Héctor Bonilla

Acting

Héctor Bonilla

Born — Died

1939-03-14 — 2022-11-25

Place of birth

Tetela de Ocampo, Puebla, Mexico

Known for

Acting

Credits

76 titles

Héctor Hermilo Bonilla Rebentún (14 March 1939 – 25 November 2022), better known simply as Héctor Bonilla, was a Mexican actor and director. He is considered one of the finest actors of his generation and an icon of the mexican cinema in the second half of the twentieth century.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 5 titles

2010s · 9 titles

Father Never Bothered poster
7.0

Mr. Villegas, an old man with old-fashioned thoughts, has to move with his son after he has been kicked out from his retirement home.

Father Never Bothered

2016

Ana and Bruno poster
7.6

Ana, a nine year old girl, arrives with her mother to an isolated beach with the intention to rest and to know the sea. There, she discovers that they are under a terrible threat, therefore she is obligated to look for help with her father in order to save her mother.

Ana and Bruno

2017

The Hotel poster
4.0

A single mother named Maria unexpectedly inherits an hotel from her deceased father, where she will find the truth about her past while she tries get the business going.

The Hotel

2016

Thirty Something, Single and Fabulous poster
7.1

A woman in her mid-30s breaks up with her boyfriend of seven years and goes on a journey of self-discovery.

Thirty Something, Single and Fabulous

2016

7:19 poster
6.5

At 7:19 a.m., on September 19th of 1985, the most destructive earthquake hit Mexico City. Inside what's left of a building, a group of survivors fight for their lives waiting for rescue.

7:19

2016

Meat Stew, Original Recipe poster
6.2

A dysfunctional family reunites after the grandmother's death, who was a famous cooker of the traditional mexican dish: mole de olla.

Meat Stew, Original Recipe

2019

The Walls Talk poster
3.0

A tragic and epic love that transcends time and generations unites Maria and Javier forever. During important periods in Mexico (The War of Independence, the Revolution and current times) these souls play out their destiny facing political squabbles, social pressures, family hatred and historical battles, seeking to make a relationship flower which seems fated to die.

The Walls Talk

2012

The Last One and then We Go poster
7.8

A group of mariachis receives a letter to be part of the National Mariachi Contest in Mexico City. In order to be able to win they will need to travel together and solve their differences since their prime was 30 years ago.

The Last One and then We Go

2015

Contéstame poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Contéstame

2017

1990s · 10 titles

Red Dawn poster
8.3

On October 2, 1968, a student uprising descends into violence after the Mexican government begins to use lethal force against the protesters.

Red Dawn

1990

Amber poster
5.1

Old Max remembers the time as a child when he was taken to the jungle where he met a prophet, a circus man and other weird characters.

Amber

1994

Luces de la noche poster
5.7

On a whim, a retired gentleman decides to track down an old girlfriend from decades back.

Luces de la noche

1998

The Legend of a Mask poster
5.1

A reporter starts investigating the life of the recently deceased wrestler "The Masked Angel"

The Legend of a Mask

1991

De un blanco mortal poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

De un blanco mortal

1992

No artwork available
4.2

No synopsis available yet.

El asesinato

1997

Doble indemnización poster
6.3

When a man dies, he leaves a life insurance policy in his daughters' names, and his sons-in-law hatch a plan to collect it twice.

Doble indemnización

1996

Serpientes y escaleras poster
6.1

Two young girls used to play Serpents and Ladders. One of them always won, but they are very close friends. When they grow up, the winner is still the lucky one in the game of life, but life can be treacherous...

Serpientes y escaleras

1992

Amor que mata poster
5.7

Diego is a young musician who lives the terrible death of his uncle to AIDS. While in his deep depresion he meets Gabriela, which brings back a smile to his face. Just when life seems more promising than ever, one beutiful night death once again took a toll on his life. It seems as though the phantoms of the past are never going to let him go.

Amor que mata

1994

El bulto poster
6.7

After being in a comma for 20 year, Lauro wakes up in a very different Mexico than the one he lived on. Ideas, hopes, ways-of-life and customs have changed, and Mexicans of the nineties are strangers for a man sleeping since 1971. Lauro will have to deal with the changes brought by the History, and will have to accept that the future is never as we imagined it when we were young.

El bulto

1992

1970s · 18 titles

The Children of Sanchez poster
6.5

Hall Bartlett directs the rural drama The Children of Sanchez, based on the tome The Children of Sanchez: Autobiography of a Mexican Family written by Oscar Lewis in the '60s. Anthony Quinn stars as the widowed Jesus Sanchez, a poor farmer struggling to provide for his family in Mexico City. Also starring Lupita Ferrer as Consuelo and Stathis Giallelis as Roberto. This is the last film in the 50-year career of international star Dolores del Rio, who plays the Grandma. Jazz-pop performer Chuck Mangione was nominated for a Golden Globe and won a Grammy award for his original musical score.

