
Acting
Abel Salazar
Born — Died
1917-09-24 — 1995-10-21
Place of birth
Mexico City, Mexico
Known for
Acting
Credits
99 titles
Abel Salazar García (24 September 1917 – 21 October 1995) was a Mexican actor, producer and director. He appeared in 70 films between 1941 and 1989.
Known for
7.0The story tells the story of Diana (Maria Sortè), a highly successful fashion designer married to an unreliable and lying man, Giacomo, and of Gianluca (Enrique Novi), a widower with a 10-year-old girl, Arianna. Diana, after discovering that Giacomo has another wife and two children, Davide and Chicco, abandons him, and leaves for a cruise with her friend Gloria. On the ship he meets Gianluca in the company of Viviana, who is actually staying with him for money. The meeting between Gianluca and Diana is one of those that are not forgotten and, what seemed only physical attraction, turns into true love. Diana is introduced by Gianluca to her daughter and immediately wins her sympathy.
Mi segunda madre
1989
6.3Spanish refugee could only get across the border using fake documents that belonged to her brother and now she's stuck with the male identity...
Me ha besado un hombre
1944
7.5An academic tags along among a crew of rowdy delivery-truck drivers, taking notes on their colorful and idiomatic use of language.
Picardía mexicana
1978
5.5In 1661 Mexico, Baron Vitelius is executed for witchcraft. 300 years later, during a comet's return, he resurfaces as a brain-eating monster seeking revenge on the Inquisitors' descendants.
The Brainiac
1962
5.5Alex, a real estate businessman, has no concerns in giving her wife every kind of freedom. They invite Gloria, an old friend of both, to spend the summer break in their countryside house next to the beach. Gloria doesn't come alone: she comes with young Susy, her lover. Alex will use all of his charms and luxury to manipulate his new guests; meanwhile, his wife and Gloria will gang up to murder him.
Three Women in a Bonfire
1979
6.0In Cordoba, Spain, a girl singer and her mother are falsely accused of stealing a donkey. They are saved by a famous painter who becomes infatuated with the girl and asks her to be his model for a painting. Things get complicated when a Mexican bullfighter arrives in town and falls for the same girl.
La morena de mi copla
1946
Film credits
1980s · 1 titles
1960s · 6 titles
5.5In 1661 Mexico, Baron Vitelius is executed for witchcraft. 300 years later, during a comet's return, he resurfaces as a brain-eating monster seeking revenge on the Inquisitors' descendants.
The Brainiac
1962
6.9A young woman inherits a mansion, only to discover that it is haunted by witches and evil spirits.
The Curse of the Crying Woman
1963
6.0Biography of a fictional ranchera singer whose career trajectory seems to parallel that of the actress performing the role.
Cucurrucucú Paloma
1965
6.0The story of a young woman falling for an older man.
Paula
1969
6.5A 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
Cowboy comedy turns serious and adventure-y in the middle. Sequel to Los hermanos diablo.
El renegado blanco
1960
1950s · 33 titles
5.6Working-class girl-next--door type is seduced into a high-glam lifestyle when an oily promoter helps launch her as a nightclub singer; she throws over her decent-simple-guy boyfriend and loses her moral compass.
Por qué peca la mujer
1952
6.4California, 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
6.6In Sierra Negra, graverobbers Barraza and Mendoza steal the coffin of Count Karol de Lavud, before heading to a hospital. Barraza sees a medallion upon the coffin's opening and demands more money from Mendoza. Meanwhile, Marta González, recovering from traumatic events, works as a nurse with Dr. Saldívar. When Barraza removes the wooden stake in order to steal Lavud's medallion, the vampire returns to life and begins a crime spree, hunting down Marta to marry her.
The Vampire's Coffin
1958
5.4Wacky rich woman subjects her husband, servants and friends to a series of elaborate masquerades, remodeling her house and wardrobe every couple of days to represent different historical eras or cultural milieux. Today she's Marie Antoinette, tomorrow she may be Pancho Villa's common-law wife or a nun.
Hay un niño en su futuro
1952
6.2No synopsis available yet.
Love Me Because I Die
1953
6.2Working-class boy, pampered rich girl. She thinks their love is strong enough to overcome all the class issues; he knows better, but he decides to give it a whirl anyway. It ends badly for everyone.
Donde nacen los pobres
1950
3.4A man makes a pact with Lucifer in order to gain the love of a beautiful singer. To achieve his goal, the devil endows him with the ability to become invisible at will.
Ella, Lucifer y yo
1953
5.5California, 1840s. Wealthy landowner César de Echagüe, secretly acting as El Coyote, the legendary masked hero, continues his fight against the injustices and abuses suffered by the Hispanic population at the hands of the US Army.
