
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
10.0No synopsis available yet.
El milagro de vivir
1975
7.7Eduardo, a renowned singer, and Lorena, a talented but plain-looking young woman, must overcome every obstacle to unite their lives and reach for a star together.
Alcanzar una estrella
1990
7.3A 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
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
7.6A 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
7.4A 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
Film credits
1980s · 3 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
6.7Patada 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
6.7Patada 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
7.4A 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
6.3Family from a farming community move to the capital and lose their moral compass.
Espejismo de la ciudad
1976
5.8Widow 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
6.7No synopsis available yet.
Una mujer honesta
1972
6.3No synopsis available yet.
Los ángeles de la tarde
1972
5.4After 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
7.1Third movie in "Life of Christ" trilogy.
Jesús, nuestro Señor
1971
5.8No synopsis available yet.
Victoria
1972
6.3Three interwoven stories where the characters experience deception, passion, love and rejection.
Tú, yo, nosotros
1972
5.2Two young waitresses, Laura and Eva, become romantically involved with a movie distributor, Adrian, and his friend Luis.
The Other Virginity
1975
5.8Hotel 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
5.5Wealthy 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
6.9A young woman inherits a mansion, only to discover that it is haunted by witches and evil spirits.
The Curse of the Crying Woman
1963
6.9A 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
5.2Neutron, a wrestler/superhero, investigates a series of murders at a sanitarium.
Neutron vs. the Maniac
1965
Troubled young man meets his father for the first time.
Cielo Rojo
1962
6.7Mexican-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
6.0Western 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
6.0Cowboy 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
6.7Peasant woman leads a regiment during the final days of the Mexican Revolution. Also, romantic entanglements.
Juana Gallo
1961
7.3An 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
6.6Mourners share their memories of a dead film-star at her wake, a la Citizen Kane. Only melodrama.
La estrella vacía
1960
5.6Drifter returns to his home town for revenge, but he get caught up in the town's interpersonal dramas.
El fugitivo
1966
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
Cowboy drifter goes home for a visit, gets into trouble messing around with another man's woman.
Hombres de roca
1966
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
Loose remake of Chaplin's The Kid.
El globero
1961
1950s · 19 titles
7.3A 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
7.6A 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
5.4No synopsis available yet.
Mi marido
1951
6.01910: Revolutionary leader escapes military, hides in small town, falls in love.
Duelo en las montañas
1950
6.7Going 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
6.6Bernardo 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
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Manos de seda
1951
7.0Two Spanish soldiers, good friends, have to fight on the battlefield during the Peruvian war of independence.
Las últimas banderas
1954
6.3A 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
5.8Luis 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
6.2Wanted criminal has plastic surgery, starts new life in a distant town. Old habits die hard.
Heart of beast
1951
6.4Anthology-movie with episodes set in Cuba, Mexico and Colombia.
People, Song and Hope
1956
6.2This 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
5.8In 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
6.2Ranch melodrama: romantic triangle leads to multiple murders.
For Loving a Woman
1951
7.0Governess falls in love with the uncle of the children she's teaching. Then complications.
Las infieles
1953
4.4Employees 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
6.0Newly-elected state governor is challenged by his responsibilities.
El señor gobernador
1951
5.4The 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
5.8Globe-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
5.7A couple is struck by tragedy and must prove how great their love is to overcome what happened together.
El rencor de la tierra
1949
6.6A 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
6.7"The great love of his life" happened five times; one of those women just wrote him a letter. Which one will it be?
Cinco rostros de mujer
1947
6.7Biography of the first Catholic Saint to be born in Mexico.
Felipe de Jesús
1949
5.1Mexican Revolution: rich man's son kills somebody over a woman, runs off to the war, goes home afterwards. Many complications, much melodrama.
La casa colorada
1947
6.21940s-style teen comedy set in a private school for girls.
Internado para señoritas
1943
6.5Despite the strange death of Jorge's previous wives, Elisa decides to marry him.
Dark Angel
1942
6.0In Michoacan in the 1920s, Gabriel, a young farmer and champion cockfighter, finds himself in violent opposition to Roman, who not only wants to beat Gabriel's fighting cock, but to steal Gabriel's wife Rosa.
The Cockfighter
1948
Series credits
10.0No synopsis available yet.
El milagro de vivir
1975
7.7Eduardo, a renowned singer, and Lorena, a talented but plain-looking young woman, must overcome every obstacle to unite their lives and reach for a star together.
Alcanzar una estrella
1990
10.0In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.
The Turn of the Screw
1981

