Rafael Baledón Explained

Rafael Baledón
Birth Name:Rafael Baledón Cárdenas
Birth Date:25 November 1919
Birth Place:Campeche City, Campeche, Mexico
Death Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Years Active:1938–1994
Children:5

Rafael Baledón Cárdenas (25 November 1919 – 6 May 1994) was a Mexican actor, director, screenwriter, and producer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He worked in both film and television.[1]

Life

Rafael Baledón was on 25 November 1919 in Campeche, Mexico. He originally wanted to be a doctor, but he couldn't take the professional exam due to financial reasons. So, he chose acting. He made his debut as an actor in cinema in the late 1930s, working as an extra. It wasn't until 1942 that he had his first leading role, in the movie María Eugenia.[2] The following year, he married actress Lilia Michel and had five children: Rafael, Leonor, Ana Laura, Lourdes and Lilia.[3]

On 6 May 1994, he died of a heart attack.

Selected filmography

Actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
1973El amor tiene cara de mujerMariano Gallardo
1978RosalíaRoberto
1980Ambición
1981SoledadDon Félix
1982InfamiaLawrence Isabella
1982Gabriel y GabrielaRaúl
1983Bianca VidalDon Raúl Medina
1983StellaJim Uptegrove
1984Sí, mi amorCapitán O'Hara
1986Ave fénixMauro
1987YeseniaMichael Grates
1988El Extraño Retorno de Diana SalazarErnesto Santelmo
1990Mi pequeña SoledadDon Manuel Fernández
1994Prisionera de amorBraulio Monasterios #1

Director

YearTitleNotes
1979 La llama de tu amor
1986 Ave fénix
1987 Yesenia

Film

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rinden tributo a Rafael Baledón en TV de paga con maratón fílmico. SDP Noticias. es. 5 May 2011. 23 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Biografía de Rafael Baledón. network54.com.
  3. Web site: LA CASA AL FINAL DE LA CALLE. network54.com.