Juan Peláez

Acting

Juan Peláez

Born — Died

1948-12-12 — 2013-11-23

Place of birth

Mexico City, Mexico

Known for

Acting

Credits

71 titles

Known for

Licence to Kill poster
6.4

After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.

Licence to Kill

1989

Capricho poster
7.0

Story about a woman that is unhappily married and with two daughters. She constantly reprimands Cristina and baby Raquel. What the people around her don't know is that Raquel is not her husband's daughter as everyone believes. Raquel is Eugenia and León's daughter. She has always loved him, not her husband. That is the reason she's always angry at Cristina.

Capricho

1993

Un rostro en mi pasado poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Un rostro en mi pasado

1989

En carne propia poster
6.5

The year is 1972: Magdalena Dumont and Octávio Muriel are celebrating the birthday of their daughter, little Estefanía, at a party in the family mansion. However, this party is merely a backdrop and an opportunity to commit a crime.

En carne propia

1990

Ángela poster
7.5

Angela is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by Televisa and broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas in 1998. The series was first debuted on May 17, 1999 on Univision in the United States, replacing that year's hit La Mentira, and ended on September 9, 1999, being replaced by Tres Mujeres. It aired a second and a third time on Galavisión on March 15, 2000 and May 8, 2001, and ended a second and a third time on July 1, 2000 and August 24, 2001. It aired a fourth time back to Univision's late night "Grandes Historias" lineup, aired on October 28, 2003, and ended on February 27, 2004. It aired a fifth time on TeleFutura on September 18, 2006, and ended on January 8, 2007. This telenovela contained 78 episodes.

Ángela

1998

La pobre señorita Limantour poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

La pobre señorita Limantour

1987

Film credits

1990s · 14 titles

Slaughter Night poster
5.2

Three part anthology with stories involving a Phantom of the Opera-style killer haunting a theater, four punks who pick the wrong house to rob and a man on the hunt for Bigfoot.

Slaughter Night

1990

El Fiscal De Hierro 3 poster
5.4

Mario Almada returns as "el fiscal de hierro", in this entry his family is kidnapped by gang leader Ramona Pineda.

El Fiscal De Hierro 3

1992

El rostro de la muerte poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

El rostro de la muerte

1990

The Throne of Hell poster
5.1

A group of archeologists excavating Aztec ruins in Mexico City uncover a bizarre statue, which unleashes satanic powers and possesses the chief archaeologist. The demonized man goes on a rampage of bloody murders while being pursued by one of his female colleagues and a police officer. Horribly burned in an explosion, he still continues his ungodly crimes, including crucifying a woman upside down. A bishop sends for a mystic called “The Angel”, a character who dresses in medieval clothing and is armed with a demon-destroying sword. The possessed archeologist transforms into a club-wielding monster and challenges The Angel in a duel to the death.

The Throne of Hell

1994

Los cómplices del infierno poster
3.8

Sandra and Deborah are two women trying to escape from a tragic recent event. They go for a vacation on a beach house but are then followed by an evil cult.

Los cómplices del infierno

1995

Violaciónes, casos de la vida real poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Violaciónes, casos de la vida real

1990

Comando M-5 poster
6.3

Five brave & beautiful women comprise "Comando M-5", an elite squad that specialize in fighting organized crime.

Comando M-5

1991

Justicia Privada poster
6.3

An ex-police officer witnesses the brutal murder of his wife & son and now seeks revenge on the mobster responsible for the murders.

Justicia Privada

1991

Polvo de muerte poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Polvo de muerte

1991

Bloody Tarot poster
5.7

A tarot card reading leads to revenge against drug traffickers.

Bloody Tarot

1990

Entre el amor y la muerte poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Entre el amor y la muerte

1993

Vigilante nocturno poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Vigilante nocturno

1993

The Rose Strangler poster
6.7

A trio of female cops are on the trail of a serial killer who maybe connected to a satanic cult.

The Rose Strangler

1990

Keiko in danger poster
4.1

Many years ago, aliens released Keiko the killer whale on Earth. Since then he has spent most of his life in a water park and has taken the love from their caregivers and the public. Everything will change when the aliens come back for her.

