Augusto Benedico (December 20, 1909 – January 19, 1992), born ''Augusto Pérez Lias'', was a Mexican

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origin best known for his role as "Don Alberto Salvatierra" in the

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Los ricos también lloran ''Los ricos también lloran'' ("The Rich Also Cry") is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme ''Aprendí a Llorar'' ("I learned to cry"), a song w ...

'' and his role as "Don Fernando" in the

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educational television program '' Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish''.

Selected filmography

* ''La venenosa'' (1949) - El tigre * ''Capitán de rurales'' (1951) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''

They Say I'm a Communist ''They Say I'm a Communist'' (Spanish: ''Dicen que soy comunista'') is a 1951 Mexican comedy film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Adalberto Martínez, María Luisa Zea and Miguel Manzano.Agrasánchez p.26 Cast * Adalberto Martínez as ...

'' (1951) - Don Federico, jefe de Benito (uncredited) * ''

Doña Perfecta ''Doña Perfecta'' (1876) is a 19th-century realist novel by Benito Pérez Galdós from what is called the first of Galdós's three epochs in his novels of social analysis. Plot summary The action occurs in 19th century Spain, when a young l ...

'' (1951) - Don Anselmo (uncredited) * ''Aquellos ojos verdes'' (1952) - Guillermo (uncredited) * ''Prisionera del recuerdo'' (1952) - Sr. Villalba * ''Casa de muñecas'' (1954) - Agustín Arreola * ''El gran autor'' (1954) - Don Sergio * ''La rival'' (1955) * ''Después de la tormenta'' (1955) * ''Historia de un amor'' (1956) - Especialista médico (uncredited) * ''Con quién andan nuestras hijas'' (1956) - Padre de Beatriz * '' La Ilegítima'' (1956) - Don Alfonso (uncredited) * ''Esposas infieles'' (1956) * ''Juventud desenfrenada'' (1956) - Jefe del Tribunal * ''Tinieblas'' (1957) - Licenciado Gómez * ''Concurso de belleza'' (1958) * ''Ama a tu prójimo'' (1958) - Empresario * ''El hombre que logró ser invisible'' (1958) - Luis / Lewis hall * ''Sabrás que te quiero'' (1958) - Luis Mendoza * ''Kermesse'' (1959) - Don Jose Gómez * ''Siete pecados'' (1959) - Eduardo del Campo * ''Manicomio'' (1959) - Dr. Gustavo Ortiz, señor director * ''Nacida para amar'' (1959) * ''

La Fièvre Monte à El Pao ''La fièvre monte à El Pao'' ("''Fever Mounts at El Pao''", also known in English as ''Republic of Sin'') is a 1959 film by director Luis Buñuel. Gérard Philipe died four months after the filming. This was his last film. Plot On the remote Ca ...

'' (1959) - Le ministre Sáenz (uncredited) * '' Yo pecador'' (1959) - Doctor * ''La cigüeña dijo sí'' (1960) * ''Mundo, demonio y carne'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1960) - Monseñor * ''Dios sabrá juzgarnos'' (1961) * ''Confidencias matrimoniales'' (1961) * ''Espiritismo'' (1962) - Sacerdote * ''Las recién casadas'' (1962) - Sacerdote * ''

The Exterminating Angel ''The Exterminating Angel'' ( es, El ángel exterminador, links=no) is a 1962 Mexican surrealist film written and directed by Luis Buñuel, starring Silvia Pinal, and produced by Pinal's then-husband Gustavo Alatriste. It tells the story of a g ...

'' (1962) - Carlos Conde * ''Los secretos del sexo débil'' (1962) * ''Estos años violentos'' (1962) - Dr. Sáenz * ''Cascabelito'' (1962) * ''

Santo vs. las Mujeres Vampiro ''Santo vs. las Mujeres Vampiro'' (also known as ''Samson vs. the Vampire Women'') is a 1962 supernatural action horror film starring the wrestling superhero Santo. The film was featured on a 1995 episode of '' Mystery Science Theater 3000''. ...

'' (1962) - Prof. Orlof * ''El cielo y la tierra'' (1962) - Doctor * ''Santo contra el rey del crimen'' (1962) - Matias * ''Santo en el hotel de la muerte'' (1963) - Matias * '' Santo contra el cerebro diabolico'' (1963) - * ''Mi vida es una canción'' (1963) * '' Amor y sexo'' (1964) - Carlos * ''Napoleoncito'' (1964) - Director del banco * ''La mano que aprieta'' (1966) - Julio Arena (uncredited) * ''Sólo para tí'' (1966) - Ricardo * ''

Pedro Páramo ''Pedro Páramo'' is a novel written by Mexican writer Juan Rulfo about a man named Juan Preciado, who promises his mother on her deathbed to meet Preciado's father for the first time in the town of Comala, only to come across a literal ghost t ...

'' (1967) - Padre Rentería * ''

Las amiguitas de los ricos ''Las amiguitas de los ricos'' ("The Girlfriends of the Rich") is a 1967 Mexican film. It stars Sara García Sara García Hidalgo (8 September 1895 – 21 November 1980) was a Mexican actress who made her biggest mark during the "Golden Age ...

'' (1967) - Raimundo * ''Le Rapace'' (1968) - Maitre Calvez * ''Cuatro hombres marcados'' (1968) * ''

The Big Cube ''The Big Cube'' is a 1969 American psychological-thriller film directed by Tito Davison and starring Lana Turner, Karin Mossberg, George Chakiris, Daniel O'Herlihy and Richard Egan. Its plot follows an aging former actress who is dosed with LSD ...

'' (1969) - Dr. Lorenz * ''

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'' (1969) - Invitado (segment "La puerta") * ''El último pistolero'' (1969) * ''Remolino de pasiones'' (1970) - Alfonso Solorzano * ''El pueblo del terror'' (1970) - Don Lucas Muñoz * ''La hora desnuda'' (1971) * ''El cielo y tu'' (1971) - Monseñor * ''Yesenia'' (1971) * ''Sin salida'' (1971) - Doctor * ''Secreto de confesión'' (1971) - Don Ignacio Roldán * ''

The Garden of Aunt Isabel ''The Garden of Aunt Isabel'' (Spanish: ''El jardín de la tía Isabel'') is a 1971 Mexican historical drama film directed by Felipe Cazals and starring Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Claudio Brook and Ofelia Guilmáin.Mora, p. 120. During the early 16 ...

'' (1972) * ''

Nadie te querrá como yo ''Nadie te querrá como yo'' ("No One Will Love You Like Me") is a 1972 Mexican film. It stars Hilda Aguirre as Isabel Carrasco, Andrés García as Javier, Gloria Marín as Señora Carrasco, Isabel's mother, and Sara García Sara García Hida ...

'' (1972) - Anibal Carrasco * ''El festin de la loba'' (1972) - Don Rubén * ''

Los Cachorros ''Los Cachorros'' (''The Cubs'') is a 1973 Mexican film drama directed by Jorge Fons and written by Fons, Eduardo Lujan, José Emilio Pacheco based upon the novel ''The Cubs and Other Stories'' by Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa. Plot It tel ...

'' (1973) - Sr. Cuéllar * ''El imponente'' (1973) * ''El monasterio de los buitres'' (1973) * ''Jalisco nunca pierde'' (1974) - Don Cenen Palomares * ''Sandakot na bala'' (1988)

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