José Muñoz
Also Known As: José María Muñoz, Macario
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Department: Acting
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Gender: Male
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La León
Overview: Deep in the lush river jungles of Argentina, Alvaro lives a solitary existence fishing and harvesting reeds. What sets him apart from the rest of his village is that he is gay. There are no other gay men in his world, his only means of expression is with the occasional outsider who passes through. Most of these men come via the river taxi El León, whose captain El Turu is a mean man with a homophobic streak and a secret. When illegal loggers appear in the jungle El Turu accuses Alvaro of aiding them, a dispute which leads both men towards confrontation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2007-07-11
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Land of Men
Overview: On his family's farm, Gilberto keeps weapons to support the revolutionaries. When his father find out, he runs out from the hacienda to join them.
Genres: History Western
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1958-01-07
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Nunca es tarde para amar
Overview: A widowed doctor with a sick child marries a famous singer unpremeditatedly, running at first everything fine until she begins to long for his former life and scenic successes representing the only reason for existence.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1953-07-31
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Radio Patrulla
Overview: Mexican feature film
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1951-01-01
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Apuntes
Overview: Mexican feature film
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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Massacre
Overview: Lawmen and their captured gunrunners take refuge at a deserted mission to fend off attacking Indians. Western.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-06-01
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Los diablos del terror
Overview: A federal policeman arrives in a town ravaged by a cult of hooded men who leave a satanic face on their victims.
Genres: Adventure Mystery Thriller Western
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1959-06-10
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Breach
Overview: Recently released from jail, Andrés experiences an emotional rupture from his 12-year-old son, José Ramón, following a dark family tragedy that nobody is bold enough to confront.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2009-03-25
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Él
Overview: Gloria encounters Francisco, a man whose social veneer betrays a truer self burrowed underneath.
Genres: Drama Thriller Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1953-07-09
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The Woman and the Beast
Overview: Dedicated, saintly nurse has a twin sister who is a Bad Girl.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1959-07-23
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Albur de amor
Overview: Dark romantic melodrama, played out with high-stakes card games and cockfights.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1947-08-29
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Tailored gentleman
Overview: Cantinflas works as a model of tuxedos in a prestigious store, your job is to use the smoking in the street along with an advertising sign on his back. The use of smoking gives you access to exclusive places and meet important people. During this time, Cantinflas was the manager of an amateur boxer, it is an attractive nurse assistant and occasionally attending a priest in the church and the orphanage. However, a Cantinflas day while wearing tuxedo, is a rich man, who mistakenly believe that Cantinflas is a millionaire too.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1954-09-01
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Los hijos de la calle
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1951-03-21
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Return to Youth
Overview: An old professor in love with one of his students is rejected by her because of his advanced age. He then sells his soul in return for youth and a chance at love but things don't go as he planned.
Genres: Mystery Fantasy Horror Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1954-02-24
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Soy un prófugo
Overview: A janitor in a large bank is accused of pulling of a major heist. He is forced to become a fugitive while hunting for the real culprits.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1946-03-11
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El Supersabio
Overview: Cantinflas is the apprentice of a renowned scientist, Prof. Arquimides Monteagudo (Carlos Martinez Baena). But Cantinflas has the soul of a poet rather than a serious researcher, and he wants to find the formula that achieves the immortality of the roses. Nevertheless, after the death of Prof. Monteagudo, Cantinflas will be chased by a ferocious corporative group, who wants to steal the secret formula of a cheaper fuel named "carburex", because they think that our friend is the only person who knows the composition
Genres: Comedy Mystery Science Fiction
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1948-09-04
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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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Mexican Bus Ride
Overview: Newlywed Oliverio receives disturbing news that his mother is on her deathbed. He travels to a remote part of Mexico to fetch a lawyer who can sort out her will. Leaving his wife behind, he embarks on a bus ride that’s interrupted by an increasingly absurd series of episodes, including an impromptu birthday celebration; a one-legged man writhing in the mud; come-ons from an insatiable small-town belle, Raquel; and Oliverio’s frequent, Freudian nightmares.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1952-06-25
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Gran Casino
Overview: After the mysterious disappearance of an oil well owner, one of his workers, Gerardo assumes the business management. Soon, the owner's sister arrives from Argentina, and, believing that Gerardo killed her brother to keep the wells for himself, she starts working as a singer under a false name in the same casino her brother disappeared, in order to find out what exactly happened.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1947-06-12
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The Brute
Overview: A tough young man, who helps to kick poor people out of their houses, falls in love with a girl. She lives with her father in the building about to be demolished.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1953-02-05
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The River and Death
Overview: A useless and bloody vendetta has been going on for ages between two families in this Mexican village. Men, sons, have killed each other for generations, for a so-called conception of honor in a revenge that never ends since it is also triggered by people of the village. Now, today, there are only two sons left, one in each family. One has become a doctor in the big city and his culture is modern. The other last one - of the other family - hasn't left the village and is waiting for the doctor to come "home" as he plans to kill him, to settle this war on this matter of honor once and for all. And the people of the village want blood.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1954-08-22
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Illusion Travels by Streetcar
Overview: Confronted with the unfortunate news that their favorite Streetcar, no. 133, is going to be decommissioned, two Municipal Transit workers get drunk and decide to "take 'er for one last spin," as it were. Unfortunately, the "one last spin" ends up being an all-night and all-day scramble to stay out of trouble, as they are confronted with situation after sometimes bizarre situation that prevents them from returning the "borrowed" Streetcar!
