Janet Alcoriza

Writing

Janet Alcoriza

Born 1918-01-04 · Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Acting credits

The Exterminating Angel poster
7.9

After a lavish dinner party, the guests find themselves unable to depart... and, over the next few days, all of their elaborate societal pretenses and façades deteriorate as they are reduced to living like animals.

The Exterminating Angel

1962

Café Concordia poster
6.3

During the early XX Century, a lovely woman dancer has an amazing success in a place called "Cafe Concordia". She is courting by many men, buts he is in love with Ernesto, a young man whose parents are against their relationship. Ernesto invites Raquel to a party at his home but she is snubbed by his mother and offended by a slighted pretender. Ernesto faces this man in a duel in which he is about to be killed by his rival, but Raquel protects his body and receives the bullet. She dies in Ernesto's arms.

Café Concordia

1939

Espionaje en el golfo poster
6.7

Journalist Luis Navarro is assigned to cover the sinking of several ships, but his investigation takes an unexpected turn after meeting Miss Morán. As he digs deeper, he realizes the case is tied to a dangerous espionage conspiracy.

Espionaje en el golfo

1943

The Three Musketeers poster
7.5

Cantinflas 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

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

El niño de las monjas poster
6.7

It tells the story of a boy from an orphanage, raised in a convent, who saves a young woman who supports the institution from being gored by a bull, and later leaves the convent to follow the girl he had helped and to become a bullfighter.

El niño de las monjas

1944

Tlayucan poster
6.6

Desperate because of his son's illness, the peasant Eufemio steals a pearl from the image of Santa Lucía in the village church.

Tlayucan

1962

I'm a Real Mexican poster
5.8

Band of outlaws stumble across an espionage ring of Axis agents embedded in an out-of-the-way hacienda.

I'm a Real Mexican

1942

Cuando viajan las estrellas poster
6.0

A Hollywood star travels to Mexico to take flamenco dancing lessons for her next movie. In the airport she meets a Mexican rancher, and while both dislike each other at first, things may change.

Cuando viajan las estrellas

1942

Tormenta en la cumbre poster
5.7

Young couple weather a marital crisis while older people who have already given up on life interfere from the sidelines.

Tormenta en la cumbre

1943

Una luz en mi camino poster
6.0

In a small city, talented María was trained as a singer by blind composer Joaquín. They both dream of making it big in the capital but, when they finally make the move, they find that success is not achieved without struggles.

Una luz en mi camino

1939

Behind the camera

The Great Madcap poster
7.3

Portrayal of a family’s attempt to change the spending habit of the indulgent and hedonistic patriarch, Alfredo. The family decides to try to fool him into spending less by telling him that his large fortune is gone.

The Great Madcap

1949

La Vida No Vale Nada poster
8.1

Pablo, a wandering laborer, has imprisoned himself in a hell of alcoholism. Cruz, a widow, reaches out to the troubled man, but even her compassion may not be enough to save him.

La Vida No Vale Nada

1955

The Hour of Truth poster
6.3

Mexican movie

The Hour of Truth

1945

Morir de pie poster
5.7

A young woman gives herself to her boyfriend but is forced to marry an army officer, who takes revenge on him.

Morir de pie

1957

La miel se fue de la luna poster
6.7

Dr. Pablo, something womanizer, going to marry with Mini and cheats África, singer and his lover, telling her to wait while she is on tour in Cuba. With her, he poses as a friend industrial, Ricardo and his intention is not to see her again. While Africa is out he marries Mini, which proves to be terribly jealous. Complications ensue when Africa returns to Mexico and start searching for the fake Richard. By chance a friend of Mini will be in a beauty salon and this ensures she can take to "Ricardo" because is "a friend of her husband". A typical sitcom with a blistering pace.

La miel se fue de la luna

1952

Me quiero casar poster
6.0

In Mexico, an American tourist meets and falls in love with a young Mexican doctor.

Me quiero casar

1967

El ahijado de la muerte poster
6.2

Father of a newborn makes a deal with Death to protect his son.

El ahijado de la muerte

1946

Our Daily Hunger poster
8.0

Trophy wife of a crooked industrialist meets a philanthropic doctor and develops a social conscience. Mexican remake of Born Yesterday.

Our Daily Hunger

1960

Nocturno de amor poster
6.6

Luis Aguilar is a talented piano student who struggles to make ends meet. At the conservatory he meets the beautiful, rich, and also talented piano student Marta Reyes and romance ensues. One day, a full scholarship to study piano abroad is announced and both Luis and Marta fill out the necessary paperwork--but only one place is available. Luis is torn apart by his love for both the piano and Marta.

Nocturno de amor

1948

Una gringuita en México poster
6.0

A USA girl decides to vacation in Mexico and experience first hand all the stereotypical scenes she's seen in movies. When she gets there, everything isn't all charros and bandidos, though -- surprise, surprise!

Una gringuita en México

1951

Living Is What Matters poster
5.4

A drifter named Candelario asks to spend the night at the hacienda of Don Lazaro. Once there, he gets the offer to stay and work as a laborer with a fixed salary. Over time, Candelario is gaining the confidence of his employer, and becomes indispensable. The situation will change radically when Don Lazarus discovers that Candelario is having a love affair with his wife.

Living Is What Matters

1987

Si me viera don Porfirio poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Si me viera don Porfirio

1950

Canasta Uruguaya poster
6.3

Screwball comedy about country girl who inherits a fortune.

Canasta Uruguaya

1951

The Black Horseman poster
6.7

A rancher disguises himself as a generous bandit and murders a tax collector, but is discovered.

The Black Horseman

1961

Engagement ring poster
5.8

Newlyweds struggle with career issues and poverty.

Engagement ring

1951

Enrédate y verás poster
6.7

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

Enrédate y verás

1948