Blanca de Castejón (May 13, 1906 â€" December 26, 1969) was a Puerto
Rican actress who appeared in 1930s Spanish-language Hollywood films
and is best remembered for her work in the Golden Age of Mexican
cinema, especially her award-winning supporting role in Escuela de
vagabundos. She was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and died in Mexico
City.Blanca de Castejón was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Rafael
de Castejon Hernáiz, a telegraph operator, and Josefa Otero Rivera, a
housewife.She made her film debut in El impostor (1931), one of three
films she made for Fox's Spanish-language unit. After stops in Mexico
City and Havana, where she worked in the theater, Castejón went to
Buenos Aires, where she made two feature films: Crimen a las tres
(1935, a box-office flop) and Por buen camino (1935).
Rican actress who appeared in 1930s Spanish-language Hollywood films
and is best remembered for her work in the Golden Age of Mexican
cinema, especially her award-winning supporting role in Escuela de
vagabundos. She was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and died in Mexico
City.Blanca de Castejón was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Rafael
de Castejon Hernáiz, a telegraph operator, and Josefa Otero Rivera, a
housewife.She made her film debut in El impostor (1931), one of three
films she made for Fox's Spanish-language unit. After stops in Mexico
City and Havana, where she worked in the theater, Castejón went to
Buenos Aires, where she made two feature films: Crimen a las tres
(1935, a box-office flop) and Por buen camino (1935).
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