Carlos Otero

Acting

Carlos Otero

Born — Died

1926-03-21 — 2018-08-07

Place of birth

Lisbon, Portugal

Known for

Acting

Credits

64 titles

Known for

Film credits

1970s · 18 titles

Wrath of the Wind poster
5.2

A mute gunslinger takes on an oppressive landlord in 19th century Valencia and falls in love with a local woman.

Wrath of the Wind

1970

My Horse, My Gun, Your Widow poster
5.3

Doc Saxon and his gang rob the Crown City bank but are double-crossed by Carrasco, a Mexican bandit, who steals the gold and leaves Doc and Donovan with nothing.

My Horse, My Gun, Your Widow

1972

The Killer Wore Gloves poster
5.2

At Heathrow Airport, a man is razored to death in a toilet cubicle. A young woman, Peggy Foster, is concerned about the disappearance of Michael, her photographer boyfriend, who has been in Vietnam for months. In order to pay the rent, she reluctantly sub-lets her garret flat to a man called John Kirk Lawford. The new tenant wears sunglasses indoors and acts suspiciously. Peggy is lured to an abandoned airfield by a call from Michael but is shot at by a sniper. Back at her apartment block she is shocked to find that a man has apparently committed suicide by jumping from her balcony. While the police question Peggy, a stranger turns up and announces himself as John Kirk Lawford! Shirley, secretary to Peggy's lascivious publisher, is killed by a black-gloved intruder and the mystery deepens...

The Killer Wore Gloves

1974

Horror Story poster
9.0

Spies are trapped in a castle with a variety of monsters.

Horror Story

1972

Crimson, the Color of Blood poster
4.2

A mad doctor performs a head transplant on an injured criminal, which results in him being even more dangerous and murderous than before.

Crimson, the Color of Blood

1973

Liberxina 90 poster
6.7

A drug has been discovered, Liberxina 90, which will erase "establishment" conditioning from the human mind. It has fallen into the hands of some diversely anarchistic revolutionaries who spend most of the film discussing how and whether to use it; should they wait for the forces of "history" to undermine society or speed things up using the drug? They are finally forced into action by the police who are, somewhat ineptly, hunting them down.

Liberxina 90

1970

Devil's Kiss poster
3.6

Former Countess Clair and Professor Gruber conduct occult research in castle basement of Count Victor, re-animating people to kill for them.

Devil's Kiss

1976

Cake of Blood poster
5.8

Four part anthology horror film, with segments featuring witchcraft, ghosts, Frankenstein and his monster, and ancient Christians battling Celtic vampires.

Cake of Blood

1971

No artwork available
6.0

It's summer and Madrid is almost deserted. Elisa, a young bourgeois woman who is preparing her doctoral thesis, needs the services of a photographer to illustrate her work. She hires Pablo, a somewhat bohemian, strange, and solitary man who lives with his son. Despite an initial misunderstanding, they are mutually attracted to each other; thus begins a relationship that for her is nothing more than a summer romance, while for him it could be a story of love and salvation.

The Birds of Baden-Baden

1975

El despertar de los sentidos poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

El despertar de los sentidos

1977

Metamorphosis poster
5.8

A rich businessman, Julián, runs a foundation that seeks cures for people with disabilities or abnormalities. During one experiment he finds an extraordinary being, but it is just a mirage, as cerebral abnormalities begin to appear, and the being does not want to return to its primitive state.

Metamorphosis

1970

Hola... Señor Dios poster
5.3

Juan is a boy whose sister has been evicted by science. Despite his young age, he realizes the problem, and with the intention of finding a solution, he undertakes a long journey during which he will suffer multiple vicissitudes, adventures, and dangers. Some strange beings, who descended from a spaceship, will try to help him, but everything is useless.

Hola... Señor Dios

1970

Sentados al borde de la mañana con los pies colgando poster
10.0

A group of friends finds a dilapidated place and decide to repair it, paint it and live in it in communal plan. The problem is the bank, owner of the premises, does not want them occupied so they threaten to call the police to evict them.

Sentados al borde de la mañana con los pies colgando

1978

Le fils de Marie poster
NR

An absurd gathering of venerable congressmen convenes in a decadent hotel, immediately followed by a young couple’s intimate discussion about their desire to bring a child into the world. Interwoven with echoes of the Virgin Mary’s evangelical story, the film probes the moral and existential responsibility of procreation. Opposing this is an entrenched aristocratic order, symbolized by the deadly sins, which resists the aspirations and fresh ideas of youth.

