Ernesto Alonso

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Ernesto Alonso
Born
Ernesto Ramírez Alonso

(1917-02-28)February 28, 1917
DiedAugust 7, 2007(2007-08-07) (aged 90)
Mexico City, Mexico
Other namesEl Señor Telenovela
Occupation(s)Actor, producer, director, cinematographer
Years active1937–2007

Ernesto Alonso (February 28, 1917 – August 7, 2007) was a Mexican producer, director, cinematographer and actor. He was nicknamed "El Señor Telenovela" ("Mr. Soap Opera") because most of his work centered on telenovelas known around the world.

Acting career

Ernesto began his career as an uncredited extra in

Papacito Lindo". His popularity grew as he starred in many films of the 1940s, including "La Gallina Culeca", "Historia de una gran Amor", "El Padre Morelas", "El Jorobado", "La Corte del Faraon", "Marina", "El Gallero", and "El Precio de la Gloria" in which he starred with his brother Alfonso Ramírez Alonso.[citation needed
]

He made another series of films throughout the 1950s, including as the narrator of

Entre el Amor y el Odio (2002) in which he played Father Abad. Ernesto only made one film between those years, 1986's El Maleficio II.[citation needed
]

Directing and producing career

Ernesto directing, produced and even starred in his own

Ariel Awards
in 2006 for his amazing career and contributions.

Death

Ernesto Alonso died at the age of 90 at his home in

telenovelas
, but he would be most remembered for producing 158 telenovelas throughout his long career.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Fallece el actor y productor Ernesto Alonso". El Universal (in Spanish). 7 August 2007. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  2. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2016-06-05.

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