Rodolfo Landa

Acting

Rodolfo Landa

Born — Died

1926-01-01 — 2004-02-14

Place of birth

Mexico City, Mexico

Known for

Acting

Credits

61 titles

Rodolfo Landa was born as Rodolfo Echeverría Álvarez. He was an actor and producer.

Known for

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

Hermoso ideal poster
6.0

Two Spanish children, boy and girl, make friends with a Mexican boy while on vacation. In adulthood, their friendship turns into a romantic triangle. Then bullfighting and the Foreign legion and stuff.

Hermoso ideal

1948

The Third Word poster
7.0

A young teacher is sent to a remote estate to educate a wealthy man who has grown up isolated from society. As she introduces him to formal education and social conventions, their contrasting views of the world lead to a series of unexpected encounters.

The Third Word

1956

Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots poster
5.7

The evil scientist Dr. Caronte plots to revive the brains of three dead scientists and use them to obtain the formula for the super-powerful neutron bomb. The resulting creation needs blood lots of blood, sending Caronte's midget assistant Nick and his legion of mutant monsters out to get fresh victims. However, the masked atom-superman Neutron vows to put a stop to Caronte's deeds.

Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots

1962

Soledad's Shawl poster
6.5

Alberto Robles, a young doctor, is faced with the decision to surrender to a life full of comforts and luxuries or to continue dedicating himself body and soul to serving those who need it most.

Soledad's Shawl

1952

Neutron and the Black Mask poster
5.3

Neutron, a masked wrestler/superhero, battles a gang of crooks who are plotting to steal a secret formula.

Neutron and the Black Mask

1962

Film credits

1960s · 23 titles

Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots poster
5.7

The evil scientist Dr. Caronte plots to revive the brains of three dead scientists and use them to obtain the formula for the super-powerful neutron bomb. The resulting creation needs blood lots of blood, sending Caronte's midget assistant Nick and his legion of mutant monsters out to get fresh victims. However, the masked atom-superman Neutron vows to put a stop to Caronte's deeds.

Neutron the Atomic Superman vs. the Death Robots

1962

Neutron and the Black Mask poster
5.3

Neutron, a masked wrestler/superhero, battles a gang of crooks who are plotting to steal a secret formula.

Neutron and the Black Mask

1962

Neutron vs. Dr. Caronte poster
5.1

Neutron, a superhero/wrestler, goes up against a mad scientist and his army of monsters.

Neutron vs. Dr. Caronte

1963

Los tigres del ring poster
5.5

Crooked promoter has a secret weapon who goes around beating fighters to death after their matches if they aren't in line with his rigging schedule. Part one of two.

Los tigres del ring

1960

Black Wind poster
8.0

The building of a railroad under tough conditions from searing heat to freezing cold in the Sonora desert provokes clashes of passion and struggles between the engineers and the workers at the campsite. The workers also contend with sudden dust storms that are called the 'black wind'. Based on true events.

Black Wind

1965

Rancho solo poster
6.7

The film is a typical whodunit story, combined with a "ranchero" and western flavor. A young engineer arrives to his godfather hacienda, along with his fiancée. But the things got complicated when the godfather's wife reveals that she had an affair with the young man. One night, the young man's father is murdered in the wood, and he will look for revenge.

Rancho solo

1967

Neutron Battles the Karate Assassins poster
4.9

Superhero wrestler Neutron battles a gang of robotic assassins who use their hands and feet as deadly weapons.

Neutron Battles the Karate Assassins

1965

No artwork available
5.4

A gunslinger avenges his father's murder.

A Clean Shot

1960

Suerte Te De Dios poster
5.8

Two construction workers discover a stash of gold coins hidden in the walls of a building they're demolishing.

Suerte Te De Dios

1961

Neutron vs. the Maniac poster
5.2

Neutron, a wrestler/superhero, investigates a series of murders at a sanitarium.

Neutron vs. the Maniac

1965

You Only Come at Night poster
5.1

During a visit to Guatemala for Holy Week, tourist Andrés falls in love with a mysterious woman who hides her identity and marital status, rawing him into a web of secrets, deception and tragedy.

You Only Come at Night

1966

Los bárbaros del norte poster
6.0

Townsfolk expect that when the dead sheriff's son comes home, people will quit doing crimes... but he turns out to be an inept comedian type bozo guy.

Los bárbaros del norte

1962

No artwork available
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Los secretos del sexo débil

1962

No artwork available
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Mi guitarra y mi caballo

1961

El torneo de la muerte poster
6.3

Three stories of the tigers of the ring "The love of the beast", "The tiger brothers" and "The tigers of the ring".

El torneo de la muerte

1960

La entrega de Chucho el Roto poster
6.3

Gentleman swindler runs cleverly-orchestrated scams. Four of four in a series.

La entrega de Chucho el Roto

1962

Las recién casadas poster
5.8

Three newlywed couples and the priest who married them face problems imposed on them by unquestioning adherence to patriarchal values.

Las recién casadas

1962

Aventuras de Chucho el Roto poster
6.7

Number 2 of 4 in a series about the exploits of a crew of Robin Hood-esque con artists.

Aventuras de Chucho el Roto

1961

La captura de Chucho el Roto poster
6.3

"Gentleman bandit" and his gang execute a series of elaborate heists. #3 of 4 in a series.

