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Cuando Regrese Mamá (1961)
Character: Doña Panchita (uncredited)
A family of six children are orphaned on Christmas Eve and struggle through a year without parental support.
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Cuando me vaya (1954)
Character: Amiga de María en Nueva York (uncredited)
Fictionalized version of the life of songwriter Maria Grever.
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Ángel o demonio (1947)
Character: Invitada a fiesta (uncredited)
Wealthy young gentleman falls in love with a cabaret girl of no breeding; he overcomes his prejudices and accepts her in spite of her past... will she live up to his expectations of her?
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Inmaculada (1950)
Character: Espectadora concierto (uncredited)
A single mother discovers her daughter getting ready to elope with an unworthy boyfriend, so she sits the girl down and tells her the whole entire story of her own very unhappy marriage.
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El puente del castigo (1946)
Character: Criada (uncredited)
In a Mexican village during XIX century, word spread of a curse. Old José tells Carmen about the curse surrounding the Bridge of Punishment, said to affect anyone who wishes for another person’s death.
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La culta dama (1957)
Character: Monja (uncredited)
A pregnant and very poor woman has no place to give birth, and turns to a society lady for help.
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¡Fíjate qué suave! (1948)
Character: Angustias
There are two sisters who will soon receive a large inheritance and several men want to marry them to participate in that heritage.
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El gallo giro (1948)
Character: Mujer iglesia (uncredited)
A young man goes to the city to make his fortune, unaware that fate is preparing a surprise for him. He will fall in love on the train.
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Acuérdate de vivir (1953)
Character: Invitada fiesta
In Guanajuato, a piano teacher delays her marriage to an engineer not to let her younger sisters alone. As he is love with her voice, he is mistaken for a sister whom he marries. The teacher then goes to the capital. There she becomes part of a family of young students, who believe she is the mistress of his father, so she suffers the scorn and reproach. Over the years the parents die and she renounces to the inheritance they leave her.
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Pepita Jiménez (1946)
Character: Invitada a bienvenida de Luis (uncredited)
On March 22, four days after returning to his home in Andalusia, Luis de Vargas writes the first of his letters to his uncle and favorite professor at the seminary. He reports that his father intends to fatten him up during his vacation, to have him ready to return in the fall to finish his training for the priesthood. He mentions in passing that his father is courting a twenty-year-old, attractive widow, Pepita Jiménez; his father is fifty-five years old. Pepita had been married for only a short time to an eighty-year-old moneylender named Gumersindo. Luis is not eager to see his father marry again, but he promises his uncle not to judge Pepita before he knows her.
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Fruto prohibido (1953)
Character: Invitada baile (sin créditos)
A writer is given custody of his editor's daughter after she is orphaned. Once she grows up, they become romantically involved.
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Los amores de una viuda (1949)
Character: Mujer en restaurante (uncredited)
A widow remarries... and then her missing-presumed-dead first husband reappears.
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Soltera y con gemelos (1945)
Character: Invitada boda (uncredited)
A father imposes conditions on his son in order to inherit his fortune, unaware of what true love is capable of. The son accepts his father's terms and faces a series of challenges that ultimately lead him to become the heir.
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Noche de perdición (1951)
Character: Madre de Margarita (uncredited)
A dancer is accused of killing a businessman. When her husband finds out, he decides to take her kid away from her.
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Coqueta (1949)
Character: Miembra del patronato (uncredited)
Blind nightclub pianist takes in a young singer/entertainer when she hits bottom... but once she gets stable and starts thinking about maybe a boyfriend, his unspoken intentions start to surface.
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La pícara Susana (1945)
Character: Invitada cena (uncredited)
Socialist librarian gets mixed up in the family life of a spoiled rich girl and her screwball family.
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Ella y yo (1951)
Character: Invitada fiesta (uncredited)
Pedro Muñoz is a womanizer that does not escape one until Irene Garza arrives and makes him to see his luck, while the aunt of her tries to separate them.