Keiko in danger

1990

1980s · 29 titles

Licence to Kill poster
6.4

After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.

Licence to Kill

1989

Romero poster
6.9

Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his county. This film chronicles the transformation of Romero from an apolitical, complacent priest to a committed leader of the Salvadoran people.

Romero

1989

Solicito marido para engañar poster
4.2

Rich and misogynistic Fabián is determined to seduce married women, whom he literally undresses with his eyes due to a strange obsession. He also receives an inheritance from an aunt and announces that he will give part of it to his three cousins ​​when they become widows. They harass him out of interest and he becomes Virginia's lover, and harasses Maura, who rejects him.

Solicito marido para engañar

1988

Pilas Calientes poster
6.7

Mexican feature film

Pilas Calientes

1989

Lo negro del Negro poster
4.4

Based on the book by the same name, the film follows the exploits of Arturo "El Negro" Durazo, who was the head of the police department in Mexico City, we witness his crimes and his eccentric life, that will inevitably lead to his fall.

Lo negro del Negro

1985

El hombre de la mandolina poster
3.8

Towards the end of the 1950s, a young homosexual faced life, society, a dominant mother, and a conservative home.

El hombre de la mandolina

1985

Música de Viento poster
7.7

Mr. Quevedo is a public relationist in a real estate company managed by Mr. Cepeda. Mr. Cepeda has become rich through fraudulent practices. Mr. Martinez is a client who was victimized by Mr. Cepeda; thus he appears one day at the real estate office looking for Mr. Cepeda but instead he found Mr. Quevedo and appoints him with a gun, Mr. Quevedo farts unintentionally due to the menacing situation. Mr. Quevedo teaches the audience to bravely act according to the own values. —Elizabeth Kahl

Música de Viento

1989

El vergonzoso poster
4.8

Softcore sex-farce about a guy with a really big lump in his underpants...and all the women who flock to him.

El vergonzoso

1988

Cosa fácil poster
6.0

This is a story of revenge, as detective Shayne's own clients sabotage his actions, and leave him blind in one eye. The cases then become personal and Shayne vows to destroy the guilty.

Cosa fácil

1982

One More Step poster
5.8

Horror anthology with three stories all taking place in the same apartment building. The first involves a pair of newlyweds who attempt to hide the corpse of a plumber after accidentally killing him. The second tale features two guys throwing a party who meet two beautiful women who aren't what they seem. Finally, an actor has a desire to drink human blood.

One More Step

1988

The Female Scorpion poster
4.0

Those involved in the making of an amateur porn video end up getting slashed to death with a cane sword. It's up to the brave policewoman Eugenia aka The Scorpion (Maribel Guardia) to stop him.

The Female Scorpion

1986

No artwork available
6.7

A group of butchers become involved in the world of organized crime, facing life and death situations in a brutal and ruthless environment.

Matadero

1987

Ese loco, loco hospital poster
6.2

No synopsis available yet.

Ese loco, loco hospital

1986

Trágico terremoto en México poster
5.9

Based on the tragedy that Mexico City suffered after the 1985 earthquake , praising and thanking the efforts of locals and foreigners in helping to rescue the living and the dead from the rubble.

Trágico terremoto en México

1987

Te Solte la Rienda poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Te Solte la Rienda

1981

El Cain del bajio poster
6.0

Family conflicts and shady business practices lead to fratricide. And then...

El Cain del bajio

1981

Al filo de la ley: Misión rescate poster
6.0

A bank robbery leaves eight dead, six injured, and $140 million stolen. The investigation leads detectives to a thieving organization. Everyone is out for revenge, and innocent people are taken hostage.

Al filo de la ley: Misión rescate

1986

A garrote limpio poster
5.7

A series of murders have occurred in the uppermost circles of society. Detective Felipe Fierro vows to solve the killings, or die trying (which is a strong possibility).

A garrote limpio

1985

Los machos estan fatigados poster
5.7

Mexican feature film

Los machos estan fatigados

1989

Durazo poster
6.3

In the seventies, Arturo Durazo, a close friend of the president, was asked to stop some arms smugglers.

