Sara García

Born: 1895-09-08

Sara García (8 September 1895 – 21 November 1980) was a Mexican actress who made her biggest mark during the "Golden Age of Mexican cinema". During the 1940s and 1950s, she often played the part of a no-nonsense but lovable grandmother in numerous Mexican films. In later years, she played parts in Mexican telenovelas. Known as "Mexican Cinema's Grandmother", García's image is displayed on the label of Mexico's traditional Abuelitachocolate, a company now owned by Nestlé.


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El analfabeto

as Doña Epifanita
Released: 1961-09-07

Inocencio Prieto y Calvo receives a letter telling him he is the heir to his uncle's fortune of...

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Why Was I Born a Woman?

as Doña Rosario
Released: 1970-08-20

A family gathers to celebrate Mother's Day, that day a woman discuss many problems about her...

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Los tres García

as Grandma Luisa García
Released: 1947-08-15

Ruled by a tough grandma, the Garcías are three charro cousins who fall in love with young...

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Joselito vagabundo

as Mrs. Guadalupe
Released: 1966-05-19

Rene, a street urchin, is coerced by the head of a gang of thieves, Frank, who wants to force...

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You’re Missing the Point

as Clotilde Regalado
Released: 1940-09-11

Cantinflas, the boyfriend of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order...

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El día de las madres

as uncredited
Released: 1969-04-17

Three interwoven stories about generational conflicts beween single mothers and their...

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Bello recuerdo

as Dona Sara
Released: 1961-10-16

Back from vacation, Lucy, a school's music teacher, misses a boy. People say he will not return...

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The Innocent

as Madre de Mané
Released: 1956-09-20

After a quarrel with her boyfriend on New Year's Eve, Mane drives her car from Mexico City to...

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El ropavejero

as uncredited
Released: 1947-01-23

Cirilo, a used clothes dealer, falls in love with Maria, who works as a cook in a house. One day...

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Escuela para solteras

as Doña Bernarda
Released: 1965-03-25

All-star ranchera fest, rom-com style. Four charros, four eligible young ladies.

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Perjura

as uncredited
Released: 1938-11-11

Musical romance set in 1880s Mexico.

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Nobleza ranchera

as uncredited
Released: 1977-08-04

Respected civic leader hired a gunman twenty five years ago to commit a murder for him. Now that...

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The Innocent

as La abuela
Released: 1972-11-02

The innocence of a woman due to a mental deficit will become the worst nightmare for her loved...

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Dicen que soy mujeriego

as Doña Rosa
Released: 1949-04-14

Pedro has had many lovers but he only loves one of them, but this romance stop going on for his...

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The Living Idol

as Elena
Released: 1957-05-02

An archaeologist believes a Mexican woman is the reincarnation of an Aztec princess.

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La comadrita

as Doña Chonita
Released: 1978-09-27

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Entre monjas anda el Diablo

as uncredited
Released: 1973-02-15

A man called “The Devil” makes a living in cock-fights. He falls for a girl who's about to enter...

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Faith, Hope and Charity

as Old woman (segment "Caridad")
Released: 1974-02-14

Three episodes. Faith: a woman is attacked. Hope: a fakir is crucified. Charity: a woman faces...

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Pobres millonarios

as Doña Margarita del Valle
Released: 1957-12-25

Squatter neighborhood finds a wealthy sponsor.

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Los dinamiteros

as Doña Pura
Released: 1964-11-02

Doña Pura, don Benito and don Augusto are three venerable old people who usually coincide each...

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Mamá Inés

as uncredited
Released: 1946-01-01

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Un novio para dos hermanas

as Sra. Cáceres
Released: 1967-07-06

Pili and uncle Angel travel to Mexico to see Mili dancing at her debut in a theater in the...

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El barchante Neguib

as Sara
Released: 1946-09-13

Small-town Arabic family moves to Mexico City to live with the oldest son who made his career...

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La trepadora

as uncredited
Released: 1944-09-21

Romantic triangles between city folk and country folk, with new money/old money issues...

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National Mechanics

as Doña Lolita
Released: 1972-12-28

A mechanic takes his family to a car race and a series of events occur which brings problems,...

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Vuelven los García

as Grandma Luisa García
Released: 1947-08-15

Ruled by a tough grandma, the Garcías are three charro cousins who fall in love with young...

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Sandwiches Here!

as Dolores
Released: 1951-10-12

College students, ready to start entering adult society, are ashamed of their working-class...

