Crox Alvarado

Acting

Crox Alvarado

Born 1910-05-03 · San José, Costa Rica

Acting credits

The Curse of the Aztec Mummy poster
4.1

The evil Dr. Krupp, once again trying to get possession of the Aztec princess Xochitl's jewels, hypnotizes her current reincarnation, Flor, to get her to reveal the jewels' location - Xochitl's tomb. Confusion reigns as Krupp and his thugs are opposed by Flor's lover, Dr. Almada, his assistant, and wrestling superhero, El Angel. Krupp finally meets his match, however, when he comes up against Popoca, the warrior mummy who guards Xochitl's tomb.

The Curse of the Aztec Mummy

1957

Naná poster
4.0

Based in the Émile Zola novel of the same name, which details the life of Nana, a French prostitute of the 19th century.

Naná

1944

The Magnificent Beast poster
5.7

Two very good friends become wrestlers to leave poverty behind, but the arrival of an ambitious woman will tragically change their destinies.

The Magnificent Beast

1953

The Bat Woman poster
5.5

When a mad scientist begins kidnapping wrestlers and extracting their spinal fluid to create a race of Gill Men, two cops call in Batwoman to investigate. But when her mission leaves the scientist horrifically scarred, he seeks revenge.

The Bat Woman

1968

Ambitious poster
5.8

Young actress advances her career by choosing boyfriends judiciously.

Ambitious

1953

The Headless Rider poster
5.2

A mute phantom hero takes on skull-masked killers, a disembodied living hand and a corpse that won't stay in its grave. This is the first in a trilogy of horror/western hybrids that also includes the films La marca de Satanás ("The Mark of Satan") and La cabeza de Pancho Villa ("The Head of Pancho Villa").

The Headless Rider

1957

El tigre de Guanajuato: Leyenda de venganza poster
5.5

Man tracks down the five people responsible for killing his father. Semi-sorta sequel to Juan Sin Miedo (1964).

El tigre de Guanajuato: Leyenda de venganza

1965

La malagueña poster
6.2

Traveling salesman falls for shopkeeper's daughter in one of the towns on his route. Bad news: she already has two suitors among the local fellers.

La malagueña

1947

Recuerdos de mi valle poster
5.7

Mexican movie

Recuerdos de mi valle

1946

The Body Snatcher poster
5.9

A detective and his cowboy friend team up to stop a mad scientist who is stealing the bodies of murdered wrestlers, and bringing them back to life while electronically replacing their minds with those of animals to make them stronger and live longer. Posing as a successful masked wrestler, the cowboy quickly attracts the attention of the scientist and his henchmen as their next experimental subject...

The Body Snatcher

1957

The Mark of Satan poster
5.4

Cowboy avenger vs the supernatural.

The Mark of Satan

1957

El Bronco Reynosa poster
5.6

Star of cowboy-movies returns to his home and locals expect him to be heroic like he is onscreen.

El Bronco Reynosa

1961

Rosa de las nieves poster
6.3

It follows a group of mountaineers who take shelter from a fierce blizzard in the isolated cabin of a man named Leonardo. When he refuses to open the door, a local guide reveals to them the tragic story of love, sacrifice, and heartbreak that led him to cut himself off from the world.

Rosa de las nieves

1944

San Francisco de Asís poster
6.2

Historical drama on the life of the medieval Italian saint, Francis of Assisi.

San Francisco de Asís

1944

El hotel de los chiflados poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

El hotel de los chiflados

1939

Miracle Roses poster
6.5

Before the Spanish Conquest, an Aztec princess does the Romeo and Juliet thing with the Prince of a neighboring tribe. Sixty years later, a colonized subject has visions of the Virgin Mary.

Miracle Roses

1960

Santo vs. Capulina poster
6.8

Capulina is a night-watchman in a warehouse, a perfect job for him. When some thieves break in and steal some crates, El Santo is after them because they are using the warehouse for diamond smuggling. Capulina hinders their capture. He then decides that he will put on a wrestler's mask and help El Santo to caputre the crooks.

Santo vs. Capulina

1969

Juan Colorado poster
7.9

Silvia's father wants to marry her off to Rafael who, out of jealousy, wants to finish off Juan. Silvia dresses up as Juan to save his skin.

Juan Colorado

1966

La muerte en el desfiladero poster
5.8

Masked horseman avenges the deaths of family members and resolves questions about a contested inheritance. One of four in a series ("Relampago").

La muerte en el desfiladero

1963

Yo maté a Rosita Alvírez poster
6.3

Based on the famous corrido, this film tells the story of Rosa, a young coquette who comes to town only to face two men, Hipolito and Marcos, who fight for her affection. Rosa plays with the feelings of both without realizing that this can end in tragedy for her and for the men. In the village dance passions are unleashed when Hipolito finds Rosa flirting with another man, to make him jealous

Yo maté a Rosita Alvírez

1947

Espuelas de oro poster
5.6

Adventures on horseback. Plus romances.

Espuelas de oro

1948

In the Flesh poster
5.7

A beautiful cabaret dancer falls in love with a sailor who promises to return and marry her. Trouble ensues.

In the Flesh

1951

No artwork available
5.8

The son of a famous vigilante returns to his home town... but he's all citified and pantywaisted. Or is he?

El hijo del charro negro

1961

Acuérdate de Acapulco poster
NR

A captivating diva, incarnation of Acapulco, remembers when she was the most famous movie star of Mexico. Meanwhile, Marco, Javier, Félix, Alfonso and Yolanda are getting ready for Easter Week, the period when the city revives, recovering for a few days its past glory. Each one tries to survive his own way in that paradisiacal set that everyday looks more like hell.

Acuérdate de Acapulco

2013

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