Hortensia Santoveña

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

Two Mules for Sister Sara poster
7.0

When 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

Poison for the Fairies poster
7.8

In 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

Wuthering Heights poster
6.2

In 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

Simon of the Desert poster
7.6

Simon, 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

The Pact poster
5.1

When 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

La Vida No Vale Nada poster
8.1

Pablo, 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

1970s · 15 titles

Two Mules for Sister Sara poster
7.0

When 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

The Pact poster
5.1

When 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

Tonta tonta, pero no tanto poster
7.8

María 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

Tres noches de locura poster
6.0

Anthology movie, episodes about three women who undergo stressful experiences that cause their minds to snap.

Tres noches de locura

1970

There's Always a First Time poster
4.5

No synopsis available yet.

There's Always a First Time

1971

El Albañil poster
7.3

Construction worker falls in love with a handicapped woman who aspires to a career as a singer.

El Albañil

1975

El primer paso... de la mujer poster
5.8

Three 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

Tacos al Carbon poster
7.3

Tacos al carbón is a mexican movie released on june 8th 1972 on Mexico City.

Tacos al Carbon

1972

Prisión de mujeres poster
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

They Call Him Marcado poster
4.4

The 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

El medio pelo poster
5.8

A 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

Elena y Raquel poster
6.4

Elena's sterile and her younger cousin Raquel gets pregnant before marriage.They scream at each other a lot.

Elena y Raquel

1971

Peach Blossom poster
5.7

Farm-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

The Braid poster
6.6

A town confused by religion persecutes a woman who stole the braid from the statue of the Virgin.

The Braid

1975

Puerto maldito poster
5.6

The Langs and their relatives, the Changs, are involved in fishing and the process of preserving such products.

Puerto maldito

1979

1960s · 15 titles

Simon of the Desert poster
7.6

Simon, 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

Miracles Weaver poster
6.0

Arnulfo 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

The Crows are Grieving poster
6.3

The 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

Crosses Over the Wasteland poster
6.2

After 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

House of the Frights poster
6.2

Half-dozen comic actors in a spooky house.

House of the Frights

1963

Autumn Days poster
7.1

Luisa 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

Time to Die poster
6.9

A 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

The Door and the Butcher's Wife poster
7.4

A 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

Amor en la sombra poster
5.4

A 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

Bring Me the Vampire poster
4.2

A 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

When mommy comes back poster
6.2

A family of six children are orphaned on Christmas Eve and struggle through a year without parental support.

When mommy comes back

1961

Mujeres de medianoche poster
4.0

Crime melodrama involving blackmail, murder, mystery and the obligatory police investigation.

Mujeres de medianoche

1969

Los chacales poster
6.2

No synopsis available yet.

Los chacales

1963

The She-Wolf poster
6.0

Professor 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

Quinceañera poster
7.2

María 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

Wuthering Heights poster
6.2

In 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

La Vida No Vale Nada poster
8.1

Pablo, 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

Historia de un marido infiel poster
6.7

Marital 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

The Hawks poster
6.7

The 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

Del suelo no paso poster
5.2

Poetic-type dude gets mixed up with gangsters, a millionaire's dog and some stolen jewels.

Del suelo no paso

1959

The Living Coffin poster
5.6

A cowboy and his sidekick meet a ranching family that is haunted by spirits and vampires.

The Living Coffin

1959

La mujer X poster
6.0

A 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

Historia de un abrigo de mink poster
4.6

Four anecdotes involving a mink coat in display in a shop window.

Historia de un abrigo de mink

1955

El caso de una adolescente poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

El caso de una adolescente

1958

The Illegitimate poster
4.5

Family melodrama: manipulative parents ruin lives with their meddling.

The Illegitimate

1956

Ley fuga poster
5.8

As 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

La edad de la tentación poster
4.8

By the negligence of parents who not assume their responsibility in sex education, many lives are ruined

La edad de la tentación

1959

Talpa poster
6.3

Produced 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

La Diana Cazadora poster
4.2

A great love story based on the idea and development of the famous monument that decorating Mexico City.

La Diana Cazadora

1957

Eugenia Grandet poster
6.7

A miserly father quashes his daughter's marriage plans because he thinks her fiance is a fortune-hunter.

Eugenia Grandet

1953

800 Leagues Over the Amazon poster
5.3

Family builds a houseboat and sets sail down the Amazon. Based on a novel by Jules Verne.

800 Leagues Over the Amazon

1959

Cuando me vaya poster
6.8

Fictionalized version of the life of songwriter Maria Grever.

Cuando me vaya

1954

Los amantes poster
6.3

Mexican feature film

Los amantes

1956

Cuarto de hotel poster
6.0

Newlywed 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

La desconocida poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

La desconocida

1954