Rafael Banquells

Acting

Rafael Banquells

Born — Died

1917-06-26 — 1990-10-27

Place of birth

La Habana, Cuba

Known for

Acting

Credits

61 titles

Rafael Banquells (June 25, 1917 – October 27, 1990) born Rafael Banquells Garafulla was an actor, director and TV producer known in Mexico as Rafael Banquells. Rafael Banquells Garafulla was born on June 25, 1917 in La Habana, Cuba. His parents were actors in Spain. He began his career as a movies actor in 1940. He was married three times. His wives were actresses. First he married Blanca de Castejón (deceased). He was then married to the actress and TV producer Silvia Pinal and they had a daughter, Sylvia Pasquel; and he was last married to the actress Dina de Marco. Their children are José Manuel, Rocío Banquells, Mary Paz, Ariadne and Rafael II. Rafael died on October 27, 1990 in Mexic…

Known for

Film credits

1970s · 7 titles

Estas ruinas que ves poster
4.2

In this sexy romantic comedy from Mexico, the life of a college professor is turned upside down when he falls for a former student, who is already pledged to marry another man.

Estas ruinas que ves

1979

Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis poster
4.7

A Nazi scientist using the lost city of Atlantis as his home base threatens to destroy civilization with a nuclear bomb. The Nazi scientist wants the third Reich to rule again and if his demands are not meet he will follow through on his threat of nuclear annihilation. With very little time to spare Santo is enlisted to find the nuclear bomb, disarm it and end the Nazi scientist’s diabolical plan

Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis

1970

The Holy Inquisition poster
6.0

A plague is spreading through 16th century Mexico, and the Inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church is rooting out Jews, for they are believed to be its cause. At his father's funeral, a monk observes his family practicing Jewish burial rite, and he reports them, leading to devastating consequences for the whole family.

The Holy Inquisition

1974

Pubertinaje poster
6.3

Three episodes: 1) "A Christmas dinner" where the family members fantasize about being somewhere else. The fetishist father wants to put on feminine clothes. The son longs for another transvestite adventure. The daughter yearns to be a singer and destroy the saints of the church with her voice. The youngest son wants to stab everyone dead. 2) "Game of mirrors". Two young classmates kiss on a picnic, but the girl's brother accuses the couple of being immoral. Bizarre things develop. 3) "Tetrahedron". A very fat man faces his girlfriend's longing for love.

Pubertinaje

1978

El sinvergüenza poster
4.5

Smooth-talking ladies' man runs an employment agency for call girls masquerading as language tutors.

El sinvergüenza

1971

Vidita negra poster
5.6

No synopsis available yet.

Vidita negra

1973

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

1950s · 22 titles

Él poster
7.7

Gloria encounters Francisco, a man whose social veneer betrays a truer self burrowed underneath.

Él

1953

Gutierritos poster
6.6

Timid, browbeaten salaryman becomes famous author overnight.

Gutierritos

1959

X Murderer poster
5.4

A murderer turns himself to the police, but claims amnesia and insists he's unable to tell them anything about his crime.

X Murderer

1955

The King of México poster
6.0

A humble tramp is turned, for a couple of days, into the richest and most famous man in México.

The King of México

1956

El tesoro de Pancho Villa poster
6.5

Villa's troops contend with some rival factions trying to gain control of a misplaced treasure trove.

El tesoro de Pancho Villa

1957

The Mark of the Skunk poster
7.2

In 1840 California, The Texmelucan viscount bizco, offers a feast for his son Tin, who returned from Italy where he studied fencing. The boy turns out to be a coward who flees in terror after refusing to fight a duel with Captain Gaspar. In their flight, Tin rescues a witch was tied to a tree. Grateful, the witch gives him an ointment that will make him invincible for an hour. The coward swordsman will have three opportunities to use it and save his father from the injustices of the evil ruler Marcelo.

The Mark of the Skunk

1950

Había una vez un marido poster
6.8

Due to confusion, Rafael is believed responsible for the death of Teresa. His wife Lilia and his brother looking for the real culprits.

Había una vez un marido

1953

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

La visita que no tocó el timbre poster
6.8

Two underachieving brothers take responsibility for an abandoned baby.

La visita que no tocó el timbre

1954

When Children Sin poster
6.0

Bad girl makes lives miserable.

When Children Sin

1952

Reportaje poster
7.3

Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve.

Reportaje

1953

Los tres mosqueteros y medio poster
7.3

Spoofy adaptation of The Three Musketeers, follows the original very closely.

Los tres mosqueteros y medio

1957

Crazy Love poster
5.5

Slapstick/musical comedy parody of historical dramas, send-up of "Locura de amor," about Queen Juana 'la loca' of Spain.

Crazy Love

1953

Si, Mi vida poster
5.8

Dr. Castellanos is saved from bankruptcy.

Si, Mi vida

1953

El Secreto De Pancho Villa poster
5.6

Sequel to El Tesoro De Pancho Villa; masked wrestler battles gangsters trying to take control of five clues to the location of a hidden treasure.

El Secreto De Pancho Villa

1957

Teatro del crimen poster
6.2

In a music hall has committed a murder, the police will also find the murderer.

Teatro del crimen

1957

No artwork available
5.0

Masked wrestler vs. gothic criminal gang. Third or fourth in a series.

