Alfredo Varela
Also Known As: Alfredo Varela Sr.
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Mexico
Birthday: January 01, 1884
Deathday: March 31, 1962
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Known For:
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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Chasms
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1931-02-23
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Si yo fuera diputado
Overview: Cantinflas is a unique barber, who trades with an elderly neighbor, a lawyer by profession, laws lessons in exchange for haircuts and shaved. It proposes advice to defend in court the disadvantaged neighborhood. His success deputy seeks the votes as the other candidate, Don Próculo, it is not accepted by anyone but his own bodyguards. Don Próculo will use know how much ruse to win the election by the Council, and also for the love of 'Sarita'
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1952-01-30
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Love Your Neighbor
Overview: This film tells several short stories that end up lapsing in the emergency room of a hospital, because it is dedicated to nurses. Cantinflas appears at the end of the film playing the role of Luis, a man who has five daughters and looks forward to a boy, but fate plays a trick and the child dies at birth, but history gives a nice twist and a message of hope.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1958-10-23
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The Kneeling Goddess
Overview: Businessman Antonio is carrying on an affair with Raquel, who wants him to divorce his wife Elena. He purchases for Elena as an anniversary gift a statue – the titular Kneeling Goddess – which, unbeknownst to him, features Raquel as the model. Antonio marries Raquel after Elena dies under suspicious circumstances — but not everything is what it seems.
Genres: Drama Romance Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1947-08-13
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The Devil Is a Woman
Overview: A woman, after committing a murder, flees into a church, confessing her life story to a priest.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1950-01-28
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The Other
Overview: A mousy, poor manicurist seeks to switch places with her more glamorous, wealthy twin sister.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1946-11-20
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¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
Overview: This musical comedy tells the story of two men whose friendship (whose beginning is told in "A toda máquina") is affected by assumptions love triangles and misunderstandings between the two, however, the value of that friendship overcomes all difficulties.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1951-12-20
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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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El cuarto mandamiento
Overview: A Mexican family drama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1948-08-14
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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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Pecado
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Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1951-03-01
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1810 or The Liberators of Mexico
Overview: Carmen, Martin and Lucas, children of the Motherland, are imprisoned for protecting a fugitive indigenous person. Carmen is also really imprisoned for not giving in to the harassment of a Spanish Mayor. At the same time, the liberating conspiracy of Hidalgo, Allende, Aldama, and others is discovered, forcing them to start the Mexican War of Independence.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1916-07-27
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La malcasada
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Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1950-10-05
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