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Arturo Martínez (actor)
Arturo Martínez (21 January 1919 – 21 August 1992) was a Mexican film actor and film director, director.Wood p.53 He began his career by appearing in ''Juan Charrasqueado'' (1948) during the Golden age of Mexican cinema and went on to appear in around a hundred and eighty films during his career. He started directing films in 1961. Selected filmography Actor * ''Juan Charrasqueado'' (1948) * ''Laura's Sin'' (1949) * ''Don't Love Me So Much'' (1949) * ''Rough But Respectable'' (1949) * ''Love in Every Port (1949 film), Love in Every Port'' (1949) * ''The Woman of the Port (1949 film), The Woman of the Port'' (1949) * ''My Favourite'' (1950) * ''Red Rain (1950 film), Red Rain'' (1950) * ''Rosauro Castro'' (1950) * ''Tenement House (film), Tenement House'' (1951) * ''The Shrew'' (1951) * ''Radio Patrol (1951 film), Radio Patrol'' (1951) * ''From the Can-Can to the Mambo'' (1951) * ''The Lone Wolf (1952 film), The Lone Wolf'' (1952) * ''The Minister's Daughter (1952 film), The Mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Patrol (1951 Film)
''Radio Patrol'' (Spanish: ''Radio Patrulla'') is a 1951 Mexican crime drama film directed by Ernesto Cortázar and starring David Silva, Emilia Guiú and Arturo Soto Rangel.Riera p.34 It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director José Rodríguez Granada. Cast * David Silva as Rodolfo Nava * Emilia Guiú as Diana * Arturo Soto Rangel as Sargento Roberto Nava * José Muñoz as Jefe policía Rodrigo * Arturo Martínez as Rogelio Nava * Mauricio Garcés as Sebastián * Mario Caballero as Comediante * Arturo Castro 'Bigotón' as Comediante * Joaquín Chacón as Cantante * Herminio Kenny as Cantante * Lupita Alday as Cantante * El Trío Aguilillas EL, El or el may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * El, a List of Shugo Chara! characters#El, character from the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' by Peach-Pit * Eleven (Stranger Things), Eleven (''Stranger Things'') (El), a fiction ... as Gru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boxer (1958 Film)
''The Boxer'' (Spanish: ''El boxeador'') is a 1958 Mexican sports drama film directed by Gilberto Gazcón and starring Joaquín Cordero, Ariadna Welter and Arturo Martinez.Riera p.82 It was shot at the Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by Salvador Lozano Mena. Cast * Joaquín Cordero as Natalio Sanchez; Kid Relampago * Ariadna Welter as Carmen * Arturo Martinez as Indio López * Alfonso Mejía as Ray Corona * Miguel Ángel Ferriz as Doctor * Carlos Ancira as Ronco * Fanny Schiller as Madrastra de Carmen * Enrique King as Entrenador * Antonio Raxel as Don Arturo * Francisco Rosales * Guillermo Herrera as Hermano de Lupita * Norma Angélica as Lupita * Rogelio 'Frijolitos' Jiménez Pons as Espectador niño * Ismael Rodríguez * Salvador Lozano as Marido espectador boxeo * José L. Murillo as Médico de la comisión * Mario Cid as Revendedor de boletos * José Luis Trejo * Luis Aguilar as Cantante * José El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffles (1958 Film)
''Raffles'' (Spanish: ''Raffles mexicano'') is a 1958 Mexican crime film directed by Alejandro Galindo (director), Alejandro Galindo and starring Rafael Bertrand, María Duval (Mexican actress), María Duval and Prudencia Grifell.Hardy p.284 The film is based on E.W. Hornung books about the British gentleman thief A.J. Raffles, who is portrayed here as a Mexican. The film appears to be Lost film, lost. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gunther Gerszo. Plot summary Cast * Pepe Alameda * Miguel Arenas * León Barroso * José Baviera * Rafael Bertrand as Roberto 'Rafles' * Quintín Bulnes * Alfonso Carti * Víctor Manuel Castro * Mario Cid * Manuel Dondé * María Duval (Mexican actress), María Duval as Señorita Espíndola * Prudencia Grifell as Doña Constancia * Arturo Martínez (actor), Arturo Martínez as Comandante * Roberto Meyer * Martha Mijares as Alicia * Mario Sevilla * Manuel Trejo Morales * Jorge Trevino References Bibliography * Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Body Snatcher (1957 Film)
