
Acting
Manuel Tejada
Born 1940-07-18 · Puente de Génave, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain
Acting credits
7.0During the Spanish Civil War, a command takes the night to reach an advanced position, surrounded by the enemy, to protect the ford of a river. The next day, soldiers from both sides arrange a truce for fishing trouts and exchange cans and cigarettes. But foreign forces relieve the besiegers during the night and kill an unsuspecting soldier who was waving to return to fishing. While the position is strengthened, a soldier escapes to the nearby village to see his family.
Posición avanzada
1966
5.8No synopsis available yet.
Los extremeños se tocan
1970
6.9After finding an enormous amount of money hidden in a dead man's apartment, real estate agent Julia must face the wrath of the very peculiar inhabitants of the apartment building, who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the money.
Common Wealth
2000
8.0This is a Spanish Drama starring Antonio Banderas
El acto
1989
6.5A group of ruthless convicts is led to prison through an inhospitable mountain range by a small cavalry detachment commanded by Sergeant Brown, who is accompanied by his young and beautiful daughter.
Cut-Throats Nine
1971
5.7Bill learns that his father, during the American Civil War, was accused of theft and killed. Convinced of his innocence, Bill discovers the true robbers.
One by One
1968
6.0This movie doesn't have any coherent plot. It's the portrait of the lives of different people in the hard years of post-war in Spain (the 40's), and how they manage to survive in a country desolated by the war. Like other films: La colmena or Roma (Fellini) it shows us lots of characters and some moments of their lives.
Merry-Go-Round c. 1950
2004
10.0In a second-rate variety company, a strange Hungarian fortune teller, a magician with a criminal record, a ventriloquist who uses a dummy named Freddy, a singer, and a group of girls who can no longer find work in top-tier theaters all live together.
Freddy
1982
5.5No synopsis available yet.
No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta
1969
4.7Inspired by the famous Patty Hearst case, this thriller centers around a young woman who's kidnapped and brainwashed by a crime ring and ends up succumbing to Stockholm Syndrome.
The Kidnapping
1976
5.1Sister Angela and Sister Mary park his van in front of a bank branch. They enter the bank and with the weapons hidden under their habits, commit the robbery of the century, to the astonishment of all employees and customers. After thorough police investigation the two nuns are arrested, but then appears Trini, twin sister of one of them and now all is not so clear. Were the nuns who committed the robbery?
Hermana, ¿pero qué has hecho?
1995
7.2Private detective Germán Areta el Piojo gets a terminally ill client who wishes to see his long lost, runaway daughter before he dies.
El crack
1981
4.3The wife of a judge feels lonely because her husband works too much. Therefore she seeks another love and finds it in the person of a young man.
The Judge's Wife
1984
6.0Revolution in Spain, around the events of 2 May 1808, when the people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation.
Blood of May
2008
4.7Forced to abandon their land that was sold to the United States, a group of Mexicans turns into bandits. Their leader, Rojas, with the help of Trevor organizes a big robbery. But, caught by the sheriff, he is condemned to 20 years of prison. Threatening to torture Rojas' son, Trevor learns where the money is hidden, not realizing that Rojas' revenge would be so ruthless...
Death Knows No Time
1968
9.0Valentín and Mauro are a maquis couple who have abandoned the fight against the Franco regime to become robbers in order to survive. Their area of operation is the mountains of Asturias, where they terrorize the local population with their robberies and acts of violence.
The bark
1977
3.8A young man falls madly in love with a woman they call La Venus de Fuego and because of her he becomes involved in a crime. They accuse him of murder and he is forced to flee to a place far away.
Venus de fuego
1978
NRNo synopsis available yet.
El fin empezo ayer
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7.5No synopsis available yet.
De hombre a hombre
1985
6.3Agustin, a widower who lives in a village in Aragon, where he is much loved by all neighbors, is lonely and decides to go to the big city, where his son, a famous doctor, lives with his wife and daughter. Agustineis received by his children with great coolness, as he does not fit in the environment in which they operate. The life of his son, his daughter-in-law, and even the maid is too sad for this simple town man.
La ciudad no es para mí
1966
5.8No synopsis available yet.
The Song of the Cicada
1980
3.8A Jesuit priest in 1950s Spain becomes disillusioned with his faith, swapping religion for politics and carnal knowledge.
Father Cami's Wedding
1979
3.2Ana, a girl who is about to get married, discovers in her boyfriend's house a photograph in which her mother, dead at birth, and her future father-in-law appear in a very affectionate way.
Five Pillows for One Night
1974
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Historias de mujeres
1980