Castejón, Blanca de

(1914-1969)

   Blonde actress (one source says she was born in New York City, another says Puerto Rico) who appeared in Argentine cinema as early as 1935, then moved to Hollywood where she had roles in several Spanish-language features, including Mis dos amores (My Two Loves, 1938), with Tito Guízar. Her first Mexican film was La razón de la culpa (The Reason for the Blame, 1942). In Mexico, she specialized in playing slightly dizzy, attractive but somewhat older women; for just such a role in Escuela de vagabundos (School for Bums, 1954), she won the Best Female Co-Star Ariel. At one time married to Rafael Banquells.