The Coyote's Justice
1956
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Se le pasó la mano
1952
5.6Big-league criminal escapes from jail, tracks down his ex-wife at a seaside resort. She kills him in self-defense, and then a guy who looks exactly like him comes along. Massive complications!
Nadie muere dos veces
1953
6.6In order to come into a large inheritance, young Divina must marry her cousin Pablo. Her aunt, Milagros, hatches a plan to disguise themselves as a maid and her nephew in order to get to know him better.
Yo quiero ser hombre
1950
6.4In this Romantic-Comedy from Director Rene Cardona, Actress Maria Elena Marques plays a hard-living woman named Leticia, who suffers from a recently broken heart after being deceived by her ex-boyfriend. Soured on anything to do with love and while drinking away her sorrows, she sets out to marry the very first man she sees. This man just happens to be a nice guy named Roberto, (Abel Salazar). Although the pair's mutual attraction to each other is obvious, Roberto has no idea what he is in for, and he soon proposes. Not long after the marriage, Leticia starts to take advantage of both Roberto and her new Father-in-Law (played by Oscar Pulido), who shows kindness towards the girl. Predictably, marital bliss soon turns into discord, and the couple agree to divorce after a year passes. Their love-hate relationship and pending break-up provides a perfect backdrop for several comedic situations before the two realize that they are actually in love.
Yo quiero ser mala
1950
6.4Two doctors make a pact in which they swear that the first to die will return - if possible - to tell the other how to get a glimpse of the afterlife while still alive.
Black Pit of Dr. M
1959
5.8Behind-the-scenes at a famous nightclub's floor-show. Those wacky choreographers and hotel managers!
Tropicana
1957
6.7Dr. Pablo, something womanizer, going to marry with Mini and cheats África, singer and his lover, telling her to wait while she is on tour in Cuba. With her, he poses as a friend industrial, Ricardo and his intention is not to see her again. While Africa is out he marries Mini, which proves to be terribly jealous. Complications ensue when Africa returns to Mexico and start searching for the fake Richard. By chance a friend of Mini will be in a beauty salon and this ensures she can take to "Ricardo" because is "a friend of her husband". A typical sitcom with a blistering pace.
La miel se fue de la luna
1952
6.0A romance between a woman and a ghost.
The Ghost falls in Love
1953
6.2No synopsis available yet.
Una viuda sin sostén
1951
5.8Young woman loses her secretarial job, so she tries to become a bill-collector.
Vuelva el sábado
1951
6.2Young man convinces his conservative uncle that trendy modern stuff is fun.
From Can-Can to Mambo
1951
5.8Romantic comedy.
La duquesa del Tepetate
1951
6.8A pretty young Mexican girl returns to her hometown to make funeral arrangements for her beloved aunt, who has just died. Soon she begins to hear disturbing stories about the town being infested by vampires, and she eventually begins to suspect that her remaining aunt and the mysterious next-door neighbor may be involved.
The Vampire
1957
6.4A failed pianist sells his soul to the devil in return for his becoming the greatest musician in the world. The catch: every time he plays he turns into a horrible monster.
The Man and the Monster
1959
6.8Ghosts and premonitions; a married woman discovers the true love of her life while being plagued with supernatural phenomena relating to her imminent murder. It's a comedy.
The Case of the Wee Murdered Woman
1955
6.1The three Diablo brothers are effete dandies who love chamber music and afternoon tea... but they also love brawling and whoring and all that wild west stuff. They inherit a ranch, and all hell breaks loose when they go to take ownership of it.
Los hermanos Diablo
1959
6.8Two underachieving brothers take responsibility for an abandoned baby.
La visita que no tocó el timbre
1954
6.0Flamenco artist in Mexico draws attention from three suitors.
Los tres amores de Lola
1956
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Mañana cuando amanezca
1955
5.8Teenaged slum-girl falls into show-biz by accident and rises to the tuxedos-and-furs class. Gangster drama and heartbreak, so she goes back to her own social class at the end, even though other options were available to her.
Yo fui una callejera
1952
6.3No synopsis available yet.
Born to Love
1959
4.1Wicked girl uses nude modeling as a way to seduce a wealthy painter into marriage, while still trying to keep an artschool stud piece on the side.
The Force of Desire
1955
6.0Raquel's life is turned upside down when a terrible accident results in the death of her child and the confinement of her husband to a wheelchair. Without any way to support her and her disabled husband, Raquel turns to a life of crime and partners with a petty thief named Paco who falls in love with her.
El marido de mi novia
1951
6.0Young couple looks for a way to wiggle out of the marriage their parents have arranged for them.
No te ofendas, Beatriz
1953
6.0Mariachi with dual vocalists is broken up by a promoter who wants one of them as a solo act.
Serenata en México
1956
1940s · 20 titles
6.3Spanish refugee could only get across the border using fake documents that belonged to her brother and now she's stuck with the male identity...
