
Acting
Eric del Castillo
Born
1930-07-22 (96)
Place of birth
Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
Known for
Acting
Credits
91 titles
J. Eduardo Eric del Castillo-Negrete Galván (born 22 July 1930 in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico), is a Mexican actor of theatre, film and television who has dabbled as a screenwriter, director and arguer film, beginning his career in the cinema's golden era.
Known for
7.5Rosendo Arango, the owner of Grupo La Anita, is married to Alfonsina. They have one son, Damian. Estefanía Bouvier is married to Augusto Castanon and they have one daughter, Elisa. Rosendo cheats on his wife with Carmina Bouvier, Estefanía's sister. Damian and Elisa become friends because Augusto and Rosendo were best friends. But one day, Rosendo and Carmina try to go away from La Ermita, the pueblo in which they live in. But, Estefanía, who had found out about their plans, wants to prevent this, shuts Carmina in her room and then goes with Rosendo in his car, trying to convince him not to run away with Carmina. They have an accident and die and everyone thinks they were lovers.
Abyss of Passion
2012
7.8The beautiful young Montserrat is forced to marry a man she does not love in order to save her family from ruin and maintain their social standing.
What Life Took From Me
2013
6.9The story of Renata Flores del Angel, a young woman from a wealthy family who falls for Pablo Ramos, the foreman of her father's estate.
Ask God For Forgiveness... Not Me
2015
5.7Alondra is a Mexican telenovela shown in 1995, written by Yolanda Vargas Dulché and produced by Carla Estrada, starring with Ana Colchero and the late Beatriz Sheridan. This telenovela contains 78 episodes.
Alondra
1995
8.0Yara is an indigenous woman who comes to Mexico City in search of a better quality of life. Yara suffered the contempt of society and the people around her.
Yara
1979
7.2Un gancho al corazón is a Mexican telenovela that began airing on Mexico's Canal de las Estrellas, beginning August 25, 2008. It began airing in the United States on Univision on June 22, 2009, with the show's run ending there on May 3, 2010. The telenovela is a production of Angelli Nesma Medina and is an original story by Adrian Suar starring Danna Garcia, Sebastián Rulli, and Laisha Wilkins. The telenovela is a remake of Argentine daily comedy Sos mi vida.
Un gancho al corazón
2007
Film credits
2010s · 3 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
La Derrota
2017
5.5Sael Farás takes advantage of his position as Mexican Ambassador in South Africa to smuggle diamonds. He also has a secret affaire with a dominatrix. When Sael suddenly dies, a detective is assigned to the case.
Femdom: Female Dominance
2017
5.0Three interwoven stories: that of a young man who longs to be a champion of the Santos Laguna soccer team; that of a leader of the fan club who is overcome by despair when he loses his life-long job; and that of one of the team managers who finds out he has a terminal illness. Through these specifics, the story of the successful career of the Santos Laguna as a symbol of a region of Guerrero with lots of heart unfolds.
The Winning Spirit
2012
2000s · 9 titles
NRMexican videohome.
Los 4 Jinetes del Apocalipsis
2001
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Superhéroe
2004
5.5Officer León fights the corrupt Saturnino after a shootout leaves a witness linking him to a diamond theft. This draws him into a conflict with Gervasio, who wants to steal his share of the diamonds and keep them for himself.
Diamantes colombianos
2000
NRVideohome lucha libre flick.
Tormenta: Sangre en la Arena
2005
5.0Maximiliano runs from the law after committing a robbery and seeks refuge in a town called San Pedro where, posing as a priest, he decides to get justice by defending the townspeople from the abuses of Don Oliverio, never imagining that this will lead him to a series of adventures and an encounter with love.
Fray Justicia
2009
5.0No synopsis available yet.
Ángel de la noche
2001
5.0No synopsis available yet.
La banda del alacrán
2001
4.8No synopsis available yet.
100 kilos de plomo
2002
5.0No synopsis available yet.
El señor del tequila
2009
1990s · 11 titles
NRA gang war between two gangs turns deadly when a member from both gangs join the police.
Contrabando en el Muelle
1998
6.2Two men suspect a president and put him a trap to expose him to everyone in the town. Little do they know that more truths will unravel.
