Valentín Tornos

Acting

Valentín Tornos

Born — Died

1901-01-04 — 1976-09-19

Known for

Acting

Credits

47 titles

Valentín Tornos López (4 January 1901 – 19 September 1976) was a Spanish film and television actor. He had numerous secondary roles in theater and cinema, and achieved great popularity in his old age with the role of Don Cicuta in the television contest Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez. Description above from the Wikipedia article Valentín Tornos, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Tales to Keep You Awake poster
7.6

Tales of terror by established authors such as Ray Bradbury or Edgar Allan Poe, as well as original scripts.

Tales to Keep You Awake

1966

The Cannibal Man poster
6.1

A young man, Marco, working as a butcher, accidentally kills a taxi driver. His girlfriend Paula wants to go to the police so he has to kill her too. He then has to kill his brother, his brother’s fiancée and his father, who have become suspicious. He gets rid of the bodies by taking them to a slaughter house.

The Cannibal Man

1972

The Executioner poster
7.6

An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement.

The Executioner

1963

A House Without Boundaries poster
5.1

Daniel is a member of The Organization. He is sent on an assignment to Bilbao to determine what has become of a lad his age, a former member. He takes over the boy's room in an odd rooming house. When he is given the photo of the boy's girlfriend, he is so taken with it that he puts off his quest. The Organization requires him to continue, however, so he tracks her down to a remote fishing village.

A House Without Boundaries

1972

El grano de mostaza poster
7.2

Evelino Galindo, the serious owner of a porcelain store, argues with the womanizer jeweler Orcajo for an insignificant game of dominoes. Evelino, enraged, challenges him the next day to a duel in the gym. But after meditating a bit he starts to get scared. That is why, with the help of his friend Leoncio, he sharpens his wit to find a way to escape from combat. However, the situation is becoming more complicated.

El grano de mostaza

1962

Ringo and Gringo Against All poster
5.7

Two bumbling southern soldiers are still trying to fight the Civil War unaware of its conclusion and encouraged by two southern belles who are trying to hope those who wish to continue the conflict.

Ringo and Gringo Against All

1966

Film credits

1970s · 18 titles

The Cannibal Man poster
6.1

A young man, Marco, working as a butcher, accidentally kills a taxi driver. His girlfriend Paula wants to go to the police so he has to kill her too. He then has to kill his brother, his brother’s fiancée and his father, who have become suspicious. He gets rid of the bodies by taking them to a slaughter house.

The Cannibal Man

1972

A House Without Boundaries poster
5.1

Daniel is a member of The Organization. He is sent on an assignment to Bilbao to determine what has become of a lad his age, a former member. He takes over the boy's room in an odd rooming house. When he is given the photo of the boy's girlfriend, he is so taken with it that he puts off his quest. The Organization requires him to continue, however, so he tracks her down to a remote fishing village.

A House Without Boundaries

1972

Don Quixote Rides Again poster
7.2

A new vision of the Knight of the sad figure, which lives obsessed by the chivalry and its codes of honor. Accompanied by his unusual squire Sancho Panza, Don Quixote recalls some of the adventures they've shared.

Don Quixote Rides Again

1973

The Ibéricas Football Club poster
5.1

The Iberian F.C. is a female football team makes a splash in the world of football, rather than their athletic skills, their physical attraction for the male audience. Each of the components of the whole suffers a different and peculiar relationship status, derived from its new sports.

The Ibéricas Football Club

1971

El alma se serena poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

El alma se serena

1970

El padre de la criatura poster
5.7

Eduardo and Antonia are a mature couple excited about their daughter expecting their first grandchild. But life will change completely when some laboratory tests confirm that it is Antonia who is pregnant and not her daughter. This unexpected situation strongly influences the character of Eduardo, who begins to live what he calls a "second youth".

El padre de la criatura

1972

Dele color al difunto poster
3.8

No synopsis available yet.

Dele color al difunto

1970

The Ancines Woods poster
4.8

Benito Freire, a pedlar in a small village in northern Spain suffers from epileptic seizures and rumours start to spread that he may be a werewolf and responsible for a series of killings. The local Abbot is called upon to form a team to investigate, in an effort to halt the harrowing murders.

The Ancines Woods

1970

Las correrías del Vizconde Arnau poster
8.0

The actual Viscount Arnau wants to acquire the power and fame that had their ancestors. For this reason decided to hav many children, preferably males, to revive the Empire.

Las correrías del Vizconde Arnau

1974

Una chica casi decente poster
4.0

Cesar Martin, better known as El Duque, is an elegant, charming and intelligent man, who has been obliged to be known by heart the Penal Code, as their profession is the scam. Cesar has another weakness: his beautiful daughter Silvia is always a decent person.

