Felipe de Alba (April 29, 1924 – November 15, 2005) was a Mexican attorney and character actor from the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared in films such as Robinson Crusoe (1954, directed by Luis Buñuel) and Real Women Have Curves (2002).[1]
Felipe de Alba | |
|---|---|
 De Alba circa 1950 | |
| Born | April 29, 1924 |
| Died | November 15, 2005 (aged 81) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Attorney, character actor |
| Spouse | |
De Alba was briefly married to the actress Zsa Zsa Gabor. The wedding, however, was declared invalid, since the actress's prior marriage to Michael O'Hara had not been properly dissolved. The de Alba-Gabor union was annulled and they did not stay together.[2] De Alba relocated to New York City, and died there in 2005.
Personal life
editHis marriage to Zsa Zsa Gabor is one of the shortest celebrity marriages in history.[3] They were married 13 April 1983 but it was annulled the next day on 14 April 1983.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Bugambilia | Invitado a fiesta | |
| 1946 | Bailando en las nubes | ||
| 1946 | The Devourer | Pablo Ortega | |
| 1946 | El puente del castigo | ||
| 1947 | A Gypsy in Jalisco | ||
| 1948 | Si Adelita se fuera con otro | Rafael | |
| 1948 | ¡Ay, Palillo, no te rajes! | Nicoás Soto | |
| 1948 | El gallero | Flavio | |
| 1949 | Yo dormí con un fantasma | Ricardo Rodrigo | |
| 1949 | Contra la ley de Dios | ||
| 1949 | A Family Like Many Others | Héctor Cataño | |
| 1949 | Cuando los padres se quedan solos | Miguel | |
| 1949 | La familia Pérez | Roberto | |
| 1949 | Rough But Respectable | Enrique Méndez | |
| 1949 | Eterna agonía | Vallegomez | |
| 1949 | Canta y no llores... | Chuy Anaya | |
| 1950 | Love for Love | René | |
| 1950 | Mi querido capitán | Fernando | |
| 1951 | ¡... Y murió por nosotros! | Don Salvador, el maestro | |
| 1951 | Red Fury | Maximiliano | |
| 1951 | Stronghold | ||
| 1951 | Engagement Ring | Guillermo Ruiz (Memo) | |
| 1952 | The Martyr of Calvary | Andrés | |
| 1952 | Aquellos ojos verdes | Gustavo Real | |
| 1952 | Mujer de medianoche | ||
| 1953 | Cinnamon Skin | Dr. Jorge Morales | |
| 1953 | The Loving Women | Fernando Mendoza hijo | |
| 1954 | Robinson Crusoe | Captain Oberzo | |
| 2002 | Real Women Have Curves | Grandfather | |
| 2003 | El sueño de Elias | Elias | (final film role) |
References
edit- ^ Lentz, Harris M. (2006). Obituaries In The Performing Arts, 2005. McFarland & Co. p. 85. ISBN 0-7864-2489-3.
- ^ "I Do....for a Couple of Weeks Anyway". Daily Record. September 17, 2005. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ^ "The Shortest Celebrity Marriages of All Time". About.com Style. Archived from the original on 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
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