
Acting
Manuel Valdés
Born — Died
1931-01-29 — 2020-08-28
Place of birth
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Known for
Acting
Credits
54 titles
Fernando Manuel Alonso Gómez de Valdés y Castillo (21 January 1931 – 28 August 2020), better known as Manuel "El Loco" Valdés, was a Mexican actor and comedian. He was member of the Valdés family; brother of Ramón Valdés, who portrayed "Don Ramón" on the sitcom El Chavo, and Germán Valdés (a.k.a. "Tin Tan"). He was also the father of singers Cristian Castro and Marcos Valdés.
Known for
8.0Leo San Juan, an insecure child of nine years old, lives eternally frightened by horror stories that Nando tells his older brother. Within these stories it is 'The Legend of Nahuala', according to which, an old abandoned Casona is possessed by the spirit of an evil witch known as the Nahuala.
The Legend of the Nahuala
2007
NRRafaela is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nathalie Lartilleux for Televisa. It is based on the Venezuelan telenovela of the same name produced in 1977. Scarlet Ortiz and Jorge Poza star as the main protagonists, while Chantal Andere, Diana Bracho and Arturo Carmona star as the main antagonists. Though Rafaela was nominated for best female antagonist, best first actor, and best first actress, it did not win any awards. Canal de las Estrellas originally broadcast Rafaela at 5pm MDT from January 31 to March 11, 2011. From March 14 to July 15, 2011, it was moved to 4PM MDT. From June 20 to August 5, 2011, Univision transmitted Rafaela weekdays at 1pm central for 2 hours, replacing Niña de mi Corazón. From August 8, 2011 to October 14, 2011, one episode was shown weekdays at 1pm central.
Rafaela
2011
7.3No synopsis available yet.
Las Lunas del Auditorio
2002
8.4A poor man becomes a modern Robin Hood, robbing the rich to give to the poor.
The King of the Neighborhood
1950
6.3A low-class baker accidentally gets to know an attractive but bitter fiancée. By getting her snobby, dead-pan family to spend some time with his scumbag friends, he changes their lives, while at the time stealing the girl's heart.
Oh, Love… How Have You Put Me!
1951
4.7A Mexican sex comedy (fichera)
The Loving Ones
1979
Film credits
2010s · 2 titles
6.2The road to glory is walked as a pack. When the Mexicanine Republic becomes the host for the World Canine Cup, the coach has one chance to put together the best team in history; but the new warriors will have to learn to put aside their differences and work as a team, to show their country that ultimate football glory is more than just a dream.
K-9 World Cup
2015
Germán Cipriano Gómez Valdés Castillo, a young radio announcer from Cuidad Juárez, succeeds in drawing attention to the pachuco movement through his character Tin Tan, laying the groundwork for a new form of binational and mass linguistic expression: Spanglish. He soon became a leading figure in theater and film on the American Continent. Singled out by critics as a destroyer of the language, he quickly won the approval of the public. His ability to improvise revolutionized the film industry. His talent as an actor, singer, dancer and comedian contributed to the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. From El Hijo Desobediente to Capitán Mantarraya, from Cuidad Juárez to Havana, from mambo to rock, the legacy of Tin Tan makes him one of the great icons of Mexico today. This film tells his story as it has never been told before.
Tin Tan
2010
2000s · 2 titles
8.0Leo San Juan, an insecure child of nine years old, lives eternally frightened by horror stories that Nando tells his older brother. Within these stories it is 'The Legend of Nahuala', according to which, an old abandoned Casona is possessed by the spirit of an evil witch known as the Nahuala.
The Legend of the Nahuala
2007
7.6"Ni Muy Muy, Ni Tan Tan, Simplemente, Tin Tan. Tin Tan was one of the greatest comdedian-actors in the history of Mexican Cinema. He began his film career during the early years of what became the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. Throughout the majority of his movies he plays the character of a pachuco; the Chicano/Mexicano in zoot suit, throwing out the tirili phrases and words, and jammin the jitty-bug. With the style and the slang down to a tee, he was picked up in Cd. Juarez Chihuahua by an acting troupe. Touring extensively through-out Mexico with the troupe landed him in Mexico City with film contracts. It was in those films that Tin Tan exposed the image of the pachuco, which Mexican Youth adopted. From the desert border-towns of Juarez y El Paso the style took off in various parts of the country, most notably in Mexico City
Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan
2005
1980s · 6 titles
6.6After regaining his manliness, he escapes from hell Satan for embezzling Secretary of infernal hacienda, being chased by a couple of poor devils good for nothing, and took refuge in the cabaret ends up working as a transvestite.
La pulquería 3: Entre ficheras anda el diablo
1984
7.1The Devil offers a man to help him if he can show him to love.