La captura de Chucho el Roto

1961

La hermana blanca poster
6.2

A young woman believes her fiance has died, and she enters a convent.

La hermana blanca

1960

Calibre 44 poster
5.6

The film tells the story of two twins separated in childhood who reunite when they are older. One of them has grown between outlaws and has become one of them, a murderous bandit who frightens the region. The other has grown, without knowing it, in exactly the ranch of the man who murdered his father and has become the loving foreman of the farmer's daughter, now deceased.

Calibre 44

1960

No artwork available
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

El bastardo

1968

No artwork available
5.7

Three Black Angels (Spanish: Tres angelitos negros) is a 1960 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring Miguel Aceves Mejía, Yolanda Varela and Pedro Vargas.

Three Black Angels

1960

1950s · 29 titles

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

The Third Word poster
7.0

A young teacher is sent to a remote estate to educate a wealthy man who has grown up isolated from society. As she introduces him to formal education and social conventions, their contrasting views of the world lead to a series of unexpected encounters.

The Third Word

1956

Ash Wednesday poster
4.6

1913: A young woman is raped by a priest and turns away from the Church as a result of the experience. 1924: She now is the owner of an expensive brothel, and she plays a small role on both sides of the Cristero Uprising, when foreign-born clergy were deported from Mexico.

Ash Wednesday

1958

Tragic Cabaret poster
6.3

A 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

Pecado poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Pecado

1951

Here is Heraclius Bernal poster
6.2

Historical drama/biopic about 1880s Social Justice bandits in a mining community in Sinaloa. First of three in series.

Here is Heraclius Bernal

1958

El potro salvaje poster
5.5

No synopsis available yet.

El potro salvaje

1958

La mujer X poster
6.0

A 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

No artwork available
5.5

Masked avenger on horseback, one of a series.

La marca del cuervo

1958

La mujer ajena poster
6.2

This is the story of a gambler whose mistress is the wife of a renowned philanthropist. The gambler himself is cheating on his mistress with another woman. The secret love triangle gradually becomes public due to the jealousy, ambition, and weaknesses of its protagonists, including the guilt felt by the lovers.

La mujer ajena

1955

The Abduction poster
4.9

In a small Mexican village the news shock neighbors, Ricardo Alfaro, a wealthy local rancher has disappeared without a trace. Taking advantage of the circumstance, Aurora Campos, a strong woman with overwhelming beauty, convinces the authorities to sell her the property in exchange for twelve thousand dollars. Soon after, when Ricardo suddenly reappears, a real battle is about to begin.

The Abduction

1954

No artwork available
5.8

Young gunslinger gets his hero on. #2 in a series ("El Puma.")

La ley del más rápido

1959

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

Reportaje poster
7.3

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

Reportaje

1953

The Intruder poster
6.0

Upon her arrival to the village San Ignacio, Gabriela meets Raúl, owner of a residence that her grandfather administrates. He doesn't reveal his real identity and they fall madly in love. Tania, Raúl's sister-in-law, secretly loves him and she decides to separate them by simulating a car accident from which Gabriela temporarily becomes paralized. Aware that they will marry, Tania makes the girl believe that Raúl is marrying her out of compassion, causing Gabriela to disappear from the residence...

The Intruder

1954

No artwork available
5.8

Viruta and Capulina are responsible for rescuing the Sultan's baby, after it's kidnapped by a evil dude.

Los tigres del desierto

1958

La rosa blanca poster
6.0

For the centenary of Cuban patriot Jose Marti, the 1950s pre-Castro dictator Batista collected funds for an official film commemoration and hired renowned director Fernandez from Mexico to erect this memorial work.

La rosa blanca

1954

Diabolical Kidnapping poster
5.7

Second film in the Tigres del ring series.

Diabolical Kidnapping

1957

El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio Bernal poster
5.8

Disgruntled 19th century peasants get militant and start redistributing some wealth. Part two of a historical-drama trilogy.

El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio Bernal

1958

No artwork available
6.2

Ice-cream vendor gets caught up in wacky misadventures.

El joven del carrito

1959

El monstruo en la sombra poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

El monstruo en la sombra

1955

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

Orange Blossoms for your Wedding poster
6.0

During the time of the Mexican Revolution, the eldest daughter of a conservative family must respect the decision of her parents, and follow the traditions of using the wedding flowers her mother used.

Orange Blossoms for your Wedding

1950

A sablazo limpio poster
7.6

Two clownish incompetents get mixed up in power struggles between state officials.

A sablazo limpio

1958

Bolero Inmortal poster
7.0

Young singer becomes famous, has an affair with a married man.

Bolero Inmortal

1958

Red Rain poster
6.2

Colonel Montero kills a man, which triggers a series of events, deaths and reprisals in 1923 Mexico. The people want revenge, and Montero will do everything possible to protect his beloved Elisa, who loves him despite his crimes.

Red Rain

1950

Las tres pelonas poster
5.8

Pseudo-historical drama about a semi-civilian who decides to run guns across the border for Villa's troops.

Las tres pelonas

1958

Furias desatadas poster
5.6

College student enters the pro wrestling circuit, hoping to find out who killed his father. Third of four in a series.

Furias desatadas

1957

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

1940s · 6 titles

Behind the camera