Luis G. Barreiro

Acting

Luis G. Barreiro

Born — Died

1886-08-31 — 1947-05-24

Place of birth

Mexico City, Mexico

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Luis G. Barreiro was born on August 31, 1886 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico as Luis Gonzaga Barreiro Zapian. He was an actor, known for El prisionero 13 (1933), The Accursed Island (1935) and El compadre Mendoza (1934). He died on May 24, 1947 in Mexico City.

Known for

The Unknown Policeman poster
8.0

A gang of thieves has jeopardized the city and even the police, whose chief urges their forces to captured the band within 48 hours. Meanwhile, band members meet in a cafe run by a widow and her daughter and her suitor, Cantinflas, who maintains a scuffle with the robbers running all at the station. Since then, Cantinflas become a member of the police force for special missions.

The Unknown Policeman

1941

El rosario poster
6.0

Directed by Juan Ortega and set in 19th Century Victorian England, a struggling single woman of the noble class , named Juana Champion (played by actress Andrea Palma), has absolutely no marriage prospects. After finally resigning herself to becoming a Spinster or "Old Maid", she decides to go live with her very wealthy Aunt, none other than the Dutchess of Meldrum. Not long after her arrival, she quickly becomes infatuated with a charming, good-looking and talented painter named Garth, who works for her prim and proper Aunt. Although there is a mutual attraction between them from the start, Garth does not truly fall in love with Juana until he hears her sing a wonderful song called "The Rosary".

El rosario

1944

Gran Hotel poster
7.4

Cantinflas is a vagrant being evicted for not paying rent, after wandering gets a job at the 'Grand Hotel' through a friend, that's confused by Count Zapatini, who is undercover in the hotel, stealing a gem making this funny movie more complicated.

Gran Hotel

1944

Venganza suprema poster
3.8

Julian gets framed for stealing a company check by his superior Carlos who's courting his wife Olga together trying to get him outa the way so they can be together, setting him up, the deed does the job and Julian lands in jail.

Venganza suprema

1934

Shark poster
6.8

An aging, wealthy man named Tiburón fakes his death to manipulate those around him, only to find himself caught in a web of greed and deception.

Shark

1933

Death Flight poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Death Flight

1934

Film credits

1940s · 36 titles

The Unknown Policeman poster
8.0

A gang of thieves has jeopardized the city and even the police, whose chief urges their forces to captured the band within 48 hours. Meanwhile, band members meet in a cafe run by a widow and her daughter and her suitor, Cantinflas, who maintains a scuffle with the robbers running all at the station. Since then, Cantinflas become a member of the police force for special missions.

The Unknown Policeman

1941

El rosario poster
6.0

Directed by Juan Ortega and set in 19th Century Victorian England, a struggling single woman of the noble class , named Juana Champion (played by actress Andrea Palma), has absolutely no marriage prospects. After finally resigning herself to becoming a Spinster or "Old Maid", she decides to go live with her very wealthy Aunt, none other than the Dutchess of Meldrum. Not long after her arrival, she quickly becomes infatuated with a charming, good-looking and talented painter named Garth, who works for her prim and proper Aunt. Although there is a mutual attraction between them from the start, Garth does not truly fall in love with Juana until he hears her sing a wonderful song called "The Rosary".

El rosario

1944

Gran Hotel poster
7.4

Cantinflas is a vagrant being evicted for not paying rent, after wandering gets a job at the 'Grand Hotel' through a friend, that's confused by Count Zapatini, who is undercover in the hotel, stealing a gem making this funny movie more complicated.

Gran Hotel

1944

Revolt of the Ghosts poster
6.0

When an old house is about to be demolished to make room for a new radio station the famous ghosts which resides in the house start a revolt to alter the decision.

Revolt of the Ghosts

1949

Lo que el viento trajo poster
5.2

A 1941 film.

Lo que el viento trajo

1941

Soltera y con gemelos poster
5.7

A father imposes conditions on his son in order to inherit his fortune, unaware of what true love is capable of. The son accepts his father's terms and faces a series of challenges that ultimately lead him to become the heir.

Soltera y con gemelos

1945

Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon! poster
6.8

A not very grief stricken young widow flutters her hand fan between a dashing young soldier and an elderly politician in this Belle Epoque era musical comedy.

Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!

1941

Woman Without a Soul poster
6.4

Ambitious young woman climbs the social ladder. A bit too fast.

Woman Without a Soul

1944

When the Children are Gone poster
6.3

Unjustly accused of theft, the noble Raimundo is forced to leave his paternal home. A new incident, caused by the ambition of his brother José, causes Raimundo to be disowned by his girlfriend María and by his father, the just and strict Don Pepe. The only one who believes in Raimundo is his mother, Dona Lupita, a woman who suffers deeply because of the wrong decisions of her children.

When the Children are Gone

1941

Los últimos días de Pompeyo poster
6.7

A 1940 film directed by Rafael E. Portas.

Los últimos días de Pompeyo

1940

Mi viuda alegre poster
5.7

A 1942 film directed by Miguel M. Delgado.

Mi viuda alegre

1942

The Useless Life of Pito Perez poster
6.6

Episodes from the life of an alcoholic hobo.

The Useless Life of Pito Perez

1944

El tigre de Jalisco poster
5.8

A very ordinary little mook is manipulated into posing as a notorious bandit.

El tigre de Jalisco

1947

Mil estudiantes y una muchacha poster
5.8

The dream of Atenodoro is to be a professor at the Faculty of Law. The students show enthusiasm for Ana, the professor’s daughter. Atenodoro resigns from his class, and the students try to make him return by pretending to be the rector and his family.

Mil estudiantes y una muchacha

1942

Viviré otra vez poster
5.6

Card-sharks blackmail a dissolute young man into participating in a big robbery; his brother takes the rap for him.

Viviré otra vez

1940

Mala yerba poster
5.6

Plantation owner is way too much into his peasant girls. It causes problems.

Mala yerba

1940

La reina del trópico poster
6.4

No synopsis available yet.

La reina del trópico

1946

Los misterios del hampa poster
6.3

A dangerous gangster, called Álvaro Rambal, is captured by the police. Hoping to be forgiven before his execution, he tells the story of his life to his wife, going from his tragic childhood to the rise and fall of his criminal empire.

Los misterios del hampa

1945

Boom in the Moon poster
4.1

An American soldier marooned in Mexico is mistaken for a wife-butchering serial killer.

Boom in the Moon

1946

The Mexican poster
6.0

Felipe Rivera is a mysterious, dedicated young Mexican revolutionary living in exile in Los Angeles. To fund the revolution against Porfirio Díaz, Rivera fights in rigged boxing matches, using his immense, revenge-fueled determination to triumph and purchase weapons for the cause.

The Mexican

1944

El jefe máximo poster
6.3

A 1940 film directed by Fernando de Fuentes.

El jefe máximo

1940

Yo maté a Rosita Alvírez poster
6.2

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

¡Cuando la tierra tembló! poster
4.4

A 1942 film.

¡Cuando la tierra tembló!

1942

Mi reino por un torero poster
6.0

Professional bullfighter pretends to his girlfriend that he's a doctor, because her father hates bullfighters and would never let her marry one. Meanwhile...

Mi reino por un torero

1944

Canaima poster
6.1

Marcos Vargas returns home to Ciudad Bolívar after finishing his studies in Trinidad. There he decides to start a business transporting merchandise to the interior of the jungle. A local chieftain will not make things easy for him.

Canaima

1945

La pícara Susana poster
5.7

Socialist librarian gets mixed up in the family life of a spoiled rich girl and her screwball family.

La pícara Susana

1945

La hija del regimiento poster
6.4

In Fuente Clara over ten years since any man born. The population, mostly female, are desperate and resorts to the reigning prince.

La hija del regimiento

1944

Caminito alegre poster
5.4

An elderly homeless man is welcomed into an Old Folks' Home and becomes acquainted with the dramas of several of his companions.

Caminito alegre

1944

Madre a la fuerza poster
6.0

A 1940 film directed by Robert Quigley.

Madre a la fuerza

1940

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

Konga Roja poster
5.4

A new supervisor arrives at a banana plantation to find out the truth behind a series of strange events.

Konga Roja

1943

Lo que sólo el hombre puede sufrir poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Lo que sólo el hombre puede sufrir

1943

El último chinaco poster
6.8

1880s-1890s rural adventure on horseback.

