These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be gven and anything that you can add would be appreciated.
Mexican actor ulio Méndez Alemán was born on November 29,
1933, in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico the eighth of eleven children. When he was
two months old, his parents moved with the whole family to Mexico City. He
studied to be an engineer but dropped out to devote himself fully to acting.
He debuted as an actor in 1952, in the experimental staging of “Espaldas mojadas”. In 1957 he made his professional debut in the staging of “Corazón arrerapado”. He then began a long career appearing in television telenovelas. Over his long career he appeared in over 190 films and TV appearances. Later he dabbled in politics.
In November 1970, Alemán and his wife, Esperanza Martínez, were victims of a home invasion in which, in self-defense, the actor shot and killed one of the two assailants. For a long time after the incident, both felt threatened by the assailants' family.
Julio Alemán died on the night of April 11, 2012, from a lung infection.
Julio’s only Euro-western was in the Spanish/Mexican co-production of “The Warriors of Pancho Villa in 1966 which he starred with Carmen Sevilla. He’s probably best remembered though for his starring role in 1970’s “El tunco Maclovio” where he plays the lead character, a legendary one-handed gunman.
ALEMAN, Julio (Julio Méndez Alemán)
[11/29/1933, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico – 4/11/2012, Mexico City, Federal
District, Mexico (lung cancer)] – producer, film, TV actor, singer, married to
Esperanza de la Paz Gotes Martínez (1961-199?) father of Arturo Méndez Alemán,
Martín Méndez Alemán, Julio Méndez Alemán, Jr, Mauricio Méndez Alemán, married
to ? father of twins Alan Méndez Sierra, Daniel Méndez Sierra, married to
Esperanza de la Paz Gotes Martínez (200?-2012) awarded Medal of Arts and
Culture [2012].
The Warriors of Pancho Villa – 1966 (Ricardo Peñalver)
Julio Aleman did the film, "El Tunco Maclovio" with fellow Mexican actor Mario Aldama. I had no idea that he was targeted in a home invasion. I guess he died what Ramon Novarro did and bragged about how much money he had and the would-be thieves found out about it. But then having heard that he killed one of them in self-defense, that was even more interesting. Which is funny because when I looked him up on Wikipedia, it didn't mention all that. Thanks, Tom.
ReplyDeleteOops, my bad. I meant to put that he DID what Ramon Novarro did. It's DID not DIED. Stupid internet.
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