
Acting
Humberto Rodríguez
Born — Died
1887-01-14 — 1966-03-11
Place of birth
Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico
Known for
Acting
Credits
60 titles
Known for
8.0A gang of thieves has jeopardized the city and even the police, whose chief urges their forces to captured the band within 48 hours. Meanwhile, band members meet in a cafe run by a widow and her daughter and her suitor, Cantinflas, who maintains a scuffle with the robbers running all at the station. Since then, Cantinflas become a member of the police force for special missions.
The Unknown Policeman
1941
6.0Upon reaching the capital, an old man and his daughter are victims of abuse, where their goodwill becomes the way to gain control of the low instincts of a man who sought favors he did for an uncontrolled temptation.
Tentación
1943
5.5After indulging in an affair with a man (a friend of the family) she truly loves, a woman returns to her young son and husband for good, and loses contact with the man. Her husband is unaware of the affair. Twenty years later, there is news that the friend has died and left all of his money to the younger son in the family, which leads us to question this younger son's biological origin.
A Woman Without Love
1952
6.2After a vengeance taken too far costs his father his Hacienda and his life, young Juan Manuel Mendoza becomes a bandit. He will get a chance for revenge and for love after he infiltrates his enemy house as a piano teacher.
El rebelde (Romance de Antaño)
1943
5.6Wife-killer narrates flashbacks about how his obsessive jealousy led him to tragedy.
Locura pasional
1956
6.2Historical drama on the life of the medieval Italian saint, Francis of Assisi.
San Francisco de Asís
1944
Film credits
1950s · 23 titles
5.5After indulging in an affair with a man (a friend of the family) she truly loves, a woman returns to her young son and husband for good, and loses contact with the man. Her husband is unaware of the affair. Twenty years later, there is news that the friend has died and left all of his money to the younger son in the family, which leads us to question this younger son's biological origin.
A Woman Without Love
1952
5.6Wife-killer narrates flashbacks about how his obsessive jealousy led him to tragedy.
Locura pasional
1956
6.3A bar-girl's job becomes inescapable after her involvement in a murder. The bar owner deals with relationship troubles from her cheating boyfriend and her adopted daughter's ambitions.
Tragic Cabaret
1958
6.3Personal dramas among the residents of an apartment house.
Apartment house
1951
8.4A poor man becomes a modern Robin Hood, robbing the rich to give to the poor.
The King of the Neighborhood
1950
5.5Catita is a simple and poor woman who dreams of that her son stands out on something important to help her out of his humble. But she opposes to him being boxer, therefore constantly fighting with her husband.
Mi campeón
1952
5.7No synopsis available yet.
¿Mujer... o fiera?
1954
6.0Out-of-work actor and his burglar pal get jobs at an agency that pledges to do things the client doesn't want to deal with. Meanwhile, their boss is being stalked by seven Italian brothers who want revenge for something that happened to their great great grandfather.
Si usted no puede, yo sí
1951
5.4After moving from Guadalajara to Mexico City, a young woman gets embroiled in a series of puzzling mistaken-identity misadventures.
Mi desconocida esposa
1958
4.5Young woman elopes with her fiancé; during their honeymoon, things happen that cause them to be separated, and she finds herself alone in a big city with no resources to fall back on.
Mujer de medianoche
1952
6.0A federal policeman arrives in a town ravaged by a cult of hooded men who leave a satanic face on their victims.
Los diablos del terror
1959
5.9After a long absence, a man returns to his village and recounts all his adventures with a touch of nostalgia.
The Adventures of Pito Pérez
1957
6.8Two rodeo competitors from neighboring towns get all up in each other's business in the weeks before a big local competition. So do their respective manservants and the priests for each one's parish. Lotta competitive ructiousness going on.
Tan bueno el giro como el colorado
1959
6.0A woman accused of murder refuses to defend herself in any way, in order to avoid tarnishing the family name and the reputation of her long-lost son.
La mujer X
1955
8.4Jorge Bueno and Pedro Malo are best friends who consider giving up their womanizing ways when they each fall in love. As fate would have it, Pedro Malo unexpectedly marries Jorge Bueno's girlfriend, and the conflict between the former buddies begins.
Dos tipos de cuidado
1953
6.5The film is based on real events, from a case investigated by Detective Valente Quintana.
