Acting

Rita Macedo

Born 1928-12-08 · Mexico City, Mexico

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rita Macedo was a Mexican actress who performed during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She was nominated for an Ariel Award for her 1956 performance in "Ensayo de un crimen" and in 1991 for a TVyNovelas Prize for "Alcanzar una estrella". She won the Best Actress Ariel Award in 1972 for "Tú, yo, y nosotros". She also was instrumental in bringing many works of international writers to the Mexican stage. She was married to a pioneer of Mexican radio, television and film, Luis de Llano Palmer, by whom she had two children, Julissa, an actress and musician, and Luis de Llano Macedo, renowned telenovela producer. On December 5, 1993, Macedo committed suicide after being diagnosed with cancer.

Acting credits

7.1

Third movie in "Life of Christ" trilogy.

Jesús, nuestro Señor

1971

5.6

A musical band of teens travel by plane to a scheduled event where they will perform in scenario have an accident and get lost in the middle of the desert.

Cambiando el destino

1992

6.6

Mourners share their memories of a dead film-star at her wake, a la Citizen Kane. Only melodrama.

La estrella vacía

1960

6.9

A young woman inherits a mansion, only to discover that it is haunted by witches and evil spirits.

The Curse of the Crying Woman

1963

6.3

Three interwoven stories where the characters experience deception, passion, love and rejection.

Tú, yo, nosotros

1972

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

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz poster

7.3

A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

1955

6.6

A ruffian sends his assistant to force a peasant girl to marry him, but while he is bringing her to him, he falls in love with her.

Rosenda

1948

7.4

A disciplined and sexually driven man forces his family to stay isolated in their home in order to protect them from the “evil nature” of human beings.

Castle of Purity

1973

5.4

No synopsis available yet.

Mi marido

1951

6.3

Family from a farming community move to the capital and lose their moral compass.

Espejismo de la ciudad

1976

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

5.4

The old folks back home in Spain have arranged a marriage for their niece living in Mexico. To side-step their demands, she pretends to be already married, with a male acquaintance who agrees to pose as her husband while her relatives are visiting.

Mi adorado salvaje

1952

6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Manos de seda

1951

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6.2

Troubled young man meets his father for the first time.

Cielo Rojo

1962

5.8

Globe-hopping playboy bachelor is getting on in years, so he invites his five international children to come live with him.

Las cinco noches de Adán

1942

6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Los ángeles de la tarde

1972

5.4

After falling for Alicia, greedy and powerful Mexican landowner Carlos has her fiancé thrown in prison on a bogus charge. To trick Carlos into releasing her man, Alicia teams up with her Aunt Delfina and tries to convince Carlos that he's a ghost.

Once Upon a Scoundrel

1974

6.0

Newly-elected state governor is challenged by his responsibilities.

El señor gobernador

1951

6.9

A deaf and mute vagabond finds a large denomination bill in a Mexico City dump, and while he tries to buy something with it, others try to con him into giving it away.