Silvia Pinal
One of the most important personalities in Mexican gold cinema is Silvia Pinal, born in Guaymas, who came to conquer both the big screen and the small screen.
She made her acting debut in 1949 at the age of seventeen with a role in the film, Laura's Sin. She has been named a pioneer of musical comedy theater and television in Mexico. Not only did she work as an actress, but she also became a businesswoman and producer, she even held a position as a Senator when she dabbled in politics.
Among her most outstanding films are Simon of the Desert (1965), A Stranger on the Stairs (1955), Viridiana (1961), The exterminating angel (1962), and María Isabel (1968).
Maria Felix
María Félix, one of the most renowned Mexican actresses of all time, nicknamed "The Lady" or "María Bonita" whose native state is Álamos, Sonora. She is among the maximum figures of Mexican gold cinema.
The actress was able to start her artistic career abroad, but by her own decision, she started it in Mexico. She made her debut in the film The Rock of the Souls, a work in which she shared the screen with Jorge Negrete.
Columba Dominguez
Columba Domínguez was a singer, actress, and painter. She was born in Guaymas and demonstrated her great skill in each of her professions, but above all in acting, since she is considered a strong representative of Mexican gold cinema.
The actress was discovered by another national film great Emilio "Indio" Fernández", who put her in the middle to initially do small secondary jobs in films such as The Pearl 1945 and Río Escondido 1947.
But it is not until her her debut as the protagonist of her in the film the village girl in 1948, that she becomes a benchmark for the time. From that moment on, the actress began to work abroad and to have greater relevance in Mexico as an artist.
Mario Almada
The first on the list is an icon of Mexican action movies, whose relevance lasted seven decades, he is Mario Almada, a veteran actor born in Huatabampo, Sonora in 1922 who has a repertoire of 300 films behind him. He passed away in 2016 in Cuernavaca.
Almada lived a humble and hard-working childhood in the state of Sonora, as a young man he moved to Guadalajara and later moved to Mexico City.
As an actor, he worked in many Westerns such as the cursed twelve 1972, and some historical reconstructions, such as the case of Those Years 1972, alongside Irma Serrano. Other films of diverse themes such as The Island of the men solos 1973. He was also a co-star of Vicente Fernández in the earrings 1977.
