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 · 11 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

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

Okey, Mister Pancho poster
8.5

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

Okey, Mister Pancho

1981

¡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

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

No vale nada la vida poster
6.3

Mexican feature film

No vale nada la vida

1984

...Y Hacemos de Tocho Morocho poster
4.8

No synopsis available yet.

...Y Hacemos de Tocho Morocho

1981

Las fabulosas del Reventón 2 poster
6.7

Mexican feature film

Las fabulosas del Reventón 2

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

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

El mexicano feo poster
5.6

Semi-employed street musician butts heads with his wife and grown(ish) children because of his irresponsible lifestyle. Then he lucks into a cushy government job.

El mexicano feo

1984

1960s · 11 titles

1950s · 12 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

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

No artwork available
5.8

No synopsis available yet.

Estampida

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

Yo también soy de Jalisco poster
5.2

A dizzy rich woman buys their horse, and three rubes get involved in the problems and intrigues brewing in her household.

Yo también soy de Jalisco

1950

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

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

Love for Life poster
NR

During the times of Venezuelan dictator Juan Vicente Gómez, an exhausted stranger arrives at a farm and starts to help the owner with the legal status of her land.

Love for Life

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

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

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

Si me han de matar mañana poster
6.4

Romantic triangle during the Mexican Revolution.

Si me han de matar mañana

1947

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

¡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

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

Dos tenorios de barrio poster
6.7

Two small-town hustlers are mistaken for government officials.

Dos tenorios de barrio

1949

Una canción a la vírgen poster
5.4

Showbiz family is stressed when wife gets sick and husband starts paying attention to costar.

Una canción a la vírgen

1949

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

El charro Negro en el norte poster
5.0

Hero on horseback protects a family and their farm from human predators.

El charro Negro en el norte

1949

Capullito de alhelí poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Capullito de alhelí

1945

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

Caminos de sangre poster
6.0

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

Caminos de sangre

1945

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

La abuelita poster
5.7

Granny rules the roost, but little sister's a bit rebellious. She listens to Cuban music, she wears make-up, she goes out un-chaperoned... Granny sees her rubbing up against a married man and it shatters her health.

La abuelita

1942

Balajú poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Balajú

1944

When the Brave Cry poster
5.7

A farmer is in love during revolutionary times.

When the Brave Cry

1947