The Children of Sanchez

1978

Meridiano 100 poster
5.8

The task of some guerrillas is to try to foment the conscience among peasants of a town, but their attempts will be tragically restricted.

Meridiano 100

1976

Mina, viento de libertad poster
6.8

Xavier Mina accepted the commission to lead a liberating expedition in support of General Morelos. He failed to arrive in Mexico until Morelos had died and the Mexican Congress (which in New Spain faced the absolutism of Fernando VII) was dissolved, but for eight months he directed a series of more or less brilliant military actions, in the face of the harassment of the Viceroy , Who finally got him arrested.

Mina, viento de libertad

1977

Una vez, un hombre... poster
6.4

Young factory worker becomes apprentice to an alchemist, and he ends up going to the moon to repair equipment belonging to The Three Fates.

Una vez, un hombre...

1971

Los hijos de Sanchez poster
NR

The Sanchez clan have seen the worst of times, but they have survived by sticking together. When Sanchez's oldest daughter Consuelo plans to build a life of her own, the family and Sanchez face an enormous challenge.

Los hijos de Sanchez

1978

El Brazo de Oro poster
6.7

Timothy Leach moves in to an abandoned farm house with his wife. On the way a man befriends Timothy with the intention to pass Marlene to him (A golden arm brace that gives who ever wears it dead eye shooting accuracy). A group of bandits notice them and see them as easy prey. they rob them of goods and supplies. on another trip the bandits seeing Mrs. Leach all alone assault her. as she lays on the ground the man who befriended Timothy strangles her. when Timothy arrives he blames the bandits and gives him Marlene and hands him a gun he is reluctant as he has never shot a gun before, but soon discovers it possesses incredible powers which uses nerves impulses to hit the target every time. Timothy is afraid but he also wants to avenge the life of his wife. even if he has to take them all on.

El Brazo de Oro

1979

Yo Amo, Tu Amas, Nosotros... poster
5.8

A young girl, María, has 17 “boyfriends” and a fiancé approved by her mother. On his deathbed, Don Eustaquio sends Arturo, a lawyer, in search of his wife Victoria and his daughter Maria, whom he abandoned under pressure from her family. Arturo finds them working in a toy store. Arturo inherits the house of his ancestors during his lifetime, but ten children live there and Maria decides not to take them out because she has cleaned it. However, Eustaquio recovers and marries Victoria, as well as María marries Arturo, on the condition of adopting the children.

Yo Amo, Tu Amas, Nosotros...

1975

The Birthday of the Dog poster
6.0

Two men who kill their wives so they can be together. A tailor goes from having his dog as his best friend to a young man, in a friendship that becomes so very close that the younger man murders his wife. He is helped by the other man. The husband wants to help him, but his wife wants to turn him in to the police. So he also kills his wife.

The Birthday of the Dog

1975

There's Always a First Time poster
4.5

No synopsis available yet.

There's Always a First Time

1971

The Monastery of the Vultures poster
6.3

In a remote Mexican monastery, a Father Prior subjects young seminarians to psychoanalysis to test their vocation. As sessions peel back secrets and doubts, faith, desire, and authority collide.

The Monastery of the Vultures

1973

Tres amigos poster
5.8

Man accused of murder, and the dead man's daughter, try to find proof of the real murderer's identity.

Tres amigos

1970

Narda or The Summer poster
5.7

Two friends on a summer getaway find and fall for a mysterious woman who will change their lives forever.

Narda or The Summer

1970

Maria of My Heart poster
6.5

Héctor and María meet again after eight years of not seeing each other. She works as a magician in cabarets and he robs houses. María convinces Héctor to become a magician and work together. Life seems to smile on them until one day, when Maria travels to another city, the couple's situation will be overshadowed by an unfortunate event.

Maria of My Heart

1979

The Mexican poster
6.7

On the border between Mexico and the United States, there is a man willing to do anything. Handsome and adventurous, he prepares to live a new life that will make him a legend.

The Mexican

1977

Los novios poster
6.0

Near the end of a very long engagement, two lovers break away from each other to cut loose and have one crazy weekend before their wedding.

Los novios

1971

El Cambio poster
6.9

Two young people leave city life for the simplicity of life in the province. Unfortunately, the beach they are going to live next to is being polluted by a local factory.

El Cambio

1971

Canción de Navidad poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Canción de Navidad

1974

Matinée poster
5.1

Jorge and Aarón, two young boys growing up in a quiet town often miss classes to go together to the cinema matinee. One day they are kidnapped by robbers while traveling in a truck. After the disintegration of the band, they begin to participate in the robberies until the adventure turns into something more sinister and dangerous.

