Helena Rojo
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Biography: Helena Rojo (Mexico City; August 18, 1944 - February 4, 2024), was a renowned Mexican film, television and theater actress. She enjoyed a successful career spanning several decades in Mexican cinema, television, and theater. Rojo gained recognition for her versatile and compelling performances in films like "Las Pirañas aman en Cuaresma" (1969) and TV series such as "Cuna de Lobos" (1986). She continues to be celebrated as one of Mexico's most distinguished actresses.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Birthday: August 18, 1944
Deathday: February 03, 2024
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Gender: Female
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Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Overview: A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon River in search of the lost city of El Dorado. When great difficulties arise, Aguirre’s men start to wonder whether their quest will lead them to prosperity or certain death.
Genres: History Adventure Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1972-12-29
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Amor letra por letra
Overview: Work colleagues Hanna and Amanda are unexpectedly laid off. Since Amanda is leaving town, Hanna deposits both of their severance checks into her account. Unfortunately, Hanna screwed up and the money went somewhere it wasn’t intended – which puts her on a direct collision course with some eligible and not so eligible bachelors. Now, between her search for a new job and her hilarious forays into babysitting Amanda’s son, Hanna has to find and retrieve the loot in this hilarious misadventure that proves romance happens where and when you least expect it.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2008-08-22
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Blacker Than the Night
Overview: When four women move into an old house left by one woman's aunt, strange things begin to happen. Bizarre voices, visions of ghosts, and mysterious noises lead them to discover the darkest powers of evil and a horror and agony beyond terror.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1975-12-25
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Muerte Ciega
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Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1992-05-08
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In the Land of Light Feet
Overview: During his vacations, 12-year-old Manuel travels by train with his mother to the Sierra Tarahumara to spend a few days with his father, who works in the mountains with the indigenous people protecting nature. Manuel befriends Jesus, who takes him to his town and teaches him the customs of his own. Both children discover illegal loggers.
Genres: Adventure Drama Mystery
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1982-08-10
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Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary
Overview: Mexican horror film about an American painter named Mary who is living in Mexico where she sells her works and also kills people for their blood. It turns out Mary is a vampire but not the traditional one with fangs. Since she has no fangs she must stab or slash the throats of her victims but soon she has a new man in her life as well as a mysterious man in black who appears to be doing the same type of murders.
Genres: Drama Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-05-01
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Crónica íntima
Overview: Mexican feature film
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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Eye for an Eye
Overview: A vengeful widow hires a professional killer to train her son so that he can hunt down and kill the men who murdered her husband. The quest for revenge soon becomes an obsession.
Genres: Western Thriller Action
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1971-04-29
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End of the Party
Overview: A motorcycle gang goes to a mansion where a party is being held and joy turns into tragedy.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1972-01-13
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Queen Doll
Overview: A man becomes more and more infatuated with his childhood sweetheart leading to a haunting encounter with horror.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1972-11-08
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A Deadly Invitation
Overview: Eccentric millionaire Olivia sends her half sister Agatha, and a group of old acquaintances, a mysterious invitation for a weekend on her yacht, where they will discover the true motive behind this invitation: the celebration of… a murder?
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2023-10-06
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Mirage
Overview: A young man inherits a broken down estate at the edge of the Peruvian desert, with no explanation about the former owners or what had become of the once thriving house.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-11-01
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The Young Animals
Overview: A boarding house where four girls stay, each with their own personal problems.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1970-04-16
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Los años de Greta
Overview: Elderly woman bonds with other senior citizens for emotional support.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1992-08-07
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El Payo: Un Hombre Contra el Mundo
Overview: Series western, adaptation of a popular comic-book.
Genres: Action Drama Western
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1972-12-28
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The Great Adventure of Zorro
Overview: The De La Vega's are a wealthy and prestigious family known throughout the territory. When Diego, the youngest son of Don Alejandro de La Vega, returns from his 4 year stay in Spain, he finds him hometown oppressed by the corrupt military forces. The farmers are being run out of their homes and their land is being used as military camps and/or sold off to pay for military supplies and wages, along with taking the poor villagers and using them as slaves. So Diego/Zorro has multiple face offs with the local military and swears to restore order and freedom to the oppressed.
