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Vicente Fernández was born on 17 February 1940 in Huentitán El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico. He was an actor and producer, known for La ley del monte (1976), El hijo del pueblo (1974) and El Arracadas (1978). He was married to María del Refugio Abarca Villaseñor. He died on 12 December 2021 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

The name may be unfamiliar, but MGM stock player Selena Royle was a lovely character actress who exuded warmth, kindness, sincerity, dedication and radiance throughout most of her 1940s Hollywood career. These inspiring traits extended into her outside life as well, where she contributed much of herself on behalf of the war effort. Selena started off in the limelight as the daughter of well-known playwright Edwin Milton Royle, who would be best remembered for his play "The Squaw Man," which was successfully filmed in 1914, 1918, and 1931. Despite her parents' protestations, Selena embarked on a theatrical career and, ironically, made her debut in a play that her father had written, "Launcelot and Elaine," in the role of Guinevere. She quickly grew in stature with celebrated theater roles throughout the 1920s: "Peer Gynt" (1923), "She Stoops to Conquer" (1924), "Paradise" (1927) and "Napoleon" (1928). She misstepped in the 1930s when she tried films with The Misleading Lady (1932) going nowhere, but made up for it upon her return to such theater roles as "The Roof" (1931), "When Ladies Meet (1932), "Days Without End" (1934), "Meet the Prince" (1935) and "The Prodigal Father" (1937). She also became a fixture on radio as a star of such popular serials as "Hilda Hope, M.D." and "Kate Hopkins."

In the early 1940s Royle would endear herself to the nation when she organized the Stage Door Canteen, a Broadway institution that entertained and served free meals to servicemen passing through New York. The canteen also brought about her return to films, playing herself in Frank Borzage's movie Stage Door Canteen (1943). Selena was subsequently picked up by MGM, and for the rest of the decade established an indelible mark in well-mounted soapers and sentimental yarns as the all-caring, self-sacrificing mother. She was never more touching than as the mother of five boys killed in action in The Fighting Sullivans (1944) or as Elizabeth Taylor's wise mom in Courage of Lassie (1946). Other MGM fodder would include Greer Garson's Mrs. Parkington (1944), Judy Garland's The Harvey Girls (1946) and the Cole Porter biopic Night and Day (1946).

Following her appearance in He Ran All the Way (1951), however, her career came to a screeching halt when she was branded a Communist sympathizer during the McCarthy-era hysteria. Refusing to appear before the "subversive"-hunting House Committee on UnAmerican Activities, she instead sued the infamous "Red Channels" that listed her name. She valiantly campaigned to restore her image and won, but the damage had already been done. She made only two films in its aftermath.

Divorced from actor Earle Larrimore in 1942, she later married actor Georges Renavent. They chose to leave the US permanently for Mexico. There Royle extended herself by converting her home into an "artistic salon," which encouraged painters, writers and composers. She also was a successful author of cookbooks and books about Mexico. One of her books was aptly titled "The Gringa's Guide to Mexican Cooking." Selena Royle passed away following a brief illness in 1983.

A stage actor, Archie Mayo went to Hollywood in 1915 and worked until his retirement in 1946. He began directing slapstick two-reelers, later making features at Warner Bros. just about the time sound was being introduced into films. He did much work for Warners, but he also made films at Goldwyn and 20th Century-Fox. During the 1940s he became somewhat of a tyrant on the set and fought constantly with stars; the heavyset Mayo was referred to by one particular star as a "fat slob". He left the business for 12 years and returned as a producer in 1958.

Leon Janney was born on 1 April 1917 in Ogden, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Charly (1968), Stolen Paradise (1940) and The Last Mile (1959). He was married to Isabel K. Janney, Jessica Pepper and Dorothy. He died on 28 October 1980 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Rafael Banquells hijo was born in 1947 in Madrid, Spain. He was an actor, known for La alegría de vivir (1965), Casi casados (1961) and El caballo blanco (1962). He died on 27 April 2013 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Azucena Hernández was born on 22 March 1960 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain. She was an actress, known for Bacanal en directo (1979), El consenso (1980) and Las eróticas vacaciones de Stela (1978). She died on 4 December 2019 in Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

Billy Wayne was born on 12 February 1897 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Air Devils (1938) and The Luckiest Girl in the World (1936). He died on 12 June 1970 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Richard Vath was born on 21 October 1925 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Red Snow (1952), The Creation of the Humanoids (1962) and The Living Christ Series (1951). He died on 9 January 2005 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Hermosillo was one of the most successful Mexican directors. Born in Aguascalientes, a small city in central Mexico, Hermosillo's films dissected the hypocrisy of Mexican middle class and "torn the curtain" behind which many perversities are hidden. He became an important figure in Mexican contemporary cinema, and was known for treating themes of sexual diversity from a personal approach. One of the few openly gay Mexican directors, Hermosillo found great success with Doña Herlinda y su hijo (1985), a comedy about a mother of a gay doctor who manipulates her son, his male lover and his fiancée to fulfill her desire of becoming a grandmother. Homosexual themes in Hermosillo's films can be found in Matinee, El Cumpleaños del Perro, and Las apariencias engañan (1978). Hermosillo was also an explorer of film language. La Tarea is one of the most complex exercises in film style in recent years (the film consists of one long shot, from the POV of a camcorder). Hermosillo's films presented a fresh look at Mexican society. A strong advocate of digital cinema, he made ten feature films in this format.

