Joaquín Pardavé
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Joaquín Pardavé Arce was a Mexican
film actor, director, songwriter and screenwriter of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He was best known for starring and directing various comedy films during the 1940s. In some of them, Pardavé paired with one of Mexico's most famous actresses, Sara García
, the films which they starred are El baisano Jalil
, El barchante Neguib
, El ropavejero, and La familia Pérez
. Both actors had on-screen chemistry together, and are noted for playing a wide variety of comic characters from Lebanese
foreigners to middle-class Mexicans.
immigrants Joaquín Pardavé Bernal and Delfina Arce Contreras, theater actors, in Pénjamo
, Guanajuato. His parents came to Mexico with the theatrical company "Betril".
After the death of his mother in 1916, Pardavé decided to settle in the city of Monterrey
where he worked as a telegrapher in the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México, there he composed the song
"Carmen" dedicated to his girlfriend Carmen Delgado. Three years later, he returns to Mexico City
after he is aware of the death of his father.
Juan Bustillo Oro contracted Pardavé to co-star with Cantinflas
in the comedy film Ahí está el detalle
(1940). In the film, Pardavé portrays "Cayetano Lastre" the rich and jealous husband of Sofía Álvarez
's character Dolores del Paso. The character is later entreated to believe that Cantinflas' "pelado" character is his wife's long-lost brother, the person whom Lastre was eagerly waiting for to reclaim his wife's inheritance. Other co-stars in the film were Sara García
and Dolores Camarillo
. Ahí está el detalle was ranked thirty-seventh among the top 100 films of Mexican cinema.
Later in the 1940 decade, Pardavé worked in ¡Ay, qué tiempos señor don Simón! (1941) and Yo bailé con don Porfirio (1942). In 1942 he debuts as a film director with El baisano Jalil
starring himself and Sara García
as "Jalil and Suad Farad", Lebanese entrepreneurs settled in Mexico. Film and theater actress Sara García would soon become Pardavé's on-screen partner. Both starred in the films El barchante Neguib
(1946) also as Lebanese-immigrants, El ropavejero (1947), and La familia Pérez
(1949).
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
film actor, director, songwriter and screenwriter of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He was best known for starring and directing various comedy films during the 1940s. In some of them, Pardavé paired with one of Mexico's most famous actresses, Sara García
Sara García
Sara García was a Mexican actress who made her biggest mark during the "Golden Age of Mexican cinema". During the 1940s and 1950s, she often played the part of a no-nonsense but lovable grandmother in numerous Mexican films...
, the films which they starred are El baisano Jalil
El baisano Jalil
El baisano Jalil is a 1942 Mexican film. It stars Sara García.-External links:...
, El barchante Neguib
El barchante Neguib
El barchante Neguib is a 1946 Mexican film. It stars Joaquín Pardavé as "Neguib" and Sara García as "Sara".The film revolves around a Lebanese Mexican family that heads to Mexico City to visit their son, Alfredo . The son, is shameful of their family's Arab origin, does not welcome them into his home...
, El ropavejero, and La familia Pérez
La familia Pérez
La familia Pérez is a 1948 Mexican film. It stars Sara García. - Cast :*Joaquín Pardavé - Gumaro Pérez*Sara García - Natalia Vivanco de Pérez*Manuel Fábregas - Luis Robles del Valle *Beatriz Aguirre - Clara...
. Both actors had on-screen chemistry together, and are noted for playing a wide variety of comic characters from Lebanese
Lebanese people
The Lebanese people are a nation and ethnic group of Levantine people originating in what is today the country of Lebanon, including those who had inhabited Mount Lebanon prior to the creation of the modern Lebanese state....
foreigners to middle-class Mexicans.
Early life
Pardavé was born to SpanishSpanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
immigrants Joaquín Pardavé Bernal and Delfina Arce Contreras, theater actors, in Pénjamo
Pénjamo
Penjamo Hidalgo Cradle, is the City head-board of the homonymous Municipality, one of 46 municipalities of Guanajuato's Mexican state. It is one of the cities with major commercial movement of the State, and is considered to be the major City of the Southwest of the entity and the city number 17...
, Guanajuato. His parents came to Mexico with the theatrical company "Betril".
After the death of his mother in 1916, Pardavé decided to settle in the city of Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
where he worked as a telegrapher in the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México, there he composed the song
"Carmen" dedicated to his girlfriend Carmen Delgado. Three years later, he returns to Mexico City
Mexico 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...
after he is aware of the death of his father.
