Enrique Acosta (actor)
Enrique Acosta | |
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| Born | Feb. 26, 1870 Mexico City |
| Died | May 22, 1949 Los Angeles, CA |
| Occupation | Actor |
Enrique Acosta was a Mexican American movie actor who immigrated with his family to Los Angeles, CA, from Mexico after 1910 to escape the violence created by the Mexican Revolution. Enrique Acosta, bilingual in English and Spanish, acted in many of Hal Roach foreign language shorts in the early 20th century, living with his three sons and wife, Josefa A Acosta, in Culver City, California near the Hal Roach Studios. Extended family resided in Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, California -- his adult son, Joaquín Enrique Acosta, Sr., daughter in law, Catalina Ortiz Acosta and grandson, Joaquín Enrique Acosta, Jr.
In the early 20th Century, Culver City was a Sundown town, making it necessary for the Acosta family to declare themselves "white". Declaring themselves to be white [1]on birth certificates and other public documents was common practice for many Mexican Americans in Los Angeles County during the 20th century.
He was fortunate to be both a silent film actor and to continue his career into "talkies", the name at the time for sound film.
Enrique Acosta worked with many early 20th film stars including, Laurel and Hardy filmography in many of Hal Roach Studio's foreign language shorts. [2] Politiquerías[3], is a Spanish language version feature film expanded from the English language Chickens Come Home (1931) Laurel and Hardy short film by Hal Roach Studios.
At age 66, he relished his role as General Calixto García in A Message to Garcia (film) (1936), starring a very young Barbara Stanwyck. In many of his film roles he usually played an authority figure such as a judge, military officer or police officer. When he wasn't an authority figure, he was an elegant guest. He had many other uncredited roles.[4] There is a common misspelling of Enrique Acosta's name as Enrique Costa.
In Don Q, Son of Zorro, a 1925 silent film by Donald Crisp, starring Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Astor, he played, Ramon. In a few short years, the Silent Film Era[5] was almost completely over by 1931, pushed into oblivion by the huge success of The Lights of New York (1928) film.
Enrique Acosta died in Culver City, California, May 22, 1949 at the age of 79.
| Date | Film | media | Character |
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| 1925 | Don Q, Son of Zorro | silent film | Ramon |
| 1930 | Tiembla y Titubea (Laurel and Hardy) | sound film | Police Chief |
| 1930 | Huye-Faldas (Laurel and Hardy) | sound film | Father |
| 1930 | Una Cana Al Aire | sound film | Charley's boss |
| 1930 | Ladrones (Laurel and Hardy) | sound film | Police Chief |
| 1931 | Politiquería (Laurel and Hardy) | sound film | Judge |
| 1931 | El Alma de a Fiesta | sound film | Senador |
| 1931 | Los Presidiarios | sound film | Warden |
| 1931 | Monerias | sound film | The Captain |
| 1936 | A Message to Garcia | sound film | General Calixto García |
References
- ↑ Ortiz, Vilma; Telles, Edward (April 2012). "Racial Identity and Racial Treatment of Mexican Americans". Race and social problems. 4 (1): 10.1007/s12552–012–9064-8. doi:10.1007/s12552-012-9064-8. ISSN 1867-1748. PMC 3846170. PMID 24307918.
- ↑ "Catching Up With Laurel and Hardy in Spanish". UCLA Film & Television Archive. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ↑ Horne, James W. (1931-05-01), Politiquerías (Comedy), Hal Roach Studios, retrieved 2023-01-30
- ↑ "Enrique Acosta". Trakt. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ↑ "The Silent Film Era". Museum of the Moving Image. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
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