Le fils de Marie

1973

Criminal Abortion poster
6.5

Barcelona police is following the actions of a pimp. A web of forced illegal abortions on prostitutes is discovered.

Criminal Abortion

1973

The Poor Little Draculin poster
7.5

After a long sleep, the vampire Draculin awakens only to discover that his castle has been turned into a hip nightclub. In his attempt to correct this situation, he ends up getting involved in a diamond heist.

The Poor Little Draculin

1977

Man in Hiding poster
5.2

Following the Spanish Civil War, a man goes into hiding to avoid arrest by the victorious Nationalist forces.

Man in Hiding

1971

El certificado poster
6.0

Silvia travels to the big city where she meets a married man, with whom she ends up having a romantic relationship.

El certificado

1970

1960s · 17 titles

Long Days of Vengeance poster
6.1

After suffering three years of hard labor in a prison camp, former sheriff Ted Barnett escapes. Now he seeks revenge.

Long Days of Vengeance

1967

Operation Double Cross poster
5.0

In Barcelona, secret agent Antoine Donadieu thwarts the plans of a Nazi scientist.

Operation Double Cross

1965

Who Killed Johnny R.? poster
7.7

An assumed-dead gangster wants to implicate a completely innocent man to pay for his crimes so he can give the slip to his avengers and persecutors.

Who Killed Johnny R.?

1966

María Rosa poster
7.7

In order to get María Rosa, the woman he is deeply in love with, Marsal murders a moneylender hated by all the people and casts suspicion on his friend Andrés, the husband of his beloved María Rosa. After being imprisoned Andrés, Marsal becomes the protector of María Rosa while waiting for the development of events.

María Rosa

1965

Man from Canyon City poster
8.0

Red and Carraucho, after escaping from jail, reach the border to Mexico and are hired by Morgan, a rich silvermine owner. Disgusted by the latter's cruelty, especially against the local peones, the two support a revolt organized with the aid of Mrs. Vivian, wife of the ruthless tyrant.

Man from Canyon City

1965

A Clean Shot poster
6.0

Martin and Antoine, two French criminals, team up with Román and El Picas, a friend of the latter, to commit robberies in Barcelona, but things do not turn out as expected.

A Clean Shot

1964

Volver a vivir poster
9.0

A former soccer player is morally and mentally destroied by the death of his wife. But when he gets the chance to train a team he regains his life by making victories and also finding another love.

Volver a vivir

1968

Al ponerse el sol poster
6.5

A famous singer and actor is at the peak of his career but fatigue, stress and harassment of the media makes feel unbalanced. His star began to fall rapidly and so goes into a clinic to cure his pain. Coming out, away from his audience, will spend some time at a house that is in the North, to the seashore. There he feels haunted by the story of characters who have lived in a nearby house, in one of which identifies his former secretary.

Al ponerse el sol

1967

No artwork available
5.8

The film has no clear plot. It deals with the reactions of an older man and a young woman to the news stories that occur in 1968: the May student protests, Vietnam, Biafra. It is scattered, apparently disconnected. The characters find themselves in illogical situations: in a train cemetery, in a ruined house where some young people edit a journal. There is no sound of steps, and doors, when opened or closed, make no sound.

Sexperiencias

1968

Übermut im Salzkammergut poster
6.2

Birgit is a model from the city and sweetheart of the farmer's son Rolf. Incognito she takes a job as a maid on their farm.

Übermut im Salzkammergut

1963

The Loves of Angelica poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Loves of Angelica

1966

Isola Bella poster
6.9

Consul daughter Anne Stülcken wants to take her fiancee undetected under the magnifying glass and therefore slips in her father's villa in the role of a maid.

Isola Bella

1961

The Story of Bartio poster
NR

The story of a man searching for something, who encounters others, and who wanders looking for the truth.

The Story of Bartio

1969

Esa mujer poster
6.3

At the end of the 19th century, Soledad Romero, a well-known singer, is accused of murder. During the trial her tragic story is revealed.

Esa mujer

1969

Young Sánchez poster
6.2

Portrait of the life of an amateur boxer, who falls into the hands of a cruel manager while turning into professional.

