Ernesto Alonso (February 28, 1917 â€" August 7, 2007) was a Mexican
producer, director, cinematographer and actor. He was nicknamed "El
Señor Telenovela" ("Mr. Soap Opera") because most of his work
centered on telenovelas known around the world.Ernesto began his
career as an uncredited extra in La Zandunga (1938), a movie starring
Lupe Vélez. He then appeared in 1939's "Papacito Lindo". His
popularity grew as he starred in many films of the 1940s, including
"La Gallina Culeca", "Historia de una gran Amor", "El Padre Morelas",
"El Jorobado", "La Corte del Faraon", "Marina", "El Gallero", and "El
Precio de la Gloria" in which he starred with his brother Alfonso
RamÃrez Alonso.He made another series of films throughout the 1950s,
including as the narrator of Los Olvidados (1950) and the lead in
Ensayo de un crimen (1955), both directed by Luis Buñuel. However, it
wasn't until the 1960s that Ernesto began appearing in telenovelas.
His first was "Cartas de amor" (1960) which also starred another
rising star Angélica MarÃa. Ernesto from there on only came out in
telenovelas including "Leyendas de Mexico" opposite Jacqueline Andere,
with whom he worked a lot in both films and telenovelas. Alonso's most
memorable performance was as Enrique de Martino in the 1983 telenovela
El Maleficio in which he played a devil-like character. His last
acting appearance was in the telenovela Entre el Amor y el Odio (2002)
in which he played Father Abad. Ernesto only made one film between
those years, 1986's El Maleficio II.Ernesto directing, produced and
even starred in his own telenovelas sometimes. 1960's "Espejo de
Sombras" was his first job as a director and he even produced it, but
his first producing job was "Cuidado con el Angel" that very same
year. Ernesto then made many memorable telenovelas including "La
Leona", "La Cobarde", both of which he directed, produced and starred
in. His last job as a director was the series "Cumbres Borrascosas"
(1979) which was a telenovela version of an Emily Brontë novel.
Ernesto then went to continue his career has a producer, producing
twenty-five telenovelas throughout the 1980s, nine throughout the
1990s, and four in the 2000s. His last producing work being the
telenovela "Barrera de Amor" which starred Yadhira Carrillo and Raquel
Olmedo. Ernesto was awarded the Special Golden Ariel at the Ariel
Awards in 2006 for his amazing career and contributions.
producer, director, cinematographer and actor. He was nicknamed "El
Señor Telenovela" ("Mr. Soap Opera") because most of his work
centered on telenovelas known around the world.Ernesto began his
career as an uncredited extra in La Zandunga (1938), a movie starring
Lupe Vélez. He then appeared in 1939's "Papacito Lindo". His
popularity grew as he starred in many films of the 1940s, including
"La Gallina Culeca", "Historia de una gran Amor", "El Padre Morelas",
"El Jorobado", "La Corte del Faraon", "Marina", "El Gallero", and "El
Precio de la Gloria" in which he starred with his brother Alfonso
RamÃrez Alonso.He made another series of films throughout the 1950s,
including as the narrator of Los Olvidados (1950) and the lead in
Ensayo de un crimen (1955), both directed by Luis Buñuel. However, it
wasn't until the 1960s that Ernesto began appearing in telenovelas.
His first was "Cartas de amor" (1960) which also starred another
rising star Angélica MarÃa. Ernesto from there on only came out in
telenovelas including "Leyendas de Mexico" opposite Jacqueline Andere,
with whom he worked a lot in both films and telenovelas. Alonso's most
memorable performance was as Enrique de Martino in the 1983 telenovela
El Maleficio in which he played a devil-like character. His last
acting appearance was in the telenovela Entre el Amor y el Odio (2002)
in which he played Father Abad. Ernesto only made one film between
those years, 1986's El Maleficio II.Ernesto directing, produced and
even starred in his own telenovelas sometimes. 1960's "Espejo de
Sombras" was his first job as a director and he even produced it, but
his first producing job was "Cuidado con el Angel" that very same
year. Ernesto then made many memorable telenovelas including "La
Leona", "La Cobarde", both of which he directed, produced and starred
in. His last job as a director was the series "Cumbres Borrascosas"
(1979) which was a telenovela version of an Emily Brontë novel.
Ernesto then went to continue his career has a producer, producing
twenty-five telenovelas throughout the 1980s, nine throughout the
1990s, and four in the 2000s. His last producing work being the
telenovela "Barrera de Amor" which starred Yadhira Carrillo and Raquel
Olmedo. Ernesto was awarded the Special Golden Ariel at the Ariel
Awards in 2006 for his amazing career and contributions.
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