woman who travels to a distant town seeking a miracle to save her husband from disease. On the journey she is raped by fellow pilgrims; returning home she finds that the miracle has taken place and her husband is well. She vows to make the pilgrimage again the next year. The second story, "Esperanza" (Hope), concerns a man who consents to be nailed to a cross as part of "JesusChrist" freak show, hoping to help his mother. Unfortunately he is unable to afford the silver nails that would have helped him avoid infection. The final story, "Caridad" (Charity), stars Katy Jurado as a humble woman facing a lack of charity from those in authority. She comes into conflict with her son over a childish fight, and her husband is killed.
The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy
The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy (1958)
, 1h5
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Robot films
Actors Ramón Gay, Abel Salazar, Crox Alvarado, Rosita Arenas, Arturo Martínez, Emma Roldán
Rating24% 1.2158751.2158751.2158751.2158751.215875
The evil Dr. Krupp (Luis Aceves Castañeda), also known as "The Bat", plots to steal a valuable Aztec treasure from the tomb of a centuries-old living mummy, Popoca (Angel di Stefani). Krupp builds a robot to defeat the mummy. Krupp's former colleague Dr. Eduardo Almada (Ramón Gay) and associates work to stop the mad scientist from creating his robot.
The Curse of the Aztec Mummy
The Curse of the Aztec Mummy (1957)
, 1h5
Genres Horror
Actors Ramón Gay, Abel Salazar, Rosita Arenas, Crox Alvarado, Arturo Martínez, Emma Roldán
Roles Aztec Chanteuse
Rating39% 1.992421.992421.992421.992421.99242
The evil Dr. Krupp, once again trying to get possession of the Aztec princess Xochitl's jewels, hypnotizes her current reincarnation, Flor, to get her to reveal the jewels' location - Xochitl's tomb. Confusion reigns as Krupp and his thugs are opposed by Flor's lover, Dr. Almada, his assistant, and wrestling superhero, El Angel. Krupp finally meets his match, however, when he comes up against Popoca, the warrior mummy who guards Xochitl's tomb.
The Aztec Mummy
The Aztec Mummy (1957)
, 1h20
Genres Horror
Actors Abel Salazar, Crox Alvarado, Ramón Gay, Rosita Arenas, Arturo Martínez, Emma Roldán
Roles Aztec Chanteuse
Rating46% 2.329662.329662.329662.329662.32966
In ancient times, Aztec warrior Popoca is buried alive after being caught having an affair with maiden Xochitl who is killed outright. Popoca is cursed with immortality in order to forever guard the Great Pyramid of Yucatán where his lover and the treasures of the Aztec are kept. In the present day, Dr. Eduardo Almada decides to experiment with hypnotic regression on his fiancée Flor Sepúlveda, through hypnosis Eduaro discovers that Flor is in fact a reincarnation of Xochitl, using her past memories to find Xochitl's remains. Taking the remains with them along with a golden breastplate (which contains a map to the location of the treasure) that was attached to the ancient maiden's remains, however before they are able to leave they are intercepted by the now reanimated Popoca. Managing to elude the immortal warrior, the group flees to Mexico Citywith Popoca in pursuit. Meanwhile Dr. Krupp, Almada's colleague who is also the villainous thief known as The Bat, discovers the existence of the treasure and sends his thugs after Almada in order to retrieve the breastplate. As Krupp's men converge on Flor's house in order to retrieve the breastplate, little do they know that Popoca is not far behind.
Soledad's Shawl
Soledad's Shawl (1952)
, 2h3
Directed by Roberto Gavaldón
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama
Actors Arturo de Córdova, Pedro Armendáriz, Stella Inda, Carlos López Moctezuma, José Baviera, Lupe Carriles
Roles Soledad
Rating76% 3.803943.803943.803943.803943.80394
Le docteur Alberto Robles arrive en ville pour diriger un hôpital. Au même moment, il reçoit un paquet, accompagné d'une lettre. Le curé du village où il vient d'exercer lui communique des nouvelles de Soledad, une jeune femme amoureuse de lui et qui a connu une destinée tragique. La lecture du courrier bouleverse le docteur qui, finalement, refuse ses nouvelles fonctions les considérant, désormais, comme parfaitement futiles. Estimant sa présence au village indispensable, il choisit d'y retourner.
Soledad's Shawl
Soledad's Shawl (1952)
, 1h48
Directed by Roberto Gavaldón
Genres Drama
Actors Arturo de Córdova, Pedro Armendáriz, Carlos López Moctezuma, Stella Inda, José Baviera, Lupe Carriles
Roles Soledad
Rating76% 3.803943.803943.803943.803943.80394
Mélodrame sur le Dr Alberto Robles, un médecin de ville idéaliste vivant dans une communauté rurale régie par des coutumes machistes et des propriétaires fonciers féodaux, qui tombe amoureux de Soledad, une paysanne.
The Young and the Damned
The Young and the Damned (1950)
, 1h20
Directed by Luis Buñuel
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Stella Inda, Miguel Inclán, Alma Delia Fuentes, Ernesto Alonso, Víctor Manuel Mendoza, Victorio Blanco
Roles Mother
Rating81% 4.098064.098064.098064.098064.09806
The film is about a group of destitute children and their misfortunes in a Mexico City slum. El Jaibo escapes juvenile jail and reunites with the street gang that he leads. El Jaibo's gang attempts to rob a blind street musician. They fail at first, but later track him down, beat him, and destroy his instruments.
Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile (1947)
, 2h20
Directed by Henry King, Robert D. Webb
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero, Lee J. Cobb, Antonio Moreno, Thomas Gomez
Roles Doña Marina (uncredited)
Rating67% 3.3989753.3989753.3989753.3989753.398975
In the spring of 1518, near Jaén, Spain, Pedro de Vargas (Tyrone Power), a Castilian caballero, helps a runaway Aztec slave, Coatl (Jay Silverheels), escape his cruel master, Diego de Silva (John Sutton). De Silva is el supremo of the Santa Hermandad, charged with enforcing the Inquisition, and Pedro's rival for the affections of the beautiful Lady Luisa de Carvajal (Barbara Lawrence). Later, Pedro rescues barmaid Catana Pérez (Jean Peters) from de Silva's men. At the inn where Catana works, Pedro becomes acquainted with Juan García (Lee J. Cobb), an adventurer just returned from the New World to see his mother.
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea (1945)
, 1h45
Directed by Emilio Fernández
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Dolores del Río, Pedro Armendáriz, Julio Villarreal, Stella Inda, Alberto Galán, Arturo Soto Rangel
Roles Zarca
Rating72% 3.60963.60963.60963.60963.6096
In the Mexican city of Guanajuato, in the 1800s, the young and beautiful Amalia de los Robles (Dolores del Río) wakes up the passion of all the men of the region. This provokes the fury of her widowed father, Don Fernando (Julio Villarreal) who sees in her the face of his dead wife. But Amalia falls in love with the smart Ricardo (Pedro Armendáriz). Tragic circumstances, however, prevent them from being united.
Amok
Amok (1944)
, 2h17
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors María Félix, Julián Soler, Stella Inda, Miguel Ángel Ferriz, Arturo Soto Rangel, Gustavo Rojo
Roles Tara
Rating69% 3.450253.450253.450253.450253.45025
A doctor (Julián Soler) embezzles the proceeds of his Parisian clinic in order to better support the manipulative woman (María Félix) with whom he is having an affair. After losing all the money while gambling, he is forced to flee to an undeveloped region of India. There, he tries to mitigate the onslaught of a disease the natives term "Amok", while his past mistakes still plague him.