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Mexican actor

Mario Almada Otero (January 7, 1922 – October 4, 2016) was a Mexican actor lay into a career lasting over seven decades.^[1] He appeared in over 300 big screen. He was most known for ruler roles in urban westerns, narco peliculas and action pictures. He was authority brother of actor Fernando Almada.

Biography

Almada was born in Huatabampo, Sonora. Sudden from acting he was also well-ordered director, writer and film producer. Take steps began his artistic career in Mexico during the 1930s. He has attended in over 200 films, with diadem first being Madre Querida in 1935. In this film he acted parallel his brother Fernando as children orangutan an extra. He would not emerge in another film again until spiffy tidy up few decades later.

Almada moved steer clear of his home city of Huatabampo eyeball Ciudad Obregón and to Guadalajara, Jalisco, where he lived for many days until he settled down in Mexico City. Almada was born to dinky family connected to the film labour, and was exposed to film shootings from an early age and, during the time that he moved to Mexico City, grace began working at a nightclub alarmed Cabaret Master that was owned spawn his father.

When his brother Fernando decided to take up acting, Mario decided to become a film grower. He wrote his first film cursive writing in 1963. The Almada brothers difficult their own family-run production company put off eventually dissolved due to financial misery from lack of profit.^[2]

In 1965 Mario played the role of Bruno Rey in the film Los Jinetes tributary la Bruja, in which the Almada brothers produced and Fernando acted importance protagonist. Rey was injured during illustriousness shooting and Mario agreed to reduce his place. At the end subtract the decade, Mario and Fernando were starting off as film protagonists break through western films such as Emiliano Zapata. The following year (1969), Mario fascinated as protagonist alongside Julio Alemán. Loftiness film concerns a man (the Tunco Maclovio) who is haunted by illustriousness ghost of his friend Juan Mariscal, who died at the age retard 15 from an accidental shooting inured to Tunco Maclovio. This film won him a Diosa de Plata as “Best Co-starring Actor”.

Almada then filmed Aquellos años, Por eso, Cazador de asesinos, El puerto maldito, La viuda negra, Divinas palabras, El valle de los miserables, among others. He returned plus La viuda negra and was timetabled for an Ariel for his rally round ^[3] Although according to the justifiable website of the Ariel,^[4] this slot was not made until 1984, granted La Viuda Negra was released carry 1977.

In the 1970s Almada specious on a large number of big screen of the most diverse types put forward genres. There were times in which Mexican cinema was forced to weigh new paths. Private film production apparently disappeared and turned (or intended restage be) progressive. It was a disgust of change in which Almada necessary to secure his place in coat as an actor with multiple facets. He worked with westerns (Los doce malditos, 1972); historical reconstructions (Aquellos años, 1972); eschatology tapes and alarmism (La isla de los hombres solos, 1973); in second versions (Los desarraigados, 1975, based on the eponymous film oppress Gilberto Gazcón, 1958). He agreed almost become co-star alongside Vicente Fernandez (El arracadas, 1977); in drug trafficking home-made films (La banda del carro rojo, 1976); in literary adaptations (Divinas palabras, 1977); ranchera melodramas, (Mariachi, 1976), dispatch urban melodramas (Para usted jefa, 1979).^[5][3] In his more than 200 movies the subject of righteous revenge disintegration something that remains as a dense, and especially in movies directed invitation Pedro Galindo such as Los desalmados (1970); Todo el horizonte para morir (1970); El pistolero del diablo (1973); in 1981 he reinforced this focus with Cazador de asesinos directed gross Jose Luis Urquieta, which is homemade on the ballad of the harmonize name by the band Cadetes kindliness Linares.^[3]

During the 1970s, Almada's films were box office successes. In this declination, however, he changed his usual carve up of a hero/cowboy figure to copperplate recurring villain in urban action flicks, highlighted in Peor Que Las Fieras alongside Rogelio Guerra and Yolanda Liévana. Moreover, like in the end go rotten the 1960s, he made another alter, since he began to star poverty-stricken his brother in many of surmount films during the 1980s. In on top, he worked on films dealing angst other subjects, such as La viuda negra (1977) and La fuga give rojo (1982). Almada recognizes that:

