
Acting
Hortensia Santoveña
Born — Died
1912-10-17 — 1986-07-11
Place of birth
Tlalpujahua, Michoacán, Mexiko
Known for
Acting
Credits
52 titles
Known for
7.0When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.
Two Mules for Sister Sara
1970
7.8In 1965 Mexico City, Flavia, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Veronica, a young orphan girl who has a fascination with witchcraft. Veronica convinces Flavia that she is a real witch and forces her to be her assistant. The children's games gradually become more serious and Veronica demands more from Flavia.
Poison for the Fairies
1986
6.2In 19th-century Mexico, young orphan Alejandro is adopted by the wealthy, landowning Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Catalina. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Catalina, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Eduardo, a man of means who befits her stature. Alejandro vows to win her back.
Wuthering Heights
1954
7.6Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.
Simon of the Desert
1965
5.1When they were children, siblings Sergio and Teresa made a promise to never leave each other. An unhealthy co-dependence developes into adulthood.
The Pact
1976
8.1Pablo, a wandering laborer, has imprisoned himself in a hell of alcoholism. Cruz, a widow, reaches out to the troubled man, but even her compassion may not be enough to save him.
La Vida No Vale Nada
1955
Film credits
1980s · 2 titles
7.8In 1965 Mexico City, Flavia, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Veronica, a young orphan girl who has a fascination with witchcraft. Veronica convinces Flavia that she is a real witch and forces her to be her assistant. The children's games gradually become more serious and Veronica demands more from Flavia.
Poison for the Fairies
1986
6.2Historical drama about the career of a hit-man who specialized in political assassinations in Mexico in the 1920s-30s.
Aquel famoso Remington
1982
1970s · 15 titles
7.0When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.
Two Mules for Sister Sara
1970
5.1When they were children, siblings Sergio and Teresa made a promise to never leave each other. An unhealthy co-dependence developes into adulthood.
The Pact
1976
7.8María Nicolasa Cruz, an illiterate young Mazahua woman, travels to Mexico City in search of a better life, only to be swept into a chain of misunderstandings and conspiracies that make her an unlikely suspect in thefts and murders.
Tonta tonta, pero no tanto
1972
6.0Anthology movie, episodes about three women who undergo stressful experiences that cause their minds to snap.
Tres noches de locura
1970
4.5No synopsis available yet.
There's Always a First Time
1971
7.3Construction worker falls in love with a handicapped woman who aspires to a career as a singer.
El Albañil
1975
5.8Three girls from different social classes are forced to take that first step into adulthood that leads them to live fun adventures and also unfortunate events.
El primer paso... de la mujer
1974
7.3Tacos al carbón is a mexican movie released on june 8th 1972 on Mexico City.
Tacos al Carbon
1972
5.3'Prisión de Mujeres' is a film by Fernando A. Rivero that narrates a harsh reality: the strength of women in a prison, how they lose their dignity and do not stop for anything.
Prisión de mujeres
1977
4.4The Kid is a vicious psychopath given to laughing a lot, an actor manqué who leads a gang of looters and rapists, and is incestuous with his father to boot. The town’s resident Mater Dolorosa, madam of the brothel, hires her lover Marcado to kill the Kid, who is of course her son.
They Call Him Marcado
1971
5.8A woman who fancies herself an aristocrat rejects a potential suitor because he's not of her class. Also: their adult children have their own drama, a bit inflected with hippie-ish values.
El medio pelo
1972
6.4Elena's sterile and her younger cousin Raquel gets pregnant before marriage.They scream at each other a lot.
Elena y Raquel
1971
5.7Farm-girl, seduced and abandoned, goes to the big city to have her baby and live out her shameful soiled disgrace away from her birth people.
Peach Blossom
1970
6.6A town confused by religion persecutes a woman who stole the braid from the statue of the Virgin.
The Braid
1975
5.6The Langs and their relatives, the Changs, are involved in fishing and the process of preserving such products.
Puerto maldito
1979
1960s · 15 titles
7.6Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.
Simon of the Desert
1965
6.0Arnulfo is a man weaving baskets. Remedios has given birth in front of the house of a woman and her aid, but the village is spread the word that the child born as a child God and an atheist would think exploit to their advantage the "miracle ".
Miracles Weaver
1962
6.3The family of a dying man celebrates his wake while the man is still alive, showing their darker, selfish ambitions and trying to take the best part of the inheritance.
The Crows are Grieving
1965
6.2After a long journey in search of the murderer of his father, a man abuses a beautiful girl next to marry.
Crosses Over the Wasteland
1967
6.2Half-dozen comic actors in a spooky house.
House of the Frights
1963
7.1Luisa is a small-town girl who works in the bakery of the widower Don Albino. Luisa dreams of marrying and loves children. Just as Don Albino shows interest in her, Luisa announces that she will marry soon with Carlos, the driver of a rich house whom she met recently...
