Manuel Valdés
Also Known As: Loco Valdes, Loco, El Loco Valdés
Biography: Fernando Manuel Alonso Gómez de Valdés y Castillo (21 January 1931 – 28 August 2020), better known as Manuel "El Loco" Valdés, was a Mexican actor and comedian. He was member of the Valdés family; brother of Ramón Valdés, who portrayed "Don Ramón" on the sitcom El Chavo, and Germán Valdés (a.k.a. "Tin Tan"). He was also the father of singers Cristian Castro and Marcos Valdés.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Birthday: January 29, 1931
Deathday: August 28, 2020
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Frankenstein, the Vampire and Company
Overview: Two screwballs get mixed up with monsters, mad scientists and vampires.
Genres: Horror Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1962-02-08
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La pulquería
Overview: The Devil offers a man to help him if he can show him to love.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1981-06-24
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The Legend of the Nahuala
Overview: Leo San Juan, an insecure child of nine years old, lives eternally frightened by horror stories that Nando tells his older brother. Within these stories it is 'The Legend of Nahuala', according to which, an old abandoned Casona is possessed by the spirit of an evil witch known as the Nahuala.
Genres: Animation Family Fantasy Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2007-10-31
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Trip to the Moon
Overview: In this movie a couple of comedians try to disappear for a while and end up in an asylum, where confused as the mad, and try to escape, but one of them falls in love and that complicates things.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1958-04-02
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Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan
Overview: "Ni Muy Muy, Ni Tan Tan, Simplemente, Tin Tan. Tin Tan was one of the greatest comdedian-actors in the history of Mexican Cinema. He began his film career during the early years of what became the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. Throughout the majority of his movies he plays the character of a pachuco; the Chicano/Mexicano in zoot suit, throwing out the tirili phrases and words, and jammin the jitty-bug. With the style and the slang down to a tee, he was picked up in Cd. Juarez Chihuahua by an acting troupe. Touring extensively through-out Mexico with the troupe landed him in Mexico City with film contracts. It was in those films that Tin Tan exposed the image of the pachuco, which Mexican Youth adopted. From the desert border-towns of Juarez y El Paso the style took off in various parts of the country, most notably in Mexico City
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2005-10-27
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The Loving Ones
Overview: Juan Alonso goes through life without giving himself time to smell the flowers along the way. He stumbles upon a cabaret show and falls in love with the star. What he finds out later is that the lead dancer is actually a transsexual and he is torn by her feelings for her. Surprisingly beautiful, this story really takes a lot of twists and turns.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1979-07-03
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Póker de reinas
Overview: A musical comedy about a group of pretty girls who meet in Mexico and decide to break into showbiz and make a pact and promise not to get involved with men. But they all are in love with different guys and that complicates things.
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Original Language: es
Release Date: 1960-05-19
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Tin Tan
Overview: Germán Cipriano Gómez Valdés Castillo, a young radio announcer from Cuidad Juárez, succeeds in drawing attention to the pachuco movement through his character Tin Tan, laying the groundwork for a new form of binational and mass linguistic expression: Spanglish. He soon became a leading figure in theater and film on the American Continent. Singled out by critics as a destroyer of the language, he quickly won the approval of the public. His ability to improvise revolutionized the film industry. His talent as an actor, singer, dancer and comedian contributed to the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. From El Hijo Desobediente to Capitán Mantarraya, from Cuidad Juárez to Havana, from mambo to rock, the legacy of Tin Tan makes him one of the great icons of Mexico today. This film tells his story as it has never been told before.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-12
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Little Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb vs. the Monsters
Overview: The film follows adventures of Little Red Riding Hood (Maria Gracia) and Tom Thumb (Cesaro Quezadas) and their friends, fighting against the wicked Witch Queen (Ofelia Guilmáin) and her band of monsters. The film starts at the meeting of the evil monsters in the castle in the Haunted Forest, heart of the Devil's dominion, during which the Vampire (Quintín Bulnes) accuses the Wolf (Manuel Valdés) and the Ogre (José Elías Moreno) of betraying the Witch Queen (La Reina Bruja, renamed Queen of Badness in the English dub), who orders them to ber executed. Their friend Stinky the Skunk (Santanón) however escapes and informs Little Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb, who promise to help. Meanwhile, the Queen and her sister the Old Witch cast a terrible curse, turning villagers into monkeys and mice for trying to defy her magic. The rest of the story details the heroes' quest to conquer evil.
