Germán Robles

Acting

Germán Robles

Born — Died

1929-03-20 — 2015-11-21

Place of birth

Gijón, Asturias, Spain

Known for

Acting

Credits

58 titles

Germán Horacio Robles (born March 20, 1929 in Gijón, Asturias, Spain) was a Spanish-Mexican film, theater, television, and voice actor. He came to Mexico when he was 17, after Spain’s civil war. His slim figure contrasts with his deep, calm, elegant voice. In Mexican cinema, he best known for his amazing characterization of vampires in many cult movies, especially in El Vampiro. He is said to have influenced Christopher Lee’s performance in his vampire films. Another well known performance is his dubbing the voice of KITT in the Latin American broadcast of Knight Rider. He died on November 21, 2015 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Known for

Viviana poster
9.0

A poor but beautiful woman comes to the city looking for her husband ... who is married to another woman, the evil Gloria. While she falls in love to a handsome and good hearted doctor, she decides to work at nights to earn money at a "Model School" which is, in reality, a high profile brothel...

Viviana

1978

Amigos X Siempre poster
8.3

The story is set at a prestigious, but rigid and repressive school called Instituto Vidal. Its strict owner, Julia Vidal, was once kind but has now turned into a bitter woman following the death of her husband and her daughter, Lauriel. Her granddaughter, Ana, a very sweet and intelligent 10 year old, also has been affected by the death: She has been rendered virtually speechless by the trauma, though she expresses herself through music and possesses an extraordinary ability to move objects with her mind. Ana's unscrupulous father, Francisco Capistrán, however, has taken advantage of the situation to try to steal Julia's school. The timely arrival of Ana's uncle, Salvador, Amanda and her adopted son changes everything. Ana’s sad and lonely life takes an unexpected turn for the better and she regains her joy in a series of adventures bursting with humor, excitement, music and thrilling surprises.

Amigos X Siempre

2000

Amor de nadie poster
8.0

Amor de nadie is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from September 10, 1990, to June 14, 1991. Created by Eric Vonn, with literary editing by Marcia del Río, the telenovela stars Lucía Méndez, Saúl Lisazo, Fernando Allende, and Bertín Osborne. It was Lucía Méndez's final telenovela as a leading actress for Televisa during this period. The story follows Sofía Hernández, a young woman from a humble mining town who dreams of leaving her difficult life behind. After suffering betrayal and hardship, she moves to Mexico City to pursue a career as a model. Along the way, she faces jealousy, ambition, family conflicts, and complicated relationships while searching for love and a better future.

Amor de nadie

1990

The Legend of the Nahuala poster
8.0

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.

The Legend of the Nahuala

2007

Serafín poster
NR

Serafín is a Mexican children's telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from August 30 to December 17, 1999. It stars Maribel Guardia, Eduardo Santamarina, Jordi Landeta, and features the voice of María Fernanda Morales as Serafín. The telenovela was the first Mexican production to incorporate digitally created animated characters into a live-action telenovela. The story follows Serafín, a cheerful but mischievous little angel who is sent to Earth to learn how to become a Guardian Angel. In Mexico City, he meets Pepe, an unhappy boy living with his mother, grandfather, and abusive stepfather. Determined to bring hope and happiness into Pepe's life, Serafín helps him and his friends overcome family conflicts, fear, and adversity while teaching lessons about love, friendship, kindness, and faith.

Serafín

1999

Cicatrices del alma poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Cicatrices del alma

1986

Film credits

1990s · 7 titles

Satanic Sect: Messenger of the Lord poster
5.9

A satanic preacher comes to a small town where he unleashed the terror of the inhabitants.

Satanic Sect: Messenger of the Lord

1990

Sor Batalla poster
6.7

As punishment for participating in a game show a nun is sent to a small town. The chief and presidential hopeful municipal Instead, a pinko comecuras that attacks capitalism and refuses to let children be vaccinated and go to school, is opposed to the presence of the newcomer, but as the religious conquest people and helps to rescue the kidnapped daughter of the chief, the evil becomes good.

Sor Batalla

1990

The Rider of Divine Providence poster
6.3

The bishop of Culiacan and three priests are dedicated to investigate the alleged miracles of Jesus Malverde, a bandit deceased at the end of XIX century who is said, stole from the rich and gave to the poor; which is enough reason for the locals to venerate him.

The Rider of Divine Providence

1991

La paloma de Marsella poster
6.0

Amelia is an old retired prostitute who lives at an asylum, where she decides to enter a T.V. contest.

La paloma de Marsella

1999

The Mexican Ninja poster
5.7

A criminal organization hires some ninjas to steal the formula for a new drug, described as cheaper and more powerful than cocaine. As it turns out, the industrialist who financed the research has taken elaborate steps to make sure that the new substance won´t fall into the wrong hands, and the ninjas find they have only succeeded in stealing half the formula. To please their disgruntled employers, the evil ninjas try to blackmail the industrialist into handing over the remaining half and it's up to the Mexican Ninja and his pals to stop him.

