Enrique Álvarez Félix (5 April 1934 – 24 May 1996) was a Mexican actor, known for his roles in telenovelas and in films, such as The Monastery of the Vultures and The House of the Pelican.[2][3]
Enrique Álvarez Félix | |
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 Enrique Álvarez Félix in Marisol (1996) | |
| Born | 5 April 1934 |
| Died | 24 May 1996 (aged 62) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1955–1996 |
| Parent(s) | María Félix[1] Enrique Álvarez Alatorre |
Family and personal life edit
Enrique Álvarez Félix was the only son of Mexican actress María Félix and her first husband, Enrique Álvarez Alatorre.[citation needed] When his parents divorced in 1938, his mother lived for a time at home with her own parents until 1939, when she traveled with Enrique to Mexico City. Soon after, her ex-husband took Álvarez Félix.[4]
When his mother married Jorge Negrete he became the stepbrother of Diana Negrete. [citation needed]
Álvarez Félix never married, and, according to Mexican novelist and essayist Carlos Fuentes, he was sexually frustrated, and had an Oedipus complex.[5]
Death edit
Enrique Álvarez Félix died from a heart attack in the early morning of Friday, May 24, 1996, aged 62.[6]
Telenovelas edit
A telenovela is a type of long miniseries which tells one self-contained story, typically within the span of a year or less. However, they are usually much longer than the typical miniseries; ranging from 60 to 200 episodes.
- The Golden Woman (1960)
- House of neighborhood (1964)
- Valeria (1965)
- Soul of my soul (1965)
- Wild Heart (1966) [7]
- Between shadows (1967)
- Scam of love (1968)
- The portrait of de Dorian Gray (1969)
- I know never (1970)
- The constitution (1971-1972)
- The twins (1972)
- The carriage (1972)
- The building opposite (1972)
- My rival (1973)
- Doll (1974)
- The spring of the miracle (1974)
- The unforgivable (1975-1976)
- Rina (1977) [8]
- The Sin of love (1978-1979)
- Colorina (1980-1981)
- What the sky does not forgive (1982)
- You are my destiny (1984)
- Thoroughbred (1985-1986)
- As we are (1987-1988)
- Light and shadow (1989)
- The Devil's smile (1992)
- Marisol (1996)
Álvarez's last acting role was "Leonardo" in Marisol (1996). The title character, Leonardo's niece, was played by Erika Buenfil; Leonardo's wife, Ámparo, was played by Claudia Islas.[9] He died two days after the episode in which his character, Leonardo, was killed off.[10]
Films edit
- The Immortal Charro (1955)
- Simon of the Desert (1964)
- The Crows are in Mourning (1965)
- The Two Elenas (1965)
- House of Women (1966)
- Requiem for a scoundrel (1966)
- The riders of the witch (1966)
- The Outsiders (Los Caifanes) (1966)
- The Green Years (1966)
- Three nights of madness (1968)
- Chronicle of a coward (1968)
- Trap for a cadaver (1969)
- Narda or summer (1970)
- The Angels of the Afternoon (1970)
- The spring of the scorpions (1971)
- Victoria (1972)
- The disturbed (1972)
- The Monastery of the Vultures (1973)
- Love does not have a woman's face (1973)
- Labyrinth of passions (1975)
- The House of the Pelican (1978)[11][12][13]
Family tree edit
| Josefina Güereña Rosas de Félix | |||||||||||
| María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña (1914 – 2002) | |||||||||||
| Bernardo Félix Flores | |||||||||||
| Enrique Álvarez Félix (1935 – 1996) | |||||||||||
| Enrique Álvarez Alatorre | |||||||||||
See also edit
- Enrique Álvarez Félix filmography
- María Félix filmography
- Enrique's stepfathers:
Agustín Lara
Jorge Negrete - María Teresa Lara, step-aunt of Enrique
References edit
- ^ Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture, Volume 1 by Cordelia Candelaria, Peter J. García and Arturo J. Aldama
- ^ Freud's Mexico: Into the Wilds of Psychoanalysis by Rubén Gallo
- ^ The Hidden God: Film and Faith by Mary Lea Bandy, Antonio Monda, p. 287. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2004.
- ^ Félix (1993), vol. 1, pp. 65-75
- ^ Cynthia Tompkins and David William Foster, Notable Twentieth-Century Latin American Women: A Biographical Dictionary, Greenwood, ISBN 978-0-3133-1112-3
- ^ Muerte de Enrique Álvarez Félix, lasnoticiasmexico.com; accessed 8 May 2018.(in Spanish)
- ^ Wild Heart at IMDb
- ^ Rina at IMDb
- ^ Marisol at IMDb
- ^ Álvarez profile at IMDb
- ^ La Casa del Pelícano at IMDb
- ^ Álvarez Félix's role as "Nilo" in La Casa del Pelícano is enduringly controversial. He played a son of raped woman, Margarita Ramírez (played by Jacqueline Andere). At the end of the film, Margarita castrates Nilo.[why?]
Dictionary of Mexican Literature; edited by Eladio Cortes. - ^ Celluloid Nationalism and Other Melodramas by Susan Dever, pg. 185. "For spectators who followed national news reports about the late Enrique Álvarez Félix's allegedly difficult relationship with (his) real-life mother María Félix, it may be hard to ignore the irony of Álvarez Félix's character suffering castrating stabs."
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