La pulquería
1981
4.9Gold-digger conspires with gal-pal to snag herself a rich husband.
Two Kinds of Schemes
1989
4.6The female employees at a nightclub go on a strike.
Las Tentadoras
1980
6.3In this second part, the devil (Alfonso Zayas) returns to earth in search of a cure for his loss of masculinity; while Gerardo (Jorge Rivero), the rich and handsome character, continues to seduce his beloved.
La pulquería 2
1982
6.0Mexican feature film
El bar de los nacos
1989
1970s · 4 titles
4.7A Mexican sex comedy (fichera)
The Loving Ones
1979
5.2Two young men go into hiding to escape from a contract killer; they put on women's clothing and hang around in bars.
Muñecas de medianoche
1979
5.6Two hippie-identified dudebros take over the management of a bikini factory belonging to the father of one of them. Remake of A Ritmo De Twist (1962).
Bikinis y Rock
1972
5.9Elderly sea captain charms and delights an audience of children, telling them stories about the high adventures he experienced when he was young.
El capitán Mantarraya
1970
1960s · 18 titles
3.9The film follows adventures of Little Red Riding Hood (Maria Gracia) and Tom Thumb (Cesaro Quezadas) and their friends, fighting against the wicked Witch Queen (Ofelia Guilmáin) and her band of monsters. The film starts at the meeting of the evil monsters in the castle in the Haunted Forest, heart of the Devil's dominion, during which the Vampire (Quintín Bulnes) accuses the Wolf (Manuel Valdés) and the Ogre (José Elías Moreno) of betraying the Witch Queen (La Reina Bruja, renamed Queen of Badness in the English dub), who orders them to ber executed. Their friend Stinky the Skunk (Santanón) however escapes and informs Little Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb, who promise to help. Meanwhile, the Queen and her sister the Old Witch cast a terrible curse, turning villagers into monkeys and mice for trying to defy her magic. The rest of the story details the heroes' quest to conquer evil.
Little Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb vs. the Monsters
1962
6.3Two screwballs get mixed up with monsters, mad scientists and vampires.
Frankenstein, the Vampire and Company
1962
5.5The Panther women are worshipers of Satan and perform rituals in their honor and sacrifice. The fighters will face them up and down the ring.
The Panther Women
1967
5.6Young lawyer is mistaken for music professor and goes to live at a boarding school for young women.
Dormitorio para señoritas
1960
6.2Villagers think the Big Bad Wolf has returned to his fierce, wild-animal ways. Also gypsies.
Caperucita y sus tres amigos
1961
6.8Aldo and his girlfriend Lucy reopen an abandoned opera house, but find out that the place is inhabited by a group of Phantoms.
The Phantom of the Operetta
1960
6.8Two bumbling bozos with detective licenses get hoodwinked by a pair of jewel-thieves.
Detectives o ladrones..?
1967
Rivalry between two bathing-suit manufacturers -- one run by teenagers and the other by unscrupulous grownups.
A ritmo de twist
1962
Crown-prince of a primitive country goes to Mexico for college. Wacky hijinks ensue.
Dos tontos y un loco
1961
5.8Tin Tan is marooned on an island full of colorful natives.
Tintansón Cruzoe
1965
A musical comedy about a group of pretty girls who meet in Mexico and decide to break into showbiz and make a pact and promise not to get involved with men. But they all are in love with different guys and that complicates things.
Póker de reinas
1960
6.5Two fake fortune-tellers at a carnival accidentally conjure up some real ghosts.
The Mocking Ghosts
1965
5.8Monster film and mad doctor spoof.
Madness from Terror
1961
5.3Three brothers meet three sisters from the nearest town.
Las hermanas Karambazo
1960
5.6Two brothers lose their tent to a bandit and become criminals to defeat the one who has ruined them.
El Tigre Negro
1962
5.5Eccentric millionaire hires a team of young people to help him stage practical jokes.
Bromas, S.A
1967
5.4Each of the boys and girls at the coffee shop has something snarled in their love life.
Peligros de juventud
1960
Sometimes a man will go to the ends of the earth to win the girl he loves! In this romantic comedy, billionaire Abundio Celso falls in love with the beautiful Claudia. But no matter how many gifts he gives her, he can't impress this girl
Con quien andan nuestros locos
1961
1950s · 17 titles
8.4A poor man becomes a modern Robin Hood, robbing the rich to give to the poor.
The King of the Neighborhood
1950
6.3A low-class baker accidentally gets to know an attractive but bitter fiancée. By getting her snobby, dead-pan family to spend some time with his scumbag friends, he changes their lives, while at the time stealing the girl's heart.
Oh, Love… How Have You Put Me!
