José Chávez

Acting

José Chávez

Born 1916-06-12 · Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico

José Chávez Trowe (*México 12 de junio de 1916 -  Oaxaca 13 de julio de 1988), fue un actor mexicano de cine y televisión. Nació en Ciudad de México de padres mexicanos. Comenzó su trayectoria desde 1938 en Los Millones de Chaflán. Algunas de sus películas fueron La Pachanga,Tragedia en tres actos, Cabo Blanco, El medio pelotodas estas mencionadas en la década 80 y sus películas de los años 70 fueron Puerto Maldito, los reyes de Palenque, Carita de primavera, Zona roja,las fuerzas vivas, Rapiña, entre otras. Murió el 13 de Julio de 1988 de causa natural a la edad de 72 años.

Acting credits

The Magnificent Seven poster
7.5

An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.

The Magnificent Seven

1960

Romancing the Stone poster
6.8

Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. But she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle.

Romancing the Stone

1984

Two Mules for Sister Sara poster
7.0

When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.

Two Mules for Sister Sara

1970

The Wild Bunch poster
7.6

An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.

The Wild Bunch

1969

The Professionals poster
7.1

An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.

The Professionals

1966

María Pistolas poster
6.7

Tomboyish gal becomes a player in the Mexican Revolution. Then: boyfriends.

María Pistolas

1963

No artwork available
5.8

Expensively-kept woman unexpectedly falls for a Zapatista general. She sells her jewels to help finance the revolution and ends up fighting on the front lines. Yeah, right.

Café Colón

1959

The Last Sunset poster
6.8

At a Mexican ranch, fugitive O'Malley and pursuing Sheriff Stribling agree to help rancher Breckenridge drive his herd into Texas where Stribling could legally arrest O'Malley, but Breckenridge's wife complicates things.

The Last Sunset

1961

The Brute poster
7.0

A tough young man, who helps to kick poor people out of their houses, falls in love with a girl. She lives with her father in the building about to be demolished.

The Brute

1953

The Adventures of Pito Pérez poster
5.9

After a long absence, a man returns to his village and recounts all his adventures with a touch of nostalgia.

The Adventures of Pito Pérez

1957

Balún Canán poster
5.4

Based on Rosario Castellanos' novel, Balún Canán is about the turmoil created by the Cardenas’ land reforms. Events occur in Chiapas on the border with Guatemala, mainly in a town called Comitán. Zoraida struggles and fights to keep her properties, inheritance for her only son. For her actions, the sorcerers of Chacjatal cast a death spell over her son.

Balún Canán

1977

Violación poster
5.5

In Mexico City, a woman is raped every 9 minutes. This film details some of the legal and social problems in the country and how it's often difficult for women to find justice. Awarded Best Film by Mexican Cinema Journalists and nominated for three Ariel Awards.

Violación

1989

La ley del gavilán poster
5.8

A 1968 film.

La ley del gavilán

1968

Salvador poster
7.0

In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children.

Salvador

1986

Run for the Sun poster
6.0

Mike, a Hemingway-esque adventure novelist, is spending his days in a self-imposed exile somewhere in Central America. A reporter for Sight Magazine, Katie, has tracked him down in the hope of getting the biggest scoop of her career. Mike falls for Katie. On a flight to Mexico City, their plane crashes near a remote hideaway of Nazi war criminals in hiding. The Nazis want to stay hidden and plan to dispose of their new guests

Run for the Sun

1956

El rediezcubrimiento de México poster
5.6

No synopsis available yet.

El rediezcubrimiento de México

1979

Guns for San Sebastian poster
7.0

Leon Alastray is an outlaw who has been given sanctuary by Father John, whom he then escorts to the village of San Sebastian. The village is deserted, with its cowardly residents hiding in the hills from Indians, who regularly attack the village and steal all their supplies. When Father John is murdered, the villagers mistakenly think the outlaw is the priest. Alastray at first tells them he is not a priest, but they don't believe it, and an apparent miracle seems to prove they are correct. Eventually, he assists them in regaining their confidence and defending themselves.

Guns for San Sebastian

1967

El corrido de María Pistolas poster
6.4

Sequel to Maria Pistolas. Comic-tomgirl member of Villa's army has boy trouble.

El corrido de María Pistolas

1964

Hay ángeles sin alas poster
6.2

Loose-living gal hires two guys to pose as her husband and son for a week, while her sister the nun is visiting.

Hay ángeles sin alas

1972

The Important Man poster
7.9

Animas Trujano is a colorful but irresponsible Indian in a small Mexican village. He hopes above all things someday to be chosen mayordomio of his village, a place of great honor usually conferred upon the wealthiest and most respected citizens. Animas has a loyal wife, but cheats on her and gambles away every cent they raise. Chances arise for Animas to turn over a new leaf and even hope realistically for the honor of mayordomio.

The Important Man

1961

La maldición del oro poster
6.3

Local rowdies roll a drunk and get away with his life savings. Felipe Reyes El Justiciero rides into town on his faithful sidekick Macario and sets things aright.

La maldición del oro

1965

No artwork available
5.6

After the US annexation of Texas, a landowner from Guanajuato faces problems from bigoted new neighbors.

El último mexicano

1960

Robinson Crusoe poster
6.3

The titular adventurer, after defying his parents to go to sea, survives a shipwreck and becomes a castaway on a deserted island for nearly thirty years, learning to build a new life from scratch, discovering companionship with a native man he names Friday, and eventually returning to civilisation a changed man, finding wealth and new challenges.

Robinson Crusoe

1954

The Black Scorpion poster
5.2

Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City.

The Black Scorpion

1957