Emboscada
1990
4.7No synopsis available yet.
Panama: La Caida de Noriega
1990
6.6It all started one night, they were witnesses ... Now they have to flee! A group of students discover the rites and sinister plans of a satanic organization.
Infernal Persecution
1992
5.0Mexican horror / thriller involves cockfighting and a cursed rooster. And no, I'm not joking.
Pacto sangriento
1990
4.6A wealthy entrepreneur goes to an antique shop to get a gift for his wife. Unfortunately he picks out an ornate old box that happens to be cursed by the spirit of a woman executed for witchcraft by monks years earlier.
Bloody Seduction
1992
7.0No synopsis available yet.
La hija del hacendado
1997
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Judiciales: Carne de cañón
1992
5.0No synopsis available yet.
Panama II: El Retorno
1992
7.5No synopsis available yet.
El narco del año
1999
6.3No synopsis available yet.
La mafia no perdona
1995
1980s · 9 titles
4.3A sadistic psycho, disguised as a military man and wearing a helmet, attacks and murders (mostly) women in a small town. It's up to the police captain and his girlfriend (who must act as a decoy) to stop him.
Night Beast
1986
5.8Humble rancher Chico Fuentes transforms into a fierce avenger after learning that his son has been murdered by a wealthy man in town.
Fiera solitaria
1987
6.4In a small western town, a father obliges a doctor to separate two conjoined twins in a very hazardous operation. One of the children dies but years after seems to have survived as his brother's second personality.
The Sheriff's Strange Son
1986
7.2An undercover policewoman tracks seven escaped convicts to the deserted island where they've set up a camp.
Snow White and Her 7 Lovers
1980
5.5Rich man's son in a small town thinks he can get away with anything, including rape and murder.
La Muerte Cruzo El Rio Bravo
1984
8.1An abandoned child steals to survive and has problems when he decides to steal from the priest who helps him.
Perro callejero
1980
5.8Gunslinger with a mean rep meets a Marshall who appoints him as deputy and helps him turn over a new leaf.
Forajidos en la mira
1985
5.8A dumped boyfriend uses his money and social position to ruin the lives of his ex and her new husband. Also some crime stuff.
Me lleva la tristeza
1983
5.2Young heiress has an illegitimate baby, and only two people are in on the secret. Twenty years later...
El hijo del viento
1986
1970s · 8 titles
4.9When Santo accompanies a troupe of archaeologists in the search for Aztec artifacts, they find the Mummy of an Aztec who leaves a warning to those who tamper with his resting place. The adventurers ignore the warning, and before long, the Mummy starts bumping them off one-by-one with his bow & arrow.
Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy
1971
5.5Two small boys see their parents murdered by army officer. They grow up and go gunning for him..
El cortado
1979
5.0While attending the birth of Isabel, the wife of foreigner Felipe, Mama Santos predicts that "something terrible is going to happen in the town." From this omen, calamities will torment the locals.
Omen
1974
7.5The founder of Christianity and his sacred family.
Jesús, María y José
1972
6.1Rene Cardona directs the film version of Jose Leon Sanchez's best-selling novel, which relates the author's 20 years of imprisonment on an island ruled by brutality. When a sadistic man declares himself the boss of an island pueblo, an innocent husband and wife become the victims of his selfish rule. Once the evil man's deeds reach the authorities on the mainland, however, he sinks further into madness and declares "his" island its own republic.
Island of Lost Souls
1974
4.0Bandits rob a church and kidnap Maria, although the priest manages to accidentally kill one of them.
Wild Wind
1974
5.5During the Mexican Revolution, a hardened and rich lady landowner is overtaken by the violence of the times. Losing her land and house, she falls in love with a revolutionary leader that is killed by a sadistic and corrupt federal officer. She takes the revolutionary flag and leads a rampage of violence and destruction.
La Generala
1971
5.6The head of the FBI explains that hippies were good, but that they have degenerated due to psychedelic painting, drugs, and becoming addicted to free love. Secret Agent Frank investigates Sandy, whose daughter has disappeared, apparently because of hippies.
