Fernando Soler
Fernando Díaz Pavia (24 May 1896 – 25 October 1979), better known by the stage name Fernando Soler, was a Mexican actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He was considered one of the most important figures of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. In his career spanning over sixty years, Soler appeared as an actor in more than one hundred motion pictures.
Fernando Soler

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- Name
- Fernando Soler
- Birth Name
- Fernando Díaz Pavia
- Born
- 24 May 1896
- Birthplace
- Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
- Died
- 25 October 1979
- Place of death
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Spouse
- Sagra del Río
- Full name
- Fernando Díaz Pavia.
- Nationality
- Mexico.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Key facts
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• Name — Fernando Soler • Birth Name — Fernando Díaz Pavia • Born — 24 May 1896 • Birthplace — Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico • Died — 25 October 1979 • Place of death — Mexico City, Mexico • Resting Place — Panteón Jardín • Other Names — Don Fernando Soler • Occupation — * Actor • Director • Screenwriter • Producer • Years Active — 1915–1979 • Spouse — Sagra del Río
Documentary record
Fernando Soler appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as an actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer (24 May 1896 – 24 October 1979). Fernando Soler died on 24 October 1979; the place of death is recorded as Mexiko by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and as Mexico by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Early life
Early life
Fernando Soler was born in Saltillo, Coahuila as Fernando Díaz Pavía on 24 May 1896 to Domingo Díaz García and Irene Pavía Soler. He was the elder brother of Andrés Soler, Domingo Soler, Julián Soler, and Mercedes Soler. His family is known as the Soler Dynasty. He was the uncle of the deceased actors Alejandro Ciangherotti and Fernando Luján.
Documentary record
Fernando Soler was born on 24 May 1896; the birthplace is Saltillo, Mexico, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• When Do You Commit Suicide? (1932) • Por mis pistolas (1938) • Poor Devil (1940) • To the Sound of the Marimba (1941) • El verdugo de Sevilla (1942) • My Memories of Mexico (1944) • The Operetta Queen (1946) • The Great Madcap (1949) • A Family Like Many Others (1949) • The Black Sheep (1949) • Las tandas del principal (1949) • Yo quiero ser tonta (1950) • Orange Blossom for Your Wedding (1950) • You Shall Not Covet Thy Son's Wife (1950) • The Cry of the Flesh (1951) • Sensuality (1951) • My Wife Is Not Mine (1951) • So Loved Our Fathers (1964) • Seis Días para Morir (La Rabia) (1967) • Poor But Honest (1973)

Martes 27 de abril de 2021 En el Museo del Estanquillo Colecciones Carlos Monsiváis, se encuentra la exposición "El ingenio foto fílmico de Gilberto Martínez Solares. 70 años de creación”, la curadora Elisa Lozano realizó un recorrido a medios para mostrar los pormenores de dicha muestra.
Secretaría de Cultura de la Ciudad de México

Fotografía de Fernando Soler en el Directorio de Artistas mexicanos de 1954.
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Mexico City.
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