The Mexican Ninja

1991

Fray Bartolomé de las Casas poster
6.0

Three moments in the life of Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas; his youth encounter with the natives; his resignation in maturity to lands and encomiendas to evangelize and defend justice and dignity against the cruelty of the Spanish and his reflections at the end of his life

Fray Bartolomé de las Casas

1993

Reclusorio poster
6.2

The human and divine justice are exposed through five real life stories related to the legal processes of a prison. The cases presented are: "I want to stay in jail", "Blood between women", "The raped prostitute", "The kidnapped policeman", and "Euthanasia or murder?"

Reclusorio

1997

1970s · 7 titles

She Killed in Ecstasy poster
5.2

A vengeful widow seduces and murders the men and women responsible for her husband’s suicide.

She Killed in Ecstasy

1971

Rapine poster
7.2

Two humble indigenous woodcutters discover the wreckage of a plane that has crashed at the top of the mountains and decide to steal the belongings of all the occupants killed in the accident.

Rapine

1975

El arte de engañar poster
4.8

Gigolo and his girlfriend scam off married women; he seduces them, she photographs them in bed together and blackmails them afterwards. Things eventually go south.

El arte de engañar

1972

The Vampires of Coyoacan poster
4.1

In the service of Satan, a murderous vampire is turning wrestlers into his unwitting thrall, and it's up to Mil Máscaras and Superzan to stop him and save the world.

The Vampires of Coyoacan

1974

The Phantom Gunslinger poster
4.9

The Phantom Gunslinger is set in the town of "Tucca Flats." The peaceful life of the town is disrupted by the arrival of a gang of bandits, including Algernon, Big Sam, Cookie, and some others. The sheriff leaves town, but not before naming Bill as his successor. Bill, unfortunately, doesn't carry or even know how to use a gun, and the outlaws take over Tucca Flats. But with the help of some Indians, a suit of armor, and springs on his shoes, Bill manages to run the gang out of town.

The Phantom Gunslinger

1970

Aunt Isabel's Garden poster
5.5

A ship carrying Conquistadors is wrecked and the survivors are thrown ashore to struggle through the Yucatan jungle.

Aunt Isabel's Garden

1972

El Tigre De Santa Julia poster
6.0

Band of ex-soldiers embark on a life of crime; their leader, meanwhile, wants to track down the man who murdered his parents.

El Tigre De Santa Julia

1974

1960s · 28 titles

Morelos siervo de la nación poster
5.7

Mexican feature film

Morelos siervo de la nación

1965

The Brainiac poster
5.5

In 1661 Mexico, Baron Vitelius is executed for witchcraft. 300 years later, during a comet's return, he resurfaces as a brain-eating monster seeking revenge on the Inquisitors' descendants.

The Brainiac

1962

The Blood of Nostradamus poster
5.6

Vampire hunters track down a vampire and attempt to steal the ashes from his coffin in order to stop him from reviving nightly.

The Blood of Nostradamus

1962

Nostradamus: The Genie of Darkness poster
5.6

In order to stop a vampire from terrorizing the countryside, some locals decide to break into his coffin at night and steal his ashes. Complications ensue.

Nostradamus: The Genie of Darkness

1962

The Curse of Nostradamus poster
5.4

An aristocratic vampire swears an oath to kill the enemies who killed his father. In order to terrify them even further, he warns each one when he is coming for them.

The Curse of Nostradamus

1961

Nostradamus and the Destroyer of Monsters poster
4.9

A professor and a vampire hunter join forces to destroy the murderous vampire Nostradamus and his minions.

Nostradamus and the Destroyer of Monsters

1962

Neutron Battles the Karate Assassins poster
4.9

Superhero wrestler Neutron battles a gang of robotic assassins who use their hands and feet as deadly weapons.

Neutron Battles the Karate Assassins

1965

The Chinese Room poster
6.0

An unorthodox doctor makes a house call to the Acapulco abode of a mushroom addict.

The Chinese Room

1968

El río de las ánimas poster
5.4

Traveling lawman comes to town and schools the residents in collective farming practices. There's also a bad guy with a lot of money who's cut off the water supply to the area's farmers, and the soul of a murder victim that manifests as a flying fireball.

El río de las ánimas

1964

The Living Head poster
6.5

A group of archaeologists break into the tomb of an ancient Aztec general, arousing the warrior's head and sending his undead servant out to take revenge on the careless scientists.

The Living Head

1963

El proceso de Cristo poster
6.4

The story of The Last Hours of Jesus Christ.

El proceso de Cristo

1966

A Trap for a Corpse poster
4.3

Following their mother’s passing, two brothers plot to claim the inheritance left in their stepfather’s care, but life has a way of turning things around.

A Trap for a Corpse

1969

La furia del ring poster
5.3

Wrestling melodrama.

La furia del ring

1961

Rocambole contra la secta del escorpión poster
5.4

Short-lived superhero-adventure series. One sequel.

Rocambole contra la secta del escorpión

1967

Herencia maldita poster
5.0

Itinerant cowboy impersonates the missing-presumed-dead owner of a hacienda to set matters straight and bring criminals to justice.