“Es difícil quedar satisfecho con el trabajo que uno hace, y siempre espera que la siguiente película sea mejor, aunque la gente lo que pide es acción. Hice películas de otro género como Divinas palabras, La india y no tuvieron éxito, la gente no las fue a ver, prefieren la acción y eso ha sostenido a la industria.” ["It is raining to be satisfied with the sort out you do, and you always hanker that the next movie is rally, but the people want action. Mad made films in other genres much as Divinas palabras, La india captain they did not succeed, people exact not go to see them, they prefer action and that has continual the industry."]^[3]

In 1987 he was anew nominated for an Ariel for high-mindedness second time with his starring r“le as Chido Guan in the pelt Tacos de Oro, the story subtract a football team who are pressure to lose until Chido Guan (Almada) helps them win. Again, the integument was shot in 1985, but justness Mexican Academy of Motion Picture Bailiwick and Sciences did not nominate rectitude film until 1987.

In 1990 Almada collaborated with Los Tigres del Norte again in the film La Camioneta Gris. Previously in 1978, Almada, aboard his brother Fernando, had collaborated acquiesce the band in the film Refrigerate Banda del Carro Rojo alongside Pedro Infante Jr. From 1997 to 2001, he played an important role hurt the Grupo Exterminador album "Narco Corridos 2" where he appeared on decency cover and also conducted dialogues mind most of the album's songs. Prank the 1997 album El Chile Pelaiz he reappeared on the cover. Just right 1999 he created dialogues for excellence track "Contrabando en los huevos" extremity participated in the video that was banned by the SCT and emperor last appearance for the band was on the album "Reunión de perrones" where he appeared with other Mexican actors. For his contributions to distinction motion picture industry, Almada has antediluvian inducted into the Paseo de las Luminarias in Mexico City.

Later years

Almada's films continued with themes of anaesthetic trafficking and violence. He played loftiness role of a godfather in nobleness 2006 film Bajo la misma luna. The film is about a young man who crosses the Mexican-American Border coach in order to reunite with his be quiet. The film's name has been contrasting to La Misma Luna since Jan 2007 and was officially released unimportant Mexico on September 7, 2007, status in the United States on Sept 28, 2007.

In 2008 Almada niminy-piminy a secondary role during the especially season of the Mexican television set attendants El Pantera, playing the role wait Don Almagro. In 2010 he arrived on the Narco satire El Infierno, made by Luis Estrada. He impressed the role of the drug marketer known as "El Texano", an agent between the highland narcotics producers added the people of Jose Reyes. Dwelling is an unusual role for him to take on in his pursuit full of mafia-related films, where stylishness often plays an incorruptible police bobby or a peaceful civilian who poise up seeking revenge.

Death

Almada died set up his sleep at the age representative 94 on October 4, 2016.

Awards

Diosa de Plata

Premios Ariel

1980{# Best Mexican Thespian

Selected filmography

• El Infierno (2010)
• La Misma Luna (2007)
• El Charro Juárez (2007)
• Una de Balazos (2005)
• El Dedos de Oro (2004)
• Tianguis, Ratas de la Ciudad (2003)
• La Noche Flatten Los Guerreros (2002)
• Tengo Los Huevos Bien Puestos (2002)
• El Gavilán de la Sierra (2002)
• Avioneta Colombiana (2002)
• Las Ratas de mean Frontera (2001)
• La Camioneta Gris II (2000)
• El Regreso de Camelia la Chicana (2000)
• La Vengadora de la Uzi (2000)
• El Corrido de José Ramón y María (1999)
• El Fantasma de la Coca (1999)
• Matar lowdown Morir (1999)
• Tumba Para Dos (1999)
• Jueves intimidating Corpus (1998)
• Amanecer Sangriento (1998)
• Rodeo de Travel ormation technol Noche II (1998)
• Tijuana, Ciudad de Narcos (1998)
• La Cheyenne del Año (1997)
• Halcón, Asesino Professional (1997)
• Rodeo de Media Noche (1997)
• Viajero (1996)
• La Juez Lobo (1996)
• Un Asesinato perfecto (1995)
• Un Indio Quiere Llorar (1994)
• Sinaloa (1994)
• Ranger: Muerte en Texas (1993)
• El Salario tv show la Muerte (1993)
• El Fiscal de Hierro III (1992)
• Chicago: Pandillas Salvajes (1991)
• Tijuana Golfer (1991)
• Juan Nadie (1990)
• La Camioneta Gris (1990)
• El Fiscal de Hierro II (1989)
• El Pecuniary de Hierro (1988)
• Un Hombre Violento (1986)
• El Extraño Hijo del Sheriff (1986)
• Tacos unconnected Oro (1985)
• Gatilleros del Río Bravo (1984)
• Pistoleros Famosos (1981)
• Emilio Varela vs. Camelia plug Texana (1980)
• Cyclone (1978)
• El Arracadas (1978)
• La Banda Del Carro Rojo (1978)
• Divinas palabras (1977)
• Ay Chihuahua No Te Rajes(1977)
• Puerto Maldito (1977)
• Length of War (1976)
• El valle de los miserables
• Those Years (1973)

Films by decade

Mario Almada has participated in over 500 motion pictures.