La sombra vengadora contra la mano negra

1955

Unfaithful Wives poster
5.0

A bunch of stories where wives are unfaithful for different reasons: money, revenge or pleasure.

Unfaithful Wives

1956

Pasionaria poster
6.0

Musicians/dancers look for their big show-biz break while dealing with a melodrama/crime activity that involves an abusive husband, a lecherous employer and a heroin lab.

Pasionaria

1952

La sombra vengadora poster
6.6

An evil mastermind, known as La mano negra, attempts to steal a formula that creates synthetic drugs but a masked avenger known as La sombra will do anything to stop him.

La sombra vengadora

1956

Vivillo desde chiquillo poster
5.7

A freeloader goes through a case of mistaken identity after a man tries to blackmail a married woman and he's caught in the middle of everything.

Vivillo desde chiquillo

1951

Legítima defensa poster
5.8

Mr. X is convicted of killing Mr. Y and serves a jail sentence. After being released, he discovers that Mr. Y is still alive...

Legítima defensa

1953

1940s · 20 titles

Cuando escuches este vals poster
6.0

During World War II, Nazi spies tried to infiltrate everywhere, and the Mexican Military Academy was no exception.

Cuando escuches este vals

1944

Laura's Sin poster
6.4

José, a driver, and Laura, a dancer, were lovers. José couldn't dance with Laura due to his condition on his legs. Therefore, a man notices Laura's skill to dance and wants to do business with her, taking her on a dancing tour, which made José and Laura miss each other.

Laura's Sin

1949

Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala poster
6.0

The story of Mary Magdalene from being a sinner to follow Jesus Christ.

Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala

1946

El secreto de Juan Palomo poster
6.8

No synopsis available yet.

El secreto de Juan Palomo

1947

Qué hombre tan simpático poster
6.2

Amable is the drinking buddy of Paquito, a former medical student who plays Fanny's love, a cabaret singer and also with Conchita, a showgirl. One day, Paquito receives a telegram that his uncle Pancho vayaa asked to see his wife and other medical eminence to heal him his kidney ailment. Among all a hoax to mount Paquino not lose the inheritance from his uncle.

Qué hombre tan simpático

1943

Reina de reinas: La Virgen María poster
6.0

Standard retelling of the the Gospels, with a brief epilogue about the death of Mary.

Reina de reinas: La Virgen María

1948

No matarás poster
5.6

A mother stands by helplessly while a scandal involving marital infidelity, blackmail and murder takes shape around her daughter.

No matarás

1943

Los nietos de Don Venancio poster
5.8

A puritanical man travels to the capital to visit nightclubs and introduces himself as a bachelor, but to his surprise, he finds himself there with his wife.

Los nietos de Don Venancio

1946

Los siete niños de Écija poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Los siete niños de Écija

1947

No artwork available
5.7

This is an early film from Director Gilberto Martinez Solares, who would go on to become better-known for his unique perspective on horror films of the 60's and 70's - like "Santanico Pademonium" "Face of the Screaming Wolf" and his own "House of Terror", (these features, in turn, would inspire future award-wining Directors such as Tarantino and Del Toro). As far as Resurreccion goes, it is a semi-historical Drama, based on Leo Tolstoy's novel also titled "Resurrection" . However, Solares' movie loosely uses the start of the 1910 to 1920 Mexican Revolution as its cornerstone, (instead of the Russian battle that Tolstoy relied on for his 1899 literary work ). It essentially documents one man's effort to find redemption for his past sins. It stars actors Emilio Tuero, Lupita Tovar, Sara Garcia and Jose Pulido, among others.

Resurrección

1943

El Buen Mozo poster
6.0

Unscrupulous cad sleeps his way to the top of belle epoque Paris society.

El Buen Mozo

1946

El amor abrió los ojos poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

El amor abrió los ojos

1947

No artwork available
5.5

No synopsis available yet.

La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra

1947

Los Hijos De Don Venancio poster
5.5

Spanish immigrant wants his sons to join him in running his business, but they all have other ambitions.

Los Hijos De Don Venancio

1944

La mujer legítima poster
5.7

Widower wants to remarry, but his adult children are slow to warm to his new wife. One daughter in particular tries very hard to discredit her in his eyes.

La mujer legítima

1945

The Last Adventure poster
6.3

All of Mexico asks the same question, who has won the lottery jackpot of five million pesos? If the lucky person who won them does not show up soon to collect the prize, it will have to be raffled again.

The Last Adventure

1946

Una mujer con pasado poster
5.8

After cohabiting with a man without benefit of marriage, a young woman discovers the emotional cost of her sinful perversity.

Una mujer con pasado

1949

Arsenio Lupin poster
5.0

Arsenio Lupin is an audacious Parisian thief who mocks the police, especially Inspector Ganimard, but turns over most of his ill-gotten gains to charity. One night, he attends a party disguised as a newspaper writer who also mocks Ganimard; the next morning, the host's wife and a male guest are found murdered, and Ganimard arrives to solve the crime. A Mexican version of the Arsene Lupin character, with Sherlock Holmes tossed in as a cameo at the end.

Arsenio Lupin

1947

Enrédate y verás poster
6.7

A young woman disguises herself as a soldier when her boyfriend arrives to propose.

Enrédate y verás

1948

La última noche poster
6.7

Struggling musician takes sympathy on a homeless woman and they build a life together.

La última noche

1948

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