Me ha besado un hombre
1944
6.0In Cordoba, Spain, a girl singer and her mother are falsely accused of stealing a donkey. They are saved by a famous painter who becomes infatuated with the girl and asks her to be his model for a painting. Things get complicated when a Mexican bullfighter arrives in town and falls for the same girl.
La morena de mi copla
1946
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Mi esposa busca novio
1948
6.7No synopsis available yet.
Por culpa de una mujer
1947
5.6Based on the famous novel by Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo tells the story of a man who is unjustly imprisoned alongside an old man, who before dying reveals the location of a buried treasure. When the man manages to escape from his miserable cell, he changes his identity, becoming the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo, an identity he uses to take revenge on those who betrayed him and sent him to prison.
El conde de Montecristo
1942
5.7No synopsis available yet.
Tía Candela
1948
5.6Romantic comedy/drama.
Como yo te quería
1945
5.8Martina, a sorrowful woman, is the sole inhabitant of an abandoned and eerie house, where a couple arrives on a stormy night seeking shelter. Martina tells them how what was once a happy hacienda turned into a hell filled with resentment when Doña Adelaida—the master’s second wife—and her son Hugo came to live there; the despotism and cruelty of both ultimately destroyed the entire family.
La casa del rencor
1941
8.2Ruled by a tough grandma, the Garcías are three charro cousins who fall in love with young American-born Lupita and fight for her love until grandma quiets them.
The Three Garcías
1947
6.6Ruled by a tough grandma, the Garcías are three charro cousins who fall in love with young American-born Lupita and fight for her love until grandma quiets them.
Vuelven los García
1947
6.3A girl meets a young boy in Arabia who falls in love with her. When they grow up, he goes to Mexico while hiding the fact that he is a prince.
El príncipe del desierto
1947
6.7Mexican movie
Matrimonio sintético
1948
6.4José, a driver, and Laura, a dancer, were lovers. José couldn't dance with Laura due to his condition on his legs. Therefore, a man notices Laura's skill to dance and wants to do business with her, taking her on a dancing tour, which made José and Laura miss each other.
Laura's Sin
1949
5.8During World War II, two Mexican naval cadets become best friends and share some good times when off duty. However when Mexico joins the war effort, they must leave their carefree existence and serve in the gruesome conflict.
Cadetes de la naval
1945
4.2Satan plays a trick on two roues, telling them five things that are predestined to happen to them, but leaving out some crucial details. Then he sits back and laughs as they struggle against their preordained situations.
Las cinco advertencias de Satanás
1945
5.8Naive Chinese immigrant has feelings for a young woman of loose morals whom he hires at his restaurant.
Café de chinos
1949
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Mi madre adorada
1948
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Una vírgen moderna
1946
7.2Fermín is a young taxi driver but also a playboy. He sets out to woo the daughter of a merchant who has amassed a small fortune. His plans go off track, and the consequences are imminent.
Dos pesos dejada
1949
5.7No synopsis available yet.
Capullito de alhelí
1945
Series credits
Behind the camera
6.3Spanish refugee could only get across the border using fake documents that belonged to her brother and now she's stuck with the male identity...
Me ha besado un hombre
1944
7.5An academic tags along among a crew of rowdy delivery-truck drivers, taking notes on their colorful and idiomatic use of language.
Picardía mexicana
1978
5.5In 1661 Mexico, Baron Vitelius is executed for witchcraft. 300 years later, during a comet's return, he resurfaces as a brain-eating monster seeking revenge on the Inquisitors' descendants.
The Brainiac
1962
5.5Alex, a real estate businessman, has no concerns in giving her wife every kind of freedom. They invite Gloria, an old friend of both, to spend the summer break in their countryside house next to the beach. Gloria doesn't come alone: she comes with young Susy, her lover. Alex will use all of his charms and luxury to manipulate his new guests; meanwhile, his wife and Gloria will gang up to murder him.
Three Women in a Bonfire
1979
6.9A young woman inherits a mansion, only to discover that it is haunted by witches and evil spirits.
The Curse of the Crying Woman
1963
6.3No synopsis available yet.
Lagunilla 2
1982
6.9A husband murders his wife, and years later her ghost emerges from a witch's mirror to take her revenge.
The Witch's Mirror
1962
5.7No synopsis available yet.
Tía Candela
1948
6.2The Legion Of Decent Decency is determined to shut down a nightclub where live rock and roll bands play and young people dance The Twist.
Twist: Locura de juventud
1962
6.2A group of biker outlaws escape into the desert after assaulting a mining company. Under the threat of the sun, they will run into internal betrayals and water shortages, forcing them to kidnap a nearby Apache to help them find a mythical oasis to survive.