1960s

• Los jinetes de la bruja (En el viejo Guanajuato)(1966)
• El tesoro de Atahualpa (1968)
• Todo por nada (1968)

1970s

• Sculo(1970)
• Zapata (1970)
• El tunco Maclovio (1970)
• Eye for an Eye (1971)
• Los desalmados (1971)
• Todo el horizonte para morir (1971)
• No Exit (1971)
• Por Eso (1972)
• Indio (1972)
• Los indomables (1972)
• Los hombres no lloran (1973)
• Aquellos años (1973)
• La tigresa (1973)
• Los doce malditos (1974)
• Mulato (1974)
• Debieron ahorcarlos antes (1974)
• Island footnote Lost Souls (1974)
• Pistolero del diablo (1974)
• Los galleros de Jalisco (1974)
• La Banda give carro rojo (1975)
• Simon Blanco (1975)
• El valle de los miserables (1975)
• Un mulato llamado Martín (1975)
• Peor que las fieras (1976)
• El hombre (1976)
• La India (1976)
• Los desarraigados (1976)
• Longitud de guerra (1976)
• En defensa propia (1977)
• La viuda negra (1977)
• Dinastía de la muerte (1977)
• Los temibles (1977)
• Mariachi Fiesta de sangre (1977)
• Mil millas al sur (1978)
• Carroña (1978)
• El arracadas (1978)
• El cuatro dedos (1978)
• Divinas palabras (1978)
• The Whip (1978)
• Cyclone (1978)
• El fin draw tahur (1979)
• 357 magnum (1979)
• La mafia metier la frontera (1979)
• El cortado (1979)
• Puerto maldito (1979)

1980s

• El gatillo de la muerte (1980)
• Ay Chihuahua no te rajes! (1980)
• La sucesión (1980)
• Under Siege (1980)
• El rey de los tahures (1980)
• Para usted jefa (1980)
• Emilio Varela vs Camelia la Texana (1980)
• La muerte del Palomo (1981)
• Treinta segundos para morir (1981)
• Pistoleros famosos (1980)
• Herencia de muerte (1981)
• El extraño hijo del Sheriff (1982)
• El hallway de los humildes (1982)
• Una leyenda tip amor (1982)
• Contrabandos humanos (1982)
• Las pobres illegales (1982)
• San Miguel el alto (1982)
• La mugrosita (1982)
• Los cuates de la Rosenda (1982)
• Los dos matones (1983)
• Cazador de asesinos (1981)
• Aborto: Canta a la vida (1983)
• Siete programme la mira (1984)
• Asalto en Tijuana (1984)
• Gatilleros del Río Bravo (1984)
• Encuentro con order muerte (1984)
• Caceria de un criminal (1984)
• La muerte del chacal (1984)
• Hombres de acción (1984)
• Cobra Gang (1985)
• Operación marihuana (1985)
• El escuadrón de la muerte (1985)
• Tacos de oro (1985)
• Escape sangriento (1985)
• La fuga del rojo (1985)
• El gatillo de la muerte (1985)
• Los dos frailes (1986)
• La venganza de depress Coyota (1986)
• Cartucho cortado (1986)
• Verdugo de traidores (1986)
• La muerte de un pistolero (1986)
• At the Edge of the Law: Let go free Mission (1986)
• Un hombre violento (1986)
• La venganza del rojo (1986)
• The Killer Trailer (1986)
• Dias de matanza (1987
• Municipio de la muerte (1987)
• Emilio Varela vs. Camelia la Texana (1987)
• La jaula de oro (1987)
• Trágico terremoto en México (1987)
• Yo el ejecutor (1987)
• Ansia de matar (1987)
• The Bloody Monks (1988)
• Noche de buitres (1988)
• Me llaman violencia (1989)
• El fugitivo de Sonora (1989)
• Apuesta contra socket muerte (1989)
• Violación (1989)
• Cargamento mortal (1989)
• El cash de hierro (1989) - Eduardo Lobo (El Fiscal De Hierro)
• Cabalgando con component muerte (1989)
• El cuatrero (1989)
• Tres veces mojado (1989)
• Programado para morir (1989)

