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Noches de ronda (1943)
Character: N/A
Homeless singer-songwriter-piano-player gets a career boost with the support of a crippled waitress, and romance blossoms. Once he starts up the ladder of success, she starts feeling insecure about all the beautiful non-deformed women he's surrounded with.
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Los misterios del hampa (1945)
Character: N/A
Man on death row narrates the story of his life from childhood up through the criminal activities he's being executed for.
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La pícara Susana (1945)
Character: N/A
Socialist librarian gets mixed up in the family life of a spoiled rich girl and her screwball family.
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Caminito alegre (1944)
Character: N/A
An elderly homeless man is welcomed into an Old Folks' Home and becomes acquainted with the dramas of several of his companions.
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Martín Garatuza (1935)
Character: N/A
Sixteenth-century swashbuckler helps a young woman claim a rightful inheritance in the face of opposition from her father's widow and co-conspirators.
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Rosalinda (1945)
Character: N/A
Two adventurers visit a small coastal village in 1850 in hopes of getting access to a shipwreck that took place 100 years earlier. Also, local girlfriends.
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Celos (1936)
Character: Médico
Story about the rocky relationship between an engaged couple after the husband-to-be discovers a picture of his fiancée with an old boyfriend. He becomes consumed with jealousy and attempts to find out as many details as possible about her life before they met.
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Una luz en mi camino (1939)
Character: N/A
In a small city, talented María was trained as a singer by blind composer Joaquín. They both dream of making it big in the capital but, when they finally make the move, they find that success is not achieved without struggles.
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Tres hermanos (1943)
Character: N/A
The three sons of a Mexican family emigrated to USA end up fighting in WWII.
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El mexicano (1944)
Character: N/A
Felipe Rivera is a mysterious, dedicated young Mexican revolutionary living in exile in Los Angeles. To fund the revolution against Porfirio Díaz, Rivera fights in rigged boxing matches, using his immense, revenge-fueled determination to triumph and purchase weapons for the cause.
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La hija del regimiento (1944)
Character: N/A
In Fuente Clara over ten years since any man born. The population, mostly female, are desperate and resorts to the reigning prince.
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La tierra del mariachi (1938)
Character: N/A
Young woman's father, with the help of the boyfriend he prefers for her, spreads a rumor that the guy she likes better was already married.
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Yo maté a Rosita Alvírez (1947)
Character: N/A
Based on the famous corrido, this film tells the story of Rosa, a young coquette who comes to town only to face two men, Hipolito and Marcos, who fight for her affection. Rosa plays with the feelings of both without realizing that this can end in tragedy for her and for the men. In the village dance passions are unleashed when Hipolito finds Rosa flirting with another man, to make him jealous
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El Jorobado (1943)
Character: N/A
Historical drama/swashbuckler: Spain during the Inquisition.
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Caballo a caballo (1939)
Character: Administrador Hotel Plaza
Two con-men end up at a country estate, where they thwart some jewel-thieves.
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Viviré otra vez (1940)
Character: Mayordomo Justo
Card-sharks blackmail a dissolute young man into participating in a big robbery; his brother takes the rap for him.
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Mil estudiantes y una muchacha (1942)
Character: Don Alberto el rector
The dream of Atenodoro is to be a professor at the Faculty of Law. The students show enthusiasm for Ana, the professor’s daughter. Atenodoro resigns from his class, and the students try to make him return by pretending to be the rector and his family.
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Mi reino por un torero (1944)
Character: N/A
Professional bullfighter pretends to his girlfriend that he's a doctor, because her father hates bullfighters and would never let her marry one. Meanwhile...
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Mala yerba (1940)
Character: Don Anacleto
Plantation owner is way too much into his peasant girls. It causes problems.
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Konga Roja (1943)
Character: Médico
A new supervisor arrives at a banana plantation to find out the truth behind a series of strange events.
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México lindo (1938)
Character: Licenciado Lángara
The film of the thousand dancers, of the enchanting songs, of the sets that are splurge of luxury and beauty.
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El charro Negro (1940)
Character: Don Chon Pérez
Masked cowboy avenger in the style of The Lone Ranger, first film in a series of four.
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¡Ay, qué tiempos señor don Simón! (1941)
Character: Oropeza, el poeta
A not very grief stricken young widow flutters her hand fan between a dashing young soldier and an elderly politician in this Belle Epoque era musical comedy.
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La rebelión de los fantasmas (1949)
Character: Don Quijote
When an old house is about to be demolished to make room for a new radio station the famous ghosts which resides in the house start a revolt to alter the decision.
