Federico Curiel

Directing

Federico Curiel

Born — Died

1917-02-19 — 1985-06-17

Place of birth

Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Known for

Directing

Credits

74 titles

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.

Known for

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

Nino, las cosas simples de la vida poster
9.0

During his childhood, Nino arrived from Italy to live with his uncle in a humble neighborhood. There, he begins working in a butcher shop and falls in love with Natalia, his neighbor. However, she has other aspirations, such as winning over her boss at the jewelry store where she works.

Nino, las cosas simples de la vida

1972

Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots poster
5.7

The evil scientist Dr. Caronte plots to revive the brains of three dead scientists and use them to obtain the formula for the super-powerful neutron bomb. The resulting creation needs blood lots of blood, sending Caronte's midget assistant Nick and his legion of mutant monsters out to get fresh victims. However, the masked atom-superman Neutron vows to put a stop to Caronte's deeds.

Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots

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

Santo in the Hotel of Death poster
4.6

Tourists visiting the pyramids in Mexico experience a string of deaths and disappearances while staying at a nearby hotel. Police investigators Fernando and Cornado are assigned to the case and attempt to solve the mystery with the help of reporter (and girlfriend of Fernando) Veronica and the wrestler Santo.

Santo in the Hotel of Death

1963

Nostradamus: The Genie of Darkness poster
5.6

In order to stop a vampire from terrorizing the countryside, some locals decide to break into his coffin at night and steal his ashes. Complications ensue.

Nostradamus: The Genie of Darkness

1962

Film credits

1970s · 5 titles

1960s · 7 titles

1950s · 21 titles

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

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

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 buen ladrón poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

El buen ladrón

1957

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

Traigo mi 45 poster
6.3

Mexican feature film

Traigo mi 45

1952

El lobo solitario poster
6.7

Masked avenger on horseback. Again.

El lobo solitario

1952

La justicia del lobo poster
6.2

Masked avenger rights wrongs in his home town. Second of four in a series.

La justicia del lobo

1952

The Last Rebel poster
6.0

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

The Last Rebel

1958

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

New faces poster
6.7

Mexican feature film

New faces

1956

Frontera norte poster
6.0

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

Frontera norte

1953

Pablo y Carolina poster
7.5

Torn between three lovers and bored by her typewriting classes, Carolina (Dillian) writes a passionate love letter to fictional Pablo Garza from Monterrey. The letter is sent by mistake and received by real Pablo Garza's girlfriend. Pablo himself (Infante) flies to Mexico City looking for an explanation. Carolina is rehearsing a musical show for her school dressed as a man. When Pablo meets her, she pretends to be her brother Anibal, a shy and feminine sailor. Pablo likes Anibal and invites "him" to a cabaret. After that, Carolina falls inlove with Pablo but resists to unveil her real self. Meanwhile, Pablo feels himself confused, because young "Anibal" is cute as an angel and has "those blue eyes..."

Pablo y Carolina

1957

Los apuros de mi ahijada poster
5.8

Irresponsible playboy-type needs to cut down on his nightclubbing and his expensive women-friends and buckle down to his Uni studies. Meanwhile, his godfather...

Los apuros de mi ahijada

1951

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

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

El jinete solitario poster
6.0

Masked Rider adventure-hero.

El jinete solitario

1958

No artwork available
6.0

A string of crimes threatens to expose the true identity of the mysterious vigilante. As suspicion grows, The Black Whip must outwit both villains and pursuers to keep his secret safe while continuing his fight for justice.

The Mystery of The Black Whip

1958

The Black Whip poster
6.2

When a ruthless gang terrorizes innocent townsfolk, a masked avenger known only as The Black Whip rises to deliver justice. Armed with his bullwhip and cunning disguise, he becomes the people's secret defender.

The Black Whip

1958

Las interesadas poster
6.2

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

Vuelve el lobo poster
6.0

Masked justice on horseback. #3 of four.

Vuelve el lobo

1952

Behind the camera

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

Nino, las cosas simples de la vida poster
9.0

During his childhood, Nino arrived from Italy to live with his uncle in a humble neighborhood. There, he begins working in a butcher shop and falls in love with Natalia, his neighbor. However, she has other aspirations, such as winning over her boss at the jewelry store where she works.

Nino, las cosas simples de la vida

1972

Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots poster
5.7

The evil scientist Dr. Caronte plots to revive the brains of three dead scientists and use them to obtain the formula for the super-powerful neutron bomb. The resulting creation needs blood lots of blood, sending Caronte's midget assistant Nick and his legion of mutant monsters out to get fresh victims. However, the masked atom-superman Neutron vows to put a stop to Caronte's deeds.

Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots

1962

Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots poster
5.7

The evil scientist Dr. Caronte plots to revive the brains of three dead scientists and use them to obtain the formula for the super-powerful neutron bomb. The resulting creation needs blood lots of blood, sending Caronte's midget assistant Nick and his legion of mutant monsters out to get fresh victims. However, the masked atom-superman Neutron vows to put a stop to Caronte's deeds.

Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots

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

Santo in the Hotel of Death poster
4.6

Tourists visiting the pyramids in Mexico experience a string of deaths and disappearances while staying at a nearby hotel. Police investigators Fernando and Cornado are assigned to the case and attempt to solve the mystery with the help of reporter (and girlfriend of Fernando) Veronica and the wrestler Santo.

Santo in the Hotel of Death

1963

Nostradamus: The Genie of Darkness poster
5.6

In order to stop a vampire from terrorizing the countryside, some locals decide to break into his coffin at night and steal his ashes. Complications ensue.

Nostradamus: The Genie of Darkness

1962

Nostradamus: The Genie of Darkness poster
5.6

In order to stop a vampire from terrorizing the countryside, some locals decide to break into his coffin at night and steal his ashes. Complications ensue.

Nostradamus: The Genie of Darkness

1962

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

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 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

Neutron and the Black Mask poster
5.3

Neutron, a masked wrestler/superhero, battles a gang of crooks who are plotting to steal a secret formula.

Neutron and the Black Mask

1962

Neutron and the Black Mask poster
5.3

Neutron, a masked wrestler/superhero, battles a gang of crooks who are plotting to steal a secret formula.

Neutron and the Black Mask

1962

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 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

Santo vs. the Vice Mafia poster
5.4

Legendary masked wrestler El Santo must stop a criminal gang.

Santo vs. the Vice Mafia

1971

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

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

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

The Death Rider poster
5.6

Horror with a western setting.

The Death Rider

1980

The Empire of Dracula poster
5.7

A group of beautiful female vampires lure men to their estate so they can feed on their blood.

The Empire of Dracula

1967

The Shadow of the Bat poster
5.5

A former wrestler called "the bat" lives in hiding after being disfigured and plans to kidnap a beautiful female singer and a lucha libre star known as Blue Demon.

The Shadow of the Bat

1968

Atacan los karatecas poster
3.4

Karate champion becomes an undercover cop to investigate the death of his brother at the hands of organized crime.

Atacan los karatecas

1977

Nostradamus and the Destroyer of Monsters poster
4.9

A professor and a vampire hunter join forces to destroy the murderous vampire Nostradamus and his minions.

Nostradamus and the Destroyer of Monsters

1962

Nostradamus and the Destroyer of Monsters poster
4.9

A professor and a vampire hunter join forces to destroy the murderous vampire Nostradamus and his minions.

Nostradamus and the Destroyer of Monsters

1962

El fistol del diablo II poster
NR

Drama, where José asks his stepfather for Amalia's hand and gives her a fistol given to him by a gypsy but Amalia loves Jorge, who is killed by the gypsy and they discover that people change their way of being when they have the fistol. The film consists of 3 segments 'La joya Maldita', 'Veneno juvenil' and 'Juego diabolico'.

El fistol del diablo II

1961

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 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

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

Tin-Tán El Hombre Mono poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Tin-Tán El Hombre Mono

1963

Hombres de tierra caliente poster
6.0

Old man kills his alleged best friend over the title to a piece of land. The adult sons of the two old guys get involved in looking for the murderer.

Hombres de tierra caliente

1983

Cruz de amor poster
6.0

Mother works as a servant to send her daughter to an expensive private school. Naturally, the daughter meets the son of her mother's employer at a mixer...

Cruz de amor

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

Las hijas del Zorro poster
5.5

Two sisters. They ride horses, they wear black dominos, they carry bullwhips. Their dad was... Third of three movies in unofficial series; the first two didn't explicitly reference Zorro.

Las hijas del Zorro

1964

Presos sin culpa poster
5.5

Mexican feature film

Presos sin culpa

1981

The Black Whip vs. the Impostors poster
6.3

A band of criminals begins posing as The Black Whip to commit crimes and turn the people against their masked protector. To clear his name and restore justice, the real Black Whip must unmask the impostors and prove that the legend cannot be corrupted.

The Black Whip vs. the Impostors

1962