Chano Urueta

Directing

Chano Urueta

Born 1904-02-24 · Chihuahua - Mexico

Santiago Eduardo Urueta Sierra Rodríguez (Mineral de Cusihuiriachi, Chihuahua, Mexico, February 24, 1895-Mexico City, March 23, 1979), better known as Chano Urueta, was a film director, actor and writer who stood out since the first half of the 1930s as one of the most gifted adapters of great works of universal literature.

Acting credits

The Wild Bunch poster
7.6

An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.

The Wild Bunch

1969

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia poster
7.1

An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974

The Wrath of God poster
5.5

Set in the 1920s, several foreigners held by a South American military group are offered possible freedom if they accept to topple a local crazed military leader.

The Wrath of God

1972

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

No artwork available
NR

During the Mexican Revolution, a butcher is forced to hide stolen train gold, but his wife pushes him into murder to keep it. Sparking guilt, paranoia, and a trap that tightens around them.

The Butcher’s Wife

1969

Emiliano Zapata poster
6.4

This is the story of a man, Emiliano Zapata, and of a revolution, the Mexican Revolution.

Emiliano Zapata

1970

El capitán Mantarraya poster
5.9

Elderly sea captain charms and delights an audience of children, telling them stories about the high adventures he experienced when he was young.

El capitán Mantarraya

1970

Once Upon a Scoundrel poster
5.4

After falling for Alicia, greedy and powerful Mexican landowner Carlos has her fiancé thrown in prison on a bogus charge. To trick Carlos into releasing her man, Alicia teams up with her Aunt Delfina and tries to convince Carlos that he's a ghost.

Once Upon a Scoundrel

1974

El hermano Capulina poster
5.7

Shoplifter evades police by joining a monastery.

El hermano Capulina

1970

Furias bajo el cielo poster
5.6

Five inmates escape Death Row and hole up with their women in the ruins of an abandoned hacienda.

Furias bajo el cielo

1971

Todo Por Nada poster
7.4

Gunfighters kill all family members of farmer brothers Mario and Fernando Almada, after the tragic event, they seek revenge.

Todo Por Nada

1969

El pueblo del terror poster
6.4

Federal-agent/cowboy battles crime

El pueblo del terror

1970

The Door and the Butcher's Wife poster
7.4

A movie divided in two segments, the first "La puerta" (The Door) is about a high society gathering in which a door inside the mansion leads to a bizarre corridor where a naked and menacing human figure appears. The second "La mujer del carnicero" (The Butcher's Wife) is set during the Mexican revolution and is about horrifying hallucinations felt by a lieutenant after committing a murder.

The Door and the Butcher's Wife

1969

Super Colt 38 poster
5.6

Billy Hayes, the marshal, discovers that the bandit whom he has been pursuing so long, and who has for months been torching his county, is none other than an old friend from childhood. Upon being confronted with the truth, the friend draws his gun, and Billy is forced to kill him in justifiable defense. Overwhelmed by guilt, he renounces his office and swears to never use arms again. He rides off toward the town where he and his old friend grew up together. Upon arriving there, he soon becomes involved in a dangerous situation, where Billy must decide whether he will fulfill his promise to keep away from arms, or intervene to save the honor of a woman and the life of an innocent man.

Super Colt 38

1969

Kaliman, the Incredible Man poster
7.4

Archaeologists, tomb robbers, a strange character and an adventurer undertake the search for the tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh, driven by different motivations: from the mere archaeological find to the destruction of humanity.

Kaliman, the Incredible Man

1972

Guns and Guts poster
5.2

An outlaw and a scorned husband both team up to track down and kill the man that wronged them. Along the way, the two men meet a hired gun that loves money just as much as he loves the company of women, so the two men decide to hire him in order to help them on their mission. However, things become complicated when the man they all seek to kill has risen to become a wealthy sheriff with a small army of gunmen at his disposal.

Guns and Guts

1974

La Choca poster
7.5

A smuggler lives far from civilization, in a hut in the jungle with his wife, La Choca, his son and his sister-in-law Flor. One day some men arrive, who accuse him of having betrayed them.

La Choca

1974

No artwork available
6.0

Missing-presumed-dead wife reappears after husband has remarried.

Dos esposas en mi cama

1970

The Fearmaker poster
4.7

A world-famous opera singer returns home following her father's death, only to find greed and evil awaiting.

The Fearmaker

1971

Una luz en mi camino poster
6.0

In a small city, talented María was trained as a singer by blind composer Joaquín. They both dream of making it big in the capital but, when they finally make the move, they find that success is not achieved without struggles.

