Rita Macedo

Acting

Rita Macedo

Born — Died

1928-12-08 — 1993-12-06

Place of birth

Mexico City, Mexico

Known for

Acting

Credits

62 titles

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 suici…

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 3 titles

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

Angel del barrio poster
6.7

Patada de Mula, an old retired boxer, lives with the guilt of having killed his opponent in his last fight, but he works as a masseur in a gym, sells balloons on Sundays and with the proceeds supports the widow of the opponent he killed and his son El Kid, an aspiring boxer, without his knowledge. Patada is also in love with his neighbor Marga, a young woman who is pushed into prostitution by the gangster Duque and his own father, but to whom Patada sends letters as an anonymous lover. The Kid is sponsored by Duke and detests Patada for the death of his father, but when he throws him out of the inn that his mother tends she confesses to him what he has done for them and the Kid asks her forgiveness and makes him his second.

Angel del barrio

1981

Angel del barrio poster
6.7

Patada de Mula, an old retired boxer, lives with the guilt of having killed his opponent in his last fight, but he works as a masseur in a gym, sells balloons on Sundays and with the proceeds supports the widow of the opponent he killed and his son El Kid, an aspiring boxer, without his knowledge. Patada is also in love with his neighbor Marga, a young woman who is pushed into prostitution by the gangster Duque and his own father, but to whom Patada sends letters as an anonymous lover. The Kid is sponsored by Duke and detests Patada for the death of his father, but when he throws him out of the inn that his mother tends she confesses to him what he has done for them and the Kid asks her forgiveness and makes him his second.

Angel del barrio

1981

1970s · 12 titles

Castle of Purity poster
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

Espejismo de la ciudad poster
6.3

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

Espejismo de la ciudad

1976

El juicio de los hijos poster
5.8

Widow with teenaged children faces hostility from her dead husband's mother, who seems to know a family secret she wants to use against her.

El juicio de los hijos

1971

Una mujer honesta poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Una mujer honesta

1972

Los ángeles de la tarde poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Los ángeles de la tarde

1972

Once Upon a Scoundrel poster
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

Jesús, nuestro Señor poster
7.1

Third movie in "Life of Christ" trilogy.

Jesús, nuestro Señor

1971

Victoria poster
5.8

No synopsis available yet.

Victoria

1972

Tú, yo, nosotros poster
6.3

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

Tú, yo, nosotros

1972

The Other Virginity poster
5.2

Two young waitresses, Laura and Eva, become romantically involved with a movie distributor, Adrian, and his friend Luis.

The Other Virginity

1975

The Corrupted poster
5.8

Hotel with a dozen stories unfolding simultaneously: man with brain tumor, child with leukemia, drug-traffic magnate and his paid escort, rich widow and her paid escort, lesbian seduction scenario, etc etc...

The Corrupted

1971

Los indolentes poster
5.5

Wealthy family in the 1940s have failed to change with the times, and now everything's collapsing in their lives.

Los indolentes

1979

1960s · 15 titles

The Curse of the Crying Woman poster
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

The Paper Man poster
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.

The Paper Man

1963

Neutron vs. the Maniac poster
5.2

Neutron, a wrestler/superhero, investigates a series of murders at a sanitarium.

Neutron vs. the Maniac

1965

No artwork available
6.2

Troubled young man meets his father for the first time.

Cielo Rojo

1962

En la mitad del mundo poster
6.7

Mexican-Ecuadorian film from 1964, originally titled: ‘The Misadventures of Don Ventura’. A musical comedy created in the style of traditional classic Hollywood cinema of the 1950s, with the purpose of promoting Ecuador to the world through an idyllic vision of the country that erased economic, political and social conflicts, while offering its national and international viewers the idea of a harmonious nation in the process of modernization.

En la mitad del mundo

1964

A Bullet for Billy the Kid poster
6.0

Western gunfighter Billy Kid decides to embark upon a new life and, accompanied by his sister, sets off on the long journey to his ranch. The journey is fraught with danger as Billy is attacked by both gunmen and lawmen.

A Bullet for Billy the Kid

1963

Una bala es mi testigo poster
6.0

Cowboy goes to track down the man who murdered his brother, but it turns out to be someone other than the one he was looking for. Together, they set things straight and take care of the real murderer.

