Arturo de CΓ³rdova (MΓ©rida, May 8, 1908 - Mexico City, November 3, 1973) was a Mexican actor. He made over one hundred films in all. Arturo GarcΓa RodrΓguez was born inΒ MΓ©rida, YucatΓ‘n. Most of CΓ³rdova's films were made in Mexico and he became a major motion picture actor inΒ Latin AmericaΒ andΒ SpainΒ winning threeΒ Silver Ariel's and received four other nominations. CΓ³rdova starred in the severalΒ AmericanΒ films during the 1940s includingΒ For Whom the Bell TollsΒ (1943),Β Frenchman's CreekΒ (1944),Β Incendiary BlondeΒ (1945), andΒ New OrleansΒ (1947).