Irma Dorantes

Acting

Irma Dorantes

Born

1934-12-22 (91)

Place of birth

Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

Known for

Acting

Credits

61 titles

Irma Aguirre Martínez (born 21 December 1934), commonly known as Irma Dorantes, is a Mexican actress, singer, and equestrian.

Known for

La pasión de Isabela poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

La pasión de Isabela

1984

No desearás la mujer de tu hijo poster
8.0

An elderly man falls in love with a beautiful young woman, without knowing that she is in love with his son.

No desearás la mujer de tu hijo

1950

El cofre del pirata poster
6.3

Bankrupt millionaire discovers a treasure map belonging to a distant ancestor.

El cofre del pirata

1959

The Stork's Mistake poster
7.6

India María raises a kidnapped newborn and is pursued by criminals who want the boy.

The Stork's Mistake

1993

Cartas a Elena poster
6.5

In the beautiful hills of the Copper Canyon in Chihuahua, Mexico, a young boy (Emilio) is adopted by the mailman (Teo). As part of their daily tasks, they not only deliver the mail but read letters to the villagers, as well as take dictation, since most are illiterate. Young Emilio quickly learns to read and write but feels saddened by the mostly difficult stories sent by relatives, that moved north to Denver, Colorado in pursuit of a better future. One day Teo becomes disabled and Emilio takes over the mail route and with great imagination, he changes the letters to happy and optimistic stories. Within days, the village is transformed. The elders, once hopeless, lonely and sad, are now happy and enthusiastic, enjoying the "supposed" success their loved ones write from the United States. But the enjoyment is short lived, as they realize that all the wonderful stories are the same...

Cartas a Elena

2012

Los tres huastecos poster
8.3

This is the story of three brothers - a priest, a soldier, and an outlaw - that are raised separately by their godfathers once their mother dies. They cross their paths again when the soldier and the priest move into two towns near the town the outlaw lives in. The drama will unfold once the three brothers meet each other.

Los tres huastecos

1948

Film credits

2010s · 2 titles

1990s · 8 titles

The Stork's Mistake poster
7.6

India María raises a kidnapped newborn and is pursued by criminals who want the boy.

The Stork's Mistake

1993

La dinastía de los Pérez poster
3.0

After the deadly conflict between the Perez and the Orozco dynasties, only 3 remain. Eric Orozco, and 2 of the Perez, Gabino and Jesus.

La dinastía de los Pérez

1994

The Delights of Power poster
8.2

A political candidate has an accident that will bring her out of the campaign unless her twin sister may be able to supplant her while she recovers.

The Delights of Power

1999

Mi Querido Viejo poster
8.2

Luis Fuentes, a singer of Mexican music, comes to know a journalist by the name of Maria Luisa Cortéz and fall madly in love with each other. In time, the couple gets married and come to have a son, Rafael. However, they soon divorce because of Luis's many commitments as a singer. This strains the relationship between Luis and Maria, so much so that Maria, stung by bitterness, teaches her son to despise his father and manages to move from Mexico to the United States to keep Luis from contacting his son. Luis wants nothing more than to regain his lost relationship and affection with his beloved son. Therefore, time after time he visits Maria in hope of winning over his son's affection with little success. Over time, Rafael, now a young man, comes to have a passion for music just like his father despite having a hatred for him.

Mi Querido Viejo

1991

Suerte en la vida (La Lotería III) poster
6.3

Five stories that tell the tale of winning the lottery in Mexico and how it changes lives.

Suerte en la vida (La Lotería III)

1994

No artwork available
6.0

Four raw stories about justice and law.

Fuera de la ley

1998

La diosa del puerto poster
4.6

After being convicted of killing her rapist, a woman gives birth to a baby in jail. Regrettable accidents cause her to lose contact with her son. Twenty years later...

La diosa del puerto

1990

Las Nenas de Quinto Patio poster
4.4

A con artist tries to help his fellow neighbors pay their rent when they face eviction.

Las Nenas de Quinto Patio

1995

1960s · 21 titles

Orlak, the Hell of Frankenstein poster
7.1

A mad scientist creates a remote-controlled monster and sends it to terrorize the city.