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El hijo del pueblo

as Vicenta Aurelia Fernandez; Chenta
Released: 1974-02-28

At the end of an unhappy romance, a Mexico City cabdriver decides he's fed up with big-city...

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Sor Ye-yé

as Madre María de los Ángeles
Released: 1968-03-09

Maria is a young orphan who lives with her wealthy aunt. Maria sings in a cocktail bar with his...

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No matarás

as uncredited
Released: 1943-08-19

A mother stands by helplessly while a scandal involving marital infidelity, blackmail and murder...

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La abuelita

as uncredited
Released: 1942-05-09

Granny rules the roost, but little sister's a bit rebellious. She listens to Cuban music, she...

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Yo quiero ser tonta

as Doña Atilana
Released: 1950-11-30

Dreamer father wants son to become a bullfighter, and daughter to become a singer, so they...

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Como México no hay dos

as uncredited
Released: 1981-09-15

Rags-to-riches story about the rise of a fictional ranchera-music superstar.

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La miel se fue de la luna

as Doña Martirio
Released: 1952-05-02

Dr. Pablo, something womanizer, going to marry with Mini and cheats África, singer and his...

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Eterna agonía

as Doña Cholita
Released: 1949-06-22

Convicted on flimsy evidence of complicity in a jewel robbery, there's nothing he can do...

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Regalo de reyes

as uncredited
Released: 1942-03-05

Class conflicts between two families; one's upper-class but decaying, one's industrious...

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Las amiguitas de los ricos

as uncredited
Released: 1968-06-20

On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus engineers a miracle that will rehabilitate three kept women into...

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The White Horse

as Doña Refugio
Released: 1962-02-15

Claimed by his grandmother, who lives in a Mexican village, Joselito begins the journey from...

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Los leones del ring contra la Cosa Nostra

as Doña Refugio
Released: 1974-07-25

Twin brother of murdered pro-wrestler goes after the killerses.

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Alejandra

as Doña Elena
Released: 1942-07-02

There's a lot of confusion about who Alejandra's parents are, and until those questions are...

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Los dos apóstoles

as Doña Angustias
Released: 1966-04-01

Two boys and two girls hook up at the big festival in a neighboring town. Once they get back...

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El hombre inquieto

as Doña Fátima Sayeh
Released: 1954-11-26

Adult street urchin passes himself off as rich man's long-lost son.

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The Third Word

as Matilde
Released: 1956-07-03

The English-language title of this Mexican musical was The Third Word. Singer Pedro Infante...

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¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla!

as Doña Severa
Released: 1946-01-31

Two charros from Hacienda A come a-courtin' to hacienda B, owned by a friend of their father's....

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¡Viva México!

as Doña Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez
Released: 1934-09-16

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Orange Blossoms for your Wedding

as Eloísa
Released: 1950-07-19

During the time of the Mexican Revolution, the eldest daughter of a conservative family must...

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End of the Party

as Doña Beatriz
Released: 1972-01-13

A motorcycle gang goes to a mansion where a party is being held and joy turns into tragedy.

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Yo quiero ser hombre

as uncredited
Released: 1950-06-30

In order to come into a large inheritance, young Divina must marry her cousin Pablo. Her aunt,...

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Por el mismo camino

as Tia Justa
Released: 1953-02-11

On vacation, an old lady and her niece pick up a hitch-hiker.

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El Papelerito

as Dominga
Released: 1951-10-25

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Sexo contra sexo

as Lady Owner of Can-Can Club
Released: 1983-11-24

The engineer José Luis, husband of the fichera and dancer Estrella Raleigh, dies in a plane...

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Flor marchita

as Paula la nana
Released: 1969-07-03

Adult seduces and abandons a teenaged girl, she has a baby. Fifteen years later...

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Calumnia

as uncredited
Released: 1939-01-01

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When the Children are Gone

as Doña Lupe Rosales
Released: 1941-07-30

Unjustly accused of theft, the noble Raimundo is forced to leave his paternal home. A new...

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La duquesa del Tepetate

as uncredited
Released: 1951-07-21

Romantic comedy.

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Solicito marido para engañar

as Tía Mariana
Released: 1988-12-22

Heir to an enormous fortune deals with relatives who feel they were cheated out of their share...

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La vida de Pedro Infante

as Sara Garcia
Released: 1966-04-20

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Dos cadetes

as uncredited
Released: 1938-04-10

Mama thinks one of her sons is going into the priesthood... but he wants to join the army...

