Emma Padilla (March 8, 1900 – July 2, 1966) was Mexico's first film star.[1]
Emma Padilla | |
|---|---|
 Padilla in January 1922 issue of Photoplay | |
| Born | March 8, 1900 |
| Died | July 2, 1966 (aged 66) |
She was noted for her resemblance to, and copying the mannerisms of, Italian film star Pina Menichelli, particularly in La luz (1917), which was essentially a copy of the successful Italian film Il Fuoco (1915) starring Menichelli.[1][2][3]
Selected filmography
edit- La luz (1917) [4]
- Hasta después de la muerte (1920)
References
edit- ^ a b Bean, J.M.; Horak, L.; Kapse, A. (2014). Silent Cinema and the Politics of Space. New Directions in National Cinemas. Indiana University Press. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-253-01507-5.
- ^ Shohat, Ella and Robert Stam (eds.) Multiculturalism, Postcoloniality, and Transnational Media, p. 12 (2003)
- ^ Picture Stars You've Never Seen, Photoplay (January 1922)
- ^ Shohat, E.; Stam, R. (2003). Multiculturalism, Postcoloniality, and Transnational Media. Depth of Field Series. Rutgers University Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-8135-3235-6.
External links
edit- Emma Padilla at IMDb