Ernesto Alonso

Acting

Ernesto Alonso

Born — Died

1917-03-01 — 2007-08-07

Place of birth

Aguascalientes, Mexico

Known for

Acting

Credits

44 titles

Ernesto Alonso (February 28, 1917 – August 7, 2007) was a Mexican producer, director, cinematographer and actor. He was nicknamed "El Señor Telenovela" ("Mr. Soap Opera") because most of his work centered on telenovelas known around the world.

Known for

Bajo un Mismo Rostro poster
5.5

After the murder of her father and brother, Irene Saldivar travels to Greece. There she meets and falls in love with entrepreneur Alexis Theodorakis. Carlos is the administrator of Irene's fortune and cooperates with Alejandro in a rotten and corrupt business where he marries rich women, kills them, and obtains their fortune. When Carlos finds out about Irene's marriage to Alexis, he formulates a plan to kill Alexis and obtain his fortune. During Irene and Alexis' honeymoon, Carlos' plan succeeds when the boat Alexis travels in explodes. A desperate and pregnant Irene returns to Mexico, where she falls in love with Dr. Diego Covarrubias. However, Irene is forced to leave him for the sake of her friend Carolina, since Carolina loves him and has cancer. Since Alejandro isn't able to win Irene's love, Alejandro gets in her life and forces her to marry him or risk losing her son - all of this as part of another plan Carlos formulated so he and Alejandro plot Irene's death in another fatal catastrophe.

Bajo un Mismo Rostro

1995

The Young and the Damned poster
8.1

A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent life in the infamous slums of Mexico City; among them Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.

The Young and the Damned

1950

El Maleficio poster
7.5

El Maleficio is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for TelevisaUnivision and originally broadcast on Las Estrellas from November 13, 2023, to March 3, 2024. It is a remake of the classic 1983 telenovela of the same name created by Fernanda Villeli. Adapted by Leonardo Bechini, the telenovela was directed by Carlos Cock Marín and stars Fernando Colunga, Marlene Favela, Julián Gil, Sofía Castro, Chantal Andere, Jacqueline Andere, Rafael Inclán, and Julio Vallado. The story follows Enrique de Martino, a wealthy and powerful businessman who secretly practices dark magic to achieve success and control those around him. After marrying the widowed Beatriz Almazán, he draws her family into a dangerous world of supernatural forces, occult rituals, and hidden conspiracies. As terrifying events unfold, Beatriz and her loved ones must confront evil, uncover long-buried secrets, and fight to break the curse that threatens to destroy their lives.

El Maleficio

2023

Lo blanco y lo negro poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Lo blanco y lo negro

1989

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Aprendiendo a amar

1980

Las Lunas del Auditorio poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Las Lunas del Auditorio

2002

Film credits

1950s · 17 titles

The Young and the Damned poster
8.1

A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent life in the infamous slums of Mexico City; among them Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.

The Young and the Damned

1950

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz poster
7.3

A 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

Wuthering Heights poster
6.2

In 19th-century Mexico, young orphan Alejandro is adopted by the wealthy, landowning Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Catalina. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Catalina, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Eduardo, a man of means who befits her stature. Alejandro vows to win her back.

Wuthering Heights

1954

Mujer de medianoche poster
4.5

Young 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

The Port of the Seven Sins poster
6.2

Career criminals vie for ownership of a disreputable waterfront dive and for the love of the cabaret-gal that sings there.

The Port of the Seven Sins

1951

Orquídeas para mi esposa poster
6.6

No synopsis available yet.

Orquídeas para mi esposa

1954

Una mujer en la calle poster
4.8

An unlikely friendship develops when respectable Doña Nena spends her days looking out her window across the street to the sex workers who spend their nights there. One night, she helps helps Alicia one of the girls, escape a police raid and spend several nights painting her portrait.

Una mujer en la calle

1955

Reportaje poster
7.3

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

Reportaje

1953

Maternidad imposible poster
6.7

Mother and child are separated during the Spanish Civil War. Believing the mother to be dead, the child is sent to a refugee orphanage in Mexico, then adopted. Meanwhile, Mama recovers from her injuries, and...

Maternidad imposible

1955

Streetwalker poster
5.7

In Mexico City, two sisters live radically different lives: Maria, who—along with her supportive group of fellow sex workers—must deal with unscrupulous, abusive clients and her exploitative pimp, Rudy, and Elena, a society woman trapped in a marriage of convenience, who falls prey to Rudy’s fortune-seeking seduction.

Streetwalker

1951

La mujer sin lagrimas poster
6.8

Melodrama about a girl brought up by a stepmother.

La mujer sin lagrimas

1951

El cardenal poster
5.7

Mexican feature film

El cardenal

1951

The Coward poster
6.7

A stranded ship. A man and two boys go to its rescue - uncle Arturo and his two nephews. The ship is empty, except for a little girl - the only survivor.

The Coward

1953

Girls in Uniform poster
5.5

Orphan Manuela's passionate crush on her teacher Lucila scandalizes their all-girl Catholic school.

Girls in Uniform

1951

La torre de marfil poster
6.0

Philandering husband drives wife to the brink of suicide.

La torre de marfil

1958

A Doll's House poster
5.3

Adaptation of the play by Henrik Ibsen. Mexican version of " A Doll's House." A spendthrift wife hides from her banker husband that she is in debt to a dishonorable employee her husband has fired.

