Emilio Carballido

Writing

Emilio Carballido

Born — Died

1925-10-22 — 2008-02-11

Place of birth

Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico

Known for

Writing

Credits

20 titles

Emilio Carballido (22 May 1925 – 11 February 2008) was a Mexican writer who earned particular renown as a playwright.

Known for

Macario poster
8.7

Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition.

Macario

1960

Nazarín poster
7.6

A Catholic priest in a poor community lives a charitable life in accordance with his religious principles, but others do not return the favor.

Nazarín

1959

D.F./Distrito Federal poster
6.3

Anthology film, six little anecdotes about life in the big city.

D.F./Distrito Federal

1981

The Long Awaited Desperate Love poster
6.0

A thirty-something woman fears that life is passing her by and that she's going to end up as the family's 'maiden aunt'. She imagines that somebody in her circle is courting her, and he's too polite to disillusion her. And then...

The Long Awaited Desperate Love

1976

Los 3 reyes magos poster
6.5

The Three Wise Men, Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthazar, set off for Bethlehem to worship the newborn Jesus, but the devil, in the guise of Prince Olbaid, decides to hinder the Kings' journey with the help of the devil Murcio, creating problems at every turn.

Los 3 reyes magos

1976

Manon poster
7.0

During a bus ride through the Andes, two seminarians encounter with a woman named Manon. Immediately, one of them falls in love and the attraction is mutual, so they decide to flee to capital city to start a new life. But the love of Manon ambitious drags this man to leave his vocation and commit criminal acts to maintain a life of luxury and extravagance.

Manon

1986

Series credits

Behind the camera

Macario poster
8.7

Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition.

Macario

1960

Nazarín poster
7.6

A Catholic priest in a poor community lives a charitable life in accordance with his religious principles, but others do not return the favor.

Nazarín

1959

D.F./Distrito Federal poster
6.3

Anthology film, six little anecdotes about life in the big city.

D.F./Distrito Federal

1981

The Long Awaited Desperate Love poster
6.0

A thirty-something woman fears that life is passing her by and that she's going to end up as the family's 'maiden aunt'. She imagines that somebody in her circle is courting her, and he's too polite to disillusion her. And then...

The Long Awaited Desperate Love

1976

Los 3 reyes magos poster
6.5

The Three Wise Men, Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthazar, set off for Bethlehem to worship the newborn Jesus, but the devil, in the guise of Prince Olbaid, decides to hinder the Kings' journey with the help of the devil Murcio, creating problems at every turn.

Los 3 reyes magos

1976

Manon poster
7.0

During a bus ride through the Andes, two seminarians encounter with a woman named Manon. Immediately, one of them falls in love and the attraction is mutual, so they decide to flee to capital city to start a new life. But the love of Manon ambitious drags this man to leave his vocation and commit criminal acts to maintain a life of luxury and extravagance.

Manon

1986

The Boy and the Star poster
7.0

Wanted to fly to the sky ...And one day he got it When a child dares to steal the keys to the orphanage, guarded by a soldier, is exposed to too many dangers. This is the story of that child, freeing his birds, he demanded to life and men, their own freedom. '

The Boy and the Star

1976

The Fungi Man poster
5.0

Racial conflicts, love triangles and the awakening of passion will lead to disaster for a decadent aristocratic family in the newly independent Mexico.

The Fungi Man

1976

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

No artwork available
4.4

In 1809, a woman participates in the conspiracy for the independence of Mexico and her husband blames her for infidelity.

La Güera Rodríguez

1978

The Time and the Touch poster
5.7

Mexican feature film

The Time and the Touch

1962

The Zodiac Signs poster
4.8

A group of young people makes a plan to escape from the problems of their neighborhood.

The Zodiac Signs

1964

Rosa de dos aromas poster
5.4

Two women meet by accident and discover that they both have 10 year+ relationships with the same man. Also, unrelated subplots involving other women.

Rosa de dos aromas

1989

Mojado Power poster
4.8

An undocumented man becomes the leader of a movement that defends the working conditions of migrants in the United States.

Mojado Power

1983

The White Rose poster
7.3

An international oil company comes into conflict with a Mexican ranch owner who refuses to sell his land, resorting to a devious scheme to try to take over the property.

The White Rose

1961

El águila descalza poster
5.8

Shmuck makes a superhero costume, rides his bike to crime scenes. He gets involved with something big involving US capitalists taking over local Mexican businesses.

El águila descalza

1971

Reed: Insurgent Mexico poster
6.0

A dramatization of John Reed's newspaper accounts of the Mexican Revolution. Considered the first real film in Mexican cinema to be made on the Mexican Revolution.

Reed: Insurgent Mexico

1973

Written on the Body of Night poster
4.9

A look back at a director's life with his neurotic mother.

Written on the Body of Night

2001

No artwork available
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Trébol negro

1996