Una bala es mi testigo

1960

Juana Gallo poster
6.7

Peasant woman leads a regiment during the final days of the Mexican Revolution. Also, romantic entanglements.

Juana Gallo

1961

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

La estrella vacía poster
6.6

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

La estrella vacía

1960

El fugitivo poster
5.6

Drifter returns to his home town for revenge, but he get caught up in the town's interpersonal dramas.

El fugitivo

1966

No artwork available
6.0

Young-adult movie about a crew of 8 or 10 upper-middle-class boys and girls -- mostly about the romance between two of them.

Nosotros los jóvenes

1966

No artwork available
5.3

Cowboy drifter goes home for a visit, gets into trouble messing around with another man's woman.

Hombres de roca

1966

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

No artwork available
6.2

Loose remake of Chaplin's The Kid.

El globero

1961

1950s · 19 titles

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

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

Mi marido poster
5.4

No synopsis available yet.

Mi marido

1951

Duelo en las montañas poster
6.0

1910: Revolutionary leader escapes military, hides in small town, falls in love.

Duelo en las montañas

1950

The Medallion of Crime poster
6.7

Going out for a drink with the guys after work, a salaryman get in over his head with a gangster's moll and a murder.

The Medallion of Crime

1955

By the False Door poster
6.6

Bernardo is in love with Adela and although she does not belong, he has always helped her family although they only care about money and not the virtues of man.

By the False Door

1950

Manos de seda poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Manos de seda

1951

Las últimas banderas poster
7.0

Two Spanish soldiers, good friends, have to fight on the battlefield during the Peruvian war of independence.

Las últimas banderas

1954

La reina del cielo poster
6.3

A tribe of Venezuelan Indians in the jungle, commanded by chief Coromoto live with fear because of the presence of a Spanish colony settled in the outskirts. Coromoto's fears are increased because of the presence of a snake and the prophecies of the sorcerers. His government is threatened by the rebellious character of Piache, a warrior who also has his followers. One day Coromoto and his people have a vision in the lake of the Virgin Mary, but he doesn't trust on it, thinking that it's a negative spirit despite its beauty. However, the tribe exiled a woman, Guaita and his little son Jesus. Guaita and Jesus run away to the Spanish colony, where they're received in the local governor's house. The governor and a soldier, Bartolome offer to help Guaita and Jesus. Maybe the father of the child is a Spaniard known by Bartolome and his brother.

La reina del cielo

1959

Los bandidos de Río Frío poster
5.8

Luis Aguilar heads the cast in this story of a band of outlaws whose exploits are more fun than negligible.

Los bandidos de Río Frío

1956

Heart of beast poster
6.2

Wanted criminal has plastic surgery, starts new life in a distant town. Old habits die hard.

Heart of beast

1951

People, Song and Hope poster
6.4

Anthology-movie with episodes set in Cuba, Mexico and Colombia.

People, Song and Hope

1956

La mujer ajena poster
6.2

This is the story of a gambler whose mistress is the wife of a renowned philanthropist. The gambler himself is cheating on his mistress with another woman. The secret love triangle gradually becomes public due to the jealousy, ambition, and weaknesses of its protagonists, including the guilt felt by the lovers.

La mujer ajena

1955

Stronghold poster
5.8

In 1850s Mexico, the beautiful owner of a silver mine is kidnapped by a bandit leader, who needs money to finance his revolt against the Emperor Maximilian.

Stronghold

1951

For Loving a Woman poster
6.2

Ranch melodrama: romantic triangle leads to multiple murders.

For Loving a Woman

1951

Las infieles poster
7.0

Governess falls in love with the uncle of the children she's teaching. Then complications.

Las infieles

1953

Salón de belleza poster
4.4

Employees and clients at Merle's Beauty Stuff have illicit romances and cheating husbands and that kind of thing. Meanwhile, the cop that directs traffic outside gets an opportunity to become a movie star.

Salón de belleza

1951

El señor gobernador poster
6.0

Newly-elected state governor is challenged by his responsibilities.

El señor gobernador

1951

Mi adorado salvaje poster
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

1940s · 9 titles

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