Juan Torena
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| Born | March 24, 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 27, 1983 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Footballer, Actor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1929-1953 (film) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Juan de Garchitorena de Carvajal, known in cinema as Juan Torena (1898–1983), was a Spanish-Filipino footballer and actor. After emigrating to Argentina at a young age, he became a footballer who eventually played for the Spanish club
Hollywood films, appearing in both English and Spanish-language versions. He was married to the actress Natalie Moorhead
.
Selected filmography
- Shadows of Glory (1930)
- Road of Hell (1931)
- There Were Thirteen (1931)
- Nothing More Than a Woman (1934)
- La cruz y la espada (1934)
- Storm Over the Andes (1935)
- The Devil on Horseback (1936)
- Captain Calamity (1936)
- Espionage (1937)
- Mis dos amores (1938)
- American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
References
Bibliography
- Jarvinen, Lisa. The Rise of Spanish-language Filmmaking: Out from Hollywood's Shadow, 1929-1939. Rutger's University Press, 2012.
External links
- Juan Torena at IMDb
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