
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
6.0Popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme Aprendí a Llorar, a song written by Lolita de la Colina. The telenovela was produced by Chilean Valentín Pimstein and Carlos Romero, it was directed by Rafael Banquells. The story was written by Inés Rodena and adapted by Valeria Philips.
Los ricos también lloran
1979
7.5No synopsis available yet.
Ha llegado una intrusa
1974
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Las gemelas
1972
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Gutierritos
1958
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Muchacha italiana viene a casarse
1971
6.0During World War II, Nazi spies tried to infiltrate everywhere, and the Mexican Military Academy was no exception.
Cuando escuches este vals
1944
Film credits
1980s · 2 titles
1970s · 7 titles
4.2In 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
4.7A 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
6.0A 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
6.3Three 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
4.5Smooth-talking ladies' man runs an employment agency for call girls masquerading as language tutors.
El sinvergüenza
1971
5.6No synopsis available yet.
Vidita negra
1973
5.5Wealthy 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
7.7Gloria encounters Francisco, a man whose social veneer betrays a truer self burrowed underneath.
Él
1953
6.6Timid, browbeaten salaryman becomes famous author overnight.
Gutierritos
1959
5.4A murderer turns himself to the police, but claims amnesia and insists he's unable to tell them anything about his crime.
X Murderer
1955
6.0A humble tramp is turned, for a couple of days, into the richest and most famous man in México.
The King of México
1956
6.5Villa's troops contend with some rival factions trying to gain control of a misplaced treasure trove.
El tesoro de Pancho Villa
1957
7.2In 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
6.8Due 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
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
6.8Two underachieving brothers take responsibility for an abandoned baby.
La visita que no tocó el timbre
1954
6.0Bad girl makes lives miserable.
When Children Sin
1952
7.3Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve.
Reportaje
1953
7.3Spoofy adaptation of The Three Musketeers, follows the original very closely.
Los tres mosqueteros y medio
1957
5.5Slapstick/musical comedy parody of historical dramas, send-up of "Locura de amor," about Queen Juana 'la loca' of Spain.
Crazy Love
1953
5.8Dr. Castellanos is saved from bankruptcy.
Si, Mi vida
1953
5.6Sequel 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
6.2In a music hall has committed a murder, the police will also find the murderer.
Teatro del crimen
1957
Masked wrestler vs. gothic criminal gang. Third or fourth in a series.
La sombra vengadora contra la mano negra
1955
5.0A bunch of stories where wives are unfaithful for different reasons: money, revenge or pleasure.
Unfaithful Wives
1956
6.0Musicians/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
6.6An 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
5.7A 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
5.8Mr. 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
6.0During World War II, Nazi spies tried to infiltrate everywhere, and the Mexican Military Academy was no exception.
Cuando escuches este vals
1944
6.4José, 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
6.0The story of Mary Magdalene from being a sinner to follow Jesus Christ.
Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala
1946
6.8No synopsis available yet.
El secreto de Juan Palomo
1947
6.2Amable 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
6.0Standard retelling of the the Gospels, with a brief epilogue about the death of Mary.
Reina de reinas: La Virgen María
1948
5.6A mother stands by helplessly while a scandal involving marital infidelity, blackmail and murder takes shape around her daughter.
No matarás
1943
5.8A 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
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Los siete niños de Écija
1947
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
6.0Unscrupulous cad sleeps his way to the top of belle epoque Paris society.
El Buen Mozo
1946
6.0No synopsis available yet.
El amor abrió los ojos
1947
No synopsis available yet.
La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra
1947
5.5Spanish immigrant wants his sons to join him in running his business, but they all have other ambitions.
Los Hijos De Don Venancio
1944
5.7Widower 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
6.3All 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
5.8After cohabiting with a man without benefit of marriage, a young woman discovers the emotional cost of her sinful perversity.
Una mujer con pasado
1949
5.0Arsenio 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
6.7A young woman disguises herself as a soldier when her boyfriend arrives to propose.
Enrédate y verás
1948
6.7Struggling musician takes sympathy on a homeless woman and they build a life together.
La última noche
1948
Undated · 1 titles
Series credits
6.0Popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme Aprendí a Llorar, a song written by Lolita de la Colina. The telenovela was produced by Chilean Valentín Pimstein and Carlos Romero, it was directed by Rafael Banquells. The story was written by Inés Rodena and adapted by Valeria Philips.
Los ricos también lloran
1979
7.5No synopsis available yet.
Ha llegado una intrusa
1974
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Las gemelas
1972
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Gutierritos
1958
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Muchacha italiana viene a casarse
1971




