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Jorge Mistral

Modesto Llosas Rosell (24 November 1920 – 20 April 1972), known professionally as Jorge Mistral, was a Spanish film actor. During the 1940s, he became a star in films produced by CIFESA. In the 1950s, he lived and worked in Mexico and appeared in Luis Buñuel's Abismos de pasión in 1954. Later, in the 1960s, he directed three films.

Early life

Jorge Mistral was born Modesto Llosas Rosell on 24 November 1920 in Aldaia, province of Valencia, Spain. His father was from Puerto Rico and his mother from Catalonia.

Death

Suffering from cancer, Mistral committed suicide with a gunshot while living in Mexico City, Mexico.

Filmography

Filmography as film director

Jorge Mistral with Zully Moreno in: Amor prohibido, 1958
  • Crimen sin olvido (1968) (Inédita)
  • La Piel desnuda (1966)
  • La Fiebre del deseo (1966)

Screenwriter

  • Crimen sin olvido (1968)
  • La Piel desnuda (1966)

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