J. Eduardo Eric del Castillo-Negrete Galván (born 22 July 1933) is a
Mexican actor of theater, film and television who has dabbled as a
screenwriter, director and arguer film, beginning his career in the
cinema's golden era.Del Castillo was born in the Juárez Hotel of the
city of Celaya, Guanajuato. Eldest son of rural teacher Aurora Galván
Valenzuela (1901-1992) and Eduardo Del Castillo-Negrete Rivera
(1907â€"1948), firefighter who lost his life in the fire of the
hardware store called "La Sirena" in Mexico City.His brothers are
Federico (actor, 1936-1980) and Leopoldo. When he was young, his
parents divorced and in 1945 his mother remarried. He studied in
schools of Government in San Luis PotosÃ, and after the death of his
father in 1948, the Government offered scholarships to the children of
deceased firefighters so that they could study in any school. Del
Castillo was a rebellious youth, and on the instructions of his
mother, in 1952 joined the Mexican seminary for foreign missions in
Mexico City and was a member of the Congregation of the missionaries
of Guadalupe, priestly studies that abandoned in 1953. Not knowing
what to do with his life, Del Castillo thought at some time studying
medicine. However, his mother encouraged him to study acting and in
1954 joined the Film Institute, theater and broadcasting of the
National Association of actors (ANDA) directed by Andrés Soler.He
began his career in the early 1950s as an actor in experimental
theater in separate assemblies. He has participated in more than 40
plays: Réquiem para una monja (1957), La Llorona (1959) of Fernando
Wagner, Señoritas a disgusto (1962), Cada quien su vida (1968),
Tócame la negra (1980), among others.
Mexican actor of theater, film and television who has dabbled as a
screenwriter, director and arguer film, beginning his career in the
cinema's golden era.Del Castillo was born in the Juárez Hotel of the
city of Celaya, Guanajuato. Eldest son of rural teacher Aurora Galván
Valenzuela (1901-1992) and Eduardo Del Castillo-Negrete Rivera
(1907â€"1948), firefighter who lost his life in the fire of the
hardware store called "La Sirena" in Mexico City.His brothers are
Federico (actor, 1936-1980) and Leopoldo. When he was young, his
parents divorced and in 1945 his mother remarried. He studied in
schools of Government in San Luis PotosÃ, and after the death of his
father in 1948, the Government offered scholarships to the children of
deceased firefighters so that they could study in any school. Del
Castillo was a rebellious youth, and on the instructions of his
mother, in 1952 joined the Mexican seminary for foreign missions in
Mexico City and was a member of the Congregation of the missionaries
of Guadalupe, priestly studies that abandoned in 1953. Not knowing
what to do with his life, Del Castillo thought at some time studying
medicine. However, his mother encouraged him to study acting and in
1954 joined the Film Institute, theater and broadcasting of the
National Association of actors (ANDA) directed by Andrés Soler.He
began his career in the early 1950s as an actor in experimental
theater in separate assemblies. He has participated in more than 40
plays: Réquiem para una monja (1957), La Llorona (1959) of Fernando
Wagner, Señoritas a disgusto (1962), Cada quien su vida (1968),
Tócame la negra (1980), among others.
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