At The Cocoanut Grove

  September 15th through October 15th is Hispanic Heritage Month. In the past to acknowledge this, I have made posts on Hispanic actors and movies. I'm adding more movies again, because while you might be familiar with the actors you might have never seen one of their movies. Here's a few to check out.  The Cuban Love Song (1931) Directed By: W. S. Van Dyke Starring: Lupe Velez, Lawrence Tibbett, Jimmy Durante Running Time: 86 Minutes Juarez (1939) Directed By: William Diererle Starring: Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Gilbert Roland Running Time: 125 Minutes High Noon (1952) Directed By: Stanley Kramer Starring: Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Katy Jurado Running Time: 85 Minutes The Littlest Outlaw (1955) Directed By: Roberto Gavaldon Starring: Pedro Armendariz, Rodolfo Acosta, Joseph Calleia Running Time: 73 Minutes In Caliente (1935) Directed By: Lloyd Bacon Starring: Dolores del Rio, Pat O'Brien, Leo Carrillo Running Time: 84 Minutes Viva Zapata! (1952) Directed...

September 15th begin Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs until October 15th. In honor of that I've put together 5 actors (mostly silent film stars) you should know. Now I know most people are familiar with Rita Hayworth, Desi Arnaz and Rita Moreno and so forth so I decided to put down actors you might not be familiar with. Anita Page Born Anita Evelyn Pomares to a Spanish father whose roots traced back to El Salvador.  Films to check out: Our Dancing Daughters (1928), The Flying Fleet (1929) and The Broadway Melody (1929) Myrtle Gonzalez On her father's side her roots trace back to Mexico.  Gonzalez is considered the first Hispanic film star.  Films to check out: The Kiss (1914),  Captain Alvarez (1914) and The Chalice of Courage (1915) Beatriz Michelena On her father's side her roots trace back to Venezuela.  Older sister Vera was also an actor and father Fernando was a famous tenor. Films to check out: Salomy J...