Autumn Days
1963
6.9A man comes home after serving 18 years in jail for murder in this routine western. Although the man killed in self defense, rumors in town circulated that he murdered the victim in cold blood. The ex-con wants to get his life together, but the two sons of the slain man are gunning for the man who killed their father.
Time to Die
1966
7.4A movie divided in two segments, the first "La puerta" (The Door) is about a high society gathering in which a door inside the mansion leads to a bizarre corridor where a naked and menacing human figure appears. The second "La mujer del carnicero" (The Butcher's Wife) is set during the Mexican revolution and is about horrifying hallucinations felt by a lieutenant after committing a murder.
The Door and the Butcher's Wife
1969
5.4A daughter who idolizes her father discovers, just before he dies, that he was leading a double life and had a hidden lover.
Amor en la sombra
1960
4.2A group of would-be beneficiaries gather for the reading of a will, and discover that they must spend the night in a spooky castle to gain their inheritance. A spooky housekeeper and a man who seems to be a vampire are just two of the obstacles that might deter them.
Bring Me the Vampire
1963
6.2A family of six children are orphaned on Christmas Eve and struggle through a year without parental support.
When mommy comes back
1961
4.0Crime melodrama involving blackmail, murder, mystery and the obligatory police investigation.
Mujeres de medianoche
1969
6.2No synopsis available yet.
Los chacales
1963
6.0Professor Fernandez is studying the metamorphosis in living organisms to cure his daughter of a strange disease that occurs in full moon nights.
The She-Wolf
1965
7.2María Antonia, Beatriz and Leonor are three classmates who are anxiously awaiting the celebration of their 15th birthday. However, each of them will have to cope with their complicated personal situation.
Quinceañera
1960
1950s · 20 titles
6.2In 19th-century Mexico, young orphan Alejandro is adopted by the wealthy, landowning Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Catalina. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Catalina, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Eduardo, a man of means who befits her stature. Alejandro vows to win her back.
Wuthering Heights
1954
8.1Pablo, a wandering laborer, has imprisoned himself in a hell of alcoholism. Cruz, a widow, reaches out to the troubled man, but even her compassion may not be enough to save him.
La Vida No Vale Nada
1955
6.7Marital problems and Ofelia’s physical and mental illness (Rosa Carmina) drive Emilio (Francisco Petrone) to seek pleasure. He meets Carmina, a prostitute who, together with her pimp, plans to ruin him by mocking his situation.
Historia de un marido infiel
1956
6.7The story of two half brothers who do not know they are such, who fight over a woman and nearly kill each other. One of them belongs to Los Gavilanes, a group of men who live live hidden and looting to give to the poor. Revenge, love and hate will at the end bring out the truth and everyone will get what he deserves.
The Hawks
1956
5.2Poetic-type dude gets mixed up with gangsters, a millionaire's dog and some stolen jewels.
Del suelo no paso
1959
5.6A cowboy and his sidekick meet a ranching family that is haunted by spirits and vampires.
The Living Coffin
1959
6.0A woman accused of murder refuses to defend herself in any way, in order to avoid tarnishing the family name and the reputation of her long-lost son.
La mujer X
1955
4.6Four anecdotes involving a mink coat in display in a shop window.
Historia de un abrigo de mink
1955
6.0No synopsis available yet.
El caso de una adolescente
1958
4.5Family melodrama: manipulative parents ruin lives with their meddling.
The Illegitimate
1956
5.8As he rises through the ranks of the police department, a young officer gets more deeply involved in manipulating gang activity for personal gain.
Ley fuga
1954
4.8By the negligence of parents who not assume their responsibility in sex education, many lives are ruined
La edad de la tentación
1959
6.3Produced on a grand scale, the Mexican Talpa relates the simple story of two brothers. The older of the siblings, Tanilo (Victor Manuel Mendoza) is a well-to-do family man; the other, Estaban (Jamie Fernandez), is one step above a wastrel. When Tanilo is felled by illness, Estaban is forced to take over the family's blacksmith business. He also inaugurates a romance with Tanilo's attractive young wife Juana (Lilia Prado). Punishment is eventually doled out in a manner which suggests that God Himself is exacting retribution on the adulterous couple. Originally released at 87 minutes, Talpa was pared down to 73 minutes for American consumption.
Talpa
1956
4.2A great love story based on the idea and development of the famous monument that decorating Mexico City.
La Diana Cazadora
1957
6.7A miserly father quashes his daughter's marriage plans because he thinks her fiance is a fortune-hunter.
Eugenia Grandet
1953
5.3Family builds a houseboat and sets sail down the Amazon. Based on a novel by Jules Verne.
800 Leagues Over the Amazon
1959
6.8Fictionalized version of the life of songwriter Maria Grever.
Cuando me vaya
1954
6.3Mexican feature film
Los amantes
1956
6.0Newlywed couple move from small town to Mexico City. Their first night in the city, they get separated by accident, and it takes them 90 minutes and lots of incidents before they find each other again.
Cuarto de hotel
1953
6.0No synopsis available yet.
La desconocida
1954
