Antonio R. Frausto

Antonio R. Frausto
Born	20 September 1897 San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Died	29 January 1954 (aged 56) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1932 - 1952 (film)

Antonio R. Frausto (1897–1954) was a Mexican film actor. A leading character actor he became a familiar face during the Golden age of Mexican cinema, appearing more than ninety films. He played the nineteenth century dictator of Mexico Porfirio Díaz on screen several times.

Selected filmography

• Let's Go with Pancho Villa (1936)
• Such Is My Country (1937)
• Beautiful Mexico (1938)
• The Coward (1939)
• Narciso's Hard Luck (1940)
• Doña Bárbara (1943)
• My Memories of Mexico (1944)
• The Escape (1944)
• The Hour of Truth (1945)
• Tragic Wedding (1946)
• Midnight (1949)
• Over the Waves (1950)
• María Montecristo (1951)
• Now I Am Rich (1952)

Bibliography

• Mora, Carl J. Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004. McFarland, 2005.

External links

• Antonio R. Frausto at IMDb