''The Body Snatcher'' (, ), is a 1957 Mexican horror film directed by Fernando Mendez who also co-wrote the film with Alejandro Verbitzky. Plot In Mexico, Police Captain Carlos Robles ( Crox Alvarado) has no leads to solving a series of grisly murders of several of Mexico's top athletes. Unknown to the Comandante, scientist Don Panchito is responsible for the murders and has been murdering the athletic community in order to provide test subjects for his experiments; Panchito's procedure involves removing the victim's brain and replacing it with that of an animal's in an effort to find a way to conquer death. Desperate to solve the murders, Robles enlists the help of wrestler Guillermo Santana ( Wolf Ruvinskis) who acts as bait in order to catch the murderer. However, the trap goes awry and Santana is captured and murdered by Panchito who then removes his brain and replaces it with the brain of a gorilla. Unlike many of Panchito's other victims, Santana survives the procedure but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Scorpion (film)
''The Black Scorpion'' is a 1957 black-and-white giant arachnid horror film from Warner Bros., produced by Jack Dietz and Frank Melford, directed by Edward Ludwig, and starring Richard Denning, Mara Corday, Carlos Rivas, and Mario Navarro. The film's stop-motion animation special effects were created by Willis O'Brien. In the film, volcanic activity releases giant prehistoric scorpions from the earth. They wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City. Plot An earthquake strikes Mexico, resulting in the overnight birth of a new volcano. Geologists Dr. Hank Scott and Dr. Arturo Ramos are dispatched to study this crisis at the village of San Lorenzo, the two men finding a destroyed house and a totaled police car en route. They find a dead policeman nearby, and an abandoned and seemingly orphaned infant. They take the infant to San Lorenzo and give it to friends of the child's missing parents, while being welcomed by the village's priest, Father Delga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Curse Of The Aztec Mummy
''The Curse of the Aztec Mummy'' (Spanish: ''La Maldición de la Momia Azteca'') is a 1957 Mexican horror film directed by Rafael Portillo. It is the second film in the Aztec Mummy series which began with ''The Aztec Mummy'' (Spanish title:La Momia Azteca) which was released earlier that year. Plot The plot is continued from the first film in the series, ''The Aztec Mummy''. The evil Dr. Krupp (Luis Aceves Castañeda) known as ''The Bat'' escapes from the police with the aid of his gang. He once again tries to get possession of the Aztec princess Xochitl's gold breastplate and bracelet by hypnotizing her current reincarnation, Flor Sepulveda, to get her to reveal the location of Xochitl's tomb. Confusion reigns as Krupp and his thugs are opposed by Flor's fiancé Dr. Almada, his mild-mannered assistant Pinacate, and a mysterious masked superhero called the Angel. Dr. Krupp kidnaps Flor, Dr. Almada, and the Angel and tries to force Almada to translate the hieroglyphics on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Aztec Mummy
''The Aztec Mummy'' () is a 1957 Mexican adventure horror film produced by Guillermo Calderon from his own story idea, scripted by Alfredo Salazar, and directed by Rafael Portillo. The plot centers on a group of scientists who uncover a secret Aztec tomb through past-life regression, only to awaken an ancient warrior who has been cursed to guard the tomb and its hidden treasures. It is the first of a trilogy featuring the titular character, all filmed back-to-back in order to increase potential profit. Plot Dr. Eduardo Almada, a scientist with controversial views on hypnosis and past lives, presents his theories before a group of neuropsychiatrists and is met with extreme skepticism. Realizing he needs proof in order to convince others of his theories, Almada decides to conduct an experiment on his fiance, Flor Sepúlveda which he does reluctantly after she volunteers. Unbeknownst to the couple, they are spied upon by a master criminal known as "The Bat", secretly Almada's academi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hidden One