Durazo

1988

Luguer, el asesino de El Paso poster
5.7

Mexican feature film

Luguer, el asesino de El Paso

1987

Viaje al paraíso poster
4.5

Family plans for a quiet weekend at the beach, but everything goes wrong.

Viaje al paraíso

1985

Historia de una mujer escandalosa poster
6.2

No synopsis available yet.

Historia de una mujer escandalosa

1984

Días de Combate poster
6.5

A mexican engineer becomes a private detective in Mexico City

Días de Combate

1982

Passport to Death poster
4.8

No synopsis available yet.

Passport to Death

1988

With a Borrowed Body poster
4.3

No synopsis available yet.

With a Borrowed Body

1983

Judas de la frontera poster
5.7

A man joins forces with a Vietnam veteran to take revenge on his father, the most powerful drug lord on the border, who he blames for his mother's fall from grace.

Judas de la frontera

1989

Una adorable familia poster
6.0

Mexican feature film

Una adorable familia

1987

Itara, el guardian de la muerte poster
4.7

No synopsis available yet.

Itara, el guardian de la muerte

1988

1970s · 15 titles

Para servir a usted poster
4.5

Working-class dude gets a gig as a waiter doing banquet service, and loses his moral compass through his contacts with decadent rich folk.

Para servir a usted

1971

Dinastía de la muerte poster
6.6

Crime-y land-owner declares war on the family at the ranch next door for not having joined with him in his illegal enterprises.

Dinastía de la muerte

1977

Jóvenes de la Zona Rosa poster
6.0

"Mod" culture in Mexico City.

Jóvenes de la Zona Rosa

1970

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

Cayó de la gloria el diablo poster
6.8

Subsistence-economy slum guy who sells used newsprint for a living breaks into showbiz with an inadvertantly-comical fire-eater act. The novelty of him wears off very quickly, and then...

Cayó de la gloria el diablo

1972

The Rules of the Game poster
6.0

A couple is involved in a seduction game to get out of the monotony of their marriage.

The Rules of the Game

1971

Aunt Isabel's Garden poster
5.5

A ship carrying Conquistadors is wrecked and the survivors are thrown ashore to struggle through the Yucatan jungle.

Aunt Isabel's Garden

1972

El juicio de Martín Cortés poster
6.0

A politically-themed stage play provokes a murder. Police detective walks the cast through a reenactment of their performance as a way of investigating the crime.

El juicio de Martín Cortés

1974

Before the Corpse of a Leader poster
6.4

A union leader dies in a sleazy hotel room, then the wife, mistress, police, co workers, reporters, colleagues, and political figures arrive to the hotel and each has its own intentions.

Before the Corpse of a Leader

1974

The Useless Force poster
5.9

Rich entomologist René is accepted by a group of young rebels on the condition that they organize parties with his money. One day he proposes a game in which each one must get rid of the most valuable thing they have.

The Useless Force

1972

The Desire in Autumn poster
5.3

The story concerns a young woman named Elena who ascends from rags to riches when she inherits a substantial fortune; having no one else with whom she can share the monies, she invites her best friend, Clara, to move into her home and enjoy the wealth with her. All fares well until Elena falls in love with a male suitor - and thus threatens to jeopardize Clara's place in the household and her share of the spoils. Indignant, Clara vows to do everything in her power to prevent this new romance from blossoming.

The Desire in Autumn

1972

Chin Chin el teporocho poster
6.1

Rogelio’s story, a young man of humble origin in the neighborhood of Tepito, who falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy grocer, Michelle, but his marriage to her will be a failure and he will end up as a one more drunk.

Chin Chin el teporocho

1976

En Defensa Propia poster
5.8

The leading edge of working-class discontent in a Mexican village is a troop of bandits hiding out in the hills; when the bandit leader is killed, the whole town rises up.

En Defensa Propia

1978

El cielo y tú poster
5.0

Priest suffers a head injury, develops amnesia, ends up in a hippie commune.

El cielo y tú

1971

The Cursed Twelve poster
6.5

Escaping after a heist, bank-robbers run afoul of an ex bounty hunter with whom they have back story.

