Luis G. Barreiro
Also Known As: Luis Gonzaga Barreiro Zapian
Biography: Luis G. Barreiro was born on August 31, 1886 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico as Luis Gonzaga Barreiro Zapian. He was an actor, known for El prisionero 13 (1933), The Accursed Island (1935) and El compadre Mendoza (1934). He died on May 24, 1947 in Mexico City.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico
Adult: No
Birthday: August 31, 1886
Age: 138 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: May 24, 1947
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Soulless Women
Overview: Julian gets framed for stealing a company check by his superior Carlos who's courting his wife Olga together trying to get him outa the way so they can be together, setting him up, the deed does the job and Julian lands in jail.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1934-01-01
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Yo maté a Rosita Alvírez
Overview: Based on the famous corrido, this film tells the story of Rosa, a young coquette who comes to town only to face two men, Hipolito and Marcos, who fight for her affection. Rosa plays with the feelings of both without realizing that this can end in tragedy for her and for the men. In the village dance passions are unleashed when Hipolito finds Rosa flirting with another man, to make him jealous
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-04-17
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El mexicano
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Original Language: es
Release Date: 1944-01-01
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Lo que sólo el hombre puede sufrir
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-01-01
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La casa del ogro
Overview: Lives of the tenants in a shabby-genteel apartment house. Miserly landlord learns valuable life lessons.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1939-01-20
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Prisoner 13
Overview: Colonel Carrasco's wife Marta leaves him taking his young son. The child, Juan, grows into an admirable and well-mannered young man. Having been promoted to a higher rank of power amidst the Mexican Revolution, the indulgent and corrupt Colonel accepts a bribe to free a revolutionary, Felipe Martinez, from his prison. Martinez has been sentenced to execution at the hands of a firing squad. Carrasco asks to have the revolutionary replaced by absolutely anyone. In a twist of fate, that anyone turns out to be his own long lost son Juan. Upon receiving this news, Marta races to the prison and explains the predicament to Carrasco. He subsequently desperately attempts to prevent the gunning down of his son by his very own government officials.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1933-05-31
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El compadre Mendoza
Overview: In the midst of the Mexican Revolution, the landowner Mendoza manages to get along with both the government and the revolutionary group. For the former, he is a supporter of Huerta. For the latter, he is a Zapata supporter. Depending on the political preference of whoever visits him at his hacienda, he has portraits of Huerta or Zapata put up, and organizes a party in honor of his visitors. However, time goes by and the situation becomes untenable. For whom will he take sides?
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1934-04-05
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La hija del regimiento
Overview: In Fuente Clara over ten years since any man born. The population, mostly female, are desperate and resorts to the reigning prince.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1944-10-06
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The Naughty Son
Overview: A poor young man is mistaken for a millionaire when he travels to the city to fulfill his dream of being a singer.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1945-11-15
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Calumnia
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Original Language: es
Release Date: 1939-01-01
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Caballo A Caballo
Overview: Two con-men end up at a country estate, where they thwart some jewel-thieves.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-06-06
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Perjura
Overview: Musical romance set in 1880s Mexico.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-11-11
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El charro Negro
Overview: Masked cowboy avenger in the style of The Lone Ranger, first film in a series of four.
Genres: Western Adventure Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1940-07-18
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Konga Roja
Overview: Heroic adventures in the banana industry.
Genres: Drama Adventure Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1943-10-01
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El Jorobado
Overview: Historical drama/swashbuckler: Spain during the Inquisition.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-05-05
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Boom in the Moon
Overview: An American soldier (Keaton) during World War II escapes from an airplane crash over the Pacific Ocean. He arrives on a beach believing he has landed in Japan, but he is actually in Mexico. He wanders into a fishing village and is arrested under the mistaken belief that he is a wanted serial killer. Keaton and another prisoner are put in the custody of an scientist who is planning to launch a manned rocket into outer space. The two prisoners, along with the scientist’s assistant, are blasted into space but their craft lands in an isolated portion of Mexico instead. They mistake a beekeeper wearing protective headgear as an alien, while the beekeeper believes the trio (who are wearing wizard robes) are escaped lunatics. The prisoners and the scientist’s assistant are apprehended by the local police, and the matter is quickly settled. The film is notable both as Keaton’s only Mexican production and as the last time Keaton had star billing in a feature film.
Genres: War Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1946-08-02
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Celos
Overview: Irrational jealousy blossoms into full-blown psychosis.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1936-01-23
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La isla maldita
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Genres: Adventure Drama Mystery
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1935-08-15
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La honradez es un estorbo
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1937-07-23
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El tigre de Jalisco
Overview: A very ordinary little mook is manipulated into posing as a notorious bandit.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-03-07
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El último chinaco
Overview: 1880s-1890s rural adventure on horseback.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-10-05
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The Useless Life of Pito Perez
Overview: Episodes from the life of an alcoholic hobo.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1944-11-07
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Mil estudiantes y una muchacha
Overview: Every single student at Uni flips over the young woman that lives in the building across the street from the Commons. She's a professor's daughter... Hijinks ensue.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-03-10
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Extraña obsesión
Overview: Mexican movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1947-03-06
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When the Children are Gone
Overview: Unjustly accused of theft, the noble Raimundo is forced to leave his paternal home. A new incident, caused by the ambition of his brother José, causes Raimundo to be disowned by his girlfriend María and by his father, the just and strict Don Pepe. The only one who believes in Raimundo is his mother, Dona Lupita, a woman who suffers deeply because of the wrong decisions of her children.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1941-07-30
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Noches de ronda
Overview: Homeless singer-songwriter-piano-player gets a career boost with the support of a crippled waitress, and romance blossoms. Once he starts up the ladder of success, she starts feeling insecure about all the beautiful non-deformed women he's surrounded with.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-05-27
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Los misterios del hampa
Overview: Man on death row narrates the story of his life from childhood up through the criminal activities he's being executed for.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1945-10-26
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México lindo
Overview: The film of the thousand dancers, of the enchanting songs, of the sets that are splurge of luxury and beauty.