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Así es mi tierra (1937)
Character: Licenciado
With revolutionary Mexico as a backdrop, a successful local rancher returns triumphant from the war to the praise of townsfolk, and "El General" is ready to take a wife. However the senorita of choice already has fallen for a secret admirer, and a boyhood rival who is threatened by the General's popularity in turn plots against his life.
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La casa del ogro (1939)
Character: El encapuchado
Lives of the tenants in a shabby-genteel apartment house. Miserly landlord learns valuable life lessons.
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Gran Hotel (1944)
Character: Sr. Garnier
Cantinflas is a vagrant being evicted for not paying rent, after wandering gets a job at the 'Grand Hotel' through a friend, that's confused by Count Zapatini, who is undercover in the hotel, stealing a gem making this funny movie more complicated.
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El socio (1946)
Character: Don Ramiro
A former singer, determined to succeed in business, comes up with a partner and just believing their existence. In the end, wake up ...
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El compadre Mendoza (1934)
Character: Atenógenes
In the midst of the Mexican Revolution, the landowner Mendoza manages to get along with both the government and the revolutionary group. For the former, he is a supporter of Huerta. For the latter, he is a Zapata supporter. Depending on the political preference of whoever visits him at his hacienda, he has portraits of Huerta or Zapata put up, and organizes a party in honor of his visitors. However, time goes by and the situation becomes untenable. For whom will he take sides?
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Cuando los hijos se van (1941)
Character: Sebastián Ramos
Unjustly accused of theft, the noble Raimundo is forced to leave his paternal home. A new incident, caused by the ambition of his brother José, causes Raimundo to be disowned by his girlfriend María and by his father, the just and strict Don Pepe. The only one who believes in Raimundo is his mother, Dona Lupita, a woman who suffers deeply because of the wrong decisions of her children.
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El moderno Barba Azul (1946)
Character: N/A
An American soldier (Keaton) during World War II escapes from an airplane crash over the Pacific Ocean. He arrives on a beach believing he has landed in Japan, but he is actually in Mexico. He wanders into a fishing village and is arrested under the mistaken belief that he is a wanted serial killer. Keaton and another prisoner are put in the custody of an scientist who is planning to launch a manned rocket into outer space. The two prisoners, along with the scientist’s assistant, are blasted into space but their craft lands in an isolated portion of Mexico instead. They mistake a beekeeper wearing protective headgear as an alien, while the beekeeper believes the trio (who are wearing wizard robes) are escaped lunatics. The prisoners and the scientist’s assistant are apprehended by the local police, and the matter is quickly settled. The film is notable both as Keaton’s only Mexican production and as the last time Keaton had star billing in a feature film.
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Venganza suprema (1934)
Character: Tío de Pepe
Julian gets framed for stealing a company check by his superior Carlos who's courting his wife Olga together trying to get him outa the way so they can be together, setting him up, the deed does the job and Julian lands in jail.
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Canaima (1945)
Character: Vellorini el malo (don José)
Marcos Vargas returns home to Ciudad Bolívar after finishing his studies in Trinidad. There he decides to start a business transporting merchandise to the interior of the jungle. A local chieftain will not make things easy for him.
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El gendarme desconocido (1941)
Character: Empleado hotel
A gang of thieves has jeopardized the city and even the police, whose chief urges their forces to captured the band within 48 hours. Meanwhile, band members meet in a cafe run by a widow and her daughter and her suitor, Cantinflas, who maintains a scuffle with the robbers running all at the station. Since then, Cantinflas become a member of the police force for special missions.
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El hijo desobediente (1945)
Character: Delegade
A poor young man is mistaken for a millionaire when he travels to the city to fulfill his dream of being a singer.
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El prisionero 13 (1933)
Character: Zertuche
Colonel Carrasco's wife Marta leaves him taking his young son. The child, Juan, grows into an admirable and well-mannered young man. Having been promoted to a higher rank of power amidst the Mexican Revolution, the indulgent and corrupt Colonel accepts a bribe to free a revolutionary, Felipe Martinez, from his prison. Martinez has been sentenced to execution at the hands of a firing squad. Carrasco asks to have the revolutionary replaced by absolutely anyone. In a twist of fate, that anyone turns out to be his own long lost son Juan. Upon receiving this news, Marta races to the prison and explains the predicament to Carrasco. He subsequently desperately attempts to prevent the gunning down of his son by his very own government officials.
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Águila o sol (1938)
Character: Castro
When three orphans that were raised together and love like brothers knows about plans to be separated and work outside, they escape and live in the street. They sell lottery and newspapers. When older, they became artists.
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