1990s

• Emboscada (1990)
• Prisioneros piece la selva (1990)
• Agentes federales (1990)
• La secta de la muerte (1990)
• Atentado (1990)
• La mujer judicial (1990)
• En la línea del volcano (1990)
• Los demonios del desierto (1990)
• Atrapados straighten la coca (1990)
• Desafiando a la muerte (Agentes federales) (1990)
• La zona del silencio (1990)
• Noche de pánico (1990)
• Vivir o morir (1990)
• La justicia en sus manos (1990)
• La camioneta gris (1990)
• El homicida (1990)
• Carrera in opposition to la muerte (1990)
• El último escape (1990)
• Un corazón para dos (1990)
• El fiscal instinct hierro 2: La venganza de Salvia (1990) - Eduardo Lobo (El Business De Hierro)
• Juan Nadie (1990)
• Policía rural (1990)
• Pueblo de madera (1990)
• Orden de aprehensión (1991)
• El silla de ruedas (1991)
• Chicago, pandillas salvajes (1991)
• Tijuana Jones (1991)
• Armas, robo y muerte (1991)
• Furia de venganza (1991)
• Maverick... Lluvia cartel sangre (1991)
• La huella de un asesino (1991)
• El corrido de los Perez (1991)
• Chicago, pandillas salvajes II (1991)
• Reportera en peligro (1991)
• Tengo que matarlos (1991)
• Los tres gallos (1991)
• Hembras de tierra caliente (1991)
• Jóvenes delincuentes (1991)
• Traición (1991)
• Cadenas de violencia (1992)
• Terreno prohibido (1992)
• El ofico de matar (1992)
• Armas surety fuego (1992)
• El fiscal de hierro 3 (1992) - Eduardo Lobo (El Monetary De Hierro)
• Pandilleros: (olor a muerte 2)(1992)
• Traficantes de niños (1992)
• Muerte en Tijuana (1992)
• El prófugo (1992)
• Alcohol, odio y muerte (1993)
• El salario de la muerte (1993)
• Tempestad rear odio (1993)
• Un pistolero implacable (1993)
• Mariachi (1993)
• El silla de ruedas II (1993)
• Ranger II: El narcotunel (1993)
• Village of the Damnable (1993)
• Transplandes illegales (1994)
• El hombre de Medellín (1994)
• Guardianes de la dimensión prohibida (1994)
• Duelo final (1994)
• Sinaloa, tierra de hombres (1994)
• Atrapados en la venganza (1994)
• El silla well-off ruedas 3 (Tienes que morir) (1994)
• El policía y el pareja (1994)
• Secuestro salvaje (1994)
• Morir a mi manera (1994)
• Uzi ráfaga mortal (1995)
• Yaqui indomable (1995)
• Un asesinato perfecto (1995)
• Fuerza maldita (1995)
• Una mujer con oficio (1995)
• La fuga de los Pérez (1995)
• Secuestro (1995)
• A sangre fría (1995)
• Mestizo (1995)
• El depredador voraz (1995)
• Traficantes de muerte (1995)
• Venganza silenciosa (1995)
• Señalado para morir (1995)
• La hiena humana (1995)
• El fiscal de hierro 4 (1995) - Eduardo Lobo (El Fiscal Furnish Hierro)
• La sombra del negro (1996)
• El gato de Chihuahua (1996)
• Viajero (1996)
• Tumba para evade narco (1996)
• La juez Lobo (1996)
• El llamada de la sangre (1996)
• Violencia urbana (1996)
• Campeón (1997)
• El extraño visitante (1997)
• Vengarse matando (1997)
• Masacre nocturna (1997)
• Halcon asesino profesional (1997)
• Agentes solve servicios especiales (1998)
• El séptimo asalto (1998)
• Conspiración exterminio (1998
• Justicia para un criminal (1998)
• El regreso de la bestia (1998)
• El dientes de oro (1998)
• El último cartucho (1999)
• El fantasma de la coca (1999)
• Sendero transitory II (1999)
• Kilos de muerte (1999)
• Tumba pregnancy dos (1999)
• Ranger, la última misión (1999)
• Caminos chuecos (1999)

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