Acting

Armando Soto La Marina

Born — Died

1909-10-02 — 1983-03-20

Place of birth

Juanacatlán, Jalisco, Mexico

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Armando Soto La Marina was born on October 1, 1909. He was an actor.

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 12 titles

Piernas cruzadas poster
5.0

Lucerito is a Spanish star who has come to Mexico, accompanied by her godfather and her agent, to find work. Rosario is from upper class society and has grown tired of the demands made upon her by her family. When they meet each other in a Mexican hotel, they discover that they could be each other's identical twin and decide to change places.

Piernas cruzadas

1984

Okey, Mister Pancho poster
8.5

La India Maria becomes deeply embroiled in a large scale diamond heist.

Okey, Mister Pancho

1981

...Y Hacemos de Tocho Morocho poster
4.8

No synopsis available yet.

...Y Hacemos de Tocho Morocho

1981

Los gemelos alborotados poster
5.8

Gumaro and his buddy Chon are among the First Citizens locally. One day, unexpectedly, twin brothers of both of them turn up in town. Adaptation of A Comedy Of Errors.

Los gemelos alborotados

1982

Sexo contra sexo poster
5.4

The engineer José Luis, husband of the fichera and dancer Estrella Raleigh, dies in a plane crash. During the burial, Estrella discovers that her husband was having an affair. It's quickly revealed that things are a bit more complicated than they initially appear.

Sexo contra sexo

1983

¡Pum! poster
5.8

Based on a true story, it tells the story of opera singer Paco Sierra, who, realizing that the life of an artist does not provide him with enough money, plans and carries out a terrorist act: He assures the passengers of an airplane that he has placed a bomb.

¡Pum!

1981

No vale nada la vida poster
6.3

Mexican feature film

No vale nada la vida

1984

Las fabulosas del Reventón 2 poster
6.7

Mexican feature film

Las fabulosas del Reventón 2

1983

Reventón en Acapulco poster
6.0

Several unrelated groups of people descend on Acapulco for a party weekend. Wacky misadventures!

Reventón en Acapulco

1980

Una pura y dos con sal poster
6.6

Young woman engineers a reconciliation between her long-estranged parents.

Una pura y dos con sal

1983

Al Filo De Los Machetes poster
6.8

After being released from prison, our boy just wants to go home, run his farm and live peacefully... but the local agro-robberbaron won't let him be. Remake of Pueblerina (1949).

Al Filo De Los Machetes

1980

The Feathered Coyote poster
7.7

The outstanding comedian, "La India Maria," unknowingly ends up as a detective in Acapulco, pursued by smugglers of ancient artifacts.

The Feathered Coyote

1983

1960s · 13 titles

No artwork available
5.5

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

Los dos apóstoles poster
5.8

Two boys and two girls hook up at the big festival in a neighboring town. Once they get back home they have to deal with their families' plans for them, which may not include their new sweethearts.

Los dos apóstoles

1966

No artwork available
6.2

Quick-drawing cowboy hero, first in series. (See also:Frontera sin ley.)

Martín Romero El Rápido

1966

La ley del gavilán poster
5.8

A 1968 film.

La ley del gavilán

1968

Los Malditos poster
5.5

White-hat cowboy takes down a Western gang-leader and his hired guns.

Los Malditos

1966

Si quiero poster
6.0

Newlyweds find married life to be challenging.

Si quiero

1967

La frontera sin ley poster
5.5

Series western -- cowboy hero "Martin Romero, el Rapido."

La frontera sin ley

1966

The Mocking Ghosts poster
6.5

Two fake fortune-tellers at a carnival accidentally conjure up some real ghosts.

The Mocking Ghosts

1965

Duelo de pistoleros poster
5.8

Four expert marksmen compete in a target shooting competition. Each has a back-story that explains why he really really really needs the prize money.

Duelo de pistoleros

1966

No artwork available
6.0

Felipe the charro returns and discovers that Rosa is going to marry Martín, a stranger from out of town, and feels betrayed. It is a deception, but love, jealousy, and revenge dominate.

Voy de gallo

1963

Nos lleva la tristeza poster
5.8

Love in bloom between two ranching families: boy A and girl B, boy B and girl A, the surviving grandparent of each family, their elderly man-baby house stewards, and the prize racehorse from each family all end up pairing off together. Transitory problems, inevitable happy solutions.

Nos lleva la tristeza

1965

Me llaman el cantaclaro poster
6.3

The story of the ruthless female boss of a hacienda who meets her match in the city-educated Santos Luzardo.

Me llaman el cantaclaro

1964

El jinete justiciero en retando a la muerte poster
5.7

Guy gets mugged on horseback and left for dead; farmgal nurses him back to health and when he's on his feet again, he puts a domino on and swings into J J action.

El jinete justiciero en retando a la muerte

1966

1950s · 11 titles

Mi marido poster
5.4

No synopsis available yet.

Mi marido

1951

Oh shorties… how many! poster
6.0

The reading of a will turns into a scavenger hunt among the heirs.

Oh shorties… how many!

1956

No artwork available
5.8

No synopsis available yet.

Estampida

1959

De ranchero a empresario poster
5.2

Ranch-owner visits the big city to help his brother launch a theatrical venture.

De ranchero a empresario

1954

El 7 leguas poster
7.9

Horse-trader gets absorbed into Pancho Villa's battalions, becomes a spy.