Genres: Action Adventure Family
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1976-02-12
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The Cubs
Overview: After having his genitals brutally mutilated during childhood, a man must face prejudice and himself.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1973-05-10
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Borderline
Overview: Sasha, a young woman from Mexico meets Damian, a man from Angola. They begin a relationship in Los Angeles, CA. She invites him to her hometown in northern Mexico for the weekend. This loveless romance quickly turns into a roaring silence when both try to tear down each other's walls.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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La Sucesión
Overview: Political intrigue drama which aired dimly, some of the most common vices Latin American government systems, at least hypothetically and not still be scenarios. Its characters have the dictator whose intentions are to inherit the power to his son, little interest in the issue. In a moment in which he is forced to decide who will succeed him, other characters see the opportunity to replace him in the supreme command of this country without a name.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1980-06-11
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The House in the South
Overview: Indian village experiences forced relocation; their experience is paralleled by that of other groups dating back to the 18th century.
Genres: History Adventure Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1976-06-17
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Those Years
Overview: President Juárez fights against the conservatives, who have ordered an emperor to be brought from France to govern Mexico
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1974-03-21
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Guerrero Negro
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Genres: Mystery Drama Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1994-06-10
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Don't Panic
Overview: On his 17th birthday, a boy named Michael has a surprise party thrown by his friends, where a session with a Ouija board accidentally unleashes a demon named Virgil, who possesses one of them to go on a killing spree. Michael, now plagued by violent nightmares and premonitions, sets out to try and stop the killings.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1989-03-02
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Angels and Cherubs
Overview: A tragic celestial-western that explores Adam and Eve's paradise from a surreal point of view.
Genres: Mystery Drama Fantasy Horror Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-12-08
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Noche de juerga
Overview: Spur-of-the-moment nightclub hookup leaves a straying husband framed for a murder.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1981-05-27
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Los perros de Dios
Overview: Fantasy-life of an upper-class girl overwhelmed with spiritual questions.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-09-19
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There's Always a First Time
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1971-02-25
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Una vez, un hombre...
Overview: Young factory worker becomes apprentice to an alchemist, and he ends up going to the moon to repair equipment belonging to The Three Fates.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-05-13
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El cinico
Overview: Traveling salesman's amoral/sometimes criminal behavior catches up with him after he settles in at his brother's vinyard.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1970-09-03
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Motel of Death
Overview: Murders take place in and around a hotel. Debuted on Mexican TV.
Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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The Eve
Overview: Aging politicians who have faded from the public eye hold a cocktail party to celebrate one friend's appointment to the President's Cabinet. Illusions are indulged, illusions are shattered.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1982-10-07
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Los amigos
Overview: Ambition, social climbing and insincerity shape the emotional climate among a circle of young professionals launching their careers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1968-11-17
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Luces de la noche
Overview: On a whim, a retired gentleman decides to track down an old girlfriend from decades back.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-29
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Lovers, Partners & Spies
Overview: Retired international police agent, now suburban housewife, is asked by her former partner to help him catch a serial killer.
Genres: TV Movie Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-08-17
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Victoria
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1972-06-08
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Más allá del deseo
Overview: Sea creature who looks like a human girl takes the place of a couple's drowned daughter. She grows up into a beautiful woman who wears very little clothing, and she meets a young man and they fall in love. Then...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1992-12-25
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Foxtrot
Overview: A Romanian aristocrat retreats to a desert isle with his wife and servants on the eve of World War II.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-03-01
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Reto a la vida
Overview: Carlos has spent four years in prison for selling drugs. When he's released he finds out his brother has become a drug addict and is locked in a psychiatric hospital. Carlos starts working to cure his brother when he befriends a street kid and falls for social worker Elena.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1988-03-31
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The Children of Sanchez
Overview: Hall Bartlett directs the rural drama The Children of Sanchez, based on the tome The Children of Sanchez: Autobiography of a Mexican Family written by Oscar Lewis in the '60s. Anthony Quinn stars as the widowed Jesus Sanchez, a poor farmer struggling to provide for his family in Mexico City. Also starring Lupita Ferrer as Consuelo and Stathis Giallelis as Roberto. This is the last film in the 50-year career of international star Dolores del Rio, who plays the Grandma. Jazz-pop performer Chuck Mangione was nominated for a Golden Globe and won a Grammy award for his original musical score.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-06-16
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Mistery
Overview: A soap opera actor is mixed in a real drama very similar to what he represents in his work.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1980-11-30
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