Montalván, Celia

Celia Montalván photograph [signed] (1927), Mexico City

Mexico City: Compañía Industrial Fotográfica, 1927. 3.375"x5.37" single black and white photograph of film, stage, and television actress Celia Montalván (b. 1899 in Mexico City, d. 10 Jan. 1958 in Mexico City); during the Golden Age of Mexico Cinema. Here she is posed smiling with a beer a flapper dress and accessories. The reverse side has postcard markings and has multiple notes and identifiers; slight yellow soiling on a fourth of the postcard, mostly noticed on the back. This photograph is signed by Celia and dated 1927. The reverse has an advertisement for Moctezuma Beer with the tag line, "If you have tried the rest - not try the best - Celia Montalván says so." Item #238

"Celia Montalván was born in August 1899 in Mexico City, Mexico. Her first theater debut was along Aurora Walker in the "Las Walkirias" play. Her next big success was in the Spanish play "Las Corsarias". In 1920, she made her debut as a leading actress. She gained a very large popularity - people started printing post cards with her image. The postcards with Celia Montalván's image resulted in breaking the records for sales at the time, especially after her great success in the Revista Theater. The next big step in Montalván's career was her appearances in magazines like "¡Ra-Ta-Plan!". After having success with theater and magazines, her focus turned toward movies and she had a big success with El milagro de la Guadalupana in 1925. She became the first Mexican woman to film in Europe. In 1929, she started filming in Hollywood with the Rodriguez brothers. In 1935 she filmed her most famous piece of cinema, which was directed by Jean Renoir." (wikipedia [dot] com).

Price: $220.00