Matinée

1977

Series credits

El Señor de los Cielos poster
8.0

Set in the 1990s, these are the life and times of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, a man who became the head of the Juárez cartel. Nicknamed “El Señor de los Cielos” (Lord of the Skies) because of the large fleet of airplanes he used to transport drugs, he was also known for washing more than $200 million through Colombia to finance his huge fleet. He is described as the most powerful drug trafficker of his time.

El Señor de los Cielos

2013

El Chavo del Ocho poster
8.1

The mishaps of Chavo, an 8-year-old Mestizo-Latino American orphan boy who lives in a village. Together with Quico, Chilindrina, Ñoño and La Popis, Chavo experiences a series of humorous entanglements.

El Chavo del Ocho

1973

Conversando con Cristina Pacheco poster
5.5

No synopsis available yet.

Conversando con Cristina Pacheco

1997

Viviana poster
9.0

A poor but beautiful woman comes to the city looking for her husband ... who is married to another woman, the evil Gloria. While she falls in love to a handsome and good hearted doctor, she decides to work at nights to earn money at a "Model School" which is, in reality, a high profile brothel...

Viviana

1978

Mirada de mujer: El regreso poster
8.5

Mirada de mujer: El regreso is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on TV Azteca in 2003. It is the sequel of Mirada de Mujer.

Mirada de mujer: El regreso

2003

Paloma poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Paloma

1975

La pasión de Isabela poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

La pasión de Isabela

1984

Soledad poster
8.0

Soledade González is the housekeeper for Anselmo, a father of five: Jesus—who is disabled—Ramiro, Sheila, André, and Luíza. Knowing he was near death, Anselmo married Soledade so she would take charge of his children.

Soledad

1980

La casa al final de la calle poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

La casa al final de la calle

1989

Rosa Salvaje poster
6.7

The drama tells the story of Rosa, who lives with her godmother in a very poor neighborhood; she is a simple girl who dresses like a boy. She was abandoned by her mother, Paulette. One day, Rosa goes to a mansion to steal apples and meets the owner of the house, Ricardo.

Rosa Salvaje

1987

Atrapada poster
8.0

Atrapada is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from August 19, 1991, to April 24, 1992. Created by Carmen Daniels and Liliana Abud, with literary editing by Tere Medina, the telenovela stars Christian Bach and Héctor Bonilla. The story begins when Antonio Montero, the wealthy president of the Montermex company, is found dead in what appears to be a suicide. Convinced that her father was actually murdered, his daughter Camila sets out to uncover the truth. As her investigation unfolds, she becomes entangled in a web of family secrets, betrayal, romance, and murder, where everyone around her becomes a suspect.

Atrapada

1991

Entre el Amor y el Deseo poster
NR

Entre el Amor y el Deseo is a Mexican telenovela by TV Azteca. It premiered on 2010. The protagonists are the international stars Lorena Rojas and Victor Gonzalez Reynoso. Grand actors such as Fernando Lujan, Hector Bonilla, Alvaro Guerrero, Veronica Merchant, Paco de la O and Gina Morett also included as cast members. This telenovela will be produced by Maria del Carmen Marcos, after her successful work in La Loba. Shooting of this series will start on 9 August 2010. The series premiered on 27 September 2010, at 10pm, sharing La Loba's timeslot.

Entre el Amor y el Deseo

2010

Extraño en su pueblo poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Extraño en su pueblo

1973

Vanessa poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Vanessa

1982

Pacto de amor poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Pacto de amor

1977

Las Lunas del Auditorio poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Las Lunas del Auditorio

2002

Mujer Comprada poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Mujer Comprada

2009

Amor Cautivo poster
6.4

Amor Cautivo, is a Mexican telenovela produced by Azteca in association with Corazón TV. It stars Marimar Vega and Arap Bethke as the main protagonists. Filming starts on May 6, 2012. It is set to debut on Azteca Trece starting May 28, at 8:30pm, replacing A Corazón Abierto. It is based on "Lejana como el viento" by Laura Visconti. The telenovela concluded with 120 episodes, where the final episode was aired on November 9, 2012. The following week, on November 12, Hispanic television channel Telemundo is airing the telenovela at 11:00am/10:00 central. Meanwhile in Mexico, it was replaced by La Otra Cara del Alma.

Amor Cautivo

2012

No artwork available
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Agua y Aceite

2002

El juramento poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

El juramento

2008

Belinda poster
NR

Belinda is a Mexican telenovela that aired in 2004 on TV Azteca's Azteca 13. It starred Leonardo Garcia and Mariana Torres as protagonists.

Belinda

2004

La vida en el espejo poster
4.8

No synopsis available yet.

La vida en el espejo

1999

Behind the camera