Peor que los buitres
1974
5.6A vampire uses two sisters to seek revenge from the last member of a family that persecuted the undead in Europe, but his plan is threatened by a man who knows how to destroy him with a peculiar piece of music.
The World of the Vampires
1961
6.3The romance between two young people intensifies the bitter feud between their rival families, which has been going on for three generations.
Una leyenda de amor
1982
5.6Big-league criminal escapes from jail, tracks down his ex-wife at a seaside resort. She kills him in self-defense, and then a guy who looks exactly like him comes along. Massive complications!
Nadie muere dos veces
1953
6.0The story of a young woman falling for an older man.
Paula
1969
6.4A young teenage boy with a zest for sports and singing is seriously injured in a motorcycle accident. The story revolves around his shock at the way his life has changed and his difficulty in coping with his new reality. The boy, played by Latin singing star Luis Miguel at age 14, sings several songs in the movie.
Ya nunca más
1984
6.5A 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
5.4Based on the corrido of Valentín de la Sierra, one of the revolutionary leaders who forged the armed struggle in Mexican history. The abuses of the Porfirista government against the humble people lead Valentín to lead a large-scale armed uprising.
Valentín de la Sierra
1968
6.7No synopsis available yet.
Una mujer honesta
1972
6.6Rivalry and romance between the leaders of a male mariachi band and a female one.
El mariachi canta
1963
5.2The story of an impossible love that a couple lives in secret because they are very young. Mexico's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1967.
The Adolescents
1968
5.2The story of an impossible love that a couple lives in secret because they are very young. Mexico's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1967.
The Adolescents
1968
6.7Mexican movie
Matrimonio sintético
1948
6.8A pretty young Mexican girl returns to her hometown to make funeral arrangements for her beloved aunt, who has just died. Soon she begins to hear disturbing stories about the town being infested by vampires, and she eventually begins to suspect that her remaining aunt and the mysterious next-door neighbor may be involved.
The Vampire
1957
6.4José, a driver, and Laura, a dancer, were lovers. José couldn't dance with Laura due to his condition on his legs. Therefore, a man notices Laura's skill to dance and wants to do business with her, taking her on a dancing tour, which made José and Laura miss each other.
Laura's Sin
1949
6.4A failed pianist sells his soul to the devil in return for his becoming the greatest musician in the world. The catch: every time he plays he turns into a horrible monster.
The Man and the Monster
1959
5.7Lupita Montero, a young singer , tries to break into the art world which is always hostile and complicated. Skillfully she knows a great entrepreneur of a record company who promises to make her a big star. The image of the young man begins to change, it is very frequent. Logically they end up falling in love and think it will be a great love, but in that environment everything is so complicated that Lupita decides to leave everything, both the love of his life and his career.
Mentiras
1986
6.8Ghosts and premonitions; a married woman discovers the true love of her life while being plagued with supernatural phenomena relating to her imminent murder. It's a comedy.
The Case of the Wee Murdered Woman
1955
4.2Satan plays a trick on two roues, telling them five things that are predestined to happen to them, but leaving out some crucial details. Then he sits back and laughs as they struggle against their preordained situations.
Las cinco advertencias de Satanás
1945
6.0Flamenco artist in Mexico draws attention from three suitors.
Los tres amores de Lola
1956
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Mi madre adorada
1948
4.5Manuela (Lucerito) has a lot of difficulties to get work as a fashion designer, since the world of "haute couture" is preferred by men. She decides to change her appearance in order to have luck, so Manuela becomes Manuelito. Immediately find a job as an assistant of Miguel (Guillermo Capetillo), who is also a designer. Miguel offers to share his department, and Manuelito agrees because she/he doesn't have a place to live. This raises a number of funny situations, especially when Miguel is alarmed to know that he is falling in love with his "male friend"
Quisiera ser hombre
1988
6.8The story revolves around Laura, a white singer, and Angustias, her longtime black friend, with both mothers dedicated to the education of their daughters: Alicia and Roberta. Trouble ensues when Laura’s daughter, Alicia, falls in love with Ricardo, a young black medical student.
Rosas blancas para mi hermana negra
1970
6.4Elena's sterile and her younger cousin Raquel gets pregnant before marriage.They scream at each other a lot.
Elena y Raquel
1971
6.0An affluent Mexican performer is troubled when her son announces his intentions to marry a Black American woman, and her daughter exhibits erratic behavior.
Black Is Beautiful
1974
6.7Mexican feature film
Siete mujeres
1953
Wandering cowboy stops to help a widow out against the man who killed her husband.
El indomable
1966
5.6A young man kidnaps a woman and embarks on an energetic crime spree. The reason for his behavior gradually becomes apparent.
Adios, amor...
1973
5.6The three sons of a Mexican family emigrated to USA end up fighting in WWII.
Tres hermanos
1943

