
Acting
Alberto de Mendoza
Born — Died
1923-01-21 — 2011-12-12
Place of birth
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Known for
Acting
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62 titles
Alberto Manuel Rodríguez-Gallego González de Mendoza was an Argentine film actor who appeared in 114 films between 1930 and 2005, spanning eight decades. A lifelong figure in Argentine films, De Mendoza appeared in film such as Adán y la serpiente in 1946 and A hierro muere in 1962 often working alongside Olga Zubarry. In the late 1960s and 1970 he appeared in a number of spaghetti Westerns. and also had a prominent role in the 1973 horror classic Horror Express, in which he co-starred alongside Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Telly Savalas. De Mendoza is better known to audiences in Argentina for his role in the popular TV series El Rafa, aired from 1980 to 1982, or the less successful…
Known for
7.3Curro Jiménez was a successful Spanish TV series that aired on TVE1 from 22 December 1976 to 1979. Its main theme was Andalusian "bandolerismo" in the 19th century, located in the Ronda mountains. The main characters were four bandits, Curro Jiménez
Curro Jiménez
1976
5.7Ten people are invited to a hotel in the Iranian desert, only to find that an unseen person is killing them one by one. Could one of them be the killer?
And Then There Were None
1974
7.4Don Sallust is the minister of the King of Spain. Being disingenuous, hypocritical, greedy and collecting the taxes for himself, he is hated by the people he oppresses. Accused by The Queen, a beautiful princess Bavarian, of having an illegitimate child to one of her maids of honor, he was stripped of his duties and ordered to retire to a monastery.
Delusions of Grandeur
1971
6.1Mann is a gunman informed by a childhood friend that his father was murdered years earlier by his mother and her lover. To make matters worse, Mann's sister, who is in love with his friend, is held under the thumb of his murderous mom. The two gunmen ride off to have a reckoning with her.
Forgotten Pistolero
1969
6.3Mysterious and unearthly deaths start to occur while Professor Saxton is transporting the frozen remains of a primitive humanoid creature he found in Manchuria back to Europe.
Horror Express
1972
6.8When socialite and heiress Julie Wardh begins receiving blackmail letters attributed to a mysterious serial killer, she suspects her cruel and sadistic former lover Jean is behind them. With her husband Neil frequently out of town, she falls into the arms of her friend's cousin George, and as the unknown assassin begins to make his move, she fears that one of the three men in her life may be the killer.
The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh
1971
Film credits
2000s · 3 titles
5.5After a chance encounter on the elevator, the lives of Mary Ann, a widowed English teacher, and Pedro, a recently divorced man, intersect against the hot backdrop of Rio de Janeiro.
Bossa Nova
2000
6.2A retired teacher and a soap star leave their routines and the men in their lives behind and embark on a weekend trip.
Cleopatra
2003
5.9The film centers on a Spanish tapas bar and the love lives of the loosely interconnected people in the neighborhood surrounding the bar. The pairs of lovers include a middle aged woman and a young man; an elderly, drug dealing woman and her terminally ill husband in poor health; the tapas bar owner and his estranged wife; and two Chinese immigrants.
Tapas
2006
1980s · 4 titles
6.4A journalist begins to receive envelopes containing erotic pictures, which he connects to a relationship he once had with an actress.
El infierno tan temido
1980
8.0Looking for news of his ex-guerrilla sons, a man agrees to collaborate with his restaurant in a network of drug dealers.
Los tigres de la memoria
1984
5.5A criminal escapes from a court, with help of three miscreants, to find his lifelong friend, who is terminally ill. The police officer catch knows there is a hidden loot involved.
Nights Without Moons and Suns
1984
5.8Set in 1930, a tormented man and his butler live in an old house in Adrogué, where pornographic films are filmed in the basement following the grandfather’s testament.
The Underground Man
1981
1970s · 23 titles
5.7Ten people are invited to a hotel in the Iranian desert, only to find that an unseen person is killing them one by one. Could one of them be the killer?
And Then There Were None
1974
7.4Don Sallust is the minister of the King of Spain. Being disingenuous, hypocritical, greedy and collecting the taxes for himself, he is hated by the people he oppresses. Accused by The Queen, a beautiful princess Bavarian, of having an illegitimate child to one of her maids of honor, he was stripped of his duties and ordered to retire to a monastery.
Delusions of Grandeur
1971
6.3Mysterious and unearthly deaths start to occur while Professor Saxton is transporting the frozen remains of a primitive humanoid creature he found in Manchuria back to Europe.
Horror Express
1972
6.8When socialite and heiress Julie Wardh begins receiving blackmail letters attributed to a mysterious serial killer, she suspects her cruel and sadistic former lover Jean is behind them. With her husband Neil frequently out of town, she falls into the arms of her friend's cousin George, and as the unknown assassin begins to make his move, she fears that one of the three men in her life may be the killer.
