Ernesto Alonso
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Ernesto Ramirez Alonso was a Mexican
producer
, director
, cinematographer
and actor. He was nicknamed "Señor Telenovela" ("Mr. Soap Opera") because most of his work centered around telenovelas known around the world.
. He then appeared in 1939's "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 Ramirez Calesero.
He made another series of films throughout the 1950s, including as the narrator of Los Olvidados
(1950) and the lead in Ensayo de un crimen (1955), both directed by Luis Buñuel
. However, it wasn't until the 1960s that Ernesto began appearing in telenovelas. His first was "Cartas de amor" (1960) which also starred another rising star Angélica María
. Ernesto from there on only came out in telenovelas including "Leyendas de Mexico" opposite Jacqueline Andere
, with whom he worked a lot in both films and telenovelas. Alonso's most memorable performance was as Enrique de Martino in the 1983 telenovela El Maleficio in which he played a devil like character. His last acting appearance was in the telenovela 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.
" that very same year. Ernesto then made many memorable telenovelas including "La Leona
", "La Cobarde", both of which he directed, produced and starred in. His last job as a director was the series "Cumbres Borrascosas" (1979) which was a telenovela version of a Emily Brontë
novel. Ernesto then went to continue his career has a producer
, producing twenty - five telenovelas throughout the 1980s, nine throughout the 1990s, and four in the 2000s. His last producing work being the telenovela "Barrera de Amor
" which starred Yadhira Carrillo
and Raquel Olmedo
. Ernesto was awarded the Special Golden Ariel at the Ariel Awards in 2006 for his amazing career and contributions.
. Being kept in a hospital, sources say he knew he was passing, and that he wanted to spend his last moments in his home. In the end Ernesto Alonso acted in sixty-three films, directed forty-three films and telenovelas, but he would be most remembered for producing 158 telenovelas throughout his long career.
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
and actor. He was nicknamed "Señor Telenovela" ("Mr. Soap Opera") because most of his work centered around telenovelas known around the world.
Acting career
Ernesto began his career as an uncredited extra in La Zandunga (1937), a movie starring Lupe VélezLupe Vélez
Lupe Vélez was a Mexican film actress. Vélez began her career in Mexico as a dancer, before moving to the U.S. where she worked in vaudeville. She was seen by Fanny Brice who promoted her, and Vélez soon entered films, making her first appearance in 1924. By the end of the decade she had...
. He then appeared in 1939's "Papacito Lindo
Papacito lindo
Papacito lindo is a 1939 Mexican film. It was directed byFernando de Fuentes....
". 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 Ramirez Calesero.
He made another series of films throughout the 1950s, including as the narrator of Los Olvidados
Los olvidados
Los Olvidados is a 1950 Mexican film directed by Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel....
(1950) and the lead in Ensayo de un crimen (1955), both directed by Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel Portolés was a Spanish-born filmmaker — later a naturalized citizen of Mexico — who worked in Spain, Mexico, France and the US..-Early years:...
. However, it wasn't until the 1960s that Ernesto began appearing in telenovelas. His first was "Cartas de amor" (1960) which also starred another rising star Angélica María
Angélica María
Angélica María Hartman Ortiz is an Mexican-American actress and a Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter. She is a legendary entertainer and is known as La Novia de Mexico .-Early life:...
. Ernesto from there on only came out in telenovelas including "Leyendas de Mexico" opposite Jacqueline Andere
Jacqueline Andere
Jacqueline Andere is a Mexican actress.- Biography :...
, with whom he worked a lot in both films and telenovelas. Alonso's most memorable performance was as Enrique de Martino in the 1983 telenovela El Maleficio in which he played a devil like character. His last acting appearance was in the telenovela Entre el Amor y el Odio
Entre el amor y el odio
Entre el amor y el odio is a Mexican telenovela produced by Salvador Mejía Alejandre and Televisa that aired on El Canal de las Estrellas in Mexico from 11 February 2002 through 2 August 2002...
(2002) in which he played Father Abad. Ernesto only made one film between those years, 1986's El Maleficio II.
Directing and producing career
Ernesto directing, produced and even starred in his own telenovelas sometimes. 1960's "Espejo de Sombras" was his first job as a director and he even produced it, but his first producing job was "Cuidado con el AngelCuidado con el ángel
Cuidado Con El Ángel is a Telenovela distributed by Televisa. It stars Maite Perroni and William Levy. The telenovela, a production of Nathalie Lartilleux, premiered on June 9, 2008 and finished its broadcast March 6, 2009 and was greatly admired around the globe with millions of views worldwide...
" that very same year. Ernesto then made many memorable telenovelas including "La Leona
La Leona
-Cast:*Isabel Sarli*Armando Bo*Santiago Gómez Cou*Mónica Grey*Monsueto*Arnaldo Montel*Gilberto Sierra*Adalberto Silva...
", "La Cobarde", both of which he directed, produced and starred in. His last job as a director was the series "Cumbres Borrascosas" (1979) which was a telenovela version of a Emily Brontë
Emily Brontë
Emily Jane Brontë 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English novelist and poet, best remembered for her only novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature. Emily was the third eldest of the four surviving Brontë siblings, between the youngest Anne and her brother...
novel. Ernesto then went to continue his career has a producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, producing twenty - five telenovelas throughout the 1980s, nine throughout the 1990s, and four in the 2000s. His last producing work being the telenovela "Barrera de Amor
Barrera de amor
Barrera de amor was a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on Televisa in 2005.-Plot:Maria Teresa Galvan or Maite, is a beautiful young woman who is engaged to Luis Antonio Barrera de amor was a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on Televisa in...
" which starred Yadhira Carrillo
Yadhira Carrillo
Yadhira Carrillo Villalobos is an actress and former beauty queen.-Early career:Yadhira Carrillo was chosen Nuestra Belleza Aguascalientes in 1994...
and Raquel Olmedo
Raquel Olmedo
Raquel Olmedo is an actress and at one time singer. She started her career in her native Cuba before moving to Mexico in 1959 at the start of Fidel Castro's regime's rule of Cuba.- Biography :...
. Ernesto was awarded the Special Golden Ariel at the Ariel Awards in 2006 for his amazing career and contributions.
Death
Ernesto Alonso died at the age of 90 at his home in Mexico CityMexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. Being kept in a hospital, sources say he knew he was passing, and that he wanted to spend his last moments in his home. In the end Ernesto Alonso acted in sixty-three films, directed forty-three films and telenovelas, but he would be most remembered for producing 158 telenovelas throughout his long career.