Description: Original 1953 CHRISTIANE MARTEL Miss Universe Beautiful 8x10 Portrait Photo Promo Christiane Magnani Martel was born in Piennes, France, in 1932, and is of Italian and French descent. After winning a couple of regional beauty contests, she was crowned Miss Universe in 1953, in Long Beach, California; the title included a movie contract with Universal International studio, through which she played minor roles several films. Her time in California also included a short (70-days) drama-filled marriage to a department-store heir named Ronnie Marengo. In 1954, Martel moved to Mexico to pursue her acting career. It was Mexico’s golden age of cinema, and she quickly won lead roles in a range of films, starting in 1955 with Abajo el Telon (Drop the Curtain) opposite the multi-talented Cantinflas. Martel and her future husband Miguel Alemán Velasco (son of the former Mexican president Miguel Alemán Valdés) were great friends with Mexico’s movie idol Pedro Infante; Martel was Infante’s first celebrity guest on his 1954 telethon – the first ever in Mexico – to support restoration of the Basilica of Guadelupe in Mexico City. Christiane Martel’s film career was relatively short but prolific; between 1954 and 1962, she starred or appeared in 32 movies, 17 filmed in Mexico. Besides Abajo el Telon, her best-known films are ¡Viva el amor! (1958), Señoritas (1959), and Juana Gallo (The Guns of Juana Gallo, 1961), my favorite, starring María Félix and Juan Aguilar. ***SUPER RARE - No originals exist of this photo outside of this listing, everywhere else are reprints, copies and or held in museums. *** CM-3 MEASURES: 8” x 10” CONDITION: Edge and corner wear (crimps, rounding) as well as discoloration, slight curling - you can see all of these condition notes in my pictures. Overall: VERY GOOD SHIPPING: Fast & free via USPS (for USA). Will ship same day if payment is received by 3pm EST! Free returns! Shipped with care (cardboard backers, bubble wrap, peanuts & or double boxed whenever necessary). Signature confirmation for high value items is required.
Price: 460 USD
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
End Time: 2024-11-22T21:52:23.000Z
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Industry: Movies
Size: 8” x 10”
Object Type: Photograph
Original/Reproduction: Original
Style: Black & White
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