The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh
1971
5.5Three Vietnam vets have become so conditioned to violence that they have developed psychotic tendencies. They kidnap people, brutalize them, then turn them loose and hunt them like animals. However the father of one of their earlier victims is plotting a vicious revenge against them.
Open Season
1974
6.3After her husband dies in a freak plane accident, a woman leaves London for Athens to collect his generous life insurance policy. She soon discovers that others besides herself are keen to get their hands on the money - and are willing to kill for it. Meanwhile, a private investigator arrives to investigate irregularities in the claim, teaming up with a beautiful reporter.
The Case of the Scorpion's Tail
1971
6.5Carol Hammond, daughter of a politician, has vivid nightmares involving sex orgies and LSD. In a dream, she murders a neighbor she envies and wakes up to a real investigation into her neighbor's murder.
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
1971
4.9A group of rich businessmen and military officers who are partying in an old castle are spared when a nuclear war ravages the earth. When they venture out into the nearest town to search for food and supplies, they find most of the residents blinded, and soon they discover the existence of a sinister group called The People Who Own The Dark.
The People Who Own the Dark
1976
4.0Seven female friends decide to play an erotic game. They try to seduce as many aristocrats and middle-class men as possible.
Seven Dangerous Women
1979
4.7At the beginning of this century some owners of rubber plantations in the Amazonas jungle convert a village into one big prison. But the inhabitants have other plans...
Manaos
1979
6.3When Israeli officials learn that Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann may be living in Argentina, they send a team of secret agents to apprehend him.
The House on Garibaldi Street
1979
5.4A notable opera singer tries to commit suicide because of a emotional breakdown. While hospitalized in a psychiatric clinic, her daughter cautiously approaches the man she considers to be the blame for the state of her mother in order to gain her revenge.
Curse of the Black Cat
1977
6.3The life of Juan de Dios and his struggle against social, political and religious structures.
El hombre que supo amar
1976
5.8Córdoba, Spain. Lord Killarney, representative of the British Museum, acquires an Arabic incunabulum at an auction; but he is murdered and the book disappears. All suspicions fall on El Lince, an antique dealer with a shady background, who asks his nephew to warn Curro Jiménez.
Avisa a Curro Jiménez
1978
8.0Charley Farthing is on the run. Chased by an irate husband with murder on his mind, Charley finds himself hopping on a ship, chased by authorities on a politically turmoiled island and forced to skipper an old ship all the way to Ireland.
What Changed Charley Farthing?
1976
3.8A young man falls madly in love with a woman they call La Venus de Fuego and because of her he becomes involved in a crime. They accuse him of murder and he is forced to flee to a place far away.
Venus de fuego
1978
3.0While Ana and Juan are a happy couple, and satisfied with their eight years of married life, María José and Federico, their best friends, have not achieved the desired balance in their marriage. Ana and Juan's happiness makes their friends nervous. María José and Clara, Ana's "good" friends, will try by all means to make Ana believe that her husband is capable of cheating on her if the opportunity arises.
De profesión, sus labores
1970
5.0Although he is in his thirties, Orlando still feels like a child. He is terrified of the outside world and is stuck in an obsessive relationship with his mother.
To Love Ophelia
1974
5.3Robert is a police agent of American origins who lost his memory through an accident during a robbery in a branch of the Bank of America. A robber who survived the shooting is convinced the agent is faking his amnesia, just to then get rid of him and enjoy the loot, that cost the other delinquents their lives, together with his ex lover.
Hold Up
1974
3.8A former American gangster organises a safari in Kenya in order to have his business partner, whom he suspects of being responsible for his brother's death, killed. However, it turns out that he killed the wrong person and a series of murders follow.
Human Cobras
1971
10.0A group of friends finds a dilapidated place and decide to repair it, paint it and live in it in communal plan. The problem is the bank, owner of the premises, does not want them occupied so they threaten to call the police to evict them.
Sentados al borde de la mañana con los pies colgando
1978
5.0Sandro, a detective, finds his wife strangled. His girl-friend Tiffany, who works as photographer, makes a "Blow up" from a photo, what Sandro finds beside the victim. Sandro and Tiffany are looking for the woman on the photo, Laura. They finds her in a Night Club in Rome...
Special Killers
1973
4.6Doña Emilia lives quietly in a village in Lugo, when she receives the news that her son has suffered an accident. So she travels to Madrid without warning.
A Prewar Grandmother
1974
1960s · 12 titles
6.1Mann is a gunman informed by a childhood friend that his father was murdered years earlier by his mother and her lover. To make matters worse, Mann's sister, who is in love with his friend, is held under the thumb of his murderous mom. The two gunmen ride off to have a reckoning with her.
Forgotten Pistolero
1969
6.2Mario consigns his girlfriend Licia to a whorehouse for an evening in order to get the photographic goods to blackmail her father with. To get her out of the way, Licia is then consigned to a mental hospital by her father.