Genres: Drama Music Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1938-09-28
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Viviré otra vez
Overview: Card-sharks blackmail a dissolute young man into participating in a big robbery; his brother takes the rap for him.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1940-04-26
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Así es mi tierra
Overview: With revolutionary Mexico as a backdrop, a successful local rancher returns triumphant from the war to the praise of townsfolk, and "El General" is ready to take a wife. However the senorita of choice already has fallen for a secret admirer, and a boyhood rival who is threatened by the General's popularity in turn plots against his life.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1937-09-15
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Águila o sol
Overview: At birth, three children are abandoned in a convent. They are Polito Sol and his siblings, Adriana and Carmelo Águila and they grow up to become the "Águila o Sol" trio. Many years later, Don Hipólito, Polito's father becomes rich and decides to search for his son. In the end he finds Polito and the Aguila siblings.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1938-05-04
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Gran Hotel
Overview: Cantinflas is a vagrant being evicted for not paying rent, after wandering gets a job at the 'Grand Hotel' through a friend, that's confused by Count Zapatini, who is undercover in the hotel, stealing a gem making this funny movie more complicated.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1944-08-14
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The Unknown Policeman
Overview: A gang of thieves has jeopardized the city and even the police, whose chief urges their forces to captured the band within 48 hours. Meanwhile, band members meet in a cafe run by a widow and her daughter and her suitor, Cantinflas, who maintains a scuffle with the robbers running all at the station. Since then, Cantinflas become a member of the police force for special missions.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1941-10-22
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Juarez and Maximilian
Overview: The story of Mexican President Benito Juárez and the emperor Maximilian of Habsburg and the empress Carlota.
Genres: History War Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1934-06-28
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Mala yerba
Overview: Plantation owner is way too much into his peasant girls. It causes problems.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1940-09-11
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El jefe máximo
Overview: A 1940 film directed by Fernando de Fuentes.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1940-10-01
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Madre a la fuerza
Overview: A 1940 film directed by Robert Quigley.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1940-08-01
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Los últimos días de Pompeyo
Overview: A 1940 film directed by Rafael E. Portas.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1940-08-07
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Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!
Overview: A not very grief stricken young widow flutters her hand fan between a dashing young soldier and an elderly politician in this Belle Epoque era musical comedy.
Genres: Romance Comedy Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1941-09-19
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Mi viuda alegre
Overview: A 1942 film directed by Miguel M. Delgado.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1942-02-22
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Lo que el viento trajo
Overview: A 1941 film.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1941-09-12
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¡Esos hombres!
Overview: A 1937 film.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1937-04-22
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La bestia negra
Overview: Comedy/drama about railroad workers.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1939-05-13
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¡Cuando la tierra tembló!
Overview: A 1942 film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1942-04-04
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Shadow of Pancho Villa
Overview: A 1933 film.
Genres: War Drama Adventure
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1933-02-08
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Hand to Hand
Overview: A 1932 film.
Genres: Drama Action Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1932-12-10
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La calandria
Overview: A 1933 film.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1933-08-30
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La reina del trópico
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Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1946-10-25
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La pícara Susana
Overview: Socialist librarian gets mixed up in the family life of a spoiled rich girl and her screwball family.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1945-05-31
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Caminito alegre
Overview: An elderly homeless man is welcomed into an Old Folks' Home and becomes acquainted with the dramas of several of his companions.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1944-02-17
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La tierra del mariachi
Overview: Young woman's father, with the help of the boyfriend he prefers for her, spreads a rumor that the guy she likes better was already married.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1938-07-29
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Martín Garatuza
Overview: Sixteenth-century swashbuckler helps a young woman claim a rightful inheritance in the face of opposition from her father's widow and co-conspirators.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1935-09-02
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Mi reino por un torero
Overview: Professional bullfighter pretends to his girlfriend that he's a doctor, because her father hates bullfighters and would never let her marry one. Meanwhile...
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1944-02-12
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Rosalinda
Overview: Two adventurers visit a small coastal village in 1850 in hopes of getting access to a shipwreck that took place 100 years earlier. Also, local girlfriends.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1945-12-25
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Tres hermanos
Overview: The three sons of a Mexican family emigrated to USA end up fighting in WWII.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1943-11-02
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La obligación de asesinar
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1937-08-05
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El rayo de Sinaloa
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1935-01-01
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Woman Without a Soul
Overview: Ambitious young woman climbs the social ladder. A bit too fast.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1944-10-10
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Canaima
Overview: College-educated emigre has to get macho when he returns home to the Venezuelan outback.
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1945-10-04
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