Raúl de Anda

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

Almas rebeldes poster
6.2

Mexican Revolution: a small squadron of insurgents are chosen to trek to US border and pick up an arms shipment.

Almas rebeldes

1937

Santa poster
5.6

Santa 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

La isla maldita poster
5.5

No synopsis available yet.

La isla maldita

1935

The Treasure of Pancho Villa poster
5.8

The 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

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

Over the Waves poster
5.4

Based 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 artwork available
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

El rayo de Sinaloa

1935

Bajo el cielo de Sonora poster
5.8

Army officer goes undercover to investigate political unrest in a border state.

Bajo el cielo de Sonora

1948

The Underdogs poster
6.3

During 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

Rancho Alegre poster
6.7

Proud 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

Fieras En Brama poster
4.3

Before 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

Fieras En Brama poster
4.3

Before 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

Allá en el bajio poster
6.4

Ranchera/western; white hats vs. black hats.

Allá en el bajio

1942

Canto a mi tierra poster
5.7

Theatrical producers discover a new musical-theatre star in a small farming town.

Canto a mi tierra

1938

El charro Negro poster
5.3

Masked cowboy avenger in the style of The Lone Ranger, first film in a series of four.

El charro Negro

1940

El impostor poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

El impostor

1937

La leyenda del bandido poster
5.7

An honest rancher becomes a bandit after being accused of murdering his girlfriend's father

La leyenda del bandido

1944

Let's Go with Pancho Villa! poster
6.9

The 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

Aqui esta Juan Colorado poster
6.3

In 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

La Valentina poster
6.2

Two young men compete for a young woman.

La Valentina

1938

El charro Negro en el norte poster
5.0

Hero on horseback protects a family and their farm from human predators.

El charro Negro en el norte

1949

La Vuelta Del Charro Negro poster
5.6

Lone Ranger style heroic adventure, number two in a four-movie series.

La Vuelta Del Charro Negro

1941

Tres hombres malos poster
5.0

Three 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

La venganza del Charro Negro poster
5.3

Third 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

Su precio... unos dólares poster
6.5

A 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

Su precio... unos dólares poster
6.5

A 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

No artwork available
5.6

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

El último chinaco poster
6.8

1880s-1890s rural adventure on horseback.

El último chinaco

1948

La máscara de carne poster
6.0

Mexican feature film

La máscara de carne

1958

Almas rebeldes poster
6.2

Mexican Revolution: a small squadron of insurgents are chosen to trek to US border and pick up an arms shipment.

Almas rebeldes

1937

Almas rebeldes poster
6.2

Mexican Revolution: a small squadron of insurgents are chosen to trek to US border and pick up an arms shipment.

Almas rebeldes

1937

Frontera norte poster
6.0

Two brothers: one's a cop, one's a gangster.

Frontera norte

1953

Frontera norte poster
6.0

Two brothers: one's a cop, one's a gangster.

Frontera norte

1953

Who Killed Grandpa? poster
6.6

A man dies of a heart attack and his wife hides the body in order to continue collecting pension.

Who Killed Grandpa?

1972

The Pact poster
5.1

When 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

No artwork available
6.7

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

Espionaje en el golfo poster
6.7

Journalist 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 artwork available
5.8

No synopsis available yet.

Estampida

1959

No artwork available
5.8

No synopsis available yet.

Estampida

1959

No artwork available
5.8

No synopsis available yet.

Estampida

1959

Sígueme corazón poster
5.7

A 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

Sígueme corazón poster
5.7

A 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

Sígueme corazón poster
5.7

A 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

No artwork available
6.0

Mexican feature film

Asesino silencioso

1990

No artwork available
6.0

Mexican feature film

Asesino silencioso

1990

Amanecer ranchero poster
6.7

The 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

Si quiero poster
6.0

Newlyweds find married life to be challenging.

Si quiero

1967

El hombre de negro poster
7.0

After his family is murdered by bandits, a young man enlists a wandering cowboy to teach him to gunsling.

El hombre de negro

1969