Federico Curiel

Directing

Federico Curiel

Born 1917-02-19 · Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Federico Curiel (19 February 1917 – 17 June 1985) was a Mexican cartoonist, caricaturist, composer, singer, actor, film director and screen writer during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

Acting credits

Here Come The Freeloaders poster
5.8

Authorities close down a restaurant after a violent crime is committed on the premises; the employees look for new jobs and try to track down the murderer.

Here Come The Freeloaders

1953

Frontera norte poster
6.0

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

Frontera norte

1953

800 Leagues Over the Amazon poster
5.3

Family builds a houseboat and sets sail down the Amazon. Based on a novel by Jules Verne.

800 Leagues Over the Amazon

1959

Mil Máscaras poster
5.9

A committee of four wise men trains the masked hero Mil Máscaras to defend the world. When someone kidnaps the members of the committee, the hero stops at nothing to rescue them.

Mil Máscaras

1969

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

El buen ladrón poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

El buen ladrón

1957

The Brainiac poster
5.5

In 1661 Mexico, Baron Vitelius is executed for witchcraft. 300 years later, during a comet's return, he resurfaces as a brain-eating monster seeking revenge on the Inquisitors' descendants.

The Brainiac

1962

The Hawks poster
6.7

The story of two half brothers who do not know they are such, who fight over a woman and nearly kill each other. One of them belongs to Los Gavilanes, a group of men who live live hidden and looting to give to the poor. Revenge, love and hate will at the end bring out the truth and everyone will get what he deserves.

The Hawks

1956

Superzan el Invencible poster
5.3

The first solo feature of super-powered, "flying", telepathic luchador Superzan, in which he saves the world from three midget aliens in silver suits.

Superzan el Invencible

1971

Frente al destino poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Frente al destino

1964

El jinete solitario poster
6.0

Masked Rider adventure-hero.

El jinete solitario

1958

Infernal Angels poster
6.1

The "Hell's Angels" gang aim to kill Mil Mascaras for sending their leader's sweetheart to jail.

Infernal Angels

1968

National Mechanics poster
7.4

A mechanic takes his family to a car race and a series of events occur which brings problems, betrayals, violence and the unexpected death of an elderly person.

National Mechanics

1972

Neutron vs. Dr. Caronte poster
5.1

Neutron, a superhero/wrestler, goes up against a mad scientist and his army of monsters.

Neutron vs. Dr. Caronte

1963

Traigo mi 45 poster
6.3

Mexican feature film

Traigo mi 45

1952

The Soft One poster
5.3

Charming 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

El lobo solitario poster
6.7

Masked avenger on horseback. Again.

El lobo solitario

1952

Hidden Paradise poster
6.0

Luis lives in the jungle with his parents and his many pets. His favorite pet is his monkey named Pancho. He finds a hide out where he and his friend Marta are able to discover new creatures and enjoy nature. His father Lorenzo orders him to get rid of his pets starting with his pet monkey.

Hidden Paradise

1961

New faces poster
6.7

Mexican feature film

New faces

1956

The Black Whip vs. The Hanging Ghost poster
5.5

A sinister legend comes to life when a ghostly figure haunts the countryside, spreading fear and chaos. The Black Whip confronts the supernatural threat head-on, battling both earthly enemies and a terrifying phantom.

The Black Whip vs. The Hanging Ghost

1959

The Last Rebel poster
6.0

Mexican western film about Joaquin Murrieta, the Robin Hood of the West.

The Last Rebel

1958

The Vengeance of the Vampire Women poster
3.8

The vampire women of Mexico have awakened to take their revenge on the descendant of the man who destroyed them shortly after they had emigrated to Mexico during the 19th century.

The Vengeance of the Vampire Women

1970

I'm flying low poster
6.8

Two hot-shot pilots working for the same company get all competitive and ructious toward each other.

I'm flying low

1959

Las interesadas poster
6.3

Three young women sharing an apartment take in a man they injured in a car accident; while he's recovering, they also make friends with a homeless man. And then...

Las interesadas

1952

Behind the camera

María Isabel poster
8.0

A woman jumping from the poverty of the countryside to the splendor of wealth in the city without losing its simplicity

María Isabel

1967

The Engagement Ring poster
NR

Pedro and Isabel disagree on the number of children they'll have when they get married. By contrasting the bustle of the city life with the more traditional agrarian life, the film provides an examination of several attitudes toward family planning.

