
Writing
Raúl de Anda
Born 1908-07-01 · Mexico City, Mexico
Raúl de Anda (1908–1997) was a Mexican actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He enjoyed a lengthy and prolific career in the Mexican Cinema that party included its Golden Age.
Acting credits
6.2Mexican Revolution: a small squadron of insurgents are chosen to trek to US border and pick up an arms shipment.
Almas rebeldes
1937
5.6Santa is a beautiful and very humble young girl living in Chimalistac, a small and quiet spot south of the 1930's Mexico City. After Santa is cheated by arrogant soldier Marcelino, she's rejected by her family and friends and expelled of Chimalistac. Santa finds shelter in a whorehouse and becomes a cinic and bitter woman, mistreated by bullfighter "Jarameno" and silently loved by blind pianist Hipólito.
Santa
1932
5.5No synopsis available yet.
La isla maldita
1935
5.8The last soldier alive with the knowledge of where Pancho Villa's treasure is buried, tries to get it back.
The Treasure of Pancho Villa
1935
6.7Colonel 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
5.4Based on the brief life of the Mexican composer of the famous waltz, "Over the Waves" ("Sobre las Olas"), Juventino Rosas.
Over the Waves
1933
No synopsis available yet.
El rayo de Sinaloa
1935
5.8Army officer goes undercover to investigate political unrest in a border state.
Bajo el cielo de Sonora
1948
6.3During the Mexican Revolution, the people tired of living in poverty and enduring the atrocities committed by the federals, decide to follow one of their own, General Demetrio Macias, a thief with tricks he learned in jail and who along with "La Pintada" decides to take his people to victory. Led by Captain Anastacio Montañez, the newly formed army fight and honor their code at the same time as they loot houses to spread the wealth.
The Underdogs
1940
6.7Proud old family's hacienda is falling into decay, and the oldest son has to come back from college to set things aright... or does he have other plans?
Rancho Alegre
1941
4.3Before being confirmed in the priesthood, a seminary student is ordered to go back out into the world for a year to confirm his vocation. It turns out that mundane activities hold a certain appeal for him.
Fieras En Brama
1983
4.3Before being confirmed in the priesthood, a seminary student is ordered to go back out into the world for a year to confirm his vocation. It turns out that mundane activities hold a certain appeal for him.
Fieras En Brama
1983
6.4Ranchera/western; white hats vs. black hats.
Allá en el bajio
1942
5.7Theatrical producers discover a new musical-theatre star in a small farming town.
Canto a mi tierra
1938
5.3Masked cowboy avenger in the style of The Lone Ranger, first film in a series of four.
El charro Negro
1940
5.7No synopsis available yet.
El impostor
1937
5.7An honest rancher becomes a bandit after being accused of murdering his girlfriend's father
La leyenda del bandido
1944
6.9The 1910 Mexican Revolution is on its way when six brave peasants, known as "Los Leones de San Pablo", decide to join Pancho Villa's army and help end the suffering in their community by assisting in the struggle. Together, they will endure the tragedies and hardships of a civil war.
Let's Go with Pancho Villa!
1936
6.3In the aftermath of a revolution, military forces face scattered rebel groups while soldiers navigate personal relationships and love interests amid the conflict.
Aqui esta Juan Colorado
1946
6.2Two young men compete for a young woman.
La Valentina
1938
5.0Hero on horseback protects a family and their farm from human predators.
El charro Negro en el norte
1949
5.6Lone Ranger style heroic adventure, number two in a four-movie series.
La Vuelta Del Charro Negro
1941
5.0Three soldiers desert the Revolution to put a plan into action to reclaim the estate that was usurped from one of them. Plan involves kidnapping the usurper's daughter...
Tres hombres malos
1949
5.3Third in a series; flashbacks remind us of the beef El Charro had with Carlos from his home town. While they move toward a final showdown, Carlos and his new evil buddy Rodolfo kill a couple more people just for kicks.
La venganza del Charro Negro
1942
Behind the camera
6.5A woman hires four gunmen, Trinidad, Doc, Satan and The Renegade to rob a bank, but things don't work out as planned.
Su precio... unos dólares
1970
6.5A woman hires four gunmen, Trinidad, Doc, Satan and The Renegade to rob a bank, but things don't work out as planned.
Su precio... unos dólares
1970
Four young women facing "crises," mostly centered around the crucially-important issue of preserving their virginity in a variety of purity-oath threatening situations.
Señoritas
1959
6.81880s-1890s rural adventure on horseback.
El último chinaco
1948
6.0Mexican feature film
La máscara de carne
1958
6.2Mexican Revolution: a small squadron of insurgents are chosen to trek to US border and pick up an arms shipment.
Almas rebeldes
1937
6.2Mexican Revolution: a small squadron of insurgents are chosen to trek to US border and pick up an arms shipment.
Almas rebeldes
1937
6.0Two brothers: one's a cop, one's a gangster.
Frontera norte
1953
6.0Two brothers: one's a cop, one's a gangster.
Frontera norte
1953
6.6A man dies of a heart attack and his wife hides the body in order to continue collecting pension.
Who Killed Grandpa?
1972
5.1When they were children, siblings Sergio and Teresa made a promise to never leave each other. An unhealthy co-dependence developes into adulthood.
The Pact
1976
Two secret agents are after a couple of car thieves who belong to a band of criminals headed by Ernesto. The band has kidnapped the son of Daniel, a boxer who is about to fight for the world title. The agents must destroy Ernesto's band and rescue Daniel's son before the fight so Daniel doesn't lose his chance at the title under the kidnapper's threats.
Servicio secreto
1962
6.7Journalist Luis Navarro is assigned to cover the sinking of several ships, but his investigation takes an unexpected turn after meeting Miss Morán. As he digs deeper, he realizes the case is tied to a dangerous espionage conspiracy.
Espionaje en el golfo
1943
No synopsis available yet.
Estampida
1959
No synopsis available yet.
Estampida
1959
No synopsis available yet.
Estampida
1959
5.7A comedy of errors in which a young married couple finds themselves caught up in a web of intrigue when they take in a three-year-old girl whose grandmother is being slowly poisoned by another pair of crooks.
Sígueme corazón
1952
5.7A comedy of errors in which a young married couple finds themselves caught up in a web of intrigue when they take in a three-year-old girl whose grandmother is being slowly poisoned by another pair of crooks.
Sígueme corazón
1952
5.7A comedy of errors in which a young married couple finds themselves caught up in a web of intrigue when they take in a three-year-old girl whose grandmother is being slowly poisoned by another pair of crooks.
Sígueme corazón
1952
Mexican feature film
Asesino silencioso
1990
Mexican feature film
Asesino silencioso
1990
6.7The old massa dies and his son comes home to take over the hacienda. Things are going to be a whole lot different now; he's overturning all the old social order. A-a-and...
Amanecer ranchero
1942
6.0Newlyweds find married life to be challenging.
Si quiero
1967
7.0After his family is murdered by bandits, a young man enlists a wandering cowboy to teach him to gunsling.
El hombre de negro
1969