El mensaje de la muerte
1953
7.8Cantinflas works as a porter, who writes letters and speeches in his old writing machine to earn an extra money, despite the fact that he still goes to school. The sentimental issues come when Cantinflas falls in love of his pretty neighborhood (Silvia Pinal), who is handicapped and unable to walk. The thing wont be easy, because a young military man also has feelings for the girl. But the porter wants to see her happy, and he will become a sort of Cyrano De Bergerac, writing love letters to her signed by the young soldier. His plan is simple: to win money in the horse races in order to pay the operation which will make her walk again.
El Portero
1950
6.0Target of ridicule from fellow military academy, the cowardly Augustin did not want to return to their village for fear of confronting his grandfather, a revolutionary colonel. In love with the movie star Laura, Agustin flee to the capital but encounters the dangerous Humberto, another in love with the actress. Thanks to his "nine lives", he attains overcome perilous adventures and, incidentally, overcome their fears.
El gato sin botas
1957
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
7.6Cantinflas, who owns a cleaning business, cleans the windows of the house of a famous French actress. While carrying out his work he observes how a man steals one of the famous actress necklaces, but he can only see his back.
Drop the Curtain
1955
6.3No synopsis available yet.
Esposa o amante
1950
5.1To pay off her father's debts, Rita leaves her humble fishing village in Yucatan and gets exploited by several men, including a married politician who turns her into a big dancing star.
Take Me in Your Arms
1954
5.5Romance between a flamenco singer performing in Mexico and a gov't soldier during the Mexican Revolution.
Prisionera del pasado
1954
1940s · 33 titles
8.0A gang of thieves has jeopardized the city and even the police, whose chief urges their forces to captured the band within 48 hours. Meanwhile, band members meet in a cafe run by a widow and her daughter and her suitor, Cantinflas, who maintains a scuffle with the robbers running all at the station. Since then, Cantinflas become a member of the police force for special missions.
The Unknown Policeman
1941
6.0Upon reaching the capital, an old man and his daughter are victims of abuse, where their goodwill becomes the way to gain control of the low instincts of a man who sought favors he did for an uncontrolled temptation.
Tentación
1943
6.2After a vengeance taken too far costs his father his Hacienda and his life, young Juan Manuel Mendoza becomes a bandit. He will get a chance for revenge and for love after he infiltrates his enemy house as a piano teacher.
El rebelde (Romance de Antaño)
1943
6.2Historical drama on the life of the medieval Italian saint, Francis of Assisi.
San Francisco de Asís
1944
7.5Cantinflas enjoys the bullfight show, and wants to crash in every of these spectacles. Also, there's a professional bullfighter, Manolete, who is identical to Cantinflas. Manolete has to give a bullfight show in a village, but Cantinflas arrives first as a stowaway in a train, and he'll be mistake by the real bullfighter. Cantinflas will give us a demonstration of courage.
Neither Blood Nor Sand
1941
6.3Spanish refugee could only get across the border using fake documents that belonged to her brother and now she's stuck with the male identity...
Me ha besado un hombre
1944
6.0Family life of a widowed father with four teenaged and young-adult children.
Amor Prohibido
1945
5.7A father imposes conditions on his son in order to inherit his fortune, unaware of what true love is capable of. The son accepts his father's terms and faces a series of challenges that ultimately lead him to become the heir.
Soltera y con gemelos
1945
6.7A 1940 film directed by Manuel R. Ojeda,
La canción del huérfano
1940
6.0Wealthy young gentleman falls in love with a cabaret girl of no breeding; he overcomes his prejudices and accepts her in spite of her past... will she live up to his expectations of her?
Ángel o demonio
1947
6.6Ruled by a tough grandma, the Garcías are three charro cousins who fall in love with young American-born Lupita and fight for her love until grandma quiets them.
Vuelven los García
1947
6.3Unjustly accused of theft, the noble Raimundo is forced to leave his paternal home. A new incident, caused by the ambition of his brother José, causes Raimundo to be disowned by his girlfriend María and by his father, the just and strict Don Pepe. The only one who believes in Raimundo is his mother, Dona Lupita, a woman who suffers deeply because of the wrong decisions of her children.
When the Children are Gone
1941
6.0Priest Jesus knows a dark secret that was passed onto him during confession. When the town mayor threatens the integrity of some people, it is up to the priest to take action or remain silent.
El secreto del sacerdote
1941
6.0When an old house is about to be demolished to make room for a new radio station the famous ghosts which resides in the house start a revolt to alter the decision.
Revolt of the Ghosts
1949
6.0Mexican movie
El rey se divierte
1944
6.0A 1940 film directed by Ramón Pereda.
The Hawk
1940
6.3A bungling wannabe-lawyer keeps interfering in his friend's lives; his desire to help always makes things worse.
