
Acting
Abel Salazar
Born 1917-09-24 · Mexico City, Mexico
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.
Acting credits
6.0Biography of a fictional ranchera singer whose career trajectory seems to parallel that of the actress performing the role.
Cucurrucucú Paloma
1965
5.7No synopsis available yet.
Tía Candela
1948
6.7Ruled 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
6.9A young woman inherits a mansion, only to discover that it is haunted by witches and evil spirits.
The Curse of the Crying Woman
1963
5.6Romantic comedy/drama.
Como yo te quería
1945
Cowboy comedy turns serious and adventure-y in the middle. Sequel to Los hermanos diablo.
El renegado blanco
1960
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.
Se le pasó la mano
1952
5.8Young woman loses her secretarial job, so she tries to become a bill-collector.
Vuelva el sábado
1951
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
5.8Behind-the-scenes at a famous nightclub's floor-show. Those wacky choreographers and hotel managers!
Tropicana
1957
4.9A novelist travels to the country to learn the problems of a friend's shy son and runs into an intruder.
El otro
1986
6.7No synopsis available yet.
Por culpa de una mujer
1947
6.2No synopsis available yet.
Love Me Because I Die
1953
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
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
6.0The story of a young woman falling for an older man.
Paula
1969
4.3Satan 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
6.7Mexican movie
Matrimonio sintético
1948
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
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
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
6.2Working-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
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Una vírgen moderna
1946
Behind the camera
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
5.4Based 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
5.7No synopsis available yet.
Tía Candela
1948
6.3No synopsis available yet.
Lagunilla 2
1982
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
6.3Spanish 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
6.6Rivalry and romance between the leaders of a male mariachi band and a female one.
El mariachi canta
1963
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
5.7Lupita 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
6.0The story of a young woman falling for an older man.
Paula
1969
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
4.3Satan 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
6.7Mexican movie
Matrimonio sintético
1948
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
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
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
6.3The 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
6.3The 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
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
6.7No synopsis available yet.
Una mujer honesta
1972
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
6.4Elena's sterile and her younger cousin Raquel gets pregnant before marriage.They scream at each other a lot.
Elena y Raquel
1971
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Mi madre adorada
1948
5.6The three sons of a Mexican family emigrated to USA end up fighting in WWII.
Tres hermanos
1943