Fernando Lamas
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fernando Álvaro Lamas (January 9, 1915 – October 8, 1982) was an Argentine-born actor and director, and the father of actor Lorenzo Lamas. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fernando Lamas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 09, 1915
Deathday: October 08, 1982
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The Lost World
1960-07-13
The Lost World
Overview: Professor Challenger leads an expedition of scientists and adventurers to a remote plateau deep in the Amazonian jungle to verify his claim that dinosaurs still live there.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-07-13
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Historia de una mala mujer
1948-05-18
Historia de una mala mujer
Overview: A woman saves her daughter from making the same mistake that cost her happiness years ago.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1948-05-18
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The Cheap Detective
1978-06-23
The Cheap Detective
Overview: A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife.
Genres: Comedy Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-06-23
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100 Rifles
1969-03-26
100 Rifles
Overview: When half-breed Indian Yaqui Joe robs an Arizona bank, he is pursued by dogged lawman Lyedecker. Fleeing to Mexico, Joe is imprisoned by General Verdugo, who is waging a war against the Yaqui Indians. When Lyedecker attempts to intervene, he is thrown into prison as well. Working together, the two escape and take refuge in the hills, where Lyedecker meets beautiful Yaqui freedom fighter Sarita and begins to question his allegiances.
Genres: Adventure Action Western War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-03-26
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Dangerous When Wet
1953-06-18
Dangerous When Wet
Overview: The health conscious, dairy-farming Higgins family begin each day with an invigorating swim. One day, traveling health-tonic salesman, Windy Weebe, comes to town and suggests they could swim the English Channel. Sponsored by "Liquapep" and coached by Windy, the family arrive in Europe. There it is decided that daughter Katie is the only one strong enough to enter the contest. But while she should be focused on the difficult and risky task ahead, Katie is pursed by dashing Frenchman, André Lanet... This comedic musical is well remembered for the scene when Katie dreams she is swimming with cartoon characters Tom & Jerry!
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-06-18
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The Girl Who Had Everything
1953-03-27
The Girl Who Had Everything
Overview: Attorney's daughter falls for one of his gangster clients.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-03-27
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Kill a Dragon
1967-12-06
Kill a Dragon
Overview: Chinese villagers hire a mercenary and his team of karate experts to help rid them of a gangster and his henchman who are threatening their island.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-12-06
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La otra y yo
1949-01-28
La otra y yo
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1949-01-28
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The Violent Ones
1967-10-01
The Violent Ones
Overview: When a girl in a town that's populated by Hispanics is attacked, the only thing she says before falling into a coma is that her attacker is an outsider, a Caucasian. So the sheriff arrests the only outsiders there are. All he can do is hope that one of them will admit to being the attacker or that the girl can wake up long enough to identify him. But at the same time her father is preparing a lynch mob.
Genres: Crime Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-10-01
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Murder on Flight 502
1975-11-21
Murder on Flight 502
Overview: On a flight to London, a note is found stating that there will be murders taking place on the airliner before it lands.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-11-21
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Jivaro
1954-02-12
Jivaro
Overview: At Rio Galdez's remote Brazilian trading post live assorted outcast Americans and Europeans, including Jerry Russell, ex-engineer who became obsessed with the Jivaro headhunters' treasure, quit his job, and took up with the bottle and local girl Maroa. But he still gets letters from his nominal fiancée in California, and unexpectedly the shapely, glamorous Alice Parker arrives, expecting to marry a rich planter. Disillusioned, Alice is almost ready to fall into Rio's arms when news comes that Jerry is missing in Jivaro country.
Genres: Adventure Action Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-02-12
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Backtrack!
1969-05-26
Backtrack!
Overview: Sent to Mexico to buy a bull, a Wyoming cowhand (Doug McClure) teams up with three Texas Rangers to solve a robbery/murder.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-05-26
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Rich, Young and Pretty
1951-07-09
Rich, Young and Pretty
Overview: A rancher's daughter visits Paris to meet her mother and find love.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-07-09
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The Girl Rush
1955-09-16
The Girl Rush
Overview: When her compulsive-gambler father dies, leaving her with an inheritance that amounts to zip, single gal Kim Halliday jumps at a caller's claim that she's part-owner of a Las Vegas "hotel." But hilarity ensues when she flies to Sin City to see it. While a wealthy casino owner eyes her dilapidated property, she takes a chance and tries to sell it to an hotelier's wealthy son.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-09-16
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Sangaree
1953-05-17
Sangaree
Overview: Lamas plays an indentured servant who rises to power in Georgia shortly after the Revolutionary War.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-05-17
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The Diamond Queen
1953-11-28
The Diamond Queen
Overview: A French jeweler travels to India in search of a fabulous diamond.
