Manuel Granada

Manuel Granada (né Benjamin Italo Jose Ingenito O'Higgins) was an actor in American, Spanish, Argentine and Mexican films. For the first half of his career, he worked under the name Paul Ellis.

Granada was born Benjamin Italo Jose Ingenito O'Higgins in Buenos Aires on November 6, 1896. He made his film debut in the Metro-Goldwyn film The Bandolero in 1924 under the name Paul Ellis. An April 1925 article by Harry Carr for Motion Picture dubbed him 'Hollywood's New Sheik.' Like other Latino actors in silent-era Hollywood, he had adapted a WASPy screen name, which stood in contrast to his dark features, a look that was popular at the time. Despite this, he was still cast almost exclusively as secondary ethnic characters, unlike his contemporaries in silent-era Hollywood like Gilbert Roland and Barry Norton (a fellow Argentine).

The coming of sound found Paul Ellis relegated to bit parts, though he did secure some substantial roles in Spanish-language versions of English-language films such as La Voluntad del muerto (1930). In 1930, he also wrote and appeared in Charros, gauchos y manolas, a musical directed by Xavier Cugat. These films were usually released in Spanish-language territories only. He continued to appear in American films for another ten years, mostly in brief uncredited roles, though he is remembered by some for his appearance in Marihuana (1936), which retains a small cult following. He made his last American film, Whistling in the Dark, in 1941.

Still using the name Paul Ellis, Granada next shows up in films in 1947 in Argentina, and continued to appear in films in Spain and Argentina. He appeared in the Mexican/Argentine co-production La Tierra del Fuego se apaga. He made his last film appearance in 1971 in the Spanish film El bosque del lobo. He died on January 30, 1974.

Selected filmography

• The Bandolero (1924)
• Pretty Ladies (1925)
• The Pace that Thrills (1925)
• The Dancer from Paris (1926)
• Three Hours (1927)
• The Younger Generation (1929)
• In Old California (1929)
• Charros, gauchos y manolas (1930)
• Alma de Gaucho (1930)
• La Voluntad del muerto (1930)
• The Common Law (1931)
• El pasado acusa (1931)
• Hombres de mi vida (1932)
• Soñadores de gloria (1932)
• No Man of Her Own (1932)
• Contrabando (1932)
• Laughing at Life (1933)
• The Woman Condemned (1934)
• One Night of Love (1934)
• The Merry Widow (1934)
• Reckless (1935)
• Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
• Marihuana (1936)
• Heroes of the Alamo (1937)
• The Buccaneer (1938)
• Di que me quieres (1939)
• Ninotchka (1939)
• Rose of Washington Square (1939)
• Arizona Gang Busters (1940)
• Down Argentine Way (1940)
• Blondie Goes Latin (1941)
• They Met in Argentina (1941)
• Blood and Sand (1941)
• Too Many Blondes (1941)
• Desperate Cargo (1941)
• Whistling in the Dark (1941)
• La senda oscura (1947)
• El precio de una vida (1947)
• Derecho viejo (1951)
• Rebelión en los llanos (1953)
• El pescador de coplas (1954)
• La Tierra del Fuego se apaga (1955)
• El sol sale todos los días (1958)
• El pequeño coronel (1960)
• El secreto de Tomy (1963)
• Crimen de doble filo (1965)
• Oscuros sueños de agosto (1967)
• El bosque del lobo (1971)

External links

• Manuel Granada at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Granada, Manuel
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Date of birth	1896
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Date of death	1974
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