Psychout for Murder
1969
5.8After his girlfriend dies in childbirth, Confederate deserter John Warner travels to Mexico, where the woman's father, Don Pedro Sandoval, grudgingly hands over his child. But with no locals willing to provide milk, the baby dies. Rounding up a group of rebels, Warner goes on a rampage through northern Mexico, with the ultimate goal of taking down Sandoval in this gritty Western.
A Bullet for Sandoval
1969
5.9A Spanish music hall performer gets caught up in espionage during the First World War.
Queen of the Chantecler
1962
5.9Robert Lafleur (Scaramouche) is an actor in 18th century France who spends most of his time, including when he should be on stage, light-heartedly having love affairs and generally enjoying life. One day, a marquis visits him and asks him questions about the birth mark on his shoulder...
The Adventures of Scaramouche
1963
6.1An experienced skipper is hired to buy a boat from an American heiress in the Caribbean, but when the boat vanishes and bodies surface, he realizes he’s been framed for arms trafficking.
The Dictator's Guns
1965
6.4A San Francisco doctor encounters a prostitute who bears a striking resemblance to his late wife.
One on Top of the Other
1969
6.0During World War II, a tough officer organizes a commando raid into Germany.
A Bullet for Rommel
1969
8.0In 1941, two Polish brothers escape a Soviet gulag. Their only escape route is through the impossible mountains of Afghanistan and the KGB is on their tail.
The Desperate Ones
1967
7.3The neighborhood of La Boca, in Buenos Aires, is divided in two sectors: one is where decent people live under the tutelage of Magdalena, in the other, Manuel,ir responsible of a nightclub. Among decent people live Manolo, the milkman, awaiting the arrival of a Spanish woman to marry her. At the same time, the villain of Manuel also hopes for a Spanish nightclub. Women Arrivals weapon confusion.
Las locas del conventillo
1966
6.0When an international casino crime ring is planning a big score at a fixed roulette game, the casino police enlists the help of Jeff Miller, an alcoholic croupier, to nab the bad guys. Jeff is attracted to Laura, a singer at the casino, but she prefers the company of the leader of the thieving casino ring.
Appointment in Beirut
1968
9.0A former soccer player is morally and mentally destroied by the death of his wife. But when he gets the chance to train a team he regains his life by making victories and also finding another love.
Volver a vivir
1968
1950s · 11 titles
6.2The head of a criminal gang has all the power among his men until one decides to testify against him.
The Boss
1958
10.0The mother superior of a convent raises an abandoned girl and after twenty years the repentant biological mother returns.
Madre Alegría
1950
10.0An italian man is unfairly imprisoned and his wife must work to maintain the family.
Pasó en mi barrio
1951
9.0A woman will do everything to achieve fame, using her physique and her feminine cunning to achieve it.
La noche de Venus
1955
8.0For ambition a woman sacrifices her true love and marries a man of fortune.
Descent Into Hell
1954
8.3Filomena, a former prostitute in her 40s, tricks a wealthy shopkeeper to marry her and support her three children.
Filomena Marturano
1950
6.5Two sisters struggle to get out of a Buenos Aires suburb, where debts with a loan shark have kept them apart. But soon the inhabitants of the neighborhood forget their differences before the appearance of an epidemic.
Suburbio
1951
6.8Pablo Urioste is a respected surgeon, but he is forced to experience a nightmarish world after his wife, a marijuana addict, dies at a nightclub. He tells his story to the police, and tells stories of how he is hooked, beaten, blackmailed, and includes some bad-trip flashbacks. Ms. Quiroga tries to help him, but there is little hope for Dr. Urioste after undergoing THE MARIHUANA STORY.
The Marihuana Story
1950
The education received at home influences the future of some neighborhood boys of different economic status.
Ellos nos hicieron así
1953
9.5Told in flashback, Federico lives in a poor neighbourhood with his siblings and his single mother, working helping in a local bar, he meets Claudio, who begins to lead him on an easy life making him abandon all his connections in consequence.
Gray neighborhood
1954
8.0A student dreams that she is the heroine of one of her history teacher's lessons with whom she is in love.
La calle del pecado
1954
1940s · 5 titles
6.9A repressed woman, unable to give love, is possessed by the spirit of her lewd grandmother.
El retrato
1947
9.5A woman saves her daughter from making the same mistake that cost her happiness years ago.
Historia de una mala mujer
1948
10.0Film about the biography of the musician Franz Schubert.
Inspiración
1946
6.8A hotel becomes very popular when rumors begin to circulate about a ghost wandering its corridors.
Adán y la serpiente
1946
7.0An employee progresses in the factory where he works by having his wife pass by an attractive Cuban singer.
Un hombre solo no vale nada
1949
Series credits
7.3Curro Jiménez was a successful Spanish TV series that aired on TVE1 from 22 December 1976 to 1979. Its main theme was Andalusian "bandolerismo" in the 19th century, located in the Ronda mountains. The main characters were four bandits, Curro Jiménez
Curro Jiménez
1976
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Los camioneros
1973