Herencia maldita

1963

Semáforo en rojo poster
NR

A gang of professional thieves plans how to rob the jewelry store in Bogotá and escape, not imagining that death surrounds them and all because of a red light.

Semáforo en rojo

1964

El zurdo poster
6.2

Professional gambler is made responsible for the upbringing of an orphan whose father he killed.

El zurdo

1965

El hombre propone... poster
5.4

Anthology film, four stories set in Guadalajara and environs.

El hombre propone...

1965

Pillow for Three poster
5.4

Bride sleeps another guy on her wedding night by mistake, and he and the groom spend 90 minutes arguing over which one she belongs to.

Pillow for Three

1969

El espadachín poster
6.0

Evil aristocrat covets his brother's wife, swordsman-for-hire comes to her rescue.

El espadachín

1964

Frente al destino poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Frente al destino

1964

Dos caballeros de espada poster
5.6

It's Mexico in the 1600's. Fifteen years after arriving from Spain, Pedro "Dagoberto Rodríguez" teaches his son Carlos "Rodolfo De Anda" his famous fencing moves. One day as he is going home, Carlos runs into some men who are trying to kidnap two young ladies. While defending them, Carlos kills one of the assistants to the viceroy and has to flee so he can later attempt to prove his innocence. He will have to use all his cunning and swordsmanship to survive the dangers he will face.

Dos caballeros de espada

1964

Cuernavaca in Spring poster
6.3

Three romantic-comedy sketches in a movie financed by Cuernavaca's Dept. of Tourism.

Cuernavaca in Spring

1966

The Bats poster
5.4

Cowboy-justice guy breaks up a criminal gang who are terrorizing a small town with the appearance of vampire activity.

The Bats

1964

No artwork available
6.0

Zorroesque adventure pitting two swordsmen against a newly-appointed governor who wastes no time in displaying his despotic tendencies. Sequel to En El Viejo California.

Los bravos de California

1963

Narcotics Division poster
6.5

Vice cop infiltrates a jazz club to bust a heroin ring.

Narcotics Division

1963

En la vieja California poster
5.8

Bastard son kidnaps legitimate heir in attempt to suborn their father's estate... but a surrogate comes forward to impersonate the real heir while the other problem getss resolved.

En la vieja California

1963

¿Dónde estás, corazón? poster
6.0

Three female singers in the 1920s pursue their careers.

¿Dónde estás, corazón?

1961

1950s · 5 titles

Series credits

Viviana poster
9.0

A poor but beautiful woman comes to the city looking for her husband ... who is married to another woman, the evil Gloria. While she falls in love to a handsome and good hearted doctor, she decides to work at nights to earn money at a "Model School" which is, in reality, a high profile brothel...

Viviana

1978

Amigos X Siempre poster
8.3

The story is set at a prestigious, but rigid and repressive school called Instituto Vidal. Its strict owner, Julia Vidal, was once kind but has now turned into a bitter woman following the death of her husband and her daughter, Lauriel. Her granddaughter, Ana, a very sweet and intelligent 10 year old, also has been affected by the death: She has been rendered virtually speechless by the trauma, though she expresses herself through music and possesses an extraordinary ability to move objects with her mind. Ana's unscrupulous father, Francisco Capistrán, however, has taken advantage of the situation to try to steal Julia's school. The timely arrival of Ana's uncle, Salvador, Amanda and her adopted son changes everything. Ana’s sad and lonely life takes an unexpected turn for the better and she regains her joy in a series of adventures bursting with humor, excitement, music and thrilling surprises.

Amigos X Siempre

2000

Amor de nadie poster
8.0

Amor de nadie is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from September 10, 1990, to June 14, 1991. Created by Eric Vonn, with literary editing by Marcia del Río, the telenovela stars Lucía Méndez, Saúl Lisazo, Fernando Allende, and Bertín Osborne. It was Lucía Méndez's final telenovela as a leading actress for Televisa during this period. The story follows Sofía Hernández, a young woman from a humble mining town who dreams of leaving her difficult life behind. After suffering betrayal and hardship, she moves to Mexico City to pursue a career as a model. Along the way, she faces jealousy, ambition, family conflicts, and complicated relationships while searching for love and a better future.

Amor de nadie

1990

Serafín poster
NR

Serafín is a Mexican children's telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from August 30 to December 17, 1999. It stars Maribel Guardia, Eduardo Santamarina, Jordi Landeta, and features the voice of María Fernanda Morales as Serafín. The telenovela was the first Mexican production to incorporate digitally created animated characters into a live-action telenovela. The story follows Serafín, a cheerful but mischievous little angel who is sent to Earth to learn how to become a Guardian Angel. In Mexico City, he meets Pepe, an unhappy boy living with his mother, grandfather, and abusive stepfather. Determined to bring hope and happiness into Pepe's life, Serafín helps him and his friends overcome family conflicts, fear, and adversity while teaching lessons about love, friendship, kindness, and faith.

Serafín

1999

Cicatrices del alma poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Cicatrices del alma

1986

Un solo corazón poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Un solo corazón

1983