Joe Alex
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 19, 1894, Ica, Peru
- Died
- August 15, 1948
- Movies
- 24
Joe Alex—the pseudonym of Alejandro Saenz Varona, born on May 19, 1894, in Ica (Peru) and died on August 15, 1948, in Lima (Peru)—was a Peruvian dancer, choreographer, singer, and actor.
A prominent figure in the interwar music-hall scene, he made his debut in 1918, appearing in revues, operettas, musicals, and comedies at venues such as the Olympia, the Théâtre du Perchoir, the Bataclan, and the Gaîté-Lyrique.
Nicknamed the "tragedian of the dark soul" and regarded by Paul Colin as one of the greatest stars of his era, he was a member of the *Revue Nègre* from 1925 to 1928—alongside Josephine Baker and Sidney Bechet—and founded the *Théâtre Africain* in 1938.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1947 | Les trois cousines | The black |
| 1947 | Le Bateau à soupe | L'indigène |
| 1946 | Mr. Gregoire Runs Away | Jeff, Tuffal's colored servant |
| 1945 | Children of Paradise | (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Adrien | The negro shoe-shine boy (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Lover of Borneo | (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Fort Dolorès | |
| 1939 | Pasha's Wives | Ali |
| 1938 | Satan's Paradise | |
| 1937 | Naples Under the Kiss of Fire | Le soutier |
| 1937 | Josette | Bamboula, le domestique |
| 1936 | Rigolboche | |
| 1935 | Le Clown Bux | |
| 1934 | The Kidnapping | |
| 1934 | Bouboule 1er, roi nègre | |
| 1933 | La Terreur de la pampa | |
| 1933 | L'Étoile de Valencia | Diego |
| 1931 | The Magnificent Wanderers | |
| 1930 | Little Lise | Le danseur noir |
| 1926 | Le Bouif errant | |
| 1926 | Boy | |
| 1925 | Le Prince charmant | |
| 1924 | The Lion of the Moguls | |
| 1923 | Le Nègre du rapide numéro 13 | Zambah-Ambah |
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