
Acting
Luis G. Barreiro
Born 1886-08-31 · Mexico City, Mexico
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.
Acting credits
6.0Directed 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
7.3Cantinflas 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
6.0A 1933 film.
Shadow of Pancho Villa
1933
5.6Card-sharks blackmail a dissolute young man into participating in a big robbery; his brother takes the rap for him.
Viviré otra vez
1940
6.81880s-1890s rural adventure on horseback.
El último chinaco
1948
6.7A 1940 film directed by Rafael E. Portas.
Los últimos días de Pompeyo
1940
A 1933 film.
La calandria
1933
6.3A 1940 film directed by Fernando de Fuentes.
El jefe máximo
1940
5.7No synopsis available yet.
Calumnia
1939
3.8Julian 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
5.5No synopsis available yet.
La isla maldita
1935
7.9A 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
5.6Plantation owner is way too much into his peasant girls. It causes problems.
Mala yerba
1940
5.7The film of the thousand dancers, of the enchanting songs, of the sets that are splurge of luxury and beauty.
México lindo
1938
7.7With 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
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
5.7A 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
6.0When 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
6.8When 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
6.0A group of students enjoy crazy adventures during their vacation in Orizaba, Veracruz.
Alma jarocha (Estudiantina)
1937
5.7It 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 synopsis available yet.
El rayo de Sinaloa
1935
6.1Marcos 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
6.0A 1932 film.
Hand to Hand
1932