Florencio Castelló

Acting

Florencio Castelló

Born — Died

1905-01-02 — 1986-08-26

Place of birth

Sevilla, Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain

Known for

Acting

Credits

54 titles

Known for

The Exterminating Angel poster
7.9

After 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

Neither Blood Nor Sand poster
7.5

Cantinflas enjoys the bullfight show, and wants to crash in every of these spectacles. Also, there's a professional bullfighter, Manolete, who is identical to Cantinflas. Manolete has to give a bullfight show in a village, but Cantinflas arrives first as a stowaway in a train, and he'll be mistake by the real bullfighter. Cantinflas will give us a demonstration of courage.

Neither Blood Nor Sand

1941

The Little Priest poster
8.2

Young priest Father Sebastián is assigned to a parish in San Jeronimo el Alto, where he is not welcomed by the community, particularly the resident priest Father Damián. The newcomer gradually earns the trust of the people through humor, but firmly captures their hearts by saving the town fiesta by fighting a bull when the hired torero failed to show. Father Sebastián counsels the townspeople, lecturing them on their duties in a modern society. He used the collection plate to redistribute the town's wealth more evenly.

The Little Priest

1964

Sombrero poster
4.2

Mexican love stories follow a dying man, a bullfighter's sister and lovers from feuding villages.

Sombrero

1953

Gitana Tenias Que Ser poster
7.7

Pastora de los Reyes is a beautiful Spanish that goes to Mexico with a contract to film a movie. The main actors will receive her at the airport, among them is Paul, a little-known mariachi that has been chosen to become a new idol. Automatically, both had bad relations and during filming many discussions happens. This arguments gives way to a deep love.

Gitana Tenias Que Ser

1953

Ahí viene Martín Corona poster
7.2

Martin Corona, player and womanizer, defends the underprivileged, the poor and the needy. He will have to defend a Spanish girl and her servant from the clutches of the villainous of the town. Not only will he have to fight the bad guy, but against the pride of the girl who initially believes that he is the bad character and distrusts him. She was very proud to put him at her feet, but there was a problem, Martin Corona was due more to his people than anyone and she was not willing to risk losing it, so before marrying him, made him swear he would not intervene In other problems.

Ahí viene Martín Corona

1952

Film credits

1970s · 5 titles

1960s · 11 titles

The Exterminating Angel poster
7.9

After 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

The Little Priest poster
8.2

Young priest Father Sebastián is assigned to a parish in San Jeronimo el Alto, where he is not welcomed by the community, particularly the resident priest Father Damián. The newcomer gradually earns the trust of the people through humor, but firmly captures their hearts by saving the town fiesta by fighting a bull when the hired torero failed to show. Father Sebastián counsels the townspeople, lecturing them on their duties in a modern society. He used the collection plate to redistribute the town's wealth more evenly.

The Little Priest

1964

Adventures of Joselito and Tom Thumb poster
5.4

Joselito lives with his grandmother in a fishing village. His father went to America long ago to make a fortune. One day, the boy decides to travel there to meet him. He takes courage and embarks on a fragile boat and miraculously is saved at sea by a vessel that leads him to Mexico where he meets Tom Thumb, a little newsboy who lives many adventures and helps him in the search.

Adventures of Joselito and Tom Thumb

1960

No artwork available
6.2

El Piporro, desperate to earn more money, decides to fight and put his skills to the test in the rodeo using a nickname.

Bullfighter for One Day

1963

No artwork available
4.2

A whore house is transformed into a decent household by a respectable man.

La casa de las muchachas

1969

La gitana y el charro poster
5.2

Caravan of gypsies sets up camp outside an old-style Mexican hacienda.

La gitana y el charro

1964

The White Horse poster
6.8

Claimed by his grandmother, who lives in a Mexican village, Joselito begins the journey from Spain. Once there, while traveling in a stagecoach, is assaulted by bandits. Joselito manages to escape and, walking aimlessly, he meets Antoine, a rider who is ex officio of random player, and become close friends.

The White Horse

1962

El centauro del norte poster
6.0

A Villista girl and a Huertista boy -- can their love cross ideological lines and heal a trembling nation?

El centauro del norte

1962

Vacaciones en Acapulco poster
5.8

A busfull of tourists arrives in Acapulco; each passenger has his/her little chunk of drama or comedy.