Genres: Music Comedy Fantasy Family
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1962-09-20
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Little Red Riding Hood
Overview: The classic story of the Red Riding Hood spiced up by a couple of funny characters like the dog Duke, companion to the girl in her adventures, and the stinky Skunk, henchman to the Wolf.
Genres: Family Adventure Fantasy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1959-05-05
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Dos tipas de cuidado
Overview: Gold-digger conspires with gal-pal to snag herself a rich husband.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1989-08-17
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Cada quien su musica
Overview: Unscrupulous promoter creates hostilities that ruin the friendships between six young musicians.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1959-06-11
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Dos tontos y un loco
Overview: Crown-prince of a primitive country goes to Mexico for college. Wacky hijinks ensue.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-12-21
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A ritmo de twist
Overview: Rivalry between two bathing-suit manufacturers -- one run by teenagers and the other by unscrupulous grownups.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-12-17
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Caperucita y sus tres amigos
Overview: Villagers think the Big Bad Wolf has returned to his fierce, wild-animal ways. Also gypsies.
Genres: Mystery Fantasy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1961-04-20
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Detectives o ladrones..?
Overview: Two bumbling bozos with detective licenses get hoodwinked by a pair of jewel-thieves.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1967-06-22
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K-9 World Cup
Overview: The road to glory is walked as a pack. When the Mexicanine Republic becomes the host for the World Canine Cup, the coach has one chance to put together the best team in history; but the new warriors will have to learn to put aside their differences and work as a team, to show their country that ultimate football glory is more than just a dream.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2015-03-18
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My Soul for a Love
Overview: Crushed-out octogenarian makes a pact with the devil so he can make time with his sixteen-year-old sweetie.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1964-06-11
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Bromas, S.A
Overview: Eccentric millionaire hires a team of young people to help him stage practical jokes.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1967-12-28
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Bikinis y Rock
Overview: Two hippie-identified dudebros take over the management of a bikini factory belonging to the father of one of them. Remake of A Ritmo De Twist (1962).
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1972-12-25
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Ferias de México
Overview: Itinerant card-shark with pre-teen daughter adopts an orphan boy; the children grow up and fall in love. Once they decide to get married, complications arise.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-05-27
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Las mil y una noches
Overview: Professional story-teller falls afoul of a sultan, but saves himself from execution using the tricks of his trade.
Genres: Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-09-17
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El bar de los nacos
Overview: Mexican feature film
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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Two Ghosts and a Girl
Overview: Two ghosts who died in a turn-of-the-century duel and now haunt a theater attempt to help a girl who's in danger from bank robbers.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1959-10-22
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The Mocking Ghosts
Overview: Two fake fortune-tellers at a carnival accidentally conjure up some real ghosts.
Genres: Music Comedy Fantasy Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1965-09-30
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The Panther Women
Overview: The Panther women are worshipers of Satan and perform rituals in their honor and sacrifice. The fighters will face them up and down the ring.
Genres: Action Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1967-03-03
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Madness from Terror
Overview: Monster film and mad doctor spoof.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1961-08-04
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The Phantom of the Operetta
Overview: Aldo and his girlfriend Lucy reopen an abandoned opera house, but find out that the place is inhabited by a group of Phantoms wearing the Claude Rains 1943 Phantom of the Opera costume.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Horror Music Mystery
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1960-12-22
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Oh, Love… How Have You Put Me!
