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Alfredo del Diestro

Born
Oct 7, 1885 · Aged 65
Died
Feb 20, 1951
Place of birth
Valparaíso, Chile
Gender
Male
Movie credits
45
TV credits
0
Directing credits
2
Also known as (1)
  • Alfredo del Diestro Cavallté

Biography

Actor and film director, born in Valparaíso Chile, October 7, 1885, died in Mexico City in 1951. Son of Spanish merchant Juan del Diestro and Italian pianist Matilde Cavaletti, Alfredo del Diestro spent his adolescence in Havana with his parents. In 1900 he returned to Colombia with the theatrical company Juan del Diestro, formed by him and his younger brother Juan. The company remained in the country until 1903, when it resumed its transhumance through Central America and the Caribbean. In Havana he met the Mexican actress Emma Roldán, and married her. In 1920, when he was doing a season at…