El fantástico mundo de los hippies
1972
1960s · 20 titles
7.9After a lavish dinner party, the guests find themselves unable to depart... and, over the next few days, all of their elaborate societal pretenses and façades deteriorate as they are reduced to living like animals.
The Exterminating Angel
1962
7.2Cantinflas is a man who hangs around the studios and helps anyone who needs his advice while at the same time envisioning his own versions of how certain scenes should be shot. Both angles provide ample opportunities for very witty, subtle barbs at the foibles of the industry.
The Extra
1962
5.9A 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
5.8Piporro doesn’t need to use his gun to get away with murder.
El tragabalas
1966
5.6Vampire 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
6.9Aurelio is a shark fisherman who works very hard to send money to his family in the city and keep Manela, his young lover on the coast. One day, he decides to move to the big city.
Shark Hunters
1963
6.0A worker of the Mexican Indigenist Institute tries to help the Tarahumara Indians to protect and keep their lands, but he must face corrupt landowners and politicians.
Tarahumara (Further and farther)
1965
Scheming and double-crosses as an old man and his doxy go to Guatemala to retrieve a stolen treasure that he hid there in years past.
Pecado
1962
7.2When his mother Dolores dies, Juan Preciado, son of Pedro Páramo, goes to Comala to claim his inheritance; but when he arrives he finds an abandoned and sinister place, inhabited by mysterious voices and whispers…
Pedro Paramo
1967
6.0Gabino's son tries to find out why his father was murdered.
El Hijo De Gabino Barrera
1965
8.0A woman jumping from the poverty of the countryside to the splendor of wealth in the city without losing its simplicity
María Isabel
1967
5.7A group of beautiful female vampires lure men to their estate so they can feed on their blood.
The Empire of Dracula
1967
6.3Masked hero fights crime on horseback. #3 in the series "El Latigo Negro."
La marca del gavilán
1962
4.6During the Mexican Revolution, Beatriz's body is discovered by some kids. The police began to investigate the history of Beatriz.
Violent Summer
1960
6.2Escalating tensions within a frontier town besieged by outlaws.
Una Horca Para El Texano
1969
5.8Charro-dude wants his sister to marry into professional city-folk and move into the upper classes... but she's in love with somebody from their own social stratum.
Los valientes no mueren
1962
6.2After a long journey in search of the murderer of his father, a man abuses a beautiful girl next to marry.
Crosses Over the Wasteland
1967
Quick-draw dude helps to protect a woman and her pa from predatory land-grabbing land-grabbers when they discover a silver mine on their ranch.
Gatillo Veloz
1966
4.8Working class family owns a restaurant: one brother's a rising star in local soccer, one's a priest/semi-pro boxer, sister's an aspiring ranchera singer and the other brother's a waterboy at the stadium.
Los fenómenos del fútbol
1964
6.5A 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
Series credits
7.5Rosendo Arango, the owner of Grupo La Anita, is married to Alfonsina. They have one son, Damian. Estefanía Bouvier is married to Augusto Castanon and they have one daughter, Elisa. Rosendo cheats on his wife with Carmina Bouvier, Estefanía's sister. Damian and Elisa become friends because Augusto and Rosendo were best friends. But one day, Rosendo and Carmina try to go away from La Ermita, the pueblo in which they live in. But, Estefanía, who had found out about their plans, wants to prevent this, shuts Carmina in her room and then goes with Rosendo in his car, trying to convince him not to run away with Carmina. They have an accident and die and everyone thinks they were lovers.
Abyss of Passion
2012
7.8The beautiful young Montserrat is forced to marry a man she does not love in order to save her family from ruin and maintain their social standing.
What Life Took From Me
2013
6.9The story of Renata Flores del Angel, a young woman from a wealthy family who falls for Pablo Ramos, the foreman of her father's estate.
Ask God For Forgiveness... Not Me
2015
5.7Alondra is a Mexican telenovela shown in 1995, written by Yolanda Vargas Dulché and produced by Carla Estrada, starring with Ana Colchero and the late Beatriz Sheridan. This telenovela contains 78 episodes.
Alondra
1995
8.0Yara is an indigenous woman who comes to Mexico City in search of a better quality of life. Yara suffered the contempt of society and the people around her.