Overview: A low-class baker accidentally gets to know an attractive but bitter fiancée. By getting her snobby, dead-pan family to spend some time with his scumbag friends, he changes their lives, while at the time stealing the girl's heart.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1951-11-23
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Me traes de un ala
Overview: To conquer the beautiful vedette Rosita, journalist Tin Tan is subject to her whims. Fired along with his friend Narciso from the newspaper they worked, Tin Tan trying to sell a movie plot. A woman looking to buy it and Tin Tan will visit her in a gloomy mansion where a mess is unleashed.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1953-02-05
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What a Beautiful Legs!
Overview: A man hired to impersonate a bankrupt business mogul who is currently on the run from creditors sets out organize a musical starring beauties from Brazil, Mexico, and Spain in this Spanish-language comedy starring popular funnyman Tin Tan. Now, as the hapless imposter attempts to finance a musical without any money, he also discovers just how difficult it can be to juggle three beautiful starlets who all have eyes for their presumably wealthy producer.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1949-02-24
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Locos Peligrosos
Overview: A cellist and a pianist, along with the daughter of the owner of a musical home, form a classical trio. A television producer challenges confronting the modern equipment. Accept and so begin a new career in popular music, so despises his former employer, thus limiting the affair between his daughter and one of them.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1957-07-31
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El hombre inquieto
Overview: Adult street urchin passes himself off as rich man's long-lost son.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1954-11-26
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The King of the Neighborhood
Overview: A poor man becomes a modern Robin Hood, robbing the rich to give to the poor.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1950-02-04
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The Champion Cyclist
Overview: Cleto, a poor newspaper boy, dreamed of becoming a cyclist and inventor. His latest invention is delivering newspapers by rockets. When he finds the owner of the newspaper, dismisses him. But Cleto do not give up and shows Don Macario his latest invention: " The telemirófono ", a device that allows you to see the person talking on the phone...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1957-03-21
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La pulquería 2
Overview: In this second part, the devil (Alfonso Zayas) returns to earth in search of a cure for his loss of masculinity; while Gerardo (Jorge Rivero), the rich and handsome character, continues to seduce his beloved.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1982-06-27
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El capitán Mantarraya
Overview: Elderly sea captain charms and delights an audience of children, telling them stories about the high adventures he experienced when he was young.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1970-10-03
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Las hermanas Karambazo
Overview: Three brothers meet three sisters from the nearest town.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1960-04-27
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Dormitorio para señoritas
Overview: Young lawyer is mistaken for music professor and goes to live at a boarding school for young women.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1960-05-11
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Las Tentadoras
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Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1980-06-12
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Chava Flores: Como lo Querías Ver
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Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: es
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Muñecas de medianoche
Overview: Two young men go into hiding to escape from a contract killer; they put on women's clothing and hang around in bars.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1979-12-27
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Tintansón Cruzoe
Overview: Tin Tan is marooned on an island full of colorful natives.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1965-09-30
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Music of Always
Overview: Producer, director and projectionist watch an assortment of musical numbers and brainstorm about framing narrative that could contain them all.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1958-07-17
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Peligros de juventud
Overview: Each of the boys and girls at the coffee shop has something snarled in their love life.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1960-07-26
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La faraona
Overview: Pastora Heredia is a beautiful gypsy with great character who always tries to help the needy. One day she gots the notice of the death of his grandfather, a millionaire who lived in Mexico and that since his father was angry, she knew nothing of him. However, as Pastora was his only granddaughter and sole heir of all his property, it does not hesitate to cross the pond to claim his inheritance. But once there is that Don Guillermo, grandfather, not dead.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1956-12-10
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La engañadora
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1955-01-01
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La pulquería 3: Entre ficheras anda el diablo
Overview: After regaining his manliness, he escapes from hell Satan for embezzling Secretary of infernal hacienda, being chased by a couple of poor devils good for nothing, and took refuge in the cabaret ends up working as a transvestite.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1984-11-01
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¡No me defiendas, compadre!
Overview: A bungling wannabe-lawyer keeps interfering in his friend's lives; his desire to help always makes things worse.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1949-10-29
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El Tigre Negro
Overview: Two brothers lose their tent to a bandit and become criminals to defeat the one who has ruined them.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-04-12
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