Una luz en mi camino

1939

Behind the camera

Mi campeón poster
5.5

Catita is a simple and poor woman who dreams of that her son stands out on something important to help her out of his humble. But she opposes to him being boxer, therefore constantly fighting with her husband.

Mi campeón

1952

El abandonado poster
6.0

Based on a popular song. An unhappy love affair becomes an excuse for heavy drinking and all-round debauchery.

El abandonado

1949

The Magnificent Beast poster
5.7

Two very good friends become wrestlers to leave poverty behind, but the arrival of an ambitious woman will tragically change their destinies.

The Magnificent Beast

1953

The Magnificent Beast poster
5.7

Two very good friends become wrestlers to leave poverty behind, but the arrival of an ambitious woman will tragically change their destinies.

The Magnificent Beast

1953

No artwork available
6.3

The story narrates the idyllic and tragic love between María and her cousin Efraín, both natives of Valle del Cauca. In the middle of a romantic and bucolic landscape, the young characters fall in love with each other but circumstances prevent the full realization of their love.

María

1938

No artwork available
6.3

The story narrates the idyllic and tragic love between María and her cousin Efraín, both natives of Valle del Cauca. In the middle of a romantic and bucolic landscape, the young characters fall in love with each other but circumstances prevent the full realization of their love.

María

1938

No artwork available
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

El escándalo

1934

El misterioso señor Marquina poster
5.8

No synopsis available yet.

El misterioso señor Marquina

1942

No artwork available
6.0

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

Alma grande

1966

Mi candidato poster
5.8

Young silversmith runs for office, butts heads with political machine that's sucking the town dry.

Mi candidato

1937

No me quieras tanto... poster
6.0

A ruthless nightclub owner involved in drug trafficking exploits a naive singer while plotting to kill his rival, who's been hiding for five years due to his own drug-related past.

No me quieras tanto...

1949

The Headless Rider poster
5.2

A mute phantom hero takes on skull-masked killers, a disembodied living hand and a corpse that won't stay in its grave. This is the first in a trilogy of horror/western hybrids that also includes the films La marca de Satanás ("The Mark of Satan") and La cabeza de Pancho Villa ("The Head of Pancho Villa").

The Headless Rider

1957

El recuerdo de aquella noche poster
6.3

Mexican movie

El recuerdo de aquella noche

1945

El recuerdo de aquella noche poster
6.3

Mexican movie

El recuerdo de aquella noche

1945

Clemencia poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Clemencia

1935

Love Me Because I Die poster
6.2

No synopsis available yet.

Love Me Because I Die

1953

Luciano Romero poster
5.4

Jilted boyfriend goes gunning for his ex's new husband, kills her by accident. Husband takes it badly. Sequel to El Hombre Del Alazan (1959).

Luciano Romero

1960

The Living Head poster
6.5

A group of archaeologists break into the tomb of an ancient Aztec general, arousing the warrior's head and sending his undead servant out to take revenge on the careless scientists.

The Living Head

1963

Se solicitan modelos poster
3.8

In this Mexican comedy, Mr. Lazaro's fashion house is on the brink of bankruptcy and in desperate need of a new model to replace his current business partner's wife, whose appearance is driving customers away. Lazaro's son, Raul, realizes what a diffucult dilemma his father faces and sets out to restore the integrity of the family-owned business by teaming up with his lovely fiancée to put on a fashion show. Domingo Soler and Sara Montiel star.

Se solicitan modelos

1954

Se solicitan modelos poster
3.8

In this Mexican comedy, Mr. Lazaro's fashion house is on the brink of bankruptcy and in desperate need of a new model to replace his current business partner's wife, whose appearance is driving customers away. Lazaro's son, Raul, realizes what a diffucult dilemma his father faces and sets out to restore the integrity of the family-owned business by teaming up with his lovely fiancée to put on a fashion show. Domingo Soler and Sara Montiel star.

Se solicitan modelos

1954

The Grand Champion poster
NR

El Kid Azteca not only fights to become someone in life; he also fights for the love of Avelina, who shows no interest in him when she sees that fame has gone to his head.

The Grand Champion

1949

Mujer poster
6.7

Orphan girl grows up, meets the wrong man and falls into disgrace.

Mujer

1947

The Illegitimate poster
4.5

Family melodrama: manipulative parents ruin lives with their meddling.

The Illegitimate

1956

La gota de sangre poster
6.5

Did Rodolfo just marry a serial murderess?

La gota de sangre

1950