A Doll's House

1954

Otra primavera poster
6.1

His wife dies and now he's free to marry his mistress and adopt their children officially. How will this play out?

Otra primavera

1950

1940s · 16 titles

Story of a Great Love poster
6.7

Manuel leaves town leaving Soledad in deep sadness. After several years of absence, the young man returns to find Soledad married to Antonio. However, the woman continues to be in love with him and both are determined to consummate their love.

Story of a Great Love

1942

The Pharaoh's Court poster
6.2

The wise men of the kingdom interpret a dream of Pharaoh and decide that Putifar, a victorious general, should marry Lota, a virginal slave.

The Pharaoh's Court

1944

Crimen en la alcoba poster
5.8

A man's on trial for murder; a friend who could prove his innocence chooses not to come forward. An interested detective starts working to discover the how-come of all of that.

Crimen en la alcoba

1946

Felipe de Jesús poster
6.7

Biography of the first Catholic Saint to be born in Mexico.

Felipe de Jesús

1949

El globo de Cantolla poster
5.8

Three boys and three girls in the 1890s.

El globo de Cantolla

1944

El padre Morelos poster
5.7

Biography of early-1800s Mexican priest/statesman.

El padre Morelos

1943

Price of Glory poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Price of Glory

1949

Marina poster
5.6

Adaptation of a Spanish operetta about a love triangle between two fisherman and a human female.

Marina

1945

The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland poster
6.3

On the eve of the Grito de Dolores and faced with the threat of being arrested by the viceregal government, Miguel Hidalgo suggested to Captain Allende that the flag of the insurgent movement be the banner of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland

1942

Everybody's Woman poster
6.2

A beautiful woman of affairs falls in love with a handsome young man of great promise. Fearing for his future, the man's father begs her to leave his son so that her reputation will not hold him back.

Everybody's Woman

1946

La dama del velo poster
6.8

Andrea loves Esteban. Esteban murders his wife and goes go jail. Andrea marries Esteban's lawyer. Twenty years later...

La dama del velo

1949

La gallina clueca poster
6.2

The story follows Teresa, a widowed and protective mother who travels with her children to Mexico City, where she meets a merchant named Ángel, who helps her build a new life.

La gallina clueca

1941

The Cockfighter poster
6.0

In 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

The White Monk poster
6.8

In an Italian monastery during the XIII century, a white image appears sculpted by Fray Paracleto humble mystically and sew clothes. Besides a mysterious woman appears Orsina Galata. She tells her story to the Father Provincial and thus dates back to his past.

The White Monk

1945

Tragic Weddings poster
5.7

Jalisco, 19th century. Diego, a wealthy landowner, secretly marries Amparo, defying her father Juan Manuel, who fiercely opposes the union. Juan Manuel still holds a grudge against Diego, having once been his employer when Diego was just a laborer. Their secret marriage stirs jealousy and resentment, particularly in Octavio, Diego’s servant, and his wife Laura, who harbors unspoken feelings for him. As Diego departs for a military mission in Guadalajara, Juan Manuel, unaware of the marriage, attempts to arrange a match between Amparo and the Spaniard José Luis.

Tragic Weddings

1946

El Jorobado poster
6.4

Historical drama/swashbuckler: Spain during the Inquisition.

El Jorobado

1943

Series credits

Bajo un Mismo Rostro poster
5.5

After the murder of her father and brother, Irene Saldivar travels to Greece. There she meets and falls in love with entrepreneur Alexis Theodorakis. Carlos is the administrator of Irene's fortune and cooperates with Alejandro in a rotten and corrupt business where he marries rich women, kills them, and obtains their fortune. When Carlos finds out about Irene's marriage to Alexis, he formulates a plan to kill Alexis and obtain his fortune. During Irene and Alexis' honeymoon, Carlos' plan succeeds when the boat Alexis travels in explodes. A desperate and pregnant Irene returns to Mexico, where she falls in love with Dr. Diego Covarrubias. However, Irene is forced to leave him for the sake of her friend Carolina, since Carolina loves him and has cancer. Since Alejandro isn't able to win Irene's love, Alejandro gets in her life and forces her to marry him or risk losing her son - all of this as part of another plan Carlos formulated so he and Alejandro plot Irene's death in another fatal catastrophe.

Bajo un Mismo Rostro

1995

El Maleficio poster
7.5

El Maleficio is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for TelevisaUnivision and originally broadcast on Las Estrellas from November 13, 2023, to March 3, 2024. It is a remake of the classic 1983 telenovela of the same name created by Fernanda Villeli. Adapted by Leonardo Bechini, the telenovela was directed by Carlos Cock Marín and stars Fernando Colunga, Marlene Favela, Julián Gil, Sofía Castro, Chantal Andere, Jacqueline Andere, Rafael Inclán, and Julio Vallado. The story follows Enrique de Martino, a wealthy and powerful businessman who secretly practices dark magic to achieve success and control those around him. After marrying the widowed Beatriz Almazán, he draws her family into a dangerous world of supernatural forces, occult rituals, and hidden conspiracies. As terrifying events unfold, Beatriz and her loved ones must confront evil, uncover long-buried secrets, and fight to break the curse that threatens to destroy their lives.

El Maleficio

2023

Lo blanco y lo negro poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Lo blanco y lo negro

1989

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Aprendiendo a amar

1980

Las Lunas del Auditorio poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Las Lunas del Auditorio

2002