The Cursed Twelve

1974

Series credits

Capricho poster
7.0

Story about a woman that is unhappily married and with two daughters. She constantly reprimands Cristina and baby Raquel. What the people around her don't know is that Raquel is not her husband's daughter as everyone believes. Raquel is Eugenia and León's daughter. She has always loved him, not her husband. That is the reason she's always angry at Cristina.

Capricho

1993

Un rostro en mi pasado poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Un rostro en mi pasado

1989

En carne propia poster
6.5

The year is 1972: Magdalena Dumont and Octávio Muriel are celebrating the birthday of their daughter, little Estefanía, at a party in the family mansion. However, this party is merely a backdrop and an opportunity to commit a crime.

En carne propia

1990

Ángela poster
7.5

Angela is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by Televisa and broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas in 1998. The series was first debuted on May 17, 1999 on Univision in the United States, replacing that year's hit La Mentira, and ended on September 9, 1999, being replaced by Tres Mujeres. It aired a second and a third time on Galavisión on March 15, 2000 and May 8, 2001, and ended a second and a third time on July 1, 2000 and August 24, 2001. It aired a fourth time back to Univision's late night "Grandes Historias" lineup, aired on October 28, 2003, and ended on February 27, 2004. It aired a fifth time on TeleFutura on September 18, 2006, and ended on January 8, 2007. This telenovela contained 78 episodes.

Ángela

1998

La pobre señorita Limantour poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

La pobre señorita Limantour

1987

La antorcha encendida poster
8.5

A Mexican telenovela produced in 1996. It was the last historical telenovela produced by Televisa. The plot tells the Independence of Mexico, with an emphasis on historical accuracy.

La antorcha encendida

1996

Desencuentro poster
7.0

Desencuentro is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from November 17, 1997, to April 3, 1998. It is based on the story El enemigo by Caridad Bravo Adams and Luis Moreno, with adaptation by Liliana Abud, Carmen Daniels, and Jorge Lozano Soriano. The telenovela stars Daniela Castro, Juan Ferrara, Ernesto Laguardia, and Alma Muriel. The story follows Victoria San Román, a young woman whose privileged life is shattered after the sudden death of her father leaves her family bankrupt. Believing that powerful businessman Andrés Rivera is connected to her father's downfall, Victoria travels to Mexico City determined to uncover the truth. There she meets Luis Torres, a widowed firefighter and devoted father, and finds herself torn between two very different men as love, revenge, family secrets, and deception shape her destiny.

Desencuentro

1997

Locura de Amor poster
6.6

Locura de amor is a 2000 Mexican telenovela produced by Roberto Gómez Fernández for Televisa. It was broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas in 2000. It stars Juan Soler, Adriana Nieto and Irán Castillo.

Locura de Amor

2000

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Rosalía

1978

Sin pecado concebido poster
8.7

Adrián is the son of Claudio and Amparo Martorel, the owners of a perfume factory and the ranch "La Encantada", where Mariana also used to live when she was a little girl under Amparo's protection. However, a terrible event forces Mariana to leave the house and to enter a boarding school, while her brothers and father stay at the ranch. In the convent she meets mother Ángeles and sister Jovita, who along with father Gonzalo, become her spiritual advisors, and she thinks of becoming a nun. Five years later her father dies and she has to take care of her brothers, so she returns back to the ranch where again she meets Adrián, who has just returned back after getting his master degree in Chicago. Both discover that their adolescence love is still alive, but Adrián is now engaged with the ambitious Raquel, who will not stop at anything to separate them.

Sin pecado concebido

2001

Atrévete a Olvidarme poster
6.9

Atrévete a Olvidarme is a Mexican telenovela produced by Roberto Hernández Vázquez for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from August 6 to September 7, 2001. Created by Martha Carrillo, Roberto Hernández Vázquez, and Martha Oláiz, the telenovela stars Jorge Salinas and Adriana Fonseca. Due to low ratings, it was shortened to 25 episodes. The story follows Andrea Rosales, a kind-hearted young woman living in the mining town of Real del Monte. Her life changes when she falls in love with Daniel González, a young journalist searching for his grandfather and the truth about his family's past. Their romance revives a tragic love story from the previous generation, forcing them to confront jealousy, family secrets, revenge, and the belief that history is destined to repeat itself.

Atrévete a Olvidarme

2001