Vacaciones en Acapulco

1961

Las canciones unidas poster
6.0

The delegates of an international conference must decide on a "United Song", capturing the traditions and cultural characteristics of the participating countries. An unprecedented art showcase.

Las canciones unidas

1960

Viva la parranda poster
5.0

Three con-artists chase after the absconded girlfriend of one and butt heads with two female swindlers working the same marks.

Viva la parranda

1960

1950s · 19 titles

Sombrero poster
4.2

Mexican love stories follow a dying man, a bullfighter's sister and lovers from feuding villages.

Sombrero

1953

Gitana Tenias Que Ser poster
7.7

Pastora de los Reyes is a beautiful Spanish that goes to Mexico with a contract to film a movie. The main actors will receive her at the airport, among them is Paul, a little-known mariachi that has been chosen to become a new idol. Automatically, both had bad relations and during filming many discussions happens. This arguments gives way to a deep love.

Gitana Tenias Que Ser

1953

Ahí viene Martín Corona poster
7.2

Martin Corona, player and womanizer, defends the underprivileged, the poor and the needy. He will have to defend a Spanish girl and her servant from the clutches of the villainous of the town. Not only will he have to fight the bad guy, but against the pride of the girl who initially believes that he is the bad character and distrusts him. She was very proud to put him at her feet, but there was a problem, Martin Corona was due more to his people than anyone and she was not willing to risk losing it, so before marrying him, made him swear he would not intervene In other problems.

Ahí viene Martín Corona

1952

Camelia poster
6.2

A sort of meta riff on Alexandre Dumas fils' novel The Lady of the Camellias (La Dame aux Camélias or Camille) here in Mexican melodrama form involving the doomed love of a bullfighter and a beautiful but ailing actress/courtesan.

Camelia

1954

Dos corazones y un cielo poster
6.8

Husband and wife share the spotlight as two of Mexico's most famous ranchera singers, but when they decide to pursue solo careers, a Spanish theatrical empresario and an Italian female chocolatier will threaten their marriage.

Dos corazones y un cielo

1959

Port of Temptation poster
4.3

A cabaret dancer helps an injured man, and the two fall in love, unaware that together they will face a tragedy.

Port of Temptation

1951

El gran espectáculo poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

El gran espectáculo

1958

They also sing of pain poster
7.4

The movie starts with Braulio Peláez (Pedro Infante), a schoolteacher, having just fallen off his horse, representing the situation he and his family are in. The next scenes introduce the viewer to his family and their poor financial and social situation. As Braulio stumbles around looking for his glasses, he causes a famous film star, Alfonso de Madrazo (Rafael Alcaide) to crash his car. Braulio offers him to eat at his house as an apology. Braulio's sister and mother, big film fans, immediately recognise Alfonso and attempt to get him to bring the girl, Luisa Peláez (Irma Dolores) to Mexico City to become a film star. Alfonso agrees and tells them to come to the capital.

They also sing of pain

1950

Las locuras de Tin Tan poster
6.2

Tin-Tan wants to builds an ice cream machine.

Las locuras de Tin Tan

1952

No artwork available
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

La pandilla se divierte

1959

La faraona poster
4.4

Pastora Heredia is a beautiful gypsy with great character who always tries to help the needy. One day she gots the notice of the death of his grandfather, a millionaire who lived in Mexico and that since his father was angry, she knew nothing of him. However, as Pastora was his only granddaughter and sole heir of all his property, it does not hesitate to cross the pond to claim his inheritance. But once there is that Don Guillermo, grandfather, not dead.

La faraona

1956

Un corazón en el ruedo poster
6.7

Famous bullfighter rises from humble beginnings, finds himself enmeshed in an emotionally-draining romantic triangle.

Un corazón en el ruedo

1950

Tú y las nubes poster
5.6

No synopsis available yet.

Tú y las nubes

1955

El enamorado poster
7.1

Martin retired from his job as a hero because of his marriage to Rosario, a beautiful and ambitious girl who passed through the workshop where he works. However, Martin has to return in principle to help a friend from robbers.

El enamorado

1952

Sueños de oro poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Sueños de oro

1958

A sablazo limpio poster
7.6

Two clownish incompetents get mixed up in power struggles between state officials.

A sablazo limpio

1958

Especialista en señoras poster
6.0

Frenetic rom-com about doctors overwhelmed with amorous female patients.

Especialista en señoras

1951

Canasta Uruguaya poster
6.3

Screwball comedy about country girl who inherits a fortune.