Una chica casi decente

1971

Lola, They Say She Does Not Live Alone poster
4.5

A prostitute promises to the Virgin Mary not to practice her trade for a year if she heals her sick child.

Lola, They Say She Does Not Live Alone

1970

La novicia rebelde poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

La novicia rebelde

1971

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Calígula

1971

La garbanza negra, que en paz descanse... poster
3.2

No synopsis available yet.

La garbanza negra, que en paz descanse...

1972

La cera virgen poster
8.5

María works in a hostess bar in Madrid because, forced by the Puritans of her little village, she had to leave accused of public scandal just for having kissed her boyfriend. María, together with her three sisters, decides to return and builds a club in the village faced with the scandalized don Florencio, a repressed banker and overlord who secretly desires María. In order to go unnoticed, María and her sisters run the club through a wax-chandler's shop where the majority of men of the village will parade, which excites even more the lascivious and hypocritical don Florencio.

La cera virgen

1972

Crimen imperfecto poster
7.0

Two private detectives called Salomon (Fernando Fernan-Gomez) and Torcuato (Jose Luis Lopez Vazquez), are engaged in questionable conduct research and work reports

Crimen imperfecto

1970

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

La hidalga limosnera

1972

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

El avaro

1972

1960s · 27 titles

The Executioner poster
7.6

An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement.

The Executioner

1963

El grano de mostaza poster
7.2

Evelino Galindo, the serious owner of a porcelain store, argues with the womanizer jeweler Orcajo for an insignificant game of dominoes. Evelino, enraged, challenges him the next day to a duel in the gym. But after meditating a bit he starts to get scared. That is why, with the help of his friend Leoncio, he sharpens his wit to find a way to escape from combat. However, the situation is becoming more complicated.

El grano de mostaza

1962

Ringo and Gringo Against All poster
5.7

Two bumbling southern soldiers are still trying to fight the Civil War unaware of its conclusion and encouraged by two southern belles who are trying to hope those who wish to continue the conflict.

Ringo and Gringo Against All

1966

Historias de la televisión poster
6.7

Film divided into two stories: 1. Cuando los gorilas hablan por teléfono 2. Una chica de fortuna

Historias de la televisión

1965

El Trasplante poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

El Trasplante

1968

¡Se armó el belén! poster
6.2

An old priest, who has old ideas, is intended to exercise the apostolate in a neighborhood in the suburbs of Madrid. There the revolutionary climate and anti-religious character of the congregation thwarts all his attempts to attract them. The Archbishop admonishes him and asks to renew his methods, using the example of a young priest of a modern parish. The old priest tries to apply in his environment what he has seen in the parish model, setting off a chain of events.

¡Se armó el belén!

1969

Como dos gotas de agua poster
6.8

The lawyer Angela Goñi is working in two cases at once: an man that wants to take to Pilo, a young orphan, tp a protection child school. And Mili, another young woman neglected by his father, a businessman, whose aunt Teresa wants to claim through the courts. Taking advantage of the amazing similarity between the girls, the lawyer makes many things to try to resolve the situation as happy as possible.

Como dos gotas de agua

1964

The New Cinderella poster
5.9

Antonio, the famous dancer is preparing a big performance for the TV. But he is missing a good female dancer. One day he sees a girl dancing in the streets but when he is going to talk to her she runs away. She lost one of her shoes and this will be the only hint Antonio will have to find her. She is the new Cinderella.

The New Cinderella

1964

The Fair of the Dove poster
5.7

In Madrid, Spain, an omniscient narrator transforms Mari Loli and Merche, two beautiful sales clerks, into Susana and Casta, who flirt with Don Hilarión, an old apothecary, which arouses the jealousy of Julián, who is in love with Susana.

The Fair of the Dove

1963

La ciudad no es para mí poster
6.4

Agustin, a widower who lives in a village in Aragon, where he is much loved by all neighbors, is lonely and decides to go to the big city, where his son, a famous doctor, lives with his wife and daughter. Agustineis received by his children with great coolness, as he does not fit in the environment in which they operate. The life of his son, his daughter-in-law, and even the maid is too sad for this simple town man.

La ciudad no es para mí

1966

Las salvajes en Puente San Gil poster
6.2

A revue troupe arrives in Puente San Gil, a small town, where they are received with hostility and contempt by the more conservative inhabitants.

Las salvajes en Puente San Gil

1967

El turismo es un gran invento poster
5.3

After a vacation to a seaside resort, a Spanish mayor attempts to modify his small rural town for tourists in an attempt to make money.

