Medea de Novara

Liechtenstein-born Mexican actress (1905–2001)
Miguel Contreras Torres
(m. 1936; died 1981)

Medea de Novara (18 April 1905 – 1 November 2001) was a Liechtensteiner-born actress who appeared in Mexican films. She was married to the Mexican film director Miguel Contreras Torres. She was noted for her resemblance to the Empress Carlota of Mexico who she played four times on screen.[1]

From 1951 to 1979, he and her husband owned Gutenberg Castle in Balzers.[2] She reserved the right to live in the castle until her death in 2001.[3] Her brother Kindle Florian served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein.[4]

Selected filmography

  • Juarez and Maximillian (1934)
  • The Mad Empress (1939)
  • María Magdalena: Pecadora de Magdala (1946)

References

  1. ^ Dick p. 54
  2. ^ Federspiel-Kieber, Loretta (31 December 2011). "Kindle de Contreras Torres (de Reynolds), Hermine". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Ground plan of Gutenberg Castle on Burgenwelt.de" (in German). 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  4. ^ Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Kindle, Florian". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2024.

Bibliography

  • Dick, Bernard F., Hal Wallis: Producer to the Stars. University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
  • Medea de Novara at IMDb
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