The Engagement Ring

1965

Dios los cría poster
7.1

Buddy comedy: Bro A poses as Bro B's blind brother to help him collect an inheritance.

Dios los cría

1977

El amor de María Isabel poster
7.1

Follow up to Maria Isabel. Newly wed to a rich man, Maria Isabel must still struggle with being branded as a lowly maid and endure the scorn of her adoptive daughter and the infidelity of her husband.

El amor de María Isabel

1968

The Curse of Nostradamus poster
5.4

An aristocratic vampire swears an oath to kill the enemies who killed his father. In order to terrify them even further, he warns each one when he is coming for them.

The Curse of Nostradamus

1961

The Curse of Nostradamus poster
5.4

An aristocratic vampire swears an oath to kill the enemies who killed his father. In order to terrify them even further, he warns each one when he is coming for them.

The Curse of Nostradamus

1961

Suicide Mission poster
5.5

Santo must investigate a secret conspiracy involving a spy training camp, a brainwashing plot, and a kidnapped Nazi scientist.

Suicide Mission

1973

Quinto patio poster
5.5

Ramon is a guy who lives in a neighborhood, in the " fifth courtyard " in urban poverty. Nevertheless, aspires to the love of the daughter of his employer, a woman of another social class.

Quinto patio

1970

The Living Head poster
6.5

A group of archaeologists break into the tomb of an ancient Aztec general, arousing the warrior's head and sending his undead servant out to take revenge on the careless scientists.

The Living Head

1963

Ay Chihuahua no te rajes poster
6.7

Guy from Chihuahua is hugely prejudiced against people from the state of Jalisco... until he finds out he has a son there. After that he figures out that he's only angry at one Jalisco family that did his grandpappy dirt, back in the day.

Ay Chihuahua no te rajes

1980

Contacto chicano poster
6.3

American and Mexican police operatives team up to catch gem-smugglers operating on the gulf coast in Texas.

Contacto chicano

1981

The Champions of Justice poster
6.7

Blue Demon and pals square off against the Black Hand's army of super powered midgets. Five luchadores (Blue Demon, Mil Mascaras, El Medico Asesino, La Sombra Vengadora, Tinieblas plus Black Shadow) face off against a mad scientist and his army of powerful wrestling midgets.

The Champions of Justice

1971

La marca del gavilán poster
6.3

Masked hero fights crime on horseback. #3 in the series "El Latigo Negro."

La marca del gavilán

1962

The Blood of Nostradamus poster
5.6

Vampire hunters track down a vampire and attempt to steal the ashes from his coffin in order to stop him from reviving nightly.

The Blood of Nostradamus

1962

The Blood of Nostradamus poster
5.6

Vampire hunters track down a vampire and attempt to steal the ashes from his coffin in order to stop him from reviving nightly.

The Blood of Nostradamus

1962

The Brainiac poster
5.5

In 1661 Mexico, Baron Vitelius is executed for witchcraft. 300 years later, during a comet's return, he resurfaces as a brain-eating monster seeking revenge on the Inquisitors' descendants.

The Brainiac

1962

The Mummies of Guanajuato poster
7.4

Satan, a wrestler who sold his soul to the Lord of Darkness for fame but was thwarted by Santo's ancestor, who is now rising after a hundred years with his army of mummies to take revenge.

The Mummies of Guanajuato

1972

The Terrible Giant of the Snow poster
6.0

A man and his wife discover they are in danger when they hear reports of a Yeti that lives on a nearby volcano is on the prowl.

The Terrible Giant of the Snow

1963

The Vampire Girls poster
5.2

A wrestler tries to break up a covey of vampires, led by the King of Vampires.

The Vampire Girls

1969

The Vampire Girls poster
5.2

A wrestler tries to break up a covey of vampires, led by the King of Vampires.

The Vampire Girls

1969

Presos sin culpa poster
6.0

Mexican feature film

Presos sin culpa

1981

La silla vacía poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

La silla vacía

1984

Hellish Spiders poster
6.0

Arácnea's residents have been desperately searching for a source of food to save the life of their queen (a big spider). Earth is chosen, since human brains are apparently like health food for alien spiders.

Hellish Spiders

1968

Superzan el Invencible poster
5.3

The first solo feature of super-powered, "flying", telepathic luchador Superzan, in which he saves the world from three midget aliens in silver suits.

Superzan el Invencible

1971