Nathanael León

Acting

Nathanael León

Born — Died

1915-10-27 — 2001-09-12

Place of birth

Veracruz, Mexico

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Nathanael León was born on October 26, 1915 in Veracruz, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Santo en el museo de cera (1963), Neutrón contra el criminal sádico (1964) and La venganza de las mujeres vampiro (1970). He died on September 12, 2001.

Known for

Night of the Bloody Apes poster
5.5

A surgeon transplants the heart of an ape into his ailing son with horrific results.

Night of the Bloody Apes

1969

Simon of the Desert poster
7.6

Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.

Simon of the Desert

1965

Alien Terror poster
3.6

Near the end of the 19th century, Prof. John Mayer and his assistant, the scientist Dr. Isabel Reed, accidentally invent a powerful ray. An alien travels to Earth to destroy the machine since it would be a threat to the universe. He initially possesses the mind of Thomas, a sex maniac and serial killer, to get close to Mayer during the demonstration of the machine to scientists and the military. Mayer's niece, Laura, meets an acquaintance of her uncle, the chemist Dr. Paul Rosten, and Mayer invites him to join the research. When Thomas gets close to Mayer, the alien also possesses his mind in order to destroy the device and his notes. Meanwhile, Thomas is not able to control his murderous impulses and attacks several women with a straight razor.

Alien Terror

1971

Santo in the Wax Museum poster
4.9

El Santo, the masked Mexican wrestler, investigates a series of kidnappings. He discovers that the mysterious Doctor Caroll is using the victims as part of his experiments to develop an army of monsters. Naturally, El Santo is able to overcome them all - with wrestling!

Santo in the Wax Museum

1963

The Extra poster
7.2

Cantinflas is a man who hangs around the studios and helps anyone who needs his advice while at the same time envisioning his own versions of how certain scenes should be shot. Both angles provide ample opportunities for very witty, subtle barbs at the foibles of the industry.

The Extra

1962

Passport to Death poster
6.0

The Secret Agent Lafargue locates the evil Professor Marcus headquarters, who with the help of Dr. Bellini and an android of his invention, plan to conquer the world. Lafargue is discovered and severely injured, so he is unable to remember where it is the basis of Marcus or what their plan. To resolve this situation the authorities call the Agent Zero team.

Passport to Death

1968

Film credits

1980s · 5 titles

1970s · 16 titles

Alien Terror poster
3.6

Near the end of the 19th century, Prof. John Mayer and his assistant, the scientist Dr. Isabel Reed, accidentally invent a powerful ray. An alien travels to Earth to destroy the machine since it would be a threat to the universe. He initially possesses the mind of Thomas, a sex maniac and serial killer, to get close to Mayer during the demonstration of the machine to scientists and the military. Mayer's niece, Laura, meets an acquaintance of her uncle, the chemist Dr. Paul Rosten, and Mayer invites him to join the research. When Thomas gets close to Mayer, the alien also possesses his mind in order to destroy the device and his notes. Meanwhile, Thomas is not able to control his murderous impulses and attacks several women with a straight razor.

Alien Terror

1971

Chabelo Y Pepito Contra Los Monstruos poster
7.3

An ordinary day's hike gets rough when two youngsters escape from the main group into the woods and, after finding a grotto, discover that there is more to it than just darkness.

Chabelo Y Pepito Contra Los Monstruos

1973

Chabelo y Pepito Detectives poster
7.8

A commanding friend Pepito and Chabelo ask them to help uncover a gang who kidnaps children. They accept and are out to steal to join the band. Whenthey find that the band mesmerizes children with toys and then the kids are controlled by young boys and they controlled in turn by strangers with long hair and blue eyes.

Chabelo y Pepito Detectives

1974

Santo vs. the Riders of Terror poster
5.8

After a group of violent lepers escapes from a sanitarium, - robbing several farms, residents of the town demand the the sheriff - take action. Meanwhile, a local criminal joins forces with the lepers - to commit even more robberies. As the disfigured madmen keep the - entire town indoors with its reign of terror, the sheriff has no - choice but to call on the only man who can help--legendary wrestling - superhero, Santo!

Santo vs. the Riders of Terror

1970

El agente viajero poster
6.0

A pair of travelling salesmen try to unload coffins in a series of small towns and get caught up in sketch-comedy anecdotes.

El agente viajero

1975

La palomilla al rescate poster
6.0

Cute elementary-school kids get mixed up with black-marketeers.

La palomilla al rescate

1976

The Vengeance of the Vampire Women poster
3.8

The vampire women of Mexico have awakened to take their revenge on the descendant of the man who destroyed them shortly after they had emigrated to Mexico during the 19th century.

The Vengeance of the Vampire Women

1970

Wait for me in Siberia, Darling! poster
5.9

Debauched playboy has a hypochondriac streak and an unscrupulous doctor that profits from it.

