Antonio R. Frausto
Also Known As: Antonio Rodríguez Frausto
Biography: Antonio R. Frausto (1897–1954) was a Mexican film actor. A leading character actor he became a familiar face during the Golden age of Mexican cinema, appearing more than ninety films. He played the nineteenth century dictator of MexicoPorfirio Díaz on screen several times.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Birthday: September 20, 1897
Deathday: January 29, 1954
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Over the Waves
Overview: The life of the musician Juventino Rosas, who despite his talent lived an existence of misfortune and poverty.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1950-09-13
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The Imposter
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1937-01-01
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Vuelven los García
Overview: Ruled by a tough grandma, the Garcías are three charro cousins who fall in love with young American-born Lupita and fight for her love until grandma quiets them.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1947-08-15
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The Three Garcías
Overview: Ruled by a tough grandma, the Garcías are three charro cousins who fall in love with young American-born Lupita and fight for her love until grandma quiets them.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1947-08-15
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Let's Go with Pancho Villa!
Overview: The 1910 Mexican Revolution is on its way when six brave peasants, known as "Los Leones de San Pablo", decide to join Pancho Villa's army and help end the suffering in their community by assisting in the struggle. Together, they will endure the tragedies and hardships of a civil war.
Genres: War Adventure Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1936-12-31
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El enamorado
Overview: Martin retired from his job as a hero because of his marriage to Rosario, a beautiful and ambitious girl who passed through the workshop where he works. However, Martin has to return in principle to help a friend from robbers.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance Western
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1952-09-05
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Cuando lloran los valientes
Overview: A farmer is in love during revolutionary times.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1947-01-08
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Every Madman to His Specialty
Overview: Julio Cesar (Enrique Herrera), writer of soap operas, is very upset nerves. Dr. Jimenez (Alberto Galán) recommends an institution that will give he a therapy to cure these scares. To avoid exposure to bad publicity, is camouflaged by the pseudonym Justiniano Conquian . By chance, a taxidermist (Joaquin Pardavé) also named. His case is different: it is a millionaire heir heritage potential, but will only be legally recognized if it meets a peculiar condition in the will, having to spend a whole month in the gloomy castle Conquian, competing with other heirs of fortune. Dr. Jimenez is bribed by a cousin of Justinian to send the false Conquian scares Castle into thinking that is the sanatorium.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1939-04-28
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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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Rosenda
Overview: A ruffian sends his assistant to force a peasant girl to marry him, but while he is bringing her to him, he falls in love with her.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1948-10-20
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Mystery in Mexico
Overview: Insurance detective Steve Hastings is sent by his company to investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent. His first lead is the agent's fetching sister, Victoria, whom he trails to Mexico City. After charming his way into her confidence, Steve helps Vicki unravel the mystery.
Genres: Crime Mystery Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-08-21
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La Vuelta Del Charro Negro
Overview: Lone Ranger style heroic adventure, number two in a four-movie series.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-06-18
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El Tesoro De Pancho Villa
Overview: After Villa's death, one of his soldiers goes to reclaim a treasure that he helped to bury.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-09-13
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Así se quiere en Jalisco
Overview: Romantic triangle, land-owner and two employees.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-11-13
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Tragic Weddings
Overview: Jalisco, 19th century. Diego, a wealthy landowner, secretly marries Amparo, defying her father Juan Manuel, who fiercely opposes the union. Juan Manuel still holds a grudge against Diego, having once been his employer when Diego was just a laborer. Their secret marriage stirs jealousy and resentment, particularly in Octavio, Diego’s servant, and his wife Laura, who harbors unspoken feelings for him. As Diego departs for a military mission in Guadalajara, Juan Manuel, unaware of the marriage, attempts to arrange a match between Amparo and the Spaniard José Luis.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1946-05-30
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Santa
Overview: Santa is a beautiful and very humble young girl living in Chimalistac, a small and quiet spot south of the 1930's Mexico City. After Santa is cheated by arrogant soldier Marcelino, she's rejected by her family and friends and expelled of Chimalistac. Santa finds shelter in a whorehouse and becomes a cinic and bitter woman, mistreated by bullfighter "Jarameno" and silently loved by blind pianist Hipólito.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1932-03-30
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A Letter of Love
Overview: Moments before he will be executed by the French Intervention Army, the liberal leader reads a love letter by his girlfriend. His memories provide the poetic pictures of this romantic historical drama.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1943-11-20
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Anacleto Gets Divorced
Overview: Anacleto and Baldomira are a couple who have problems because of gossip from their compadre who wants Baldomira. The marriage is separated for a short time because they realize that they love each other.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1950-09-07
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The Possession
Overview: Two old friends get hinky with each other over the deed to a tract of land, and their children's engagement gets broken over it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1950-01-01
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The Crying Woman
Overview: Llorona is a figure unique to Mexican folklore -- the wailing spirit of a woman who lost or killed her child and now returns to seek revenge and haunt the living. With its framing story and flashback structure, this film sets forth a couple of variations of the story.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1933-03-31
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You’re Missing the Point
Overview: Cantinflas, the boyfriend of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to kill a mad dog. Suddenly this man appears so the servant tells him that Cantinflas is his wife's brother (Leonardo), who had been lost for years. The rich man then remembers that his father in law's testament could only be paid when all brothers get together, so treats Cantinflas, a real bum, as a king.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1940-09-11
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María Montecristo
Overview: Rich woman manouevres in secret to restore her dead father's good reputation.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1951-05-16
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Doña Bárbara
Overview: A woman hardened by her past now runs a ranch she acquired through manipulation and bribery.
