Luis Aceves Castañeda
Biography: Luis Aceves Castañeda (1913–1973) was a Mexican film actor.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: September 02, 1913
Deathday: September 16, 1973
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Known For
Red Rain
1950-01-26
Red Rain
Overview: Military leader is appointed to local government, becomes overly despotic in his leadership.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1950-01-26
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La malquerida
1949-09-16
La malquerida
Overview: Emilio Fernandez directs Dolores Del Rio and Pedro Armendariz in a classic tale of family and obsession. Raimunda's daughter Acacia hates her stepfather Esteban, and in order to escape her suffocating home life she's accepted a marriage proposal from a man she doesn't even love. But Esteban has become obsessed with Acacia, and in order to ensure that she doesn't leave he's plotting to murder the girl's unsuspecting fiancée. As Esteban's true nature emerges, mother and daughter must band together to support one another and make sure that their family bond remains strong even in the darkest of times.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1949-09-16
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The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy
1958-07-17
The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy
Overview: A mad doctor builds a robot in order to steal a valuable Aztec treasure from a tomb guarded by a centuries old living mummy.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1958-07-17
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Nazarin
1959-06-04
Nazarin
Overview: After hiding a murderer, a Catholic priest is forced into self-exile and decides to embark on a pilgrimage through the Mexican countryside.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1959-06-04
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Death in the Garden
1956-09-21
Death in the Garden
Overview: In a remote Amazon jungle village, a group of angry diamond prospectors revolt when the local government undertakes a violent crackdown.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1956-09-21
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Simon of the Desert
1965-08-27
Simon of the Desert
Overview: Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1965-08-27
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Wuthering Heights
1954-06-30
Wuthering Heights
Overview: Gone several years, the brooding Alejandro returns to the hacienda of his foster sister, Catalina, whom he loves, to find her married to the wealthy and effete Eduardo.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1954-06-30
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Mexican Bus Ride
1952-06-25
Mexican Bus Ride
Overview: Newlywed Oliverio receives disturbing news that his mother is on her deathbed. He travels to a remote part of Mexico to fetch a lawyer who can sort out her will. Leaving his wife behind, he embarks on a bus ride that’s interrupted by an increasingly absurd series of episodes, including an impromptu birthday celebration; a one-legged man writhing in the mud; come-ons from an insatiable small-town belle, Raquel; and Oliverio’s frequent, Freudian nightmares.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1952-06-25
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The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies
1961-01-18
The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies
Overview: After being arrested the two adorable grannies spend some time in jail and then stand trial for the robberies they've committed.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1961-01-18
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A Woman's Pride
1956-08-08
A Woman's Pride
Overview: Everything is very quiet and peaceful in the city of Taxco, until there arrives a man called Ramón Durán who exploits abandoned mines. His presence in the community will initiate a lot of changes. Ada Montalvo is a beautiful young woman with a great heart, whose strong personality wakes up the admiration of a good looking millionaire Ramón. She is the woman he has always dreamed of. However, for Ada he is nothing more than an intruder who has arrived to ruin the calm life of Taxco with his money, and she does not hide the contempt she feels towards him, even though the circumstances force her to marry him...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1956-08-08
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Sentenciado a muerte
1951-01-01
Sentenciado a muerte
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Original Language: es
Release Date: 1951-01-01
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The Aztec Mummy
1957-11-13
The Aztec Mummy
Overview: A scientist discovers through hypnosis a mummy who watches over the jewels of an Aztec god for all eternity.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1957-11-13
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The Curse of the Aztec Mummy
1957-12-11
The Curse of the Aztec Mummy
Overview: The evil Dr. Krupp, once again trying to get possession of the Aztec princess Xochitl's jewels, hypnotizes her current reincarnation, Flor, to get her to reveal the jewels' location - Xochitl's tomb. Confusion reigns as Krupp and his thugs are opposed by Flor's lover, Dr. Almada, his assistant, and wrestling superhero, El Angel. Krupp finally meets his match, however, when he comes up against Popoca, the warrior mummy who guards Xochitl's tomb.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1957-12-11
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Macario
1960-05-09
Macario
Overview: Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1960-05-09
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Path of evil
1957-08-01
Path of evil
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1957-08-01
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The Witch
1954-01-17
The Witch
Overview: Thieves break into a scientist's laboratory to steal a secret formula, and in the process they kill his daughter. Enraged, he develops a formula that will turn an extremely ugly woman into a spectacular beauty, and then uses the woman to take his revenge on those responsible for his daughter's murder.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1954-01-17
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Rebellion of the Hanged
1954-01-20
Rebellion of the Hanged
Overview: A peasant who works in a mahogany camp in the Mexican jungles with his family is disgusted with the miserable living conditions imposed upon himself and his co-workers, the peasant finally spearheads a revolt against the sadistic bosses.
Genres: Drama Adventure History
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1954-01-20
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Victims of Sin
1951-02-02
Victims of Sin
Overview: A nightclub performer decides to raise the baby boy she found abandoned in a trash can, putting her job and social life in jeopardy.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1951-02-02
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Salon Mexico
1949-02-25
Salon Mexico
Overview: Mercedes works as a cabaret performer to pay for her sister's studies. Problems begin when Mercedes and Paco, her exploiter, win a dance contest, but he refuses to share the prize with her.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1949-02-25
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Pueblerina
1949-07-06
Pueblerina
Overview: Aurelio Rodríguez is released from jail, and tries to start a new life by marrying Paloma and working his land. But the local landowners, the brothers González, interfere with his plans.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1949-07-06
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A Place Close to Heaven
1952-08-22
A Place Close to Heaven
Overview: On reaching the capital, Pedro Gonzalez gets a lowly job and marries Margaret. After losing that job, get a new one as a bodyguard but is fired again. With so much poverty and despair Pedro believes that his only way out is suicide.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1952-08-22
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Padre nuestro
1953-08-03
Padre nuestro
Overview: Pops is dismissed from his banking job for embezzlement, and his family have to adjust to a more modest lifestyle.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1953-08-03
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Pecado
1951-03-01
Pecado
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Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1951-03-01
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Fever Mounts at El Pao
1959-12-05
Fever Mounts at El Pao
Overview: Aroused citizens assassinate an unpopular Caribbean despot, then two men vie for his gorgeous widow Ines. Ojeda is a steamy, isolated island, the penal colony for an oppressive dictatorship. A reactionary seizes the murdered governor's post, and rushes to eliminate his romantic rival, an idealistic underling. The bureaucrat Vazquez hopes to marshal the angry residents of the capitol, El Pao, plus the many political prisoners, to oust Governor Gual.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1959-12-05
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Reportaje
1953-11-13
Reportaje
Overview: Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1953-11-13
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Felipe de Jesús
1949-08-05
Felipe de Jesús
Overview: Biography of the first Catholic Saint to be born in Mexico.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1949-08-05
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Cielo Rojo
1962-11-05
Cielo Rojo
Overview: Troubled young man meets his father for the first time.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1962-11-05
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