El último chinaco

1948

Extraña obsesión poster
6.0

Mexican movie

Extraña obsesión

1947

El socio poster
5.8

A former singer, determined to succeed in business, comes up with a partner and just believing their existence. In the end, wake up ...

El socio

1946

The Naughty Son poster
7.6

A poor young man is mistaken for a millionaire when he travels to the city to fulfill his dream of being a singer.

The Naughty Son

1945

1930s · 24 titles

Venganza suprema poster
3.8

Julian gets framed for stealing a company check by his superior Carlos who's courting his wife Olga together trying to get him outa the way so they can be together, setting him up, the deed does the job and Julian lands in jail.

Venganza suprema

1934

Shark poster
6.8

An aging, wealthy man named Tiburón fakes his death to manipulate those around him, only to find himself caught in a web of greed and deception.

Shark

1933

Death Flight poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Death Flight

1934

No artwork available
6.3

A 1933 film.

La calandria

1933

Así es mi tierra poster
7.6

With revolutionary Mexico as a backdrop, a successful local rancher returns triumphant from the war to the praise of townsfolk, and "El General" is ready to take a wife. However the senorita of choice already has fallen for a secret admirer, and a boyhood rival who is threatened by the General's popularity in turn plots against his life.

Así es mi tierra

1937

Águila o sol poster
6.8

When three orphans that were raised together and love like brothers knows about plans to be separated and work outside, they escape and live in the street. They sell lottery and newspapers. When older, they became artists.

Águila o sol

1938

La tierra del mariachi poster
6.3

Young 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

Juarez and Maximilian poster
7.0

The story of Mexican President Benito Juárez and the emperor Maximilian of Habsburg and the empress Carlota.

Juarez and Maximilian

1934

La casa del ogro poster
5.1

Lives of the tenants in a shabby-genteel apartment house. Miserly landlord learns valuable life lessons.

La casa del ogro

1939

Hand to Hand poster
6.0

A 1932 film.

Hand to Hand

1932

La bestia negra poster
5.1

Two train drivers find a little girl who escaped from a circus due to mistreatment and one of them decides to adopt her.

La bestia negra

1939

Shadow of Pancho Villa poster
6.0

A 1933 film.

Shadow of Pancho Villa

1933

México lindo poster
5.7

The film of the thousand dancers, of the enchanting songs, of the sets that are splurge of luxury and beauty.

México lindo

1938

La obligación de asesinar poster
5.7

It revolves around a suave thief (Carlos Miranda) who infiltrates a house where a murder has taken place. Surprisingly, it is this very criminal who ends up helping to solve the mystery of this and other crimes that occurred during the night.

La obligación de asesinar

1937

No artwork available
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

El rayo de Sinaloa

1935

El compadre Mendoza poster
6.7

In the midst of the Mexican Revolution, the landowner Mendoza manages to get along with both the government and the revolutionary group. For the former, he is a supporter of Huerta. For the latter, he is a Zapata supporter. Depending on the political preference of whoever visits him at his hacienda, he has portraits of Huerta or Zapata put up, and organizes a party in honor of his visitors. However, time goes by and the situation becomes untenable. For whom will he take sides?

El compadre Mendoza

1934

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

Calumnia poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Calumnia

1939

¡Esos hombres! poster
6.3

A 1937 film.

¡Esos hombres!

1937

Una luz en mi camino poster
6.0

In a small city, talented María was trained as a singer by blind composer Joaquín. They both dream of making it big in the capital but, when they finally make the move, they find that success is not achieved without struggles.

Una luz en mi camino

1939

La honradez es un estorbo poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

La honradez es un estorbo

1937

Celos poster
3.8

Story about the rocky relationship between an engaged couple after the husband-to-be discovers a picture of his fiancée with an old boyfriend. He becomes consumed with jealousy and attempts to find out as many details as possible about her life before they met.

Celos

1936

Alma jarocha (Estudiantina) poster
6.0

A group of students enjoy crazy adventures during their vacation in Orizaba, Veracruz.

Alma jarocha (Estudiantina)

1937

La isla maldita poster
5.5

No synopsis available yet.

La isla maldita

1935