Joselito RodrĂguez
Biography
Joselito RodrĂguez was born on February 12, 1907 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was a writer and director, known for Jalisco, Don't Backslide (1941), El misterio de Huracán RamĂrez (1962) and De sangre chicana (1974). He was married to Elisa Mas de RodrĂguez.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 1953, 2h 15m • as Médico del ring
Family comedy and family melodrama involving father and son wrestlers, little brothers, little sisters, girlfriends, waitresses...
Movie - 1948, 2h 15m • as Hombre con gorra marinero (uncredited)
Starring Mexican star Pedro Infante, "Black Angels" is about a couple formed by a beautiful woman and a singer, both white, who are parents of a black girl. The woman blames him, but the girl will suffer the racist treatment from her own mother. Mexican version of the famous novel by Fannie Hurst "Imitation of Life"
Movie - 1970, 2h 15m • as Don Mauricio Badú (uncredited)
A racist woman who doesn't know about her own mixed heritage—even though she's lived with her black mother since birth—marries a pop singer. Everybody conspires to protect her from finding out about herself. It's not clear exactly why they do that.