Wait for me in Siberia, Darling!

1971

Capulina vs. the Monsters poster
6.7

A very fun film dealing with the overweight comedian Capulina in yet another one of his many similar type of films. This particular film deals with Capulina trying to escape from Dracula, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and Frankenstein's Monster. A mad scientist is trying to conquer the world using the legendary monsters, but he will need the fear of the people to give them strength, and only one person is capable of giving him enough power: Capulina.

Capulina vs. the Monsters

1974

Cuna de valientes poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Cuna de valientes

1972

No tiene la culpa el Indio poster
6.7

A Mexican indian from Xochimilco has clairvoyant powers and is able to predict the future when the sight of some features of a beautiful woman gets him into a trance. A greedy urban playboy notices and tries to profit from the indian's power by supplying enough female beauty to look at. But then things go wrong.

No tiene la culpa el Indio

1978

The Vampires of Coyoacan poster
4.1

In the service of Satan, a murderous vampire is turning wrestlers into his unwitting thrall, and it's up to Mil Máscaras and Superzan to stop him and save the world.

The Vampires of Coyoacan

1974

El águila descalza poster
5.8

Shmuck makes a superhero costume, rides his bike to crime scenes. He gets involved with something big involving US capitalists taking over local Mexican businesses.

El águila descalza

1971

Those Years poster
6.0

President Juárez fights against the conservatives, who have ordered an emperor to be brought from France to govern Mexico

Those Years

1974

Los Beverly de Peralvillo poster
6.8

El Borras marries La Pecas, unaware of her mother's (Doña Chole) scheme against Borras. That of Borras to provide for all her family members who are a lazy bunch composed of her father and brothers.

Los Beverly de Peralvillo

1971

Capulina Speedy González poster
6.9

Pony Express mailman in old west discovers super-powered chiles, gets tangled up with bank robbers.

Capulina Speedy González

1970

1960s · 39 titles

Night of the Bloody Apes poster
5.5

A surgeon transplants the heart of an ape into his ailing son with horrific results.

Night of the Bloody Apes

1969

Simon of the Desert poster
7.6

Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.

Simon of the Desert

1965

Santo in the Wax Museum poster
4.9

El Santo, the masked Mexican wrestler, investigates a series of kidnappings. He discovers that the mysterious Doctor Caroll is using the victims as part of his experiments to develop an army of monsters. Naturally, El Santo is able to overcome them all - with wrestling!

Santo in the Wax Museum

1963

The Extra poster
7.2

Cantinflas is a man who hangs around the studios and helps anyone who needs his advice while at the same time envisioning his own versions of how certain scenes should be shot. Both angles provide ample opportunities for very witty, subtle barbs at the foibles of the industry.

The Extra

1962

Passport to Death poster
6.0

The Secret Agent Lafargue locates the evil Professor Marcus headquarters, who with the help of Dr. Bellini and an android of his invention, plan to conquer the world. Lafargue is discovered and severely injured, so he is unable to remember where it is the basis of Marcus or what their plan. To resolve this situation the authorities call the Agent Zero team.

Passport to Death

1968

Santo vs. the Vampire Women poster
4.2

A professor recruits a professional wrestler to protect his daughter from vampires intent on kidnapping her and marrying her to the devil.

Santo vs. the Vampire Women

1962

The Panther Women poster
5.5

The Panther women are worshipers of Satan and perform rituals in their honor and sacrifice. The fighters will face them up and down the ring.

The Panther Women

1967

The Gangster poster
6.8

An old gangster returns from the United States to Mexico City to live with his sister-in-law and his two nephews, where he will face the daily life of a middle-class family.

The Gangster

1965

El hijo de Huracán Ramírez poster
5.9

A wrestler is arrested on suspicion of assault, but his son manages to capture the real culprits.

El hijo de Huracán Ramírez

1966

Blue Demon poster
5.9

Wrestler vs mad-scientist with werewolf serum.

Blue Demon

1965

Dr. Satan vs. Black Magic poster
6.1

Plutarco Satan returns, this time he's pitted against a rival evil organization intent on owning the very formula rumored to turn any metal into gold! Dr. Satan must go toe to toe with the vampiric black magician Yei Lin, in order to keep it out of their hands. The cost of failure? His eternal rest!

Dr. Satan vs. Black Magic

1968

Pilotos de la muerte poster
5.8

A couple of provincial gas station employees travel to the capital seeking fortune of vehicle mechanics accidental career passing drivers.

Pilotos de la muerte

1962

Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy poster
4.9

Gloria Venus and Golden Rubi are tag-team Luchadoras, helping a scientist on a quest to discover an ancient Aztec treasure, but the fiendish Prince Fugiyata wants to get there first. Both are in for a surprise, as the treasure is guarded by Xochitl, the Aztec Mummy Sorcerer, who can turn into a bat at will.

Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy

1964

La batalla de los pasteles poster
5.8

Bakery employees chase all over the city trying too find the bomb planted in one of their wedding cakes.

La batalla de los pasteles

1966

Mil Máscaras poster
5.9

A committee of four wise men trains the masked hero Mil Máscaras to defend the world. When someone kidnaps the members of the committee, the hero stops at nothing to rescue them.

Mil Máscaras

1969

Chanoc poster
5.2

Chanoc, along with his godfather, Tsekub Baloyán, investigate a series of mysterious deaths linked to a gang that extracts uranium.

Chanoc

1967

El Misterio de Huracán Ramírez poster
5.5

Hurricane Ramirez is the new manager of the arena and champion of the ring. He must battle with The Prince, a ruthless criminal who will try to end with his life.

El Misterio de Huracán Ramírez

1962

Dos pintores pintorescos poster
6.3

Two house-painters go to art school. Also bad guys try to kill them.

Dos pintores pintorescos

1967

Los tigres del ring poster
5.5

Crooked promoter has a secret weapon who goes around beating fighters to death after their matches if they aren't in line with his rigging schedule. Part one of two.

Los tigres del ring

1960

Cada quién su lucha poster
5.6

Two friends seeking good luck are brainwashed by a corrupt magician who manipulates wrestling matches for his own personal gain.

Cada quién su lucha

1966

The Vampire Girls poster
5.2

A wrestler tries to break up a covey of vampires, led by the King of Vampires.

The Vampire Girls

1969

Sólo para tí poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Sólo para tí

1966

Damiana and the Men poster
4.5

Damiana, a girl who has grown up with her grandfather and a friend, is discovered by photographer and launched as supermodel.

Damiana and the Men

1967

The Specter's Road poster
8.3

A group of people, including Capulina and Viruta, head towards the city by train. A heavy storm interrupts their journey and now they must take a haunted path to reach they city. (English Subtitled)

The Specter's Road

1967

Madame Death poster
4.7

A mad scientist teams with an evil, disfigured woman to kidnap and operate on young women to make her look beautiful again.

Madame Death

1969

La edad de piedra poster
5.9

Capulina chip and are transported back to prehistoric times with a time machine. There they live crazy adventures.

La edad de piedra

1964

Santo vs. Capulina poster
6.8

Capulina is a night-watchman in a warehouse, a perfect job for him. When some thieves break in and steal some crates, El Santo is after them because they are using the warehouse for diamond smuggling. Capulina hinders their capture. He then decides that he will put on a wrestler's mask and help El Santo to caputre the crooks.

Santo vs. Capulina

1969

El señor Tormenta poster
5.8

Wrestling melodrama: crooked gamblers, boy/girl stuff and a priest who needs money to run his orphanage.

El señor Tormenta

1963

No artwork available
6.0

Yaqui Indian fights for justice in Northern Mexico. Adaptation of popular comic-book, first in series.

Alma grande

1966

Héroe a la fuerza poster
6.5

Child suffers a brain injury and falls into a coma. When he regains consciousness, twenty years later, he has to deal with having become a grown-up 'overnight'.

Héroe a la fuerza

1964

Santo vs. the Martian Invasion poster
5.7

In this Mexican sci-fi fantasy, big beefy Martians invade the earth. Ostensibly, they have come to warn people about the dangers of nuclear testing and exploring space, but their real mission becomes manifest when they begin using their special powers and gadgets to exploit weak earthlings.

Santo vs. the Martian Invasion

1967

Rocambole contra la secta del escorpión poster
5.4

Short-lived superhero-adventure series. One sequel.

Rocambole contra la secta del escorpión

1967

Blue Demon vs. the Diabolical Women poster
5.3

Wrestler vs. organized crime.

Blue Demon vs. the Diabolical Women

1968

Neutron vs. the Maniac poster
5.2

Neutron, a wrestler/superhero, investigates a series of murders at a sanitarium.

Neutron vs. the Maniac

1965

She-Wolves of the Ring poster
5.8

Intimate problems and the wickedness of friends is resolved in the ring.

She-Wolves of the Ring

1965

The Grave Robbers poster
5.1

Santo investigates a series of grave robberies.

The Grave Robbers

1966

No artwork available
4.5

Three masked horsemen vs. crooked saloon-owner and his henchdudes.

Los gavilanes negros

1966

Santo vs. the Strangler poster
4.5

A mysterious killer has been strangling women in a variety theater, and the police decide to bring Santo into the investigation. Santo suspects the killer is hiding undercover as one of the theater employees and must discover his true identity before more women are murdered.

Santo vs. the Strangler

1965

La muerte en bikini poster
5.8

The bodies of murdered young women are turning up on a beach.

La muerte en bikini

1967