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).
De Alba is also known for being briefly married to actress Zsa Zsa Gabor. His marriage to Gabor is considered one of the shortest celebrity marriages in history; they were married 13 April 1983, and their marriage was annulled the next day on 14 April 1983.
Personal life 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. De Alba relocated to New York City, and died there in 2005.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1945 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 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)
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