Young Sánchez

1964

Burnt Skin poster
6.4

Catalonia, Spain. In a village on the Costa Brava, José, an Andalusian emigrant, works as a bricklayer while waiting for his wife Juana and his two children to join him.

Burnt Skin

1967

Sentencia contra una mujer poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sentencia contra una mujer

1960

1950s · 20 titles

Nunca es demasiado tarde poster
6.3

Jorge is involved in a robbery in which a man is killed. Following the incident, decides to take refuge in his home town where two of his brothers. Once there, despite the time elapsed, the old family feuds arise again.

Nunca es demasiado tarde

1956

The Coyote poster
6.4

California, 1848. An invading army has defeated the few opposing forces and the territory has become part of the United States. Don César de Echagüe, an old gentleman, begs his son César to return from Europe, confident that he will know how to confront the oppressor.

The Coyote

1955

Fifth District poster
6.2

Five men commit a robbery and flee each one for his side. Later they meet in a place to distribute the millions. While they wait for Juan, who is the one who takes the booty, each of them is imagining what it is going to do with his part. But the wait is doing long billiard cue to him and they are becoming nervous thinking that his companion will never appear, remembering they knew since him and since the things were happening up to the current moment.

Fifth District

1958

Fantasía española poster
8.0

Two adventurers without economic resources create an amateur theater company and want to succeed, posing as aristocrats. The project aims to fill the theater with their performances and, thus, to satisfy their debts.

Fantasía española

1953

La hija del mar poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

La hija del mar

1953

Lawless Mountain poster
6.3

Spanish Zorro adaptation

Lawless Mountain

1953

Hay un camino a la derecha poster
6.7

Upon arrival in Barcelona, Miguel is fired from his job as a sailor and the financial problems which he will face from that moment will gradually introduce him into the world of crime. The little money they his wife Ines had previously saved , thanks to her hard work, will be quickly squandered by him.

Hay un camino a la derecha

1953

Juanillo, papá y mamá poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Juanillo, papá y mamá

1957

Mañana... poster
6.5

"Tomorrow ..." (mañana...) is the easy exit to deceive themselves of those who feel the impotence and the cowardice to confront face to face their circumstances in life.

Mañana...

1957

La danza del corazón poster
8.0

On her journey to a provincial capital, Elena falls for the director of the Company of Zarzuela and leaves with him, despite opposition from his father. But the guilt of having abandoned him pursues her constantly to the point to shake their relationship.

La danza del corazón

1952

Veraneo en España poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Veraneo en España

1956

The Mysterious Melody AKA Ce soir les souris dansent poster
6.8

An old violin maker has been killed and the investigators have only one clue: on the night of the crime, a blind street musician heard a melody playing in the house. As they do not know the title of the song, they present the music to the famous radio contest known as “The Mysterious Melody”. Little by little the two inspectors will surround the killer after checking that there are several suspects.

The Mysterious Melody AKA Ce soir les souris dansent

1956

Persecución en Madrid poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Persecución en Madrid

1952

Under the Skies of the Asturias poster
7.0

The rich heiress of an emigrant lives a season of retreat and rest in the Asturian village from which her father left as a child. The experiences that await him will mark his destiny.

Under the Skies of the Asturias

1951

Criminal Brigade poster
6.3

A young policemen witnesses a bank robbery which will become his first case. To catch the thieves he will infiltrate himself as one of the gang members. At first it works, but it won't be so easy afterwards.

Criminal Brigade

1950

El golfo que vio una estrella poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

El golfo que vio una estrella

1955

Tormento d'amore poster
8.0

"Torment of love" - Sara and Pietro meet in Barcelona and immediately a strong friendship grows between them, that soon turns into love. Sara does not dare to tell Pietro about a recent affair with a man called Roberto.

Tormento d'amore

1956

Souls in Danger poster
9.0

Two boys are sent to reform school under the guidance of Father Fernando, a young and dedicated priest.

Souls in Danger

1952

Dulce nombre poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dulce nombre

1952

El presidio poster
6.5

After being fired from his company, Pablo meets his friend Ana, who introduce him to Pedro Ramírez, an undesirable lawyer, who offers him 15,000 pesetas for reports about his ex-company with the intention of doing a rob. When the lawyer's gang goes to give the coup, Ana reports them to the police, with the idea of taking the loot and fleeing with Pablo. But all of them are arrested and end up together in prison, where the intrigues and skirmishes between them will continue.

El presidio

1954

1940s · 4 titles

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