''The Hidden One'' () is a 1956 Mexican drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * María Félix - Gabriela * Pedro Armendáriz - Felipe Rojano * Andrés Soler - General Nemesio Garza * Arturo Martínez - Don Cosme * Domingo Soler - Tata Agustino Rojano * Jorge Martínez de Hoyos - Máximo Tepal * Carlos Agostí - Octavio Montero * Sara Guasch - Hortensia * Miguel Manzano - Don Chente * Carlos Riquelme - Doctor Herrerías * Eduardo Alcaraz - Señor Ariza * Rafael Alcayde - Ranch Master (as Rafael Alcaide) * Alfredo Wally Barrón - Don Ventura (uncredited) * Lupe Carriles - Woman in mourning (uncredited) * Arturo Castro - Train conductor (uncredited) * José Chávez - Train employee (uncredited) * Alicia del Lago - Woman who throws stone at Gabriela (uncredited) * Manuel Dondé - One-Eyed Man (uncredited) * Lidia Franco - Gossipy woman in window (uncredited) * Emilio Garibay - Capitain (uncredited) * El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tailored Gentleman
''A Tailored Gentleman'' (Spanish: ''Caballero a la medida'') is a 1954 Mexican comedy film, directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Martha Valdés and Ángel Garasa.Pilcher, p. 156. The film's art direction was by Gunther Gerszo. Plot Cantinflas is a model of tuxedos for a tailor shop, wandering around in the streets wearing the tuxedos while also wearing an ad put on his back. In the meantime, he also works as a tailor for his neighbors, and collaborates with Lita (Martha Valdés) and Father Feliciano (Domingo Soler) in the neighborhood's dispensary, where Lita works as a nurse. At the same time, the life of Don Pascual Lachica ( Ángel Garasa), an anguished millionaire whose family only respects him as a provider, is shown. One day after work, Cantinflas arrives to return the tuxedo, but the store was closed, so he takes the ad off his back and returns home while still well-dressed, running on his way home into the wedding of Don Pascual's daughter. Don Pascual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Border (film)
''Northern Border'' (Spanish: ''Frontera norte'') is a 1953 Mexican crime film directed by Vicente Oroná and starring Fernando Fernández, Evangelina Elizondo, and Víctor Parra.Noble p.154 Cast * Fernando Fernández as Carlos Gómez * Evangelina Elizondo as Rosaura * Víctor Parra as El baby * Dagoberto Rodríguez as Roberto Gómez * Gloria Mestre as Gloria * Arturo Martínez as Esbirro del baby * Raúl de Anda Jr. as Cato * Elisa Asperó as Sra. Gómez, madre de Carlos * Antonio Bravo as Abogado * Gilberto González as El Zurdo * Jaime Fernández as Jimmy * Federico Curiel as Detective policía * Roberto G. Rivera as Teodoro * Julio Sotelo as Comandante * María Gentil Arcos as Madre Lolita * Manuel Dondé * Jorge Arriaga as Ronco * Enrique del Castillo as Policía secreto * Agustín de Anda as Bolero / policía secreto * Lupe Carriles as Sirvienta en Tijuana * Manuel Casanueva as Jefe Durán * Arturo Cobo as Bailarín * Enedin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lottery Ticket Seller
''The Lottery Ticket Seller'' (Spanish: ''El billetero'') is a 1953 Mexican drama film directed by Raphael J. Sevilla and starring David Silva, Esther Fernández and Rodolfo Acosta Rodolfo Pérez Acosta (July 29, 1920 – November 7, 1974) was a Mexican-American character actor who became known for his roles as Mexican outlaws or American Indians in Hollywood western films. He was sometimes credited as Rudolph Acosta ....Agrasanchez p.100 Cast References Bibliography * Rogelio Agrasánchez. ''Cine Mexicano: Posters from the Golden Age, 1936-1956''. Chronicle Books, 2001. External links * 1953 films 1953 drama films Mexican drama films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Raphael J. Sevilla Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films Films scored by Gonzalo Curiel {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |