Alfredo del Diestro

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 the Municipal Theater of Cali, he met Francisco Antonio Posada, who proposed him to co-direct with the Spaniard Máximo Calvo the silent feature film María. Del Diestro did the art direction, directed the dialogues and the staging. He returned to Mexico in 1924, where he continued working in film. His most outstanding performance was in the feature film Allá en el rancho grande, made in 1936.

Alfredo del Diestro is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 27 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Neither Blood Nor Sand (1941), Shadow of Pancho Villa (1933), María (1922), Prisoner 13 (1933), Nobleza ranchera, El jefe máximo (1940), El compadre Mendoza (1934), Hombres del aire (1939). The recorded credits span 1922 to 1949, including 27 movies and 0 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.