Adela Sequeyro

Acting

Adela Sequeyro

Born 1901-03-11 · Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico

Adela Sequeyro Haro (March 11, 1901 – December 24, 1992) was a Mexican journalist, actress, filmmaker and screenwriter. She was a pioneer of Mexican cinema both during the silent era and the talkies.

Acting credits

Venganza suprema poster
3.8

Julian gets framed for stealing a company check by his superior Carlos who's courting his wife Olga together trying to get him outa the way so they can be together, setting him up, the deed does the job and Julian lands in jail.

Venganza suprema

1934

Beyond Death poster
6.7

Yolanda, the wife of renowned Spanish composer Enrique Montenegro, has grown weary of her husband's constant infidelities and neglect. While attending a bullfight, she meets the celebrated matador Eduardo Franco, and the two begin a romance

Beyond Death

1935

Prisoner 13 poster
6.7

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.

Prisoner 13

1933

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

El inocente

1930

Terrible Pesadilla poster
5.7

In "Terrible Nightmare", Amador, the dull 'Aztec Charlot' embodies Phill Otto Malo, frustrated aviator. Being anxiously awaited in the city of Puebla, he crashes before arriving at his destination. Consequently, he faces several adventures: bullfighter's dress goes to a bullring; in a cabaret flirts with a transvestite believing him a woman, the Keystone Cops come to the cabaret in the face of a bomb threat; Finally, Amador is awakened from his "terrible nightmare" on a park bench by a policeman.

Terrible Pesadilla

1931

Los misterios del hampa poster
6.3

A dangerous gangster, called Álvaro Rambal, is captured by the police. Hoping to be forgiven before his execution, he tells the story of his life to his wife, going from his tragic childhood to the rise and fall of his criminal empire.

Los misterios del hampa

1945

The Possession poster
5.9

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.

The Possession

1950

El sendero gris poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

El sendero gris

1927

Nobody's Wife poster
6.2

Three bohemians rescue Ana María from her abusive stepfather. She lives chastely with them in gratitude. Over time, love blooms between her and Marcelo, despite their friends' heartache.

Nobody's Wife

1937

La sangre manda poster
5.7

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La sangre manda

1934

Behind the camera