El 7 leguas

1955

La tienda de la esquina poster
5.6

Shady characters try to buy the corner shop and destroy a decent family's livelihood.

La tienda de la esquina

1951

Yo... el aventurero poster
6.0

A crew of happy ne'er do wells comes to town to gamble and party during the town fair... but then their leader gets serious about a local girl and about finding the rustlers who are stealing all of her daddy's horses.

Yo... el aventurero

1959

Tan bueno el giro como el colorado poster
6.8

Two rodeo competitors from neighboring towns get all up in each other's business in the weeks before a big local competition. So do their respective manservants and the priests for each one's parish. Lotta competitive ructiousness going on.

Tan bueno el giro como el colorado

1959

Entre tu amor y el cielo poster
6.2

No synopsis available yet.

Entre tu amor y el cielo

1950

Fugitivos: Pueblo de proscritos poster
5.3

After breaking out of jail, a group of convicts finds a ghost town they can take possession of. They send word out along the grapevine that criminals and marginal people can make a home there... and as the population grows, their self-policing efforts turn the whole town into a model community.

Fugitivos: Pueblo de proscritos

1955

Dos gallos de pelea poster
5.7

Two small-town hell-raisers get so out of hand the authorities have to step in to rein them in.

Dos gallos de pelea

1950

1940s · 21 titles

El capitán Malacara poster
6.8

Misogynist military man is laid up for a month with a broken leg and during his convalescence he learns all the needed life-lessons.

El capitán Malacara

1945

El tigre de Jalisco poster
5.8

A very ordinary little mook is manipulated into posing as a notorious bandit.

El tigre de Jalisco

1947

El secreto del sacerdote poster
6.0

Priest Jesus knows a dark secret that was passed onto him during confession. When the town mayor threatens the integrity of some people, it is up to the priest to take action or remain silent.

El secreto del sacerdote

1941

La venganza del Charro Negro poster
5.3

Third in a series; flashbacks remind us of the beef El Charro had with Carlos from his home town. While they move toward a final showdown, Carlos and his new evil buddy Rodolfo kill a couple more people just for kicks.

La venganza del Charro Negro

1942

¡Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra! poster
6.0

In times of the French Intervention, a student of Nunó, author of the Mexican National Anthem, falls in love with the niece of the French Ambassador, which causes quite amusing complications.

¡Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra!

1943

Out on the Big Ranch poster
5.8

Remake of famous 1936 ranchera musical.

Out on the Big Ranch

1949

Capullito de alhelí poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Capullito de alhelí

1945

Si me han de matar mañana poster
6.4

Romantic triangle during the Mexican Revolution.

Si me han de matar mañana

1947

Me he de comer esa tuna poster
6.2

In rural Mexico, a young man competes with his best school friend for the love of a girl whose marriage has been arranged by her parents.

Me he de comer esa tuna

1945

It’s Not Enough to Be a Charro poster
7.1

Farmhand exploits his resemblance to a certain movie star to woo his employer's daughter.

It’s Not Enough to Be a Charro

1946

The Skulls of Terror poster
6.2

Feature-length version of a serial, originally in twelve chapters. Three-hour runtime, later re-edited into two 90 minute features called Las Calaveras Del Terror and Vuelven Las Calaveras Del Terror. Good guys vs bad guys for possession of a map showing the location of a lost mine.

The Skulls of Terror

1944

¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla! poster
5.8

Two charros from Hacienda A come a-courtin' to hacienda B, owned by a friend of their father's. Also a horse-race.

¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla!

1946

When the Brave Cry poster
5.7

A farmer is in love during revolutionary times.

When the Brave Cry

1947

Sota, caballo y rey poster
5.8

Theatrical troupe schemes to expose corrupt dealings in local government.

Sota, caballo y rey

1944

Del rancho a la capital poster
6.7

Rich city family is close to bankruptcy; rich country cousins come to visit.

Del rancho a la capital

1942

Hasta que perdió Jalisco poster
6.0

Young landowner wants to get married, but family problems are interfering with his plans.

Hasta que perdió Jalisco

1945

Cartas Marcadas poster
6.5

A tale of intrigue and deceit concerning two young lovers who, despite the fact that their relationship was originally founded on greed, soon discover that their feelings for one and other have grown more genuine than they ever expected.

Cartas Marcadas

1948

Caminos de sangre poster
6.0

A crooked lawyer frustrates attempts to clear bandits from the local highways.

Caminos de sangre

1945

Dos tenorios de barrio poster
6.7

Two small-town hustlers are mistaken for government officials.

Dos tenorios de barrio

1949

Wild Flower poster
6.6

The film features Fernandez himself as a character named Rogellio Torres. The lion's share of the footage, however, is devoted to the romance between Esperanza, granddaughter of a common laborer, and Jose Luis Castro, the firebrand son of a landowner. Joining a revolutionary movements, Castro is disowned by his father, but Esperanza remains loyally by his side. Later on, Castro's father is killed by outlaws; in seeking vengeance, he sacrifices his own life, while Esperanza carries on his revolutionary work with their young son in tow.

Wild Flower

1943

Una gallega en México poster
5.8

The Galician Candida has a bakery in front of the butcher Robustito, who constantly berates although children of both Aurora and Rodolfo are in love. In the neighborhood where they live, the neighbors prepared a joke to the galician girl. She gets angry Robustito hard time believing him guilty of what happened.

Una gallega en México

1949