
Acting
Mario Montilles
Born — Died
1919-11-23 — 2012-05-30
Place of birth
Talca, Chile
Known for
Acting
Credits
23 titles
Known for
5.0In 1962, the small town of San Andrés is ruled by morality and good manners. The arrival of a new nun will change everything. Turn everything upside down.
Estúpido cupido
1995
4.5A billionaire and obsessive mother entrusts a woman named Mariana with the job of falling in love with one of her two sons in exchange of a generous monthly check. However, Carmen's wishes will not be easy to fulfill, as both men have totally opposite personalities.
Trampas y caretas
1992
NRCatalina de los Ríos y Lisperguer is a beautiful woman who captivated and intimidated men due to her extreme beauty and indomitable personality. Her nickname "La Quintrala" became a synonymous of fear at the time. The show goes deeper into all the differents facets of Catalina, from her affairs, the mistreatment of her employees, her revenges and her pacts with occult beings.
La Quintrala
1987
NRA spin-off sequel of the 1996 TV series "Sucupira". The story takes place when Sucupira Mayor Federico Valdivieso, who was thought gone and buried comes out of his grave, causing confussion and chaos among the town's citizens.
Sucupira, la comedia
1998
4.5A hard-working man witnesses the collapse of his nuclear family.
Vivir así
1988
10.0A housemaid named Marta travels to Santiago, in search of better opportunities, convinced that in the capital she would find everything she expected.
Marta a las ocho
1985
Film credits
2000s · 3 titles
7.6In a bar in Santiago, two old men talk over their past. This is a strange discussion. In fact, they talk of themselves as if they were dead. We don't know what is true or false, what is dream or reality.
Days in the Country
2004
7.0An experimental four-part 2002 Franco-Chilean digital video series written and directed by Raúl Ruiz. The first part won a FIPRESCI Award at the Montreal World Film Festival in 2002 "for the director's personal exploration into his homeland, using DV in a rigorous yet playful manner".
Cofralandes, Chilean Rhapsody
2002
4.9A man takes his insecure, overweight paramour to a seaside resort to consummate their relationship, but there he stumbles onto an artistic discovery that will change his life.
Cachimba
2004
1990s · 2 titles
7.0Anita, a 15 year old teen fells in love with the new neighbor who happens to be twice her age, they romance is stopped by the parents of the girl, the man tells her to hid in a Dovecote until he comes back and they could escape together.
La niña en la palomera
1990
8.0A small house is devastated by the irrepressible force of the Ñuble river. Anita is rescued from the riverbank while her parents disappear into the water. She is given in adoption to her godparents, who can not keep her, they turn her over to a large hacienda in the area, where the little one will be the companion of the sickly patron, Lucia. When the owner of the hacienda dies, Anita, disregarding the advice of the other servants, stays to serve the boss, Don Pablo. She is already a woman and he is a single man. A strong attraction emerges between the two. This sad story of love and revenge as strong and uncontrollable as the overflowing waters of the Ñuble River.
Revenge
1999
1970s · 5 titles
7.2Assigned to South America, US official Philip Michael Santore is employed by a counterinsurgency agency. His position makes him a target for a local band of guerrillas, and, before long, Santore is kidnapped. As a prisoner, he undergoes interrogation, shedding light on the violent situation in the country. Once the insurgents are done with their questioning, they must decide whether Santore lives or dies.
State of Siege
1972
6.5This stark Chilean melodrama concerns itself with the plight of slum dwellers living outside Santiago. For many years they have, with great difficulty, been faithfully paying small sums to a real estate man. This man has said that by doing so they can obtain title to the miniscule plots of land their houses stand on. In fact, he has been swindling them and does not even own the land he has been "selling." One of the aggrieved slum dwellers confronts him about this while he is visiting the slum, and the real estate agent shoots him before everyone's eyes. The question confronting these witnesses is whether testifying against this monster will make their lives even more precarious.
The Witnesses
1971
7.5Many socially-concerned priests in Catholic Latin America have at some time left their parish churches to go and work in the fields and factories of the poor. Such priests, usually adherents of "liberation theology," are called "worker-priests." This Chilean film tells the story of how one man became a "worker-priest" and won the trust of the poor.
Enough Praying
1972
5.6A man squanders all of his wife's fortune in gambling and drinking. Now in financial crisis, the woman tries to keep their home afloat, while he plays, gets drunk and lives off his friends charity and good will.
El fin del juego
1970
6.4The political evolution in Chile seeing from three different times: 1937, 1947 and 1970. A film that shows how a revolution cannot be accomplished by electoral means, and how the wealthy class will always attempt to destroy that revolution, with the help of the armed forces, as soon as their privileges are threatened.
Voto + Fusil
1971
Series credits
5.0In 1962, the small town of San Andrés is ruled by morality and good manners. The arrival of a new nun will change everything. Turn everything upside down.
Estúpido cupido
1995
4.5A billionaire and obsessive mother entrusts a woman named Mariana with the job of falling in love with one of her two sons in exchange of a generous monthly check. However, Carmen's wishes will not be easy to fulfill, as both men have totally opposite personalities.
Trampas y caretas
1992
NRCatalina de los Ríos y Lisperguer is a beautiful woman who captivated and intimidated men due to her extreme beauty and indomitable personality. Her nickname "La Quintrala" became a synonymous of fear at the time. The show goes deeper into all the differents facets of Catalina, from her affairs, the mistreatment of her employees, her revenges and her pacts with occult beings.
La Quintrala
1987
NRA spin-off sequel of the 1996 TV series "Sucupira". The story takes place when Sucupira Mayor Federico Valdivieso, who was thought gone and buried comes out of his grave, causing confussion and chaos among the town's citizens.
Sucupira, la comedia
1998
4.5A hard-working man witnesses the collapse of his nuclear family.
Vivir así
1988
10.0A housemaid named Marta travels to Santiago, in search of better opportunities, convinced that in the capital she would find everything she expected.
Marta a las ocho
1985
6.0An ode to Chilean maritime myth and storytelling. Sailors onboard the Lucerna tell stories, but before long their stories intersect.
Litoral
2008
10.0The life, work and death of the Chilean Jesuit priest and founder of "Hogar de Cristo" (Home of Christ), San Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga.
Crónica de un hombre santo
1990
Martín Rivas is a poor but distinguished young man, he moves from Northern Chile to study law in the capital. His diminished economic condition forces him to stay at the home of Don Dámaso Encina, leader of a rich Chilean family.
Martín Rivas
1979
A man chases success at all costs, by exploiting a false self-image of "winner" and having a "happy family" to promote his businesses.
Una familia feliz
1982