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1954-03-10
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La Cucaracha
Overview: The Mexican Revolution serves as a backdrop to a torrid love triangle composed of three freedom fighters: a colonel, a widow, and a fiery female soldier.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1959-11-12
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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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Soledad's Shawl
Overview: Alberto Robles, a young doctor, is faced with the decision to surrender to a life full of comforts and luxuries or to continue dedicating himself body and soul to serving those who need it most.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1952-11-13
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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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Rosauro Castro
Overview: Cardoza's death, a candidate for mayor of a village chief enemy and Rosauro Castro, leads to Mr. Garcia Mata to undertake an investigation. Upon arriving realizes that even the whole town, including the mayor, lives in fear by the chief and only achieved revenge end the injustices committed by Rosauro Castro.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1950-12-22
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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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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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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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You the Rich
Overview: Pepe el Toro is married to Celia la Chorreada and they have two children.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1948-12-31
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No desearás la mujer de tu hijo
Overview: An elderly man falls in love with a beautiful young woman, without knowing that she is in love with his son.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1950-05-18
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They also sing of pain
Overview: The movie starts with Braulio Peláez (Pedro Infante), a schoolteacher, having just fallen off his horse, representing the situation he and his family are in. The next scenes introduce the viewer to his family and their poor financial and social situation. As Braulio stumbles around looking for his glasses, he causes a famous film star, Alfonso de Madrazo (Rafael Alcaide) to crash his car. Braulio offers him to eat at his house as an apology. Braulio's sister and mother, big film fans, immediately recognise Alfonso and attempt to get him to bring the girl, Luisa Peláez (Irma Dolores) to Mexico City to become a film star. Alfonso agrees and tells them to come to the capital.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1950-08-31
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A Place Close to Heaven
Overview: On reaching the capital, Pedro Gonzalez gets a lowly job and marries Margaret. After losing that job, get a new one as a bodyguard but is fired again. With so much poverty and despair Pedro believes that his only way out is suicide.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1952-08-22
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La vida no vale nada
Overview: Pablo, a wandering laborer, has imprisoned himself in a hell of alcoholism. Cruz, a widow, reaches out to the troubled man, but even her compassion may not be enough to save him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1955-05-04
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Dos tipos de cuidado
Overview: Jorge Bueno and Pedro Malo are best friends who consider giving up their womanizing ways when they each fall in love. As fate would have it, Pedro Malo unexpectedly marries Jorge Bueno's girlfriend, and the conflict between the former buddies begins.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1953-11-05
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Cuidado con el amor
Overview: Salvador accompanied by two friends of his father whom he calls uncles, they arrive at a fair in the village, there he meets Ana. When he wins a bet he is paid with a mortgaged house, to his surprise upon entering the hom he realizes that Ana and her mother live in it, provoking a funny entanglement with an explosive final.
Genres: Comedy Drama Western
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1954-12-08
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School for Tramps
Overview: Alberto Medina is a famous composer whose car breaks down while he is on a trip. While looking for help, he finds the Valverdes' house and is welcomed in by Emilia, the mother of the family, who is known for taking in tramps.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1955-01-27
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Mi campeón
Overview: Catita is a simple and poor woman who dreams of that her son stands out on something important to help her out of his humble. But she opposes to him being boxer, therefore constantly fighting with her husband.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1952-06-20
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The Blood Stain
Overview: Camelia, a prostitute who works in a low-class cabaret in Mexico City (called "The Blood Stain') meets Guillermo, a young man from the country who just arrived in the city looking for a better life. She offers to take care of him until he gets set up, and the initial friendship soon turns romantic. This inevitably causes problems with Gastón, Camelia's pimp.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1937-01-01
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Revancha
Overview: A man steals to buy medicine for his sick mother but when she dies he gets into drug trafficking at a local cabaret.
