Enrique Álvarez Félix

Mexican actor
Enrique Álvarez Félix
Enrique Álvarez Félix in Marisol (1996)
Born(1934-04-05)5 April 1934
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Died24 May 1996(1996-05-24) (aged 62)
Mexico City, Mexico
OccupationActor
Years active1955–1996
Parent(s)María Félix[1]
Enrique Álvarez Alatorre

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]

Family and personal life

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

Enrique Álvarez Félix died from a heart attack in the early morning of Friday, May 24, 1996, aged 62.[6]

Telenovelas

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.

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

  • 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

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

References

  1. ^ Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture, Volume 1 by Cordelia Candelaria, Peter J. García and Arturo J. Aldama
  2. ^ Freud's Mexico: Into the Wilds of Psychoanalysis by Rubén Gallo
  3. ^ The Hidden God: Film and Faith by Mary Lea Bandy, Antonio Monda, p. 287. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2004.
  4. ^ Félix (1993), vol. 1, pp. 65-75
  5. ^ Cynthia Tompkins and David William Foster, Notable Twentieth-Century Latin American Women: A Biographical Dictionary, Greenwood, ISBN 978-0-3133-1112-3
  6. ^ Muerte de Enrique Álvarez Félix, lasnoticiasmexico.com; accessed 8 May 2018.(in Spanish)
  7. ^ Wild Heart at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ Rina at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ Marisol at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ Álvarez profile at IMDb
  11. ^ La Casa del Pelícano at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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."

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Enrique Álvarez Félix.
  • Enrique Álvarez Félix at IMDb
  • Enrique Álvarez Félix profile with dates of birth and death, Find a Grave
  • A short documentary film on Álvarez on YouTube
Authority control databases Edit this at Wikidata
International
  • ISNI
  • VIAF
National
  • Spain
  • France
  • BnF data
  • United States
Other
  • IdRef
  • v
  • t
  • e
1983–1999
2000–2020
  • v
  • t
  • e
1983–1999
2000–2020