Canasta Uruguaya

1951

Perdida poster
7.7

Her stepfather rapes her and she runs away to home. After that, she's exploited by a series of men, and...

Perdida

1950

1940s · 18 titles

Neither Blood Nor Sand poster
7.5

Cantinflas enjoys the bullfight show, and wants to crash in every of these spectacles. Also, there's a professional bullfighter, Manolete, who is identical to Cantinflas. Manolete has to give a bullfight show in a village, but Cantinflas arrives first as a stowaway in a train, and he'll be mistake by the real bullfighter. Cantinflas will give us a demonstration of courage.

Neither Blood Nor Sand

1941

Tía Candela poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Tía Candela

1948

El secreto de Juan Palomo poster
6.8

No synopsis available yet.

El secreto de Juan Palomo

1947

No artwork available
6.7

After many setbacks, Mr. Prudenciano, in Mexico, came to the conclusion that he had no great future as a bullfighter. He sold what little he had and, along with his wife, settled in Seville. Things didn’t go much better for him in Spain either, although at least he can spend all day doing what he likes best: doing nothing.

Dos mexicanos en Sevilla

1942

Santa poster
6.2

Santa is a beautiful and very humble young girl living in Chimalistac, a small and quiet spot south of the 1930's Mexico City. After Santa is cheated by arrogant soldier Marcelino, she's rejected by her family and friends and expelled of Chimalistac. Santa finds shelter in a whorehouse and becomes a cinic and bitter woman, mistreated by bullfighter "Jarameno" and silently loved by blind pianist Hipolito.

Santa

1943

Gangsters Versus Cowboys poster
6.2

Gangster Johnny Carmenta must confront the "Charro of the Slums" Pancho Domínguez, who has control over the city, but their rivalry gets worse when rumba dancer Rosa befriends both men.

Gangsters Versus Cowboys

1947

Viva Mi Desgracia poster
6.2

After drinking a special concoction made of various types of alcohol, the once-timid Ramon (Pedro Infante) suddenly turns into a brawler and extroverted ladies' man. With his newfound confidence, Ramon attempts to win the heart of the woman (María Antonieta Pons) he loves. Full of enjoyable songs and funny scenes, this entertaining Mexican musical centers on a wealthy man who finally realizes that money can't buy him love.

Viva Mi Desgracia

1944

¡Qué verde era mi padre! poster
6.2

No synopsis available yet.

¡Qué verde era mi padre!

1947

Así se quiere en Jalisco poster
7.5

Because of a debt, Lupe is forced to work as a housekeeper for Luis, a ranch owner who is madly in love with her. However, Luis’s feelings are not reciprocated because Lupe is in love with Juan Ramón.

Así se quiere en Jalisco

1942

Seda Sangre Y Sol poster
5.7

Rivalries and romances among bullfighters.

Seda Sangre Y Sol

1942

Cadetes de la naval poster
5.8

During World War II, two Mexican naval cadets become best friends and share some good times when off duty. However when Mexico joins the war effort, they must leave their carefree existence and serve in the gruesome conflict.

Cadetes de la naval

1945

Price of Glory poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Price of Glory

1949

Sol y sombra poster
6.0

Manuel retires from bullfighting and, years later, runs a fighting bull ranch.

Sol y sombra

1946

Mi reino por un torero poster
6.0

Professional bullfighter pretends to his girlfriend that he's a doctor, because her father hates bullfighters and would never let her marry one. Meanwhile...

Mi reino por un torero

1944

El charro del arrabal poster
6.3

The plot revolves around Pancho Domínguez, alias “El Charro del Arrabal” (José Pulido), a former cattle rustler turned gangster who controls an extortion racket in the city. The story intensifies when he becomes involved in a turbulent romance with the rumbera Rosa (Rosa Carmina) and clashes with political and criminal rivals.

El charro del arrabal

1949

Escándalo de estrellas poster
5.0

The story of the adventures and entanglements of the son of a famous film producer who is forced to study law.

Escándalo de estrellas

1944

Cruel destino poster
6.0

Two children grow up together and when the girl gets married, the young man realizes that he has always been in love with her.

Cruel destino

1944

No artwork available
6.0

Aurora’s life changes when her younger sister is brutally assaulted and killed. Seeking justice, she tracks down the attacker and kills him, then escapes the law and rises as the feared outlaw “The Red Virgin".

The Red Virgin

1943