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Arturo Ávila Gandolín(1875-1941)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Arturo Ávila Gandolín was born in January 1875 in Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for El fantasma de medianoche (1940), El rosario de Amozoc (1938) and An Old Love (1938). He was married to Fernanda Córcoles Resines. He died on 3 October 1941 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
BornJanuary 1875
DiedOctober 3, 1941
BornJanuary 1875
DiedOctober 3, 1941
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Known for

El fantasma de medianoche (1940)
El fantasma de medianoche
4.9
  • Writer
  • 1940
Lupita Tovar in El rosario de Amozoc (1938)
El rosario de Amozoc
6.6
  • Presidente de la Junta(uncredited)
  • 1938
An Old Love (1938)
An Old Love
  • Actor
  • 1938
Los olvidados de Dios
  • Alcaide Félix(as Gandolin)
  • 1940

Credits

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Actor

  • El barbero prodigioso (1942)
    El barbero prodigioso
    6.0
    • Doctor (as Arturo Avila)
    • 1942
  • Lo que el viento trajo (1941)
    Lo que el viento trajo
    7.1
    • 1941
  • El secreto de la monja (1940)
    El secreto de la monja
    • El secretario (as Arturo Avila 'Gandolin')
    • 1940
  • Los olvidados de Dios
    • Alcaide Félix (as Gandolin)
    • 1940
  • An Old Love (1938)
    An Old Love
    • 1938
  • Lupita Tovar in El rosario de Amozoc (1938)
    El rosario de Amozoc
    6.6
    • Presidente de la Junta (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • La tierra del mariachi (1938)
    La tierra del mariachi
    • (as Gandolin)
    • 1938
  • Good-Bye Nicanor (1937)
    Good-Bye Nicanor
    6.3
    • Don Sóstenes (as Arturo Avila)
    • 1937
  • Wandering Bird (1937)
    Wandering Bird
    7.2
    • Amigo de Tiburcio (uncredited)
    • 1937

Writer

  • El fantasma de medianoche (1940)
    El fantasma de medianoche
    4.9
    • story
    • 1940
  • Los olvidados de Dios
    • Writer
    • 1940
  • An Old Love (1938)
    An Old Love
    • writer
    • 1938
  • Lupita Tovar in El rosario de Amozoc (1938)
    El rosario de Amozoc
    6.6
    • writer (as Gandolin)
    • 1938

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Arturo Avila 'Gandolin'
  • Born
    • January 1875
    • Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico
  • Died
    • October 3, 1941
    • Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Fernanda Córcoles Resines? - October 3, 1941 (his death)

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