¡No me defiendas, compadre!
1949
6.7Bank employee is tempted to make use of banknotes scheduled for destruction.
El ladrón
1947
6.8Verona's peace is disturbed by the rivalry between noble families: the Montesco and the Capuleto, irreconcilable enemies. The two families have continued fighting to make life unbearable in the Italian town. The Prince of Verona informs the chiefs that the two families respond with their lives if there are new struggles. At a ball in honor of Juliet, the daughter of Capuleto, incidentally meets Romeo, son of Montesco. Both fall in love immediately, not knowing that their love is impossible.
Romeo y Julieta
1943
7.8Pepe el Toro is married to Celia la Chorreada and they have two children.
You the Rich
1948
7.7Cantinflas, 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
7.6An underaged heiress is sent to a reformatory by her unscrupulous guardians to prevent her from fulfilling the conditions of her father's will. Meanwhile, a street-vendor gets mistaken for an eminent psychologist and is hired to teach at that reformatory.
Músico, poeta y loco
1948
6.9A mousy, poor manicurist seeks to switch places with her more glamorous, wealthy twin sister.
The Other
1946
6.8A not very grief stricken young widow flutters her hand fan between a dashing young soldier and an elderly politician in this Belle Epoque era musical comedy.
Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!
1941
7.5A slapstick fantasy of the amorous adventures of a magician a la Cantinflas.
The Magician
1949
6.4A young woman who was born and grew up on an island prison-colony decides to move to the island and try life in the real world. Romance, bad luck and astonishing coincidences wait in her path.
La hija del penal
1949
6.0Carita finds herself forced to reject the advances of her wealthy godfather because she already has a steady boyfriend. Spurned, the godfather changes his will, stipulating that the five million pesos he leaves to his goddaughter can only be claimed once she becomes a widow. Hoping to inherit the fortune quickly, Carita marries Lázaro Bermejo, a dying indigent. However, the beggar makes a miraculous recovery and regains his health.
¡Que viene mi marido!
1940
5.8The dream of Atenodoro is to be a professor at the Faculty of Law. The students show enthusiasm for Ana, the professor’s daughter. Atenodoro resigns from his class, and the students try to make him return by pretending to be the rector and his family.
Mil estudiantes y una muchacha
1942
6.2The love between María Ángela and Fernando is impossible because there's an ancient history of hate between their families. His father killed hers, and other family members have killed each other for years. When María Ángela's grandfather finds she's in love with Fernando, he frames the young man and forces her to marry Manuel. Maria Ángela finds that Manuel doesn't love her and together plan her escape with Fernando. But things go wrong and the lovers find their destiny in The Spirit's Canyon.
The Rock of Souls
1943
7.6A 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
6.0Benedito the barber, mocked by everyone in the village, lathers the head of a blind customer just as the man regains his sight. Benedito becomes a celebrity, and everyone seeks his services.
The Prodigious Barber
1942
6.6Mercedes works as a cabaret performer to pay for her sister's studies. Problems begin when Mercedes and Paco, her exploiter, win a dance contest, but he refuses to share the prize with her.
Salon Mexico
1949
7.6Cantinflas and three friends return a stolen necklace to an actress who invites them to be extras at Clasa studios. While on the set, he falls asleep and dreams that he is d'Artagnan, fighting on behalf of Queen Anne.
The Three Musketeers
1942
1930s · 3 titles
5.7Julio Cesar (Enrique Herrera), writer of soap operas, is very upset nerves. Dr. Jimenez (Alberto Galán) recommends an institution that will give he a therapy to cure these scares. To avoid exposure to bad publicity, is camouflaged by the pseudonym Justiniano Conquian . By chance, a taxidermist (Joaquin Pardavé) also named. His case is different: it is a millionaire heir heritage potential, but will only be legally recognized if it meets a peculiar condition in the will, having to spend a whole month in the gloomy castle Conquian, competing with other heirs of fortune. Dr. Jimenez is bribed by a cousin of Justinian to send the false Conquian scares Castle into thinking that is the sanatorium.
Every Madman to His Specialty
1939
5.7It revolves around a suave thief (Carlos Miranda) who infiltrates a house where a murder has taken place. Surprisingly, it is this very criminal who ends up helping to solve the mystery of this and other crimes that occurred during the night.
La obligación de asesinar
1937
4.5Two middle-aged no-goodniks are trying to marry two young ladies; two age-appropriate young men concoct a scheme to prevent it, which involves one of them masquerading as the young ladies' aunt.
The Girls Aunt
1938