1951
6.4To conquer the beautiful vedette Rosita, journalist Tin Tan is subject to her whims. Fired along with his friend Narciso from the newspaper they worked, Tin Tan trying to sell a movie plot. A woman looking to buy it and Tin Tan will visit her in a gloomy mansion where a mess is unleashed.
Me traes de un ala
1953
6.0In this movie a couple of comedians try to disappear for a while and end up in an asylum, where confused as the mad, and try to escape, but one of them falls in love and that complicates things.
Trip to the Moon
1958
7.5The classic story of the Red Riding Hood spiced up by a couple of funny characters like the dog Duke, companion to the girl in her adventures, and the stinky Skunk, henchman to the Wolf.
Little Red Riding Hood
1959
6.0A 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
6.0Unscrupulous promoter creates hostilities that ruin the friendships between six young musicians.
Cada quien su musica
1959
6.5A worker overwhelmed by the economic crisis and the cost of living is accidentally propaganda of a political party, apparently from left, who convinces him to join their ranks and defending the working class. After entering through a ritual as mysterious as typical, you will realize demagoguery and arrangements existing between union leaders to maintain the status quo unchanged and profit from mafia practices.
They Say I'm a Communist
1951
5.9Two ghosts who died in a turn-of-the-century duel and now haunt a theater attempt to help a girl who's in danger from bank robbers.
Two Ghosts and a Girl
1959
4.4Pastora Heredia is a beautiful gypsy with great character who always tries to help the needy. One day she gots the notice of the death of his grandfather, a millionaire who lived in Mexico and that since his father was angry, she knew nothing of him. However, as Pastora was his only granddaughter and sole heir of all his property, it does not hesitate to cross the pond to claim his inheritance. But once there is that Don Guillermo, grandfather, not dead.
La faraona
1956
6.5Adult street urchin passes himself off as rich man's long-lost son.
El hombre inquieto
1954
6.0Cleto, a poor newspaper boy, dreamed of becoming a cyclist and inventor. His latest invention is delivering newspapers by rockets. When he finds the owner of the newspaper, dismisses him. But Cleto do not give up and shows Don Macario his latest invention: " The telemirófono ", a device that allows you to see the person talking on the phone...
The Champion Cyclist
1957
7.1Producer, director and projectionist watch an assortment of musical numbers and brainstorm about framing narrative that could contain them all.
Music of Always
1958
6.8Professional story-teller falls afoul of a sultan, but saves himself from execution using the tricks of his trade.
Las mil y una noches
1958
5.4Itinerant card-shark with pre-teen daughter adopts an orphan boy; the children grow up and fall in love. Once they decide to get married, complications arise.
Ferias de México
1959
5.5A cellist and a pianist, along with the daughter of the owner of a musical home, form a classical trio. A television producer challenges confronting the modern equipment. Accept and so begin a new career in popular music, so despises his former employer, thus limiting the affair between his daughter and one of them.
Locos Peligrosos
1957
6.0No synopsis available yet.
La engañadora
1955
1940s · 2 titles
6.3A bungling wannabe-lawyer keeps interfering in his friend's lives; his desire to help always makes things worse.
¡No me defiendas, compadre!
1949
6.3A man hired to impersonate a bankrupt business mogul who is currently on the run from creditors sets out organize a musical starring beauties from Brazil, Mexico, and Spain in this Spanish-language comedy starring popular funnyman Tin Tan (Germán Valdés). Now, as the hapless imposter attempts to finance a musical without any money, he also discovers just how difficult it can be to juggle three beautiful starlets who all have eyes for their presumably wealthy producer. Another common English translation of the title of this film is Tender Pumpkins or Tender Little Pumpkins (although a direct translation is Baby Zucchini).
Oh What Beautiful Legs!
1949
Undated · 1 titles
Series credits
NRRafaela is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nathalie Lartilleux for Televisa. It is based on the Venezuelan telenovela of the same name produced in 1977. Scarlet Ortiz and Jorge Poza star as the main protagonists, while Chantal Andere, Diana Bracho and Arturo Carmona star as the main antagonists. Though Rafaela was nominated for best female antagonist, best first actor, and best first actress, it did not win any awards. Canal de las Estrellas originally broadcast Rafaela at 5pm MDT from January 31 to March 11, 2011. From March 14 to July 15, 2011, it was moved to 4PM MDT. From June 20 to August 5, 2011, Univision transmitted Rafaela weekdays at 1pm central for 2 hours, replacing Niña de mi Corazón. From August 8, 2011 to October 14, 2011, one episode was shown weekdays at 1pm central.
Rafaela
2011
7.3No synopsis available yet.
Las Lunas del Auditorio
2002