Yara
1979
7.2Un gancho al corazón is a Mexican telenovela that began airing on Mexico's Canal de las Estrellas, beginning August 25, 2008. It began airing in the United States on Univision on June 22, 2009, with the show's run ending there on May 3, 2010. The telenovela is a production of Angelli Nesma Medina and is an original story by Adrian Suar starring Danna Garcia, Sebastián Rulli, and Laisha Wilkins. The telenovela is a remake of Argentine daily comedy Sos mi vida.
Un gancho al corazón
2007
7.5The story revolves around four beautiful 21-year-old girls who come from different social strata. The first of them, Laura, is a middle-class girl, serious, sensitive and studious, who can study computer science at a private university because she won a scholarship. There he meets Jimena de la O, daughter of a millionaire businessman. At first, there will be a lot of friction between the two, but little by little a strong bond of friendship will form between them. Jimena is the typical rich, dissipated and irresponsible girl, for whom promiscuity, alcohol and drugs have marked her life since her mother died.
Amigas y rivales
2001
7.0Huracán is a Mexican telenovela shown in Mexico from October 13, 1997 to March 27, 1998, starring with the late Jorge Russek, Fernando Balzaretti, and Eduardo Palomo.
Hurricane
1997
7.6Virgínia is a wicked, ambitious young woman capable of aborting her child, stealing her own fiancé—Ricardo—and then spurning him to live with another man, João. Blinded by his love for Virgínia, Ricardo takes his own life, leaving his brother, Demétrio, in despair; Demétrio returns from abroad to seek revenge.
La Mentira
1998
7.2Nunca te olvidaré is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa in 1999. It is based on a novel by Caridad Bravo Adams and starring Edith González, Fernando Colunga and antagonistic interests of Alma Muriel, Eugenia Cauduro and Humberto Elizondo.
Unforgettable
1999
8.2Pasión is the telenovela that began transmissions on September 17, 2007, in Mexico; Canal de las Estrellas. The novela is a production of Carla Estrada and the stars are Susana González, Fernando Colunga, Sebastián Rulli, and Daniela Castro.
Passion
2007
7.0Apuesta por un Amor is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa in 2004. Patricia Manterola and Juan Soler starred as the protagonists, while Alejandra Ávalos, Roberto Ballesteros and Fabián Robles starred as the antagonists.
Apuesta por un amor
2004
8.0Alicia Sandoval is a single mother who has made great sacrifices to give her daughter, Carolina, a good education. Alicia's best friend is Chole, an indigenous woman who lives with her mother, Lich, a very lively old woman, and with her daughter, Lupita, who is ashamed of her indigenous origin and therefore looks down on her mother and grandmother. Carolina and Lupita go to high school together, where they become great friends.
De frente al sol
1992
8.5Cuando llega el amor is a telenovela made by Mexican TV network Televisa. It is a telenovela aimed to young audience, set in Mexico. This telenovela was broadcast in 1990.
Cuando llega el amor
1990
8.1The telenovela revolves around Leonel Carranza (Fernando Colunga), a man who lives in Villa Escarlata and owns the Montoro estate. His routine changes completely when his wife and best friend disappear together, leaving him so angry and disillusioned that he thinks they're dead, which could have serious consequences for him in the future.
Amanecer
2025
8.0No synopsis available yet.
El precio de la fama
1987
7.2Isabela, Diana and Carolina are three beautiful women who will have to fight for their happiness facing their father, Mr. Clemente Soriano, a millionaire and powerful man who hides a dark secret and will do anything to prevent it from being discovered.
Niña Amada Mía
2003
7.2Mujeres engañadas is a Mexican telenovela that was produced by Televisa and broadcast on El Canal de las Estrellas from October 25, 1999, to April 7, 2000. Produced by Emilio Larrosa, the novela stars Laura León and Andrés García as well as an ensemble cast and tells the story of four couples who live in the same apartment building.