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Seis días para morir

as Doña Mercedes
Released: 1967-11-09

Public health thriller: rabies in Mexico City.

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La vida difícil de una mujer fácil

as Doña Amalia
Released: 1979-01-19

Friends, co-workers and clients reminisce about a recently-deceased sex-worker.

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Malditas sean las mujeres

as Señora de Ambrosaliet
Released: 1936-07-08

A tragicomic piece based on a novella by Manuel Ibo Alfaro.

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Doña Clarines

as uncredited
Released: 1951-02-07

Aging wastrel wants to have his sister declared incompetent so he can take control of her estate.

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Mi madrecita

as Doña María (as Sarah Garcia)
Released: 1940-05-08

Woman faces the vicissitudes of life with her three adult children well in the background. But...

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Los Fernández de Peralvillo

as doña Conchita Fernández; doña Chita
Released: 1954-09-14

A young man fails as a seller of household goods and his sister, tired of poverty, elopes with a...

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Perez Family

as Natalia Vivanco de Pérez
Released: 1949-05-04

Gumaro Pérez must fulfill all the whims of his wife, who is sworn lady of society even though...

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Escuadrón 201

as uncredited
Released: 1945-11-30

Personal stories of a handful of Air Force recruits.

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Los leones del ring

as Doña Refugio
Released: 1974-05-23

Young wrestler runs afoul of gambling-syndicate Mafiosi; his twin brother and two friends meet...

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La honradez es un estorbo

as Doña Refugio
Released: 1937-07-23

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La soñadora

as uncredited
Released: 1917-09-20

La soñadora ("The Dreamer") is a 1917 Mexican silent film. It features Sara García as an extra.

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La gallina clueca

as Doña Teresa de Treviño
Released: 1941-12-04

Divorced mother struggles to raise her large family.

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Los fenómenos del fútbol

as uncredited
Released: 1964-09-10

Working class family owns a restaurant: one brother's a rising star in local soccer, one's a...

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La reina del mambo

as uncredited
Released: 1951-02-28

Nightclub performer escapes from her abusive manager and starts life over in a new city.

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No te engañes corazón

as Doña Petro
Released: 1937-05-19

No te engañes corazón (released in English as Don't Fool Yourself Dear) is the first...

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Tuya en cuerpo y alma

as María Antonia
Released: 1945-06-01

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El lunar de la familia

as uncredited
Released: 1953-05-20

Fernando Mendez's 1953 Spanish-language melodrama El Lunar de la Familia unfurls against the...

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Caminito alegre

as uncredited
Released: 1944-02-17

An elderly homeless man is welcomed into an Old Folks' Home and becomes acquainted with the...

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Dos pesos dejada

as uncredited
Released: 1949-09-07

Comedy/melodrama: player runs out on his pregnant girlfriend, and her mother's boyfriend steps...

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Póker de ases

as uncredited
Released: 1952-12-25

Four brothers try to manage their careers and love-lives under the close supervision of a...

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El gran premio

as Soledad Fuentes Lagos 'Cholita'
Released: 1958-07-24

Elderly home is struggling for funds; one of the residents competes on a game show to win a...

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La señora de enfrente

as uncredited
Released: 1945-09-21

Two travelers visiting a small town link up together and then run afoul of the gossip of church...

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Dueña y señora

as uncredited
Released: 1948-11-20

After his wife dies, the master of the house can... maybe... acknowledge that he had children...

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Miente y serás feliz

as Constancia
Released: 1940-05-31

A Spanish, Juan, is obsessed with telling the truth always. As a result he is consistently in...

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Paloma brava

as uncredited
Released: 1961-11-28

Paloma is bound and determined to kill the heck out of the guy that dishonored her sister, but...

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La ciudad de los niños

as uncredited
Released: 1957-05-31

Priest feels a calling to open an orphanage.

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Soul Sacrifice

as uncredited
Released: 1917-07-20

Soul Sacrifice is a 1917 Mexican silent film. It features Sara García as an extra.

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Toros, amor y gloria

as uncredited
Released: 1944-03-27

Farmhand moves to the city to be with his mother. He falls in love with the daughter of the rich...

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To the Sound of the Marimba

as uncredited
Released: 1940-04-11

Shabby-genteel big city family tries to marry their daughter off to a wealthy landowner from the...

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The Vivanco Ladies

as Hortensia Vivanco y de la Vega
Released: 1959-04-09

Two women of lesser descent are dedicated to stealing to support their brother's daughter.

