Miguel Contreras Torres (September 28, 1899 – June 5, 1981) was a Mexican-born actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He was married to Liechtensteiner-born actress Medea de Novara.
From 1951 to 1979, he and his wife owned Gutenberg Castle in Balzers.
Selected filmography Director El águila o el nopal (1929/1930) Juárez y Maximiliano (1934) No te engañes corazón (1936) La paloma (1937) The Mad Empress (1939) Simón Bolívar (1942) Father Morelos (1943) Lightning in the South (1943) María Magdalena: Pecadora de Magdala (1946) Pancho Villa Returns (1950) Vuelve Pancho Villa (1950) (alternate version of Pancho Villa Returns, but with Pedro Armendariz replacing Leo Carrillo in the title role Under the Sky of Spain (1953) Tehuantepec (1954)
Producer Madman and Vagabond (1946)
Bibliography Noble, Andrea. Mexican National Cinema. Routledge, 2005.
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