Genres: Drama Crime Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1948-09-15
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¿Por qué ya no me quieres?
Overview: Tired of struggling, Lilia, played by Sara Montiel, moves to the city to live with her aunt, a former actress. There she strives to become a singer and meets Raul a singer, played by Agustin Lara, who helps her succeed.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1954-06-03
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John, the Soldier of Vengeance
Overview: The murder of an 8-year-old boy by a young soldier in Tijuana, Mexico, leads to riots on the streets. Based on a true story.
Genres: Adventure Crime War Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1940-08-30
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The New Invisible Man
Overview: A man is sentenced to prison for a murder he did not commit. Thanks to a serum invented by his brother, he manages to become invisible and escape from prison in order to prove his innocence, while his brother works feverishly to find an antidote. Theatrically released in USA in Spanish language only; later English-dubbed version syndicated directly to television.
Genres: Science Fiction Fantasy Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1958-11-08
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Mulata
Overview: In the port of Havana, two biracial children, Mateo (Ricardo Román) and Caridad (Ninón Sevilla) grow up together. She is the daughter of a white man who died in a shipwreck and of a black laundress of African origin. Over the years, Mateo falls for Caridad, but she doesn't love him back because she has fallen for a Mexican captain, Martin (Pedro Armendáriz), who she happened to meet at the port. The captain also fell in love with Caridad and proposes that they live together and she accepts. Caridad works in a cabaret in the port and the owner, Guevara (René Cardona), feels an attraction for the girl, and in a moment of jealousy, tries to kill Martin. Martin falls into financial trouble and has to mortgage his boat to Guevara. When Martin returns to Veracruz, Mexico, Guevara feels that he's the new owner of Caridad.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1954-07-16
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Fever Mounts at El Pao
Overview: Aroused citizens assassinate an unpopular Caribbean despot, then two men vie for his gorgeous widow Ines. Ojeda is a steamy, isolated island, the penal colony for an oppressive dictatorship. A reactionary seizes the murdered governor's post, and rushes to eliminate his romantic rival, an idealistic underling. The bureaucrat Vazquez hopes to marshal the angry residents of the capitol, El Pao, plus the many political prisoners, to oust Governor Gual.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1959-12-05
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Una cita de amor
Overview: The story of the doomed love between Soledad and Román. She is the daughter of a rich man that wants to marry her with Ernesto, nephew of his friend, the judge. Román owns a little ranch. A brawl in the town will unleash several deaths that will affect the already difficult relationship.
Genres: Drama Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-06-05
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Pretty sky!
Overview: Revolutionist and Army General compete for a woman
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-11-25
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Sueños de oro
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Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1958-02-19
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Sonatas
Overview: In the fall of 1824 Javier Montenegro, Bradomin Marquis is spared death hanging by Captain Casares, and in return, the Marquis agrees to help him escape to America. Adaptation of "Sonata de Otoño" and "Sonata de Estío" of Ramón María del Valle-Inclan, which included elements Bardem later works of the author.
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1959-10-12
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The Hell of the Poor
Overview: A young woman becomes pregnant but when his boyfriend leaves her she gets a job as a prostitute in order to provide for her child.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1951-11-01
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Plazos traicioneros
Overview: A down in his luck film director falls in love with an attractive waitress and decides to launch her as a big singing star. Once the goal is reached, the girl runs away and becomes involved with a gangster who leads her into prostitution.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1958-07-03
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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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Padre contra hijo
Overview: Eloisa works hard, sewing, to his son Juan de Dios. He learns that he is the bastard son of Cecilio, who owns almost a whole town named: San Juan de Dios, Durango.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1955-08-23
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X Murderer
Overview: A murderer turns himself to the police, but claims amnesia and insists he's unable to tell them anything about his crime.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1955-03-18
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La adúltera
Overview: Jilted lover takes revenge on her ex's new wife.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1956-11-22
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The Door and The Butcher's Wife
Overview: A movie divided in two segments, the first "La puerta" (The Door) is about a high society gathering in which a door inside the mansion leads to a bizarre corridor where a naked and menacing human figure appears. The second "La mujer del carnicero" (The Butcher's Wife) is set during the Mexican revolution and is about horrifying hallucinations felt by a lieutenant after committing a murder.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1969-09-25
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Carta Brava
Overview: Safe-cracker sets up a gangster rival to get arrested; after some unrelated adventures, that guy escapes from jail and pays him back.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1949-05-25
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Dirty Face
Overview: Mexican movie
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1949-02-04
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