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La extraña pasajera (1953)
Character: Abuela en tren (sin créditos)
During a long train trip, the Police has discovered jewelries in the personal bag of an actress, but she turns out to be innocent.
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El que murió de amor (1945)
Character: Invitada recepción (uncredited)
Magicians transfers two peoples' souls (or whatever you want to call them) into each other's bodies.
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Los Tres Mosqueteros (1942)
Character: Dama de la corte (uncredited)
Cantinflas and three friends return a stolen necklace to an actress who invites them to be extras at Clasa studios. While on the set, he falls asleep and dreams that he is d'Artagnan, fighting on behalf of Queen Anne.
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Cri-Cri el Grillito Cantor (1963)
Character: Vendedora (uncredited)
Biography of the famous composer of children's music Gabilondo Soler. Starts from his childhood, when he worked as a pastor and grandmother tried to teach him to play the piano. Later he went to the city to study music theory and began writing his first songs.
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Viva Mi Desgracia (1944)
Character: Mujer en feria (uncredited)
After drinking a special concoction made of various types of alcohol, the once-timid Ramon (Pedro Infante) suddenly turns into a brawler and extroverted ladies' man. With his newfound confidence, Ramon attempts to win the heart of the woman (María Antonieta Pons) he loves. Full of enjoyable songs and funny scenes, this entertaining Mexican musical centers on a wealthy man who finally realizes that money can't buy him love.
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El río y la muerte (1954)
Character: Doña Joaquinita (uncredited)
A useless and bloody vendetta has been going on for ages between two families in this Mexican village. Men, sons, have killed each other for generations, for a so-called conception of honor in a revenge that never ends since it is also triggered by people of the village. Now, today, there are only two sons left, one in each family. One has become a doctor in the big city and his culture is modern. The other last one - of the other family - hasn't left the village and is waiting for the doctor to come "home" as he plans to kill him, to settle this war on this matter of honor once and for all. And the people of the village want blood.
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El circo (1943)
Character: Espectadora circo (uncredited)
A cobbler gets a job in a Circus as a janitor, recommended by the beautiful girl rider of the show. But later, he gets in trouble when he involves in dangerous acts, such as the trapeze. Obviously, our friend will risk his life by the love of his new girlfriend.
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El inocente (1956)
Character: Invitada a recepción (uncredited)
After a quarrel with her boyfriend on New Year's Eve, Mane drives her car from Mexico City to Cuernavaca to meet her parents in their country house. The car breaks down in the highway and Mane has to ask for help. Mechanic Cruci arrives and, after testing the car, offers Mane a ride on his motorcycle. Back in Mane's house, she invites him some drinks to celebrate New Year's Eve. They get drunk and, the morning after, Mane's parents arrive and find them sleeping together. Not knowing what happened, Mane and Cruci are forced to get married against their will.
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El gato con botas (1961)
Character: La dama del tiempo
Following the death of their miller father, his eldest son inherits the mill, the middle one a donkey, and the youngest a cat. While initially disappointed, the lad soon learns not only that the cat can talk but is quite resourceful.
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Bugambilia (1945)
Character: Mamá de Mercedes (uncredited)
In mid-nineteenth century Guanajuato, the beauty and charm of the young heiress Amalia conquers the lowly foreman Ricardo with fatal results. Prevented from consummating their love, Ricardo is going to Guanajuato where again later become the rich owner of a mine. On his return, fate has prepared a tragic encounter with Amalia.
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El gángster (1965)
Character: Anciana piadosa
An old gangster returns from the United States to Mexico City to live with his sister-in-law and his two nephews, where he will face the daily life of a middle-class family.
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El hombre inquieto (1954)
Character: Invitada a boda (uncredited)
Adult street urchin passes himself off as rich man's long-lost son.
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El tejedor de milagros (1962)
Character: Mujer en iglesia (uncredited)
Arnulfo is a man weaving baskets. Remedios has given birth in front of the house of a woman and her aid, but the village is spread the word that the child born as a child God and an atheist would think exploit to their advantage the "miracle ".
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Tambien de dolor se canta (1950)
Character: Clienta en cabaret (uncredited)
The movie starts with Braulio Peláez (Pedro Infante), a schoolteacher, having just fallen off his horse, representing the situation he and his family are in. The next scenes introduce the viewer to his family and their poor financial and social situation. As Braulio stumbles around looking for his glasses, he causes a famous film star, Alfonso de Madrazo (Rafael Alcaide) to crash his car. Braulio offers him to eat at his house as an apology. Braulio's sister and mother, big film fans, immediately recognise Alfonso and attempt to get him to bring the girl, Luisa Peláez (Irma Dolores) to Mexico City to become a film star. Alfonso agrees and tells them to come to the capital.
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La tía Alejandra (1980)
Character: Grandmother
The arrival of Aunt Alejandra triggers a series of nightmarish events that will put the life of a family at mysterious risk.
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A.T.M. ¡A toda máquina! (1951)
Character: Clienta del club (uncredited)
A drifter lands a job as an officer in México City's elite motorcycle police unit and gets home with a mate of this unit. The mate is in love with a girl, but he and she are always making jealous to each other. The drifter and the mate get involved themselves in a fight to become the winner of conquering ladies and performing unit acrobatic tricks, interfering with their friendship and profession.
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Naná (1944)
Character: Invitada teatro (uncredited)
Based in the Émile Zola novel of the same name, which details the life of Nana, a French prostitute of the 19th century.
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Las infieles (1953)
Character: Invitada fiesta (sin créditos)
Governess falls in love with the uncle of the children she's teaching. Then complications.
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Flor silvestre (1943)
Character: Espectadora de jaripeo (uncredited)
The film features Fernandez himself as a character named Rogellio Torres. The lion's share of the footage, however, is devoted to the romance between Esperanza, granddaughter of a common laborer, and Jose Luis Castro, the firebrand son of a landowner. Joining a revolutionary movements, Castro is disowned by his father, but Esperanza remains loyally by his side. Later on, Castro's father is killed by outlaws; in seeking vengeance, he sacrifices his own life, while Esperanza carries on his revolutionary work with their young son in tow.
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Ustedes los ricos (1948)
Character: Invitada a casa de doña Charito
Pepe el Toro is married to Celia la Chorreada and they have two children.
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¡Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra! (1943)
Character: Invitada a cena (uncredited)
In times of the French Intervention, a student of Nunó, author of the Mexican National Anthem, falls in love with the niece of the French Ambassador, which causes quite amusing complications.
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Rosauro Castro (1950)
Character: Mujer en velorio (uncredited)
Cardoza's death, a candidate for mayor of a village chief enemy and Rosauro Castro, leads to Mr. Garcia Mata to undertake an investigation. Upon arriving realizes that even the whole town, including the mayor, lives in fear by the chief and only achieved revenge end the injustices committed by Rosauro Castro.
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El gran calavera (1949)
Character: Invitada a fiesta (uncredited)
Portrayal of a family’s attempt to change the spending habit of the indulgent and hedonistic patriarch, Alfredo. The family decides to try to fool him into spending less by telling him that his large fortune is gone.
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Amok (1944)
Character: Mujer en casino (uncredited)
A doctor embezzles the proceeds of his Parisian clinic in order to better support the manipulative woman with whom he is having an affair. After losing all the money while gambling, he is forced to flee to an undeveloped region of India. There, he tries to mitigate the onslaught of a disease the natives term "Amok," while his past mistakes still plague him.
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Salón México (1949)
Character: Profesora (uncredited)
Mercedes works as a cabaret performer to pay for her sister's studies. Problems begin when Mercedes and Paco, her exploiter, win a dance contest, but he refuses to share the prize with her.
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