Mujeres engañadas
1999
6.0La Culpa is a Mexican telenovela produced by Yuri Breña and Pinkye Morris for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from August 12 to October 11, 1996. Created by Nora Alemán, with literary editing by Marco García, the telenovela stars Tiaré Scanda and Raúl Araiza. Due to low ratings, it was shortened to 45 episodes. The story follows Isabel Lagarde, the adopted daughter of a wealthy family, who falls in love with Miguel Nava, the son of a former boxing champion. Their lives are torn apart after Miguel becomes involved in the accident that kills Isabel's sister, Juana Inés. As grief, suspicion, and revenge threaten to destroy their relationship, Isabel and Miguel must uncover the truth behind the tragedy and identify the real person responsible.
La Culpa
1996
8.0The story of a passionate love between La Caponera, a palenque singer, and possessor of a gift that gives luck to the man who accompanies her, and Dionisio, a strange and introverted town crier, as they wander from fair to fair through the center of the country.
El Gallo de Oro
2023
6.3La Verdad Oculta is a Mexican telenovela, fusion and remake of two telenovelas, one of which is El Camino Secreto; the other is Al Final del Arco Iris, a novela produced by Ernesto Alonso in 1982, written by María Zarattini and José Rendón. Probably because the telenovela is a fusion, there are two sets of protagonists: The actors playing the protagonists of La Verdad Oculta are Galilea Montijo, Gabriel Soto, Alejandra Barros and Eduardo Yáñez, and one of the antagonists is played by Julio Alemán. The telenovela was under the production of Emilio Larrosa. Mexico's Canal de las Estrellas aired the telenovela from February 27, 2006 to August 11, 2006. Univision aired it from August 31, 2010 to March 7, 2011 at 12am central. The story is distinctive in that three artifacts are practically characters in their own right and have their own stories: 1 a piece of paper with writing on it, 2 diamonds, and 3 a pair of cuff links. The story of these artifacts gets quite complicated.
La Verdad Oculta
2006
7.4Mariela Salvatierra is an orphan and was only 11 when her grandfather Manuel died because of Demián Ferrer. Being left on her own, destiny pushed her to leave the country under the care of Leonardo Del Río. 15 years have passed since they left, but now Mariela and Leonardo have returned to face Demián Ferrer. Demián is a fairly powerful and unscrupulous business man who doesn’t even honor his own family. He disregards Santiago, his youngest son, and manipulates and deceives his oldest son, Alonso. This attitude affects Mariela too, since Alonso doesn’t dare to turn his back on his father, which tinges their relationship with love and hatred at once. To make things worse, Renata, a luscious and dishonest girl, moves in to the Ferrer’s home and becomes obsessed with Alonso, doing everything she can to separate him from Mariela and making her come closer to another man who is in love with her.
Lying Heart
2016
8.0The plot follows the lives of three women belonging to the same family who, being in different stages of life, face a very similar love situation. All three are in seemingly stable relationships, but when true love appears in their lives it will lead them to challenge themselves and do things they never imagined, even going against the norms of the society they belong to.
Boundless Love
2024
8.0The plot follows the lives of three women belonging to the same family who, being in different stages of life, face a very similar love situation. All three are in seemingly stable relationships, but when true love appears in their lives it will lead them to challenge themselves and do things they never imagined, even going against the norms of the society they belong to.
Boundless Love
2024
5.8Mexican superstar actress Kate del Castillo reveals the untold story of her encounter with El Chapo Guzmán, the world’s most-wanted drug lord.
The Day I Met El Chapo: The Kate del Castillo Story
2017
No synopsis available yet.
Nosotras las mujeres
1981
No synopsis available yet.
Luz y Sombra
1989
Behind the camera
6.4In a small western town, a father obliges a doctor to separate two conjoined twins in a very hazardous operation. One of the children dies but years after seems to have survived as his brother's second personality.
The Sheriff's Strange Son
1986
5.6After seeing their parents killed by an evil land-baron, three young girls escape to the protection of a highly ethical outlaw. Ten years later...
Las sobrinas del diablo
1983
5.5No synopsis available yet.
Golondrina Presumida
1985
5.3A sadistic and ruthless outlaw has been terrorizing the town of Hot Snake. A bounty hunter named Emiliano is hired by the local sheriff to hunt down the outlaw after he murders a woman and steals money belonging to the Army. Warned by a local bruja not to take the bounty, Emiliano soon finds himself the target of a mysterious man who seeks to settle a personal vendetta.
Hot Snake
1978
