
Acting
Ángel T. Sala
Born 1897-05-04 · Puebla, Mexico
Acting credits
7.3Cantinflas is a vagrant being evicted for not paying rent, after wandering gets a job at the 'Grand Hotel' through a friend, that's confused by Count Zapatini, who is undercover in the hotel, stealing a gem making this funny movie more complicated.
Gran Hotel
1944
7.8A cobbler gets a job in a Circus as a janitor, recommended by the beautiful girl rider of the show. But later, he gets in trouble when he involves in dangerous acts, such as the trapeze. Obviously, our friend will risk his life by the love of his new girlfriend.
The Circus
1943
6.0During the filming of a movie an actor has to be attacked with blanks but dies because they were real bullets.
Asesinato en los estudios
1946
6.7No synopsis available yet.
Por culpa de una mujer
1947
7.7With revolutionary Mexico as a backdrop, a successful local rancher returns triumphant from the war to the praise of townsfolk, and "El General" is ready to take a wife. However the senorita of choice already has fallen for a secret admirer, and a boyhood rival who is threatened by the General's popularity in turn plots against his life.
Así es mi tierra
1937
6.3A gangster melodrama set in the slums of Mexico City, following the criminal exploits of a fur smuggler and his attraction to an innocent but determined young woman.
Virgen de medianoche
1942
7.5Cantinflas, on a drunken night, becomes Army soldier. Soon, he meets the Devil who tries to make it an evil being.
One Day with the Devil
1945
8.2Cantinflas, the boyfriend of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to kill a mad dog. Suddenly this man appears so the servant tells him that Cantinflas is his wife's brother (Leonardo), who had been lost for years. The rich man then remembers that his father in law's testament could only be paid when all brothers get together, so treats Cantinflas, a real bum, as a king.
You’re Missing the Point
1940
7.7A janitor in a large bank is accused of pulling of a major heist. He is forced to become a fugitive while hunting for the real culprits.
Soy un prófugo
1946
5.5An agent of the anti-drug brigade is captured and ends up addicted to marijuana, which causes him to enter the mafia.
Marihuana (El monstruo verde)
1936
6.2Historical drama on the life of the medieval Italian saint, Francis of Assisi.
San Francisco de Asís
1944
6.7No synopsis available yet.
El hotel de los chiflados
1939
6.0No synopsis available yet.
El circo trágico
1939
5.7Fu Man Chu must find a murderer, the only clue he has is a series of wax heads that have appeared.
The Headless Woman
1944
6.0Her father dies... her fiance dumps her... and she can't find a job... so she covers the waterfront. And then one night...
The Woman of the Port
1934
5.6A woman with a past meets a man with a past; the back story of each one represents an obstacle to their couple-bonding. Will they work through their traumas?
Ave sin rumbo
1937
6.3The tragic romance between a woman with a dubious past and a young thief who reforms his life for love.
Nosotros
1945
6.7Alberto is born in wartime, where his father dies a hero. He grows up effeminate. His mother sends him to military college where Fernando bullies him, but they become friends. When war comes, he has to face his fears.
El cobarde
1939
6.2This Mexican drama features murder, revenge, ruling power and romance in Eighteenth century Maracaibo.
El corsario negro
1944
6.5A rootless wilderness-dude in the Venezuelan outback gets caught up in some human dramas despite himself.
Cantaclaro
1946
6.0In times of the French Intervention, a student of Nunó, author of the Mexican National Anthem, falls in love with the niece of the French Ambassador, which causes quite amusing complications.
¡Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra!
1943
5.8Lieutenant Palomino of the police must recover some important documents containing the formula for the antidote to a serious disease. With the help of the magician Fu-Man-Chu, they embark on an adventure filled with suspense, intrigue, and deception.
The Black Ace
1944
5.8It tells the stories of the passengers aboard a nonstop train. Each character is portrayed one by one, and the only thing they have in common is the journey they will take that night.
El rápido de las 9.15
1941
5.5Between performances of his magic show, Fu-Manchu must solve the mystery of a haunted house, where several séances are held and numerous supernatural phenomena take place.
El espectro de la novia
1943