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El Capitan Aventurero

as Catalina, corregidora
Released: 1939-10-07

Don Gil de Alacala (José Mojica), a swashbuckler also known as Captain Adventure, must overcome...

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Story of a Great Love

as doña Josefa
Released: 1942-09-20

Manuel leaves town leaving Soledad in deep sadness. After several years of absence, the young...

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Las chivas rayadas

as Doña Pancha
Released: 1964-04-02

The comical misadventures of two brothers who are part of the local soccer team and their family.

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Nos lleva la tristeza

as uncredited
Released: 1965-01-21

Love in bloom between two ranching families: boy A and girl B, boy B and girl A, the surviving...

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The Stone Crucifix

as uncredited
Released: 1956-06-15

A young prostitue woman arrives severely injured to a hospital and finds a chance to have a new...

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El baisano Jalil

as uncredited
Released: 1942-12-03

Aristocratic but penniless, the Veradada have to resort to loans Lebanese businessman Jalil,...

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Como gallos de pelea

as uncredited
Released: 1977-03-16

Young man returns from college to his family estate; when he learns that a rival family is...

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El dinamitero

as La Abuela
Released: 1965-12-17

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Canta mi corazón

as uncredited
Released: 1965-03-04

Teen-pop singer launches his career. Family conflicts and girlfriend troubles.

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Las mujeres mandan

as uncredited
Released: 1937-09-28

Aging bank-teller gets mixed up with a nightclub singer.

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¿Quién te quiere a tí?

as Dolores
Released: 1942-01-09

Neither he nor she are very handsome, not to say ugly, and how they would like to be good...

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No One Will Love You Like I Do

as uncredited
Released: 1972-09-21

A student-movement leftist becomes a nun and absorbs lots of deep, deep TV-movie spiritual...

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El Verdugo De Sevilla

as uncredited
Released: 1942-11-28

Comedy set in Spanish boarding house.

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Mis abuelitas... no más!

as uncredited
Released: 1961-03-30

Bush-league actor allows two adorable grannies to believe he's their long-lost grandson. Then:...

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The Secret of the Spinster

as Marta
Released: 1945-05-10

A homeless orphan girl is adopted by a wealthy man against his wife wishes. When the man dies,...

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El diablo no es tan diablo

as uncredited
Released: 1949-10-26

Gender-reversal comedy about husband and wife trading places.

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La Hermanita Dinamita

as Madre Ana
Released: 1970-07-23

After accidentally hitting a boy with her car, a young woman pretends to be a nurse in order...

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Los santos reyes

as uncredited
Released: 1959-01-29

Three criminals break out of jail and head for a town where they've hidden their steals.

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Dos mexicanos en Sevilla

as uncredited
Released: 1942-01-01

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Como yo te quería

as uncredited
Released: 1945-09-26

Romantic comedy/drama.

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Novia a la medida

as uncredited
Released: 1949-05-31

Door-to-door salesman falls for a young woman, implements hare-brained schemes to separate her...

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With my finger on the trigger

as La abuela
Released: 1958-10-08

The Private detective Raúl Marín with the help of his grandmother and the police commander...

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México de mis amores

as uncredited
Released: 1979-10-12

Anthology of clips from classic-era Mexican films, with reality-footage of elderly actors...

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Marihuana El Monstruo Verde

as uncredited
Released: 1936-06-04

Policeman goes undercover to bust drug-smuggling ring.

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Those Who Came Back

as Marta Ortos
Released: 1948-01-21

A small disparate group of people are aboard a multi-day, multi-stop flight from Mexico City to...

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Héroe a la fuerza

as uncredited
Released: 1964-07-30

Child suffers a brain injury and falls into a coma. When he regains consciousness, twenty years...

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No se mande, profe

as uncredited
Released: 1969-02-27

Strait-laced teacher at a girl's school unleashes his wild side when he debuts as a pop singer...

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En un burro tres baturros

as uncredited
Released: 1939-11-11

Three Spaniards emigrate to Mexico and become prosperous landowners.

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El buena suerte

as uncredited
Released: 1961-02-16

An acquaintance from Venezuela visits the owner of a Mexican ranch, causes upheavals in the...

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La Casa del Farol Rojo

as uncredited
Released: 1971-07-01

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Pescadores de perlas

as uncredited
Released: 1938-11-02

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Viviana

as Doña Angustias
First aired: 1978-11-13

A poor but beautiful woman comes to the city looking for her husband ... who is married to...

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