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El Monje Blanco (1945)
Character: Piero
In an Italian monastery during the XIII century, a white image appears sculpted by Fray Paracleto humble mystically and sew clothes. Besides a mysterious woman appears Orsina Galata. She tells her story to the Father Provincial and thus dates back to his past.
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El Cementerio De Las Aguilas (1938)
Character: Fernando Montes de Oca / Vicente Suárez
When the U.S. invasion and the landing of troops in 1847 begins, the former cadet Miguel de la Peña (Jorge Negrete) and his friend Agustin Melgar (Jose Macip) decide to return to the military college and fight heroically in the defense of the Mexican army.
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Dueña y señora (1948)
Character: N/A
After his wife dies, the master of the house can... maybe... acknowledge that he had children with the houseekeeper. But will he?
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El derecho a la vida (1959)
Character: Dr. Luis Cordova
Four interlocking stories about pregnancy all intersecting in an obstetrician's office.
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El charro inmortal (1955)
Character: narrator (voice only)
Film clips spanning the career of recently deceased actor-singer Jorge Negrete, with a small amount of documentary footage and some exclusive-to-here tributes.
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Las interesadas (1952)
Character: N/A
Three young women sharing an apartment take in a man they injured in a car accident; while he's recovering, they also make friends with a homeless man. And then...
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Mujeres sin mañana (1951)
Character: Willy Stevens
Loosely-plotted melodrama about five "hostesses" and the owners of a waterfront nightclub.
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Pompeyo el conquistador (1953)
Character: N/A
Timid guy creates an alter-ego who will get tough with people while he continues being gentle and jolly.
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Una luz en mi camino (1939)
Character: N/A
A blind songwriter struggles to get his work published, and meanwhile a girl he's sweet on disappears from his life when her employer puts the moves on her.
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La casa de la zorra (1945)
Character: N/A
The owner of an illegal gambling casino witnesses all the problems in the life of her dissolute son and finally acts in a way that'll help him rehabilitate himself.
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Ocho hombres y una mujer (1946)
Character: N/A
Eight shipwrecked men do the Robinson Crusoe thing on an uninhabited island... and then they're joined by an aviatrix whose plane conks out in their airspace.
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Persiguelas y... alcanzalas (1969)
Character: N/A
After a millionaire playboy is murdered, police enlist a look-alike of the victim to impersonate him in a sting operation.
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El Intruso (1944)
Character: N/A
A man discovers that the second child he is expecting is the product of his wife's infidelity, who dies in childbirth. The boy, named Alberto, is treated as if he were a servant. His brother José Manuel, on the other hand, is treated well and all his whims are fulfilled and therefore he becomes lazy and irresponsible.
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De mujer a mujer (1950)
Character: Javier
As every year, the happy marriage of Luis and Isabel wakes up ready to celebrate her onomastics her and that of her daughter, unaware that the day reserves a tragic twist in the destiny of their lives, because the girl dies in a fatal accident. The impression is so strong that Isabel becomes mad until the point of being confined in a sanatorium. And looking for her health, the doctor forbids Luis to see his wife. He can only get news from her via Emilia, the young nurse who cares for Isabel.
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Lagunilla, mi barrio (1981)
Character: N/A
After 42 years of working as an antiquarian , Abel is fired by the children of his recently deceased employer; however, after this unexpected situation that leaves him in solitude and with little chance to get a new job, he decides to start again as antiques dealer in the popular Lagunilla market . There he will find real friends ; a humble life and, above all , a new opportunity to fall in love regardless of social differences.
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México de mis amores (1979)
Character: N/A
Anthology of clips from classic-era Mexican films, with reality-footage of elderly actors discussing their memories of the period.
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Arrabalera (1951)
Character: Felipe
Working-class girl marries rich playboy, gets implicated in his criminal activities.
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La noche del sábado (1950)
Character: Príncipe Florencio
In Rome, a beautiful young model named Donina is hired by a sculptor, Leonardo, inspired her to do a statue he hopes will be his masterpiece. The striking statue of Prince Florencio, heir to the throne of Preslavia, who presented at the banquet in his villa in Rome. Soon their beauty is all the rage across the country, the girl is the feeling of the moment and decides to leave with her prince, leaving behind all his life, including his daughter, who leaves her under the protection of Leonardo.
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Préstame tu cuerpo (1958)
Character: Manuel
Heaven Can Wait scenario; a young woman dies forty years ahead of schedule because her guardian angel made a mistake... so the divine powers that be put her back on earth in a new body.
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La familia Pérez (1949)
Character: Luis Robles del Valle
Gumaro Pérez must fulfill all the whims of his wife, who is sworn lady of society even though the Pérez are not a wealthy family. In order not to look bad with his wife, Gumaro asks for a loan, but when he receives it, all his co-workers take it from him since he owes everyone money.
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El medallón del crimen (1955)
Character: Raúl González
Going out for a drink with the guys after work, a salaryman get in over his head with a gangster's moll and a murder.
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La mujer legítima (1945)
Character: Cristina
Widower wants to remarry, but his adult children are slow to warm to his new wife. One daughter in particular tries very hard to discredit her in his eyes.
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La mujer legítima (1945)
Character: Ángel
Widower wants to remarry, but his adult children are slow to warm to his new wife. One daughter in particular tries very hard to discredit her in his eyes.
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Padre contra hijo (1955)
Character: Juan de Dios
Eloisa works hard, sewing, to his son Juan de Dios. He learns that he is the bastard son of Cecilio, who owns almost a whole town named: San Juan de Dios, Durango.
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El ángel negro (1942)
Character: grown Jorge
Despite the strange death of Jorge's previous wives, Elisa decides to marry him.
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Herencia macabra (1939)
Character: Tato (as Sanchez Navarro)
A plastic surgeon goes mad when he discovers that his wife have an affair. He fakes her death and disfigure her and locks her in the cellar.
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Las señoritas Vivanco (1959)
Character: Inspector
Two women of lesser descent are dedicated to stealing to support their brother's daughter.
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El Asesino X (1955)
Character: Carlos Encinas / Asesino X
A murderer turns himself to the police, but claims amnesia and insists he's unable to tell them anything about his crime.
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La miel se fue de la luna (1952)
Character: Raul (as Manolo Fábregas)
Dr. Pablo, something womanizer, going to marry with Mini and cheats África, singer and his lover, telling her to wait while she is on tour in Cuba. With her, he poses as a friend industrial, Ricardo and his intention is not to see her again. While Africa is out he marries Mini, which proves to be terribly jealous. Complications ensue when Africa returns to Mexico and start searching for the fake Richard. By chance a friend of Mini will be in a beauty salon and this ensures she can take to "Ricardo" because is "a friend of her husband". A typical sitcom with a blistering pace.
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Las tres Elenas (1954)
Character: N/A
A woman married to a renowned doctor confesses to her mother that she has fallen in love with her daughter's young boyfriend.
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Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
Character: Colonel Beltran
When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.
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Reportaje (1953)
Character: Rafael Galindo, reporter
Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve.
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Mecánica Nacional (1972)
Character: Eufemio
A mechanic takes his family to a car race and a series of events occur which brings problems, betrayals, violence and the unexpected death of an elderly person.
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La isla de los dinosaurios (1967)
Character: Professor
A group of scientists in search of lost Atlantis are plane wrecked on an uncharted island full of stock footage monsters fresh from One Million BC. Occasionally we get an original papier mache monster peaking out from behind an alcove, but for the most part this is typical Mexican filmmaking for the period. With Armond Silvestre and Alma Delia Fuentes.
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The Candy Man (1969)
Character: Lt. Garcia (as Manuel Fábregas)
An American actress travels to Mexico to make a movie and brings her daughter with her. Upon arriving in Mexico, she is spotted by a drug dealer who also heads a kidnapping ring. He plants one of his drug-addicted "customers" with the actress as her nanny in order to be kidnap the child for ransom, but things don't work out as planned.
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La Barraca (1945)
Character: Tonet
The film chronicles the adventures of a peasant family of the late nineteenth century to push through his work with the opposition and hatred of the rest of the villagers.
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El mártir del Calvario (1952)
Character: Judas
The life of Jesus from the beginning of his ministry, his miracles, the Sermon on the Mount and his death on the cross.
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Captain Scarlett (1953)
Character: The Duke de Corlaine
Captain Scarlett rescues Princess Maria from being abducted while travelling. She's not exactly grateful. He finds out that she is to be married to a man she doesn't like, so Captain Scarlet attempts to help her but winds up in prison for his efforts. He escapes and finally helps the reluctant bride who winds up joining Captain Scarlett and his sidekick and they become something along the lines of the three musketeers.
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Bandera rota (1979)
Character: Ing. Eduardo Vallejo Arizpe
When a group of young filmmakers witness and film a crime of passion, the most outrageous blackmail of the century begins. By means of a fantastic plan, the filmmakers send to the murderer, a financial and industrial big shot, a copy of the movie that incriminates him and they demand him an improvement of the standard of living for the working class.
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