Genres: Romance Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-11-28
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The Merry Widow
1952-09-05
The Merry Widow
Overview: Marshovia, a small European kingdom, is on the brink of bankruptcy but the country may be saved if the wealthy American Crystal Radek, widow of a Marshovian, can be convinced to part with her money and marry the king's nephew count Danilo. Arriving to Marshovia on a visit, Crystal Radek change places with her secretary Kitty. Following them to Paris, Danilo has a hard time wooing the widow after meeting an attractive young woman at a nightclub, the same Crystal Radek who presents herself as Fifi the chorus girl. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-09-05
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Rose Marie
1954-03-03
Rose Marie
Overview: Rose Marie Lemaitre, an orphan living in the Canadian wilderness, falls in love with her guardian, Mike Malone, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The feeling is mutual. But, when she leaves to learn proper etiquette, Rose Marie meets a trapper named James Duval, who also falls for her. Further complications arise when Native American Chief Black Eagle -- a rival of Duval's -- is murdered.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-03-03
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The Law and the Lady
1951-07-20
The Law and the Lady
Overview: A former housemaid now works as a confidence trickster, but her plans for a big job in California go awry.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-07-20
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Frontera Sur
1943-01-20
Frontera Sur
Overview: During the so-called Conquest of the Desert, Major Sarabia is sent to the Cruz del Sur fort to replace Major Molina, who was murdered at the hands of the Indians. He is the only one who can stop Santiago, "the most rebellious of the caciques of the southern border, the only one who does not accept peace with the government."
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1943-01-20
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Duel of Fire
1962-04-21
Duel of Fire
Overview: Antonio Franco's sister is been murdered by a gang of bandits. He swear vengeance and manage to infiltrate the gang to find the murders.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1962-04-21
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Revenge of the Musketeers
1963-10-09
Revenge of the Musketeers
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Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1963-10-09
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Magic Fountain
1963-02-04
Magic Fountain
Overview: A financier decides to take a vacation somewhere where nothing can disturb him. He travels to the south of Spain, to a small village where he lives a primitive life. A chance meeting with a young American sociologist who works to guide women towards a healthier and more comfortable life change the pace of his life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1963-02-04
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Amigos hasta la muerte
2023-09-22
Amigos hasta la muerte
Overview: María, Nacho and Suso are three lifelong friends. The three have experienced many things together, some very beautiful and others not so much, things that united or separated them. And suddenly, in the middle of life, they must face death.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2023-09-22
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Valley of Mystery
1967-09-29
Valley of Mystery
Overview: A Meridian Airlines flight from Miami to Caracas crashes in the Venezuelan jungle, stranding 130 passengers and crew in hostile surroundings.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-09-29
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The Avengers
1950-06-10
The Avengers
Overview: The attractive Argentine Don Careless is an adventurer and an excellent swordsman. Don is in love with Maria Moreno, since he had to emerge her jewels and had thereby to kill a shark. Don tries to prevent the forced marriage of Mary with the ruthless revolutionary Colonel Luis Corral. An armed clash between Don and Luis seems inevitable.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-06-10
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Navidad de los pobres
1947-08-12
Navidad de los pobres
Overview: A woman finds herself in trouble from a single mother whose father has stolen her child and decides to protect her.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1947-08-12
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Powderkeg
1971-04-16
Powderkeg
Overview: A Mexican bandit is about to be executed in the United States, so his brother takes over a train and holds the passengers as hostages unless his brother is released. Now both the Americans and Mexicans are baffled as to what to do. One of the passengers — who wrote the letter for their captor — has a suggestion: call mercenaries Hank Brackett and Johnny Reech. They do, and as expected they do come up with a plan, but the president of the railroad is not sure if it will work.
Genres: Action Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-04-16
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The Tango Returns to Paris
1948-01-16
The Tango Returns to Paris
Overview: Obsessed by a Mexican singer, an Argentine doctor arrives in Paris; Far from his land he begins to find his true identity transforming into a singer of tangos.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1948-01-16
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Vidalita
1949-06-17
Vidalita
Overview: In 1830, a young orphan lady poses as a man in order to meet the expectations of her uncle.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1949-06-17
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La rubia Mireya
1948-10-08
La rubia Mireya
Overview: The misadventures of a woman and her failed relationships. Everything is represented through the tango mythology.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1948-10-08
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The Lonely Profession
1969-10-21
The Lonely Profession
Overview: Private investigator Leo Gordon is hired to trail Karen Mendaros, the mistress of a reclusive billionaire. When they meet, Gordon and Mendaros hit it off and check in at a motel. Gordon wakes up the next morning and discovers that Mendaros had been murdered during the night. Gordon opens his own investigation of Mendaros' past in an attempt to determine who killed Mendaros and why he's been set up as the fall guy.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-10-21
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Stella
1943-10-08
Stella
Overview: A woman must suffer humiliation, slights and slander to maintain the happiness of her paralyzed sister.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1943-10-08
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De padre desconocido
1949-05-24
De padre desconocido
Overview: A single mother is unjustly detained by the police. A lawyer, son of the judge in the case, falls in love with her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1949-05-24
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En el último piso
1942-04-07
En el último piso
Overview: By trying to maintain her millionaire appearance, a young woman goes through a series of entanglements and finds a love that is also millionaire.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1942-04-07
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La historia del tango
1949-06-29
La historia del tango
Overview: The director of a tango set is in love with the singer but she marries another man who eventually abandons her. In their old age, their children will fulfill their dreams.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1949-06-29
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976-07-26
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Overview: A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-07-26
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