Directing
Rafael E. Portas
Born — Died
1897-12-01 — 1975-05-11
Place of birth
Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico
Known for
Directing
Credits
18 titles
Rafael Eligio Portas López (12/1/1897 – 5/11/1975), better known simply as Rafael E. Portas, was a Mexican director, producer, journalist, author, and editor of the first encyclopedia of Mexican cinema. He completed all his studies at Colegio Mascarones in Mexico. In 1915, he enrolled in the first year of Law at the Faculty of Jurisprudence in Mexico City, a program he later abandoned to join the armed forces defending the Port of Veracruz. Some time later, he left that military group to join the Villista army, where he remained until 1917. After ending his military career, and captivated by cinema and acting, in 1918 he organized amateur theater groups in which he not only served as coordin…
Known for
5.7No synopsis available yet.
Abnegación
1938
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Suprema ley
1937
6.9A former farmhand now with money, wants to buy his former boss's farm and marry his daughter, but they refuse.
Late Afternoon
1949
5.8Romantic triangles, jealousy and duels on horseback at a hacienda.
Adios Nicanor
1937
6.7A 1940 film directed by Rafael E. Portas.
Los últimos días de Pompeyo
1940
Two pen-pals decide to get married, but the groom cooks up a scheme to test his fiancee's moral fibr before they tie the knt.
Esa mujer es la mía
1942
Behind the camera
5.7No synopsis available yet.
Abnegación
1938
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Suprema ley
1937
6.9A former farmhand now with money, wants to buy his former boss's farm and marry his daughter, but they refuse.
Late Afternoon
1949
6.9A former farmhand now with money, wants to buy his former boss's farm and marry his daughter, but they refuse.
Late Afternoon
1949
5.8Romantic triangles, jealousy and duels on horseback at a hacienda.
Adios Nicanor
1937
6.7A 1940 film directed by Rafael E. Portas.
Los últimos días de Pompeyo
1940
Two pen-pals decide to get married, but the groom cooks up a scheme to test his fiancee's moral fibr before they tie the knt.
Esa mujer es la mía
1942
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Un domingo en la tarde
1938
6.5Priest founds an orphanage, faces conflicts with townsfolk.
With all my heart
1952
5.8A dancer is accused of killing a businessman. When her husband finds out, he decides to take her kid away from her.
Noche de perdición
1951
6.0Manuel retires from bullfighting and, years later, runs a fighting bull ranch.
Sol y sombra
1946
5.7No synopsis available yet.
Tu mujer es la mía
1942
6.3No synopsis available yet.
Bohemios
1935
6.3Mexican movie
Hijos de la mala vida
1949
6.0An infamous band of thieves continues to succeed in robbing private caravans and government carriages as they pass through the countryside, puzzling the authorities. Soon, though, a mysterious masked man begins to upstage the gang of thieves by robbing the cargoes before the thieves can, and then returning the stolen money after the robbers find the travelers empty-handed. Soon, both the government and the band of highwaymen are trying to discover the identity of the "Jinete Fantasma.
The Ghost Rider
1946
6.0An infamous band of thieves continues to succeed in robbing private caravans and government carriages as they pass through the countryside, puzzling the authorities. Soon, though, a mysterious masked man begins to upstage the gang of thieves by robbing the cargoes before the thieves can, and then returning the stolen money after the robbers find the travelers empty-handed. Soon, both the government and the band of highwaymen are trying to discover the identity of the "Jinete Fantasma.
The Ghost Rider
1946
Documentary on the life, work, and death of Jorge Negrete. Mexico's "Singing Cowboy". Includes some of the greatest stars of that era—Pedro Infante. Maria Felix, Luis, Aguilar, Cantinflas. Arturo de Cordova, Jose Alfredo Jimenez and many more—who came to say goodbye to Mexico's Cowboy and to give their condolences to Marie Felix, his widow at the time. Wonderful singing and unforgettable scenes from Negrete's movies, a well-deserved tribute to one of Mexican cinema's favorite actors and singers.
The Immortal Charro
1955
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Para que la cuna apriete
1950