Julián Soler
Julián Díaz Pavia (17 February 1907 – 5 May 1977), better known by the stage name Julián Soler, was a Mexican film director, actor, and screenwriter of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. In his career spanning half a century, Soler received two Ariel Award nominations.
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Julián Soler

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- Name
- Julián Soler
- Birth Name
- Julián Díaz Pavia
- Born
- 17 February 1907
- Birthplace
- Ciudad Jiménez, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Died
- 5 May 1977
- Place of death
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Occupation
- Film director actor screenwriter
- Full name
- Julián Díaz Pavia.
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Languages
- Spanish
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Julián Díaz Pavia (17 February 1907 – 5 May 1977), better known by the stage name Julián Soler, was a Mexican film director, actor, and screenwriter of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. In his career spanning half a century, Soler received two Ariel Award nominations.
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• Name — Julián Soler • Birth Name — Julián Díaz Pavia • Born — 17 February 1907 • Birthplace — Ciudad Jiménez, Chihuahua, Mexico • Died — 5 May 1977 • Place of death — Mexico City, Mexico • Occupation — Film director actor screenwriter • Years Active — 1928–1977
Early life
Early life
Julián Soler was born in Ciudad Jiménez, Chihuahua, as Julián Díaz Pavía on 17 February 1907 to Domingo Díaz García and Irene Pavía Soler. He was the elder brother of Mercedes Soler and the younger brother of Fernando Soler, Andrés Soler, and Domingo Soler. His family is known as the Soler Dynasty.
Actor
Actor
• Cruz Diablo (1934) • Por mis pistolas (1938) • The Coward (1939) • Father's Entanglements (1939) • The Whip (1939) • Simón Bolívar (1942) • Doña Bárbara (1943) • Michael Strogoff (1944) • The Two Orphans (1944) • Amok (1945) • He Who Died of Love (1945) • Ecija's Seven Children (1947) • The Secret of Juan Palomo (1947) • Rostros olvidados (1952)
Director
Director
• Aunt Candela (1948) • A Galician in Mexico (1949) • Orange Blossom for Your Wedding (1950) • La miel se fue de la luna (1951) • A Gringo Girl in Mexico (1951) • The Three Happy Compadres (1952) • Platillos Voladores • A media luz los tres (1958) • The Castle of the Monsters (1958) • The Miracle Roses (1960) • My Mother Is Guilty (1960) • If I Were a Millionaire (1962) • Casa de Mujeres (1966) • El Jibarito Rafael (1969)
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Origins and background
On origins, the institutional record states the following. Born in 1907 at José Mariano Jiménez. It is also recorded that julián Soler died in 1977 at Mexico City. Recorded at birth as Julián Díaz Pavia.
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José Mariano Jiménez.
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