Miguel M. Delgado
Miguel Melitón Delgado Pardavé (17 May 1905 – 2 January 1994) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter best known for directing thirty-three of Cantinflas' films, under contract of Posa Films. He directed 139 films between 1941 and 1990. His film The Three Musketeers was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.
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- Name
- Miguel M.
- Birth Name
- Miguel Melitón Delgado Pardavé
- Born
- 17 May 1905
- Birthplace
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Died
- 2 January 1994
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Full name
- Miguel Melitón Delgado Pardavé.
- Nationality
- Mexico.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Miguel Melitón Delgado Pardavé (17 May 1905 – 2 January 1994) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter best known for directing thirty-three of Cantinflas' films, under contract of Posa Films. He directed 139 films between 1941 and 1990. His film The Three Musketeers was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.
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• Name — Miguel M. Delgado • Birth Name — Miguel Melitón Delgado Pardavé • Born — 17 May 1905 • Birthplace — Mexico City, Mexico • Died — 2 January 1994 • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1941–1990
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Unknown Policeman (1941) • The Three Musketeers (1942) • Doña Bárbara (1943) • El secreto de la solterona (1944) • Gran Hotel (1944) • Michael Strogoff (1944) • A Day with the Devil (1945) • I Am a Fugitive (1946) • Fly Away, Young Man! (1947) • The Genius (1948) • The Magician (1949) • She and I (1951) • The Atomic Fireman (1952) • The Border Man (1952) • The Photographer (1953) • Your Memory and Me (1953) • The Sixth Race (1953) • A Tailored Gentleman (1954) • Drop the Curtain (1955) • Las Viudas del Cha Cha Cha (1955) • El bolero de Raquel (1957) • Sube y baja (1959) • The Illiterate One (1961) • The Extra (1962) • Immediate Delivery (1963) • El padrecito (1964) • El señor doctor (1965) • Su Excelencia (1967) • Por mis pistolas (1968) • Un Quijote sin mancha (1969) • El profe (1971) • Conserje en condominio (1973) • Bellas de noche (1975) • El ministro y yo (1976) • El patrullero 777 (1978) • El barrendero (1982)
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Miguel M. Delgado died in 1994 at Mexico City.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Miguel Delgado. His recorded language was Spanish. Delgado is recorded as film director, actor and screenwriter. The identifiers under which Miguel M. Delgado may be traced in institutional catalogues.
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