Orlak, the Hell of Frankenstein

1960

El amor llegó a Jalisco poster
6.3

In a small Mexican town, two rival groups clash over water irrigation rights. While the local priest attempts to mediate, his nieces charm the landowners' sons to force a peaceful resolution.

El amor llegó a Jalisco

1963

Sol en llamas poster
5.8

A powerful rancher loses his power and wealth during the Revolution, and his daughter falls in love with a revolutionary.

Sol en llamas

1962

No artwork available
6.0

A man, about to marry his pregnant fiance, is deceived by his brothers into believing he's dead.

Los amores de Juan Charrasqueado

1968

La banda del fantasma negro poster
6.7

Wandering cowboy hero with sidekick helps a young woman solve a murder and find a hidden treasure.

La banda del fantasma negro

1964

¡Que padre tan padre! poster
5.7

Two feuding families are affecting the quality of life in a small town. The Church wants to intervene, but the local Priest is sorta helpless, so he brings in a younger, more aggressive, gitterdone Priest to attack the problem.

¡Que padre tan padre!

1961

Juan Polainas poster
5.4

Pathetic shmuck loser tries to rival his twin brother's exploits in the Mexican Revolution.

Juan Polainas

1960

La fierecilla del puerto poster
6.0

Ana María is a beautiful young woman who sells souvenirs to help her grandpa. When she falls in love with Alberto, a wealthy young man, she has to face his father, who will do anything to keep them apart.

La fierecilla del puerto

1963

La mano de Dios poster
6.7

A dead man's brother tracks his murderer down, years later, and intercedes to prevent him from taking over a young woman's farm.

La mano de Dios

1966

No artwork available
4.8

Two babies are switched in the cradle to gratify wealthy parents' preference for a boy. Nineteen years later, the babies meet...

Cuando el diablo sopla

1966

Pa' qué me sirve la vida poster
6.3

A property owner dies from shock after his opponent tricks him into thinking his land was legally seized.

Pa' qué me sirve la vida

1961

El revólver sangriento poster
6.2

Follows an "unlucky" gun across the paths of five owners.

El revólver sangriento

1964

La vida de Pedro Infante poster
5.3

No synopsis available yet.

La vida de Pedro Infante

1966

Nos lleva la tristeza poster
5.8

Love in bloom between two ranching families: boy A and girl B, boy B and girl A, the surviving grandparent of each family, their elderly man-baby house stewards, and the prize racehorse from each family all end up pairing off together. Transitory problems, inevitable happy solutions.

Nos lleva la tristeza

1965

No artwork available
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Tres Romeos y una Julieta

1961

Duelo de pistoleros poster
5.8

Four expert marksmen compete in a target shooting competition. Each has a back-story that explains why he really really really needs the prize money.

Duelo de pistoleros

1966

Los parranderos poster
6.7

Romantic complications and silliness when two farmhands are sent to the next town to track down their employer's daughter and baby-mama from thirty years earlier.

Los parranderos

1963

No artwork available
6.0

Alfredo B. Crevenna helms this charming romantic comedy about a pair of skirt-chasers wooing the two lovely daughters of a land baron — who rebuffs the young swains to protect his girls.

Two Cheerful Hawks

1963

Los fanfarrones poster
5.6

Three young ladies become the owners of a rough and tumble cowboy bar that they're not well-equipped to manage.

Los fanfarrones

1960

No artwork available
5.7

Three childhood friends are reunited after twenty years to receive an inheritance.

Tres tristes tigres

1961

No artwork available
6.7

Relates the life of one of Puerto Rico's most loved and revered composer and songwriter, Rafael Hernández.

El jibarito Rafael

1968

1950s · 22 titles

No desearás la mujer de tu hijo poster
8.0

An elderly man falls in love with a beautiful young woman, without knowing that she is in love with his son.

No desearás la mujer de tu hijo

1950

El cofre del pirata poster
6.3

Bankrupt millionaire discovers a treasure map belonging to a distant ancestor.

El cofre del pirata

1959

Padre nuestro poster
6.5

Pops is dismissed from his banking job for embezzlement, and his family have to adjust to a more modest lifestyle.