Georges Renavent was born on 23 April 1892 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Sullivan's Travels (1941), Old Hickory (1939) and The House of Rothschild (1934). He was married to Selena Royle, Gladys Dulcina and Gabrielle Perrier. He died on 2 January 1969 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Joaquín Roche hijo was born on 5 October 1939 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Las abandonadas (1945), Marejada (1952) and La mujer que engañamos (1945). He was married to Rosalba Garcia. He died on 13 September 1984 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Alfonso Jiménez was born on 18 August 1914 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was an actor, known for La guerra de los pasteles (1944), The Rebel (1943) and Divorciadas (1943). He died on 27 November 1997 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Clarence Straight was born on 7 December 1908 in Shields Township, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Eagle Squadron (1942), I Love Lucy (1951) and Mrs. Mike (1949). He died on 21 June 1988 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Pedro Galván was born on 17 January 1911 in Mexico D.F., Mexico. He was an actor, known for The Wild Bunch (1969), Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) and The Big Cube (1968). He was married to Charlotta Kraus and Guadalupe Arce. He died on 6 April 1986 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Ernesto Hill Olvera was born on 22 December 1936 in Mezquital del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Teatro del crimen (1957), Música de siempre (1958) and Besos prohibidos (1956). He was married to María González. He died on 10 March 1967 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Jesús González Leal was born on 1 September 1933 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was an actor and director, known for Man on Fire (2004), El pícaro norteño (1990) and El pájaro muerto (1988). He died on 20 August 2000 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Entering the film industry at age 13, Will Jason performed a variety of jobs, including scoring several films, before turning to directing. His output was mostly routine, consisting of low-budget horror movies, light comedies and an "Arabian Nights" adventure or two. Unlike many B directors, though, Jason often produced his own films. He was the brother of director Leigh Jason.

Bernard C. Schoenfeld was born on 17 August 1907 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Caged (1950), The Twilight Zone (1959) and Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958). He died on 25 April 1990 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Ernesto Finance was born on 15 January 1891 in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Neutrón, el enmascarado negro (1960), The Grey Automobile (1919) and La sombra del Caudillo (1960). He was married to Aurora Hernández. He died on 16 February 1974 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Robert Buckner was one of those individuals who flourished under the strictures of the studio system. He came to Hollywood highly qualified, holding degrees from the Universities of Virginia and Edinburgh and from the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. His work history was also amazingly diverse. He had at one time been an English teacher, a courier, a tour guide, writer for the Daily Mail and London correspondent for the New York World. At the end of his lengthy sojourn in Britain, he returned to the U.S. and was for three years engaged by various publishing and advertising agencies. The busy Mr. Buckner still found sufficient time to write plays on and off-Broadway, and numerous short stories and magazine articles, one of which (for Atlantic Monthly) led to a lucrative contract with Warner Brothers in 1937.

Before long, Buckner had evolved into one of the most sought-after writers of screenplays for Warners typical fast-paced, fast-talking, tough action subjects, often starring Errol Flynn or James Cagney. He was handed several prestige assignments, including Santa Fe Trail (1940), Dive Bomber (1941) and Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). The resulting box-office success was rewarded with a promotion to producer and further hits with Gentleman Jim (1942) and Life with Father (1947). After leaving Warner Brothers in 1948, Buckner moved to Universal and rounded out his career in 1955 as a free-lance author of teleplays and novels ("Tiger by the Tail", Moon Pilot", "Starfire").

Arthur Vinton was born Hozel and picked his stage name because it sounded good. He was married twice and had one daughter by the first marriage. But he disowned her when he found she had a mixed marriage. His second wife survived him for about a year and they had no children. His acting career began in NY with some noted leading roles including the notorious "The Constant Sinner" written by Mae West. His Hollywood career spanned the 1930s, and he was a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild. After Hollywood he had a noted career in radio and was a regular on the show "The Shadow". His resonant deep voice often cast him as the heavy in radio shows as This is Your FBI.

He purchased a farm with a pre-revolutionary war house in NY State near Newburgh, and raised cattle for a while. He called the farm Brittany Hills. But after World War II he raised turkeys under the name "The Barefoot boy of Brittany Hills". Poultry was very profitable in that era and he was able to start a gourmet restaurant on Long Island. After his stroke he retired to the warmth of Guadlajara, Mexico. He even learned Spanish with a good accent, and was an effective fund-raiser for the Episcopal Church.

His handsome looks and glamorous calling attracted women so he had various girl friends in NY while his wife lived on the farm. He had great charm, but also was a brutal individual with his family. He was good at organizing events and was known for his ability to bring people into the Screen Actors Guild. His wife was a much better manager so she managed all of the finances of the successful farm. One of his hobbies was 3D photography.

Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena was born on 26 July 1947 in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. He was married to Geneva Camarena. He died on 9 February 1985 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Rito Romero was born on 19 March 1927 in Tepozán, Jalisco, Mexico. He was an actor, known for La última lucha (1959), La bestia magnífica (1952) and The Witches Attack (1968). He died on 18 January 2001 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Emilio Gálvez was born on 7 May 1922 in Teocuitatlán de Corona, Jalisco, Mexico. He was an actor and composer, known for Living Full Out (1956), El zarco (1959) and Lovers of the Lord of the Night (1986). He died on 4 June 1991 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Ray Rigby was born in 1916 in Rochford, Essex, England, UK. Ray was a writer, known for The Hill (1965), The Avengers (1961) and Operation Crossbow (1965). Ray was married to María Cristina Quintero. Ray died on 19 May 1995 in Guadalajara, Mexico.