El turismo es un gran invento

1968

Un millón en la basura poster
7.0

In the vast army of human society, Pepe, a sweeper, occupies one of the last places: anonymous, gray, vague. Pepe is a member of that ghostly dawn brigade, to blow hose, clean the streets at dawn. One day Pepe finds a million in the trash. Financial need of the poor sweeper suggests keeping the money, but his wife advises him to do his civic duty and return the money ...

Un millón en la basura

1967

Los conquistadores del Pacífico poster
5.3

Frank Latimore is cast as Balboa, the heroic Spanish explorer who discovers the Pacific Ocean. Along the way, he must pacify the wrath of his enemies and battle his way through a forest inhabited by savage natives. This one features some really nice battles, stunning ocean photography, and tolerable reconstruction of historic events.

Los conquistadores del Pacífico

1963

Oscuros sueños de agosto poster
5.4

Isabel returns to Spain, after several years of absence, to be cured of a neurosis. His daughter Ana, whom he has not seen in all this time, decides to spend the holidays with her, taking advantage of the fact that her boyfriend has gone to study in Germany. During her stay in the sanatorium, Ana meets Mario, an attractive young man somewhat unbalanced, who tries to seduce her. Although at first she does not show any interest, little by little she becomes attracted to him.

Oscuros sueños de agosto

1967

Amador poster
6.2

After killing his girl friend, Ana, Amador (a dark and strange man) joins his family (which he can't stand) in Torremolinos, where he gets involved in the assassination of a foreigner woman. It is also in Torremolinos, where Amador meets Laura, a woman who falls in love with him...

Amador

1965

Juicio de faldas poster
5.5

When truck driver Manolo is accused of a grave crime by a young woman from a nearby town, his fate hangs in the balance. Enter Marta—a sharp, determined lawyer whose brilliance quickly shatters his initial mistrust. As she digs through layers of small-town secrets and conflicting testimonies, Marta becomes convinced of Manolo’s innocence. But with circumstantial evidence stacked against him, the only way out is to uncover the real culprit—before the law forces a choice between prison or a marriage he refuses to accept.

Juicio de faldas

1969

Los chicos del Preu poster
5.6

A group of pre-university boys and girls experience all kinds of problems and joys that arise in their lives. Among other worries, they have to deal with the pressure of their studies, difficulties with their families and, of course, their first loves.

Los chicos del Preu

1967

Jandro poster
5.2

After marrying a rich heiress, a young man from humble origins is dedicated to looking for coal in the surroundings of Gijón.

Jandro

1965

Buenos días, condesita poster
5.7

A young woman, who sells music recordings in the flea market in Madrid, passes herself off as a friend's girlfriend so that he doesn't lose his inheritance.

Buenos días, condesita

1967

Más bonita que ninguna poster
5.6

Roberto (Luigi Giuliani) and Luisa (Rocío Durcal) are a couple but are not as sincere as they should be. She tells him she works at Telefónica when she actually sells cigarettes at "The Green Windmill" cabaret. She's surprised when she discovers plans for a bachelor party there in honor of Roberto, who is marrying a wealthy heiress. In revenge, Luisa adopts the role of Luisito and faces Roberto in disguise.

Más bonita que ninguna

1965

The Bienvenido's Story poster
6.0

Marisol tells some children the true story of a donkey that was passed from hand to hand to be the figure of a circus, being loved by all.

The Bienvenido's Story

1964

The Big Family poster
6.6

Carlos Alonso and Mercedes Cebrián are parents of fifteen children of different ages.

The Big Family

1962

Smashing Up poster
7.0

Matilde is a former prostitute who gets married to an american soldier with an uncertain future, due to the possibility of being recruited to the Vietnam War.

Smashing Up

1968

La alarma (1ª parte) poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

La alarma (1ª parte)

1966

Las Leandras poster
6.5

After finishing her studies in London, Patricia returns to Spain, excited to see her mother again, a famous revue showgirl. But upon her arrival, she discovers that her mother is ruined and working in a low-tier theater. Mother and daughter decide to fight together to regain fame and fortune.

Las Leandras

1969

La barrera poster
7.0

In a small town, the administrator, confronted with the baker, forbids his children fto talk with those of the baker, and vice versa. One day, Paco and Pablo, the baker's children, listen to two builders who plan to kidnap Mary, the daughter of the administrator. Children decide to keep the secret and save the girl themselves. Meanwhile, a young teacher arrives to the village with his wife and kids get back to school. But the administrator's wife is furious because it is not her brother the one who gets the job and, along with her husband, will try to convince everyone to get rid of the teacher.

La barrera

1966

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