Mario Almada (actor)

When his brother Fernando decided to take up acting, Mario decided to become a film producer. He wrote his first film script in 1963. The Almada brothers had their own family-run production company that eventually dissolved due to financial troubles from lack of profit.http://escritores.cinemexicano.unam.mx/biografias/A/ALMADA_otero_mario/biografia.html Biografía de Mario Almada

When his brother Fernando decided to take up acting, Mario decided to become a film producer. He wrote his first film script in 1963. The Almada brothers had their own family-run production company that eventually dissolved due to financial troubles from lack of profit.http://escritores.cinemexicano.unam.mx/biografias/A/ALMADA_otero_mario/biografia.html Biografía de Mario Almada

In 1965 Mario played the role of [[Bruno Rey]] in the film ''Los Jinetes de la Bruja'', which the Almada brothers produced and Fernando acted as protagonist. Rey was injured during the shooting and Mario agreed to take his place. At the end of the decade, Mario and Fernando were starting off as film protagonists in western films such as ''Emiliano Zapata''. The following year (1969), Mario acted as protagonist alongside [[Julio Alemán]]. The film concerns a man (the Tunco Maclovio) who is haunted by the ghost of his friend Juan Mariscal, who died at the age of 15 from an accidental shooting by Tunco Maclovio. This film won him a Diosa de Plata as “Best Co-starring Actor”.

In 1965 Mario played the role of [[Bruno Rey]] in the film ''Los Jinetes de la Bruja'', which the Almada brothers produced and Fernando acted as protagonist. Rey was injured during the shooting and Mario agreed to take his place. At the end of the decade, Mario and Fernando were starting off as film protagonists in western films such as ''Emiliano Zapata''. The following year (1969), Mario acted as protagonist alongside [[Julio Alemán]]. The film concerns a man (the Tunco Maclovio) who is haunted by the ghost of his friend Juan Mariscal, who died at the age of 15 from an accidental shooting by Tunco Maclovio. This film won him a Diosa de Plata as "Best Co-starring Actor".

Almada then filmed ''Aquellos años'', ''Por eso'', ''Cazador de asesinos'', ''El puerto maldito'', ''La viuda negra'', ''Divinas palabras'', ''El valle de los miserables'', among others. He returned with ''[[La Viuda Negra (1977 film)|La viuda negra]]'' and was nominated for an [[Ariel Award|Ariel]] for his performance [http://escritores.cinemexicano.unam.mx/biografias/A/ALMADA_otero_mario/biografia.html Biografía de Mario Almada] Although according to the official website of the Ariel,{{cite web|url=http://www.academiamexicanadecine.org.mx/ver_ariel.asp?tipo%3Dpelicula%26idPelicula%3D376 |title=Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas, A.C. | Ganadores y Nominados |accessdate=2015-04-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210042210/http://www.academiamexicanadecine.org.mx/ver_ariel.asp?tipo=pelicula&idPelicula=376 |archivedate=2014-12-10 }} this nomination was not made until 1984, although ''La Viuda Negra'' was released in 1977.

Almada then filmed ''Aquellos años'', ''Por eso'', ''Cazador de asesinos'', ''El puerto maldito'', ''La viuda negra'', ''Divinas palabras'', ''El valle de los miserables'', among others. He returned with ''[[La Viuda Negra (1977 film)|La viuda negra]]'' and was nominated for an [[Ariel Award|Ariel]] for his performance [http://escritores.cinemexicano.unam.mx/biografias/A/ALMADA_otero_mario/biografia.html Biografía de Mario Almada] Although according to the official website of the Ariel,{{cite web|url=http://www.academiamexicanadecine.org.mx/ver_ariel.asp?tipo%3Dpelicula%26idPelicula%3D376 |title=Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas, A.C. | Ganadores y Nominados |accessdate=2015-04-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210042210/http://www.academiamexicanadecine.org.mx/ver_ariel.asp?tipo=pelicula&idPelicula=376 |archivedate=2014-12-10 }} this nomination was not made until 1984, although ''La Viuda Negra'' was released in 1977.

During the 1970s, Almada's films were box office successes. In this decade, however, he changed his usual role of a hero/cowboy figure to a recurring villain in urban action films, highlighted in ''Peor Que Las Fieras'' alongside [[Rogelio Guerra]] and [[Yolanda Liévana]]. Moreover, like in the end of the 1960s, he made another change, since he began to star without his brother in many of his films during the 1980s. In addition, he worked on films dealing with other subjects, such as ''[[La Viuda Negra (1977 film)|La viuda negra]]'' (1977) and ''La fuga del rojo'' (1982). Almada recognizes that:

During the 1970s, Almada's films were box office successes. In this decade, however, he changed his usual role of a hero/cowboy figure to a recurring villain in urban action films, highlighted in ''Peor Que Las Fieras'' alongside [[Rogelio Guerra]] and [[Yolanda Liévana]]. Moreover, like in the end of the 1960s, he made another change, since he began to star without his brother in many of his films during the 1980s. In addition, he worked on films dealing with other subjects, such as ''[[La Viuda Negra (1977 film)|La viuda negra]]'' (1977) and ''La fuga del rojo'' (1982). Almada recognizes that:

“Es difícil quedar satisfecho con el trabajo que uno hace, y siempre espera que la siguiente película sea mejor, aunque la gente lo que pide es acción. Hice películas de otro género como ''[[Divinas palabras (1978 film)|Divinas palabras]]'', ''La india'' y no tuvieron éxito, la gente no las fue a ver, prefieren la acción y eso ha sostenido a la industria.”

"Es difícil quedar satisfecho con el trabajo que uno hace, y siempre espera que la siguiente película sea mejor, aunque la gente lo que pide es acción. Hice películas de otro género como ''[[Divinas palabras (1978 film)|Divinas palabras]]'', ''La india'' y no tuvieron éxito, la gente no las fue a ver, prefieren la acción y eso ha sostenido a la industria."

["It is difficult to be satisfied with the work you do, and you always hope that the next movie is better, but the people want action. I made films in other genres such as ''[[Divinas palabras (1978 film)|Divinas palabras]]'', ''La india'' and they did not succeed, people did not go to see them, they prefer action and that has sustained the industry."]

["It is difficult to be satisfied with the work you do, and you always hope that the next movie is better, but the people want action. I made films in other genres such as ''[[Divinas palabras (1978 film)|Divinas palabras]]'', ''La india'' and they did not succeed, people did not go to see them, they prefer action and that has sustained the industry."]