
Writing
Raúl de Anda
Born — Died
1908-07-01 — 1997-02-02
Place of birth
Mexico City, Mexico
Known for
Writing
Credits
65 titles
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.
Known for
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
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
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
Law officer tracks and recaptures escaped convict.
La cárcel de Cananea
1960
5.3Charming but unreliable, Roberto has earned his nickname "El Suavecito" through his constant flirtations and the easy way he moves through life, even when it causes pain to his devoted aging mother and his beautiful neighbor Lupita, who resists his overtures in the hopes he can learn to settle down and behave. When Lupita gains a steady and honest suitor in Carlos, El Suavecito can't resist trying to foul his chances with the help of the unscrupulous gambler "El Nene"--but it all goes badly wrong. This neglected noir asks whether a morally impoverished gangster is capable of redemption.
The Soft One
1951
5.9Widowed farmer remarries so his children will have a mother. But then...
El pozo
1965
Film credits
1980s · 2 titles
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
1940s · 11 titles
5.7An honest rancher becomes a bandit after being accused of murdering his girlfriend's father
La leyenda del bandido
1944
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
5.0Hero on horseback protects a family and their farm from human predators.
El charro Negro en el norte
1949
6.4Ranchera/western; white hats vs. black hats.
Allá en el bajio
1942
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
5.6Lone Ranger style heroic adventure, number two in a four-movie series.
La Vuelta Del Charro Negro
1941
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
5.3Masked cowboy avenger in the style of The Lone Ranger, first film in a series of four.
El charro Negro
1940
5.8Army officer goes undercover to investigate political unrest in a border state.
Bajo el cielo de Sonora
1948
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
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
1930s · 12 titles
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
No synopsis available yet.
El rayo de Sinaloa
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
6.2Mexican Revolution: a small squadron of insurgents are chosen to trek to US border and pick up an arms shipment.
Almas rebeldes
1937
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
6.3Young woman's father, with the help of the boyfriend he prefers for her, spreads a rumor that the guy she likes better was already married.
La tierra del mariachi
1938
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
5.7Theatrical producers discover a new musical-theatre star in a small farming town.
Canto a mi tierra
1938
5.7No synopsis available yet.
El impostor
1937
5.5No synopsis available yet.
La isla maldita
1935
6.2Two young men compete for a young woman.
La Valentina
1938
Behind the camera
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
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
Law officer tracks and recaptures escaped convict.
La cárcel de Cananea
1960
5.3Charming but unreliable, Roberto has earned his nickname "El Suavecito" through his constant flirtations and the easy way he moves through life, even when it causes pain to his devoted aging mother and his beautiful neighbor Lupita, who resists his overtures in the hopes he can learn to settle down and behave. When Lupita gains a steady and honest suitor in Carlos, El Suavecito can't resist trying to foul his chances with the help of the unscrupulous gambler "El Nene"--but it all goes badly wrong. This neglected noir asks whether a morally impoverished gangster is capable of redemption.
The Soft One
1951
5.9Widowed farmer remarries so his children will have a mother. But then...
El pozo
1965
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
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
5.7Young couple weather a marital crisis while older people who have already given up on life interfere from the sidelines.
Tormenta en la cumbre
1943
5.4Man is manipulated into thinking his wife is unfaithful and abandons her, taking one of their two sons with him.
Los Hombres No Lloran
1973
5.8Villistas, army officers, heirs and heiresses all gather at the home of a recently deceased hacendado. Everybody has an agenda, everybody butts heads in comical ways. Or not so much.
La marcha a Zacatecas
1969
5.8Villistas, army officers, heirs and heiresses all gather at the home of a recently deceased hacendado. Everybody has an agenda, everybody butts heads in comical ways. Or not so much.
La marcha a Zacatecas
1969
6.6A man dies of a heart attack and his wife hides the body in order to continue collecting pension.
Who Killed Grandpa?
1972
No synopsis available yet.
El rayo de Sinaloa
1935
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
5.7Due to his family's bad reputation, a young man is accused of robbery and of murdering the father of the woman he loves.
El hijo del bandido
1949
6.0Mexican feature film
La máscara de carne
1958
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
6.0Three of Villa's soldiers 'adopt' the orphaned daughter of a friend who was killed in battle.
Con Los Dorados De Villa
1939
5.8A Mexican scientific team and an Arab expedition clash over a powerful piece of metal hidden in the jungle. Oh yeah, and there's also aliens, a psychic, a sorcerer and a hostile tribe who do the occasional human sacrifice.
Jungle of Death
1985
6.7No synopsis available yet.
Unidos por el eje
1942
6.2Called by the Mexican President himself, a rural teacher goes to work in a village that is dominated by a malevolent chieftain.
Hidden River
1948
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
Western, first of two in series. Sequel: Alias El Alacran.
El muchacho de Durango
1962
5.0Hero on horseback protects a family and their farm from human predators.
El charro Negro en el norte
1949
5.0Hero on horseback protects a family and their farm from human predators.
El charro Negro en el norte
1949
4.4Anthology movie -- three anecdotes relating to liberated, post-sixties, sexual behavior. Swinging couples, hippie-style free-love, etc...
Juegos de alcoba
1971
5.8Believing he's committed murder, an unscrupulous adventurer, Lucio Márquez, flees town and takes refuge on a ranch managed by his brother Fausto. Fausto is an honorable man and is about to become engaged to the daughter of the owner of the property under whom he works. He warmly welcomes the errant man and lends his support. Until, disloyally and out of self-interest, his friend steals his fiancée. After struggling between her sincere love for one and her passion for the other, she ends up making a bad choice that could cost her her life.
With the Devil in the Body
1954
5.8Believing he's committed murder, an unscrupulous adventurer, Lucio Márquez, flees town and takes refuge on a ranch managed by his brother Fausto. Fausto is an honorable man and is about to become engaged to the daughter of the owner of the property under whom he works. He warmly welcomes the errant man and lends his support. Until, disloyally and out of self-interest, his friend steals his fiancée. After struggling between her sincere love for one and her passion for the other, she ends up making a bad choice that could cost her her life.
With the Devil in the Body
1954
6.0Newlyweds find married life to be challenging.
Si quiero
1967
6.3Young woman's father, with the help of the boyfriend he prefers for her, spreads a rumor that the guy she likes better was already married.
La tierra del mariachi
1938
6.7Rich city family is close to bankruptcy; rich country cousins come to visit.
Del rancho a la capital
1942
6.7Rich city family is close to bankruptcy; rich country cousins come to visit.
Del rancho a la capital
1942
5.6After returning from a party, Angela finds herself locked in her house with two unknown women, while a homeless man lurks outside.
The Drifter in the Rain
1968
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