Padre nuestro

1953

The Magnificent Beast poster
5.7

Two very good friends become wrestlers to leave poverty behind, but the arrival of an ambitious woman will tragically change their destinies.

The Magnificent Beast

1953

Los hijos de María Morales poster
7.5

Two brothers known in town for their womanizing, drinking and rowdiness meet their matches when two girls who like them decide to tame the two machos.

Los hijos de María Morales

1952

Por ellas aunque mal paguen poster
6.5

Don Anastacio, an aristocrat passing through a rough patch,He will make marry his daughter Isabel with wealthy rancher. Isabel and her family refuse to work, Jose Manuel takes them to the ranch, where they are forced to work for food.

Por ellas aunque mal paguen

1952

Pepe El Toro poster
6.5

The simple life and the values ​​of loyalty and solidarity of the poor people in the environment of professional boxing, is the plot of this film, where Pepe el Toro shows the effort and tragedies that are experienced in this profession.

Pepe El Toro

1953

They also sing of pain poster
7.4

The movie starts with Braulio Peláez (Pedro Infante), a schoolteacher, having just fallen off his horse, representing the situation he and his family are in. The next scenes introduce the viewer to his family and their poor financial and social situation. As Braulio stumbles around looking for his glasses, he causes a famous film star, Alfonso de Madrazo (Rafael Alcaide) to crash his car. Braulio offers him to eat at his house as an apology. Braulio's sister and mother, big film fans, immediately recognise Alfonso and attempt to get him to bring the girl, Luisa Peláez (Irma Dolores) to Mexico City to become a film star. Alfonso agrees and tells them to come to the capital.

They also sing of pain

1950

Doña Diabla poster
7.1

A woman, after committing a murder, flees into a church, confessing her life story to a priest.

Doña Diabla

1950

Pobres millonarios poster
5.7

Squatter neighborhood finds a wealthy sponsor.

Pobres millonarios

1957

El gran premio poster
6.4

Elderly home is struggling for funds; one of the residents competes on a game show to win a jackpot she can donate.

El gran premio

1958

Mamá nos quita los novios poster
5.7

Amanda, a widow, is a beautiful woman that finds comfort seducing every man in her path, including her daughters' boyfriends.

Mamá nos quita los novios

1952

I Need Money poster
7.8

Manuel is a mechanic in love with the beautiful Maria Teresa. When the rich Jose Antonio courts his beloved Maria, Manuel realizes that he needs money and gets into trouble to get it.

I Need Money

1951

El sordo poster
5.8

A craftsman who sculpts religious figures goes deaf.

El sordo

1959

El enamorado poster
7.1

Martin retired from his job as a hero because of his marriage to Rosario, a beautiful and ambitious girl who passed through the workshop where he works. However, Martin has to return in principle to help a friend from robbers.

El enamorado

1952

The Scarlet Fox poster
5.7

Luis Aguilar dons the mask of The Scarlet Fox, a daring masked hero who fights injustice across the rugged Mexican frontier in this thrilling introduction to the Scarlet Fox series.

The Scarlet Fox

1959

Far from Heaven poster
7.7

Pedro Gonzalez first gets into trouble as part of a criminal gang and then works honourably to become rich. Money is his undoing allowing him to become a womanizer and drinker, almost losing his wife. Finally he rejoins her, they have a son and he pays for his mistakes.

Far from Heaven

1952

The Scarlet Fox: Hanged Man’s Revenge poster
5.4

The Scarlet Fox confronts dark secrets and deadly enemies in a suspenseful adventure where danger lurks behind every shadow.

The Scarlet Fox: Hanged Man’s Revenge

1958

Médico de guardia poster
6.0

The director of a hospital deceives a poor couple in order to steal their newborn child and sell the baby to a wealthy couple.

Médico de guardia

1950

Mujeres sin mañana poster
6.3

Loosely-plotted melodrama about five "hostesses" and the owners of a waterfront nightclub.

Mujeres sin mañana

1951

El jinete solitario poster
6.0

Masked Rider adventure-hero.

El jinete solitario

1958

Los tres vivales poster
6.5

The rowdiest guy in each of three states hears rumors about the badassness of the other two and they all set out to meet each other. Comical complications.

Los tres vivales

1958

Series credits