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1943-09-16
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The Girls Aunt
Overview: Two middle-aged no-goodniks are trying to marry two young ladies; two age-appropriate young men concoct a scheme to prevent it, which involves one of them masquerading as the young ladies' aunt.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1938-12-31
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El tigre de Yautepec
Overview: Costume-drama, 1840s: bandits prey on the town of Yautepec for over twenty years.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1933-12-14
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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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Cuatro noches contigo
Overview: Traveling salesman meets a young woman who's running away from home, and helps her evade detectives who are tracking her.
Genres: Comedy Romance Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1952-02-01
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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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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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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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El Siete Machos
Overview: Rosario, the niece of the rancher, returns to the ranch after ten years of absence. She takes in Margarito, a worker at the ranch, who is immediately smitten by her. Rosario is rescued from a runaway horse by the Seven Men, an outlaw a la Robin Hood that steals from the rich and gives to the poor. He also happens to be the twin brother of Margarito, unbeknownst to him. The confusion between Margarito and the Seven Men generates great comical situations in the film.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1951-02-05
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By the False Door
Overview: Bernardo is in love with Adela and although she does not belong, he has always helped her family although they only care about money and not the virtues of man.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1950-11-16
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Los Tres Huastecos
Overview: This is the story of three brothers - a priest, a soldier, and an outlaw - that are raised separately by their godfathers once their mother dies. They cross their paths again when the soldier and the priest move into two towns near the town the outlaw lives in. The drama will unfold once the three brothers meet each other.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1948-08-05
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México de mis recuerdos
Overview: After listening to the waltz "Carmelita", dedicated to his wife, President Diaz instructs Don Susanito seeking the composer Chucho Flores to give her a piano. Don Susanito located Chucho, a bohemian who lives drunk and surrounded by poets and artists. Don Susanito was named patron protector of artists and aspiring young stars of the stage, which leads to a series of adventures in the middle of songs, dances and loves.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1944-04-06
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Angelitos Negros
Overview: Starring Mexican star Pedro Infante, "Black Angels" is about a couple formed by a beautiful woman and a singer, both white, who are parents of a black girl. The woman blames him, but the girl will suffer the racist treatment from her own mother. Mexican version of the famous novel by Fannie Hurst "Imitation of Life"
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1948-11-19
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The Black Sheep
Overview: The Trevino family tries to overcome the irresponsible behavior of Don Cruz, an erratic father with numerous defects that contrast with his son Silvano, a young kid man that is incapable of passing judgment on his own father.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1949-12-24
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Far from Heaven
Overview: Pedro Gonzalez first gets into trouble as part of a criminal gang and then works honourably to become rich. Money is his undoing allowing him to become a womanizer and drinker, almost losing his wife. Finally he rejoins her, they have a son and he pays for his mistakes.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1952-02-27
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Los apuros de Narciso
Overview: A 1940 film directed by Enrique Herrera.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1940-07-19
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Alejandra
Overview: There's a lot of confusion about who Alejandra's parents are, and until those questions are resolved, she may not be able to get married.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1942-07-02
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Hombres del mar
Overview: A 1938 film.
Genres: Romance Adventure Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1938-10-27
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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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Midnight
Overview: A villain has his cronies kidnap a teacher and pretends to be him, teaching in a hidden town.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1949-04-28
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The Lark
Overview: A 1933 film.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1933-08-30
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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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Shadow of Pancho Villa
Overview: A 1933 film.
Genres: War Drama Adventure
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1933-02-08
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La Adelita
Overview: Beautiful peasant girl runs afoul of her landlord's horny son and he poisons the well between her and her fiance, so she runs away and joins the Revolution.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1937-11-07
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Amanecer ranchero
Overview: The old massa dies and his son comes home to take over the hacienda. Things are going to be a whole lot different now; he's overturning all the old social order. A-a-and...
Genres: Music Drama Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1942-08-29
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Canción del alma
Overview: Jose and Esperanza got married just before the Revolution blew up, and they got separated in the chaos, each assuming the other was dead. Six or eight years later...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1938-02-07
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El padre Morelos
Overview: Biography of early-1800s Mexican priest/statesman.
Genres: History Adventure Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1943-04-22
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The Cockfighter
Overview: In Michoacan in the 1920s, Gabriel, a young farmer and champion cockfighter, finds himself in violent opposition to Roman, who not only wants to beat Gabriel's fighting cock, but to steal Gabriel's wife Rosa.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1948-10-27
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El rayo del sur
Overview: Latter part of the career of Padre Morelos, the 18th/19th century military leader. Sequel to... um... El Padre Morelos.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1943-09-30
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Canasta Uruguaya
Overview: Screwball comedy about country girl who inherits a fortune.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1951-11-01
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La hija del penal
Overview: A young woman who was born and grew up on an island prison-colony decides to move to the island and try life in the real world. Romance, bad luck and astonishing coincidences wait in her path.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1949-11-09
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El Cristo de mi Cabecera
Overview: 1830s, guerrillas in the hills resisting the French occupation. Meanwhile, their leader has a French officer and another guy chasing after his fiancé, and...
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1951-01-03
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La Mujer Que Yo Perdí
Overview: A political revolutionary fights against injustice, his adoring wife by his side. But only in her death does he realize the depth of her love for him and their country. A dramatic romance from the 23 film library of the most iconic classic Mexican film and recording star, Pedro Infante.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1949-07-12
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El cobarde
Overview: Alberto is born in wartime, where his father dies a hero. He grows up effeminate. His mother sends him to military college where Fernando bullies him, but they become friends. When war comes, he has to face his fears.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1939-03-21
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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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Yo soy tu padre
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Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1948-01-01
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Enemigos
Overview: The bride of a Federale colonel rejects him on their wedding night, and begins extramarital relations with a strapping young leader of the peasant revolution against which the colonel is fighting.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1934-01-11
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