Theatrical career
At age 18, Joaquin Pardavé followed the footsteps of his parents. He began his acting career in the operetta Los sobrinos del capitán Grant, in the company of his uncle Carlos Pardavé when he asked to meet an actor. Later he joined the company of Jose Campillo, where he met and teamed for 12 years, Roberto "Panzón" Soto. His first role in this company was in the operetta La banda de las trompetas (1920), later he won fame in the Mexican Rataplan Journal (1925).Film career
He started his film career in the silent-film era. Pardavé's film debut was in Viaje redondo in 1919. He participated in other films such as El águila y el nopal (1929), Águilas frente al sol (1932), La zandunga (1937), La tía de las muchachas (1938), En tiempos de Don Porfirio (1939).Juan Bustillo Oro contracted Pardavé to co-star with Cantinflas
Cantinflas
Fortino Mario Alfonso Moreno Reyes , was a Mexican comic film actor, producer, and screenwriter known professionally as Cantinflas. He often portrayed impoverished campesinos or a peasant of pelado origin...
in the comedy film Ahí está el detalle
Ahí está el detalle
Ahí está el detalle is a 1940 Mexican comedy film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Cantinflas, Joaquín Pardavé, Sara García with Sofía Álvarez and Dolores Camarillo. It was the twelfth film in Cantinflas' career, and the best one considered by Mexican film critics, for it is considered...
(1940). In the film, Pardavé portrays "Cayetano Lastre" the rich and jealous husband of Sofía Álvarez
Sofía Álvarez
Sofía Álvarez was a Colombian-born Mexican film actress.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
's character Dolores del Paso. The character is later entreated to believe that Cantinflas' "pelado" character is his wife's long-lost brother, the person whom Lastre was eagerly waiting for to reclaim his wife's inheritance. Other co-stars in the film were Sara García
Sara García
Sara García was a Mexican actress who made her biggest mark during the "Golden Age of Mexican cinema". During the 1940s and 1950s, she often played the part of a no-nonsense but lovable grandmother in numerous Mexican films...
and Dolores Camarillo
Dolores Camarillo
Dolores Camarillo was a Mexican character actress of film, television, and theater. She also was a makeup artist for films, and was frequently billed as "Fraustita".-Personal life:...
. Ahí está el detalle was ranked thirty-seventh among the top 100 films of Mexican cinema.
Later in the 1940 decade, Pardavé worked in ¡Ay, qué tiempos señor don Simón! (1941) and Yo bailé con don Porfirio (1942). In 1942 he debuts as a film director with El baisano Jalil
El baisano Jalil
El baisano Jalil is a 1942 Mexican film. It stars Sara García.-External links:...
starring himself and Sara García
Sara García
Sara García was a Mexican actress who made her biggest mark during the "Golden Age of Mexican cinema". During the 1940s and 1950s, she often played the part of a no-nonsense but lovable grandmother in numerous Mexican films...
as "Jalil and Suad Farad", Lebanese entrepreneurs settled in Mexico. Film and theater actress Sara García would soon become Pardavé's on-screen partner. Both starred in the films El barchante Neguib
El barchante Neguib
El barchante Neguib is a 1946 Mexican film. It stars Joaquín Pardavé as "Neguib" and Sara García as "Sara".The film revolves around a Lebanese Mexican family that heads to Mexico City to visit their son, Alfredo . The son, is shameful of their family's Arab origin, does not welcome them into his home...
(1946) also as Lebanese-immigrants, El ropavejero (1947), and La familia Pérez
La familia Pérez
La familia Pérez is a 1948 Mexican film. It stars Sara García. - Cast :*Joaquín Pardavé - Gumaro Pérez*Sara García - Natalia Vivanco de Pérez*Manuel Fábregas - Luis Robles del Valle *Beatriz Aguirre - Clara...
(1949).
Personal life
In 1925, Pardavé met Soledad Rebollo whom he married on October 26, 1925. Soledad became the love of his life, his inspiration from where the songs "Plegaria", "Bésame en la boca", "Negra consentida", and "Varita de Nardo" flourished.Death
On July 20, 1955, at three-o'clock in the morning, Joaquín Pardavé died victim of a heart stroke caused by stress of excess of work, he was participating in two films simultaneously and in the theatrical play, Un Minuto de Parada. After his death, a rumor started to circulated: that of Pardavé being buried alive. The actor's niece María Elena Pardavé Robles confirmed that the rumor was a lie. She quoted "Joaquín Pardavé was not buried alive like many people believe. His remains have never been exhumed, not even when his wife died. She, my aunt, occupies a place in the same tomb, but my uncle's remains where never exhumed... we insist that his coffin has never been opened. That is how we categorically deny the rumors that circulate".Filmography
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