Written in OTHER SPORTS on 7/3/2023 12:03 pm
Hitting the ball and appearing in front of the cameras are two recurring dreams in people. This actress achieved both, even though she didn’t hit a ball. We introduce you to the professional tennis player who left her career for the Golden Cinema, but a director belittled her.
Who is the professional tennis player who left her career for the Golden Cinema?
Her name is Elda Peralta Ayala and she was born on July 28, 1932 in Hermosillo, Sonora. Her father, also originally from Sonora, wanted Elda and her daughters to learn English quickly and sent them to internees in the United States. The actress’s family was of lineage, although they lost their property in the Mexican Revolution Before he started in movies, he played as a professional tennis player and did well However, his dream was to be in front of the cameras and even when he was playing white sports, he met the writer and journalist Luis Spota She told him about her aspiration and Spota in 1949 paved the way for entertainment, even getting her the leading role in a movie. But the debut was not as she expected and she gave one of the phrases that are most remembered for her “That filmmaker, of whom I will not say his name, especially since he has already died, wanted to put me through the Caudine gallows (it is when someone does something by force without really wanting to). I refused, because I was rebellious enough not to let myself be dragged”, indicated the Peralta From being the protagonist, he went on to have only a small scene on the tape. Before starting to record, he had to wait 9 hours and when it was finally his turn, Luis Spota entered the forum. The director yelled “Cut!” and told Peralta that an actress could not afford to have a boyfriend and although she revealed that Spota was not going to see her, her participation was no longer filmed. However, she did not give up her dream and recorded more than 40 films as hypocrite (Dir. Miguel Morayta Martínez, 1949); The black Angustias (Dir. Matilde Landeta, 1949) and I need money (Dir. Miguel Zacarías, 1951) She even became a writer and shared the pseudonym Óscar Ayala with Luis Spota
This is how this professional tennis player left the racket for the Golden Cinema, even though a director has belittled her work. Without a doubt, a life that many would long to have.
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2023-07-03 18:03:00
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