Eduardo Arozamena

Eduardo Arozamena
Eduardo Arozamena
Born	13 October 1875; Mexico City, Mexico
Died	21 May 1951 (aged 75); Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality	Mexican
Other names	Nanche Arozamena
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director and screenwriter
Honours	Ariel prize 1949

Eduardo Arozamena Lira (13 October 1875 – 21 May 1951) was a Mexican actor. His nickname was "El Nanche Arozamena".

Son of Juan Arozamena and Guadalupe Lira y Argomanes. Initially a singer (baritone), theater actor, he later ventured into film, where he was also a director and screenwriter.

He worked in Mexico as well as in the United States, where he participated in the famous 1931 Dracula Spanish-language film, directed by George Melford.

He also entered literature as a storyteller, with his works being published in the weekly "Mefistófeles". He later authored the weekly column Parece que fue ayer ("It seems like yesterday"), published in the newspaper El Universal Ilustrado.^[1]

The National Association of Actors (ANDA) of Mexico named their most important medal, awarded to its members when they turn 50 years of career, in his honor.^[2]

Filmography

La soñadora (1917)
Don Juan diplomático (1931) as Doctor
Resurrection (1931)
Drácula (1931) as Van Helsing
Cheri-Bibi (1931) as Bourrelier
El tenorio del harem (1931) as El mercador
Tierra, amor y dolor (1935)
Monja casada, virgen y mártir (1935) as Don Juan Gutiérrez
Martín Garatuza (1935)
Tribu (1935) as Zotil
El rayo de Sinaloa (1935) as Don Antonio Fajardo
Almas rebeldes (1937)
Abnegación (1938)
Guadalupe La Chinaca (1938) as Don Julián de Avellaneda
Caminos de ayer (1938) as Stefano Mascagnini
Perjura (1938) as Don Gonzalo
María (1938) as Don Jerónimo
El capitán aventurero (1939) as Don Martin, el corregidor
Cada loco con su tema (1939) as Severo - Cedronio Conquián
Perfidia (1939) as Ernesto, Baroni's Old Friend
Luces de barriada (1939)
Miente y serás feliz (1940) as Doctor
Los de abajo (1940) as Venancio
Here's the Point (1940) as Juez sordo
Con su amable permiso (1940) as Don Ramón de Olvera
El milagro de Cristo (1941)
Las cinco advertencias de Satanás (1941)
The Unknown Policeman (1941)
El que tenga un amor (1942)
Simón Bolívar (1942) as Presidente del Congreso del Perú (uncredited)
¡Así se quiere en Jalisco! (1942) as El Tata
The Circus (1943) as Coronel (as E. Arozamena)
Morenita clara (1943) as Padre Jesús
Wild Flower (1943) as Melchor
De Nueva York a Huipanguillo (1943)
Doña Bárbara (1943) as Melesio Sandoval
Mexicanos al grito de guerra (1943) as Señor Salas
¡Viva mi desgracia! (1944) as Don Doroteo
Caminito alegre (1944) as Don José Limón
Felipe Derblay, el herrero (1944)
La vida inútil de Pito Pérez (1944) as Padre Jureco
El amor de los amores (1944)
Toros, amor y gloria (1944) as Don Leopoldo
Así son ellas (1944)
El médico de las locas (1944) as Agustín
Balajú (1944)
El mexicano (1944)
Bartolo toca la flauta (1945) as Don Erasmo
El precio de una vida (1945)
El jagüey de las ruinas (1945)
Sendas del destino (1945) as Padre de Carlos
Flor de durazno (1945) as Padre Filemón
Canaima (1945, uncredited)
La pajarera (1945) as Don Margarito
Dizziness (1946) as Don José María
Rancho de mis recuerdos (1946)
Rayando el sol (1946) as Padre de Lupe
El jinete fantasma (1946)
María Magdalena: Pecadora de Magdala (1946) as Caifás
Enamorada (1946) as Alcalde Joaquín Gómez
La fuerza de la sangre (1947)
El conquistador (1947)
Los cristeros (1947) as Tío Alejo
Reina de reinas: La Virgen María (1948) as Caifás
Río Escondido (1948) as Don Marcelino
El muchacho alegre (1948) as Don Manuel
La sin ventura (1948) as Don Nicolás
La casa de la Troya (1948) as Don Servando
Maclovia (1948) as Cabo Mendoza
El gallero (1948) as Aurelio de la Torre
Flor de caña (1948)
La vorágine (1949)
Bamba (1949) as Don Gumersindo
Yo maté a Juan Charrasqueado (1949)
El miedo llegó a Jalisco (1949)
Café de chinos (1949) as Doctor
Tierra muerta (1949)
The Unloved Woman (1949) as Pastor (uncredited)
La mujer que yo perdí (1949) as Abuelo
Duelo en las montañas (1950) as Don Rodrigo Vargas
La negra Angustias (1950) as Antón Farrera
Lluvia roja (1950) as Dueño de tienda
Matrimonio y mortaja (1950) as Don Próspero
The Torch (1950)
Yo también soy de Jalisco (1950)
La fe en Dios (1950) as Señor cura
Un día de vida (1950) as Pomposo
Pata de palo (1950) as Don Cástulo, abuelo
Capitán de rurales (1951) as Tío de Hipólito (uncredited)
¡... Y murió por nosotros! (1951) as Filemón
The Brave Bulls (1951) as Don Alberto Iriarte
Fierecilla (1951) as Sacerdote
María Montecristo (1951) as Profesor Fabré
El suavecito (1951) as Sr. Soto, padre de Lupita
La bienamada (1951)
Sangre en el barrio (1952) as Don Andrés
Un gallo en corral ajeno (1952) as Don Raymundo

Awards and honors

Year	Award	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1947	Ariel Award for Best New Actor	Enamorada	Won	^[3]
1949	Ariel Award for Best Actor in a Minor Role	Río Escondido	Nominated	^[3]

References

^ "Arozamena, Eduardo". Escritores del Cine Mexicano Sonoro (in Spanish). National Autonomous University of Mexico.
^ "Carlos Ruiz es reconocido con la Medalla "Eduardo Arozamena"" [Carlos Ruiz is recognized with the "Eduardo Arozamena" Medal]. El Sol de México (in Spanish). 14 November 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Premios Ariel - Histórico de nominados y ganadores" [Ariel Awards - Nominees and winners history] (in Spanish). Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences.

External links

Eduardo Arozamena at IMDb
Eduardo Arozamena at Find a Grave

[1] "Arozamena, Eduardo". Escritores del Cine Mexicano Sonoro (in Spanish). National Autonomous University of Mexico.

[2] "Carlos Ruiz es reconocido con la Medalla "Eduardo Arozamena"" [Carlos Ruiz is recognized with the "Eduardo Arozamena" Medal]. El Sol de México (in Spanish). 14 November 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

[Ariel-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Premios Ariel - Histórico de nominados y ganadores" [Ariel Awards - Nominees and winners history] (in Spanish). Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences.

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