Fernando Casanova

Acting

Fernando Casanova

Born — Died

1925-11-24 — 2012-11-16

Place of birth

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Known for

El Portero poster
7.8

Cantinflas works as a porter, who writes letters and speeches in his old writing machine to earn an extra money, despite the fact that he still goes to school. The sentimental issues come when Cantinflas falls in love of his pretty neighborhood (Silvia Pinal), who is handicapped and unable to walk. The thing wont be easy, because a young military man also has feelings for the girl. But the porter wants to see her happy, and he will become a sort of Cyrano De Bergerac, writing love letters to her signed by the young soldier. His plan is simple: to win money in the horse races in order to pay the operation which will make her walk again.

El Portero

1950

The Sign of the Coyote poster
4.7

California, 1847. The territory is about to be incorporated into the United States. Parker, the new governor, is a cruel man who believes that the time has come to get rich regardless of the means, but he will soon find a mysterious opponent driven to end his tyranny.

The Sign of the Coyote

1963

Alta infidelidad poster
3.7

Three couples, three destinies, three stories: a man imagines his life a disaster due to the abandonment of his wife; a successful model who is unfaithful to her own agency and the reunion of a man and a woman who are unfaithful to their respective partners.

Alta infidelidad

2007

Fiera solitaria poster
5.8

Humble rancher Chico Fuentes transforms into a fierce avenger after learning that his son has been murdered by a wealthy man in town.

Fiera solitaria

1987

Amigo Tequila poster
6.5

Romantic incest-esque film about life in a tequila making ranch.

Amigo Tequila

1999

Los Profesionales poster
NR

Squadron of mercenaries go out for justice.

Los Profesionales

2003

Film credits

2000s · 12 titles

Alta infidelidad poster
3.7

Three couples, three destinies, three stories: a man imagines his life a disaster due to the abandonment of his wife; a successful model who is unfaithful to her own agency and the reunion of a man and a woman who are unfaithful to their respective partners.

Alta infidelidad

2007

Los Profesionales poster
NR

Squadron of mercenaries go out for justice.

Los Profesionales

2003

Por Tu Ingrato Amor poster
5.0

A family man lives happily in his ranch with this sons. One of them is about to get married until a violent incident occurs, leaving only revenge to be found.

Por Tu Ingrato Amor

2004

La estampa del escorpión poster
5.0

Felix Duarte learns of his younger brother's existence in Mexico after being separated since birth. But seeing they are both enemies by their profession (Felix as a Colombian Drug Lord and Sergio as the head of Interpol) Felix must find a way to win his brothers heart as well as operate his illegal drug operations. But his trip is cut short as he battles the Mexican Federal Police, Interpol, The DEA, and a powerful Brazilian Drug Lord Rival preparing to take over operations in South America.

La estampa del escorpión

2007

Violencia en las calles poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Violencia en las calles

2004

Testigo protegido poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Testigo protegido

2006

Suerte negra poster
6.7

The life of a man luckily changes after winning the ultimate lottery prize, but bad luck makes him lose the ticket to claim it.

Suerte negra

2000

Snake Skin poster
6.0

After returning from a trip, a young dentist discovers that her home has been ransacked. Determined to recover part of her belongings, the protagonist initiates a criminal process within a corrupt and ineffective justice system that turns her life into a nightmare.

Snake Skin

2002

La Clave Del Acordeon poster
6.0

To be able to hide the hostages, a code is needed. Thanks to that a powerful and well known cartel trafficks undocumented people into the United States. The Department of Immigration has been behind this crew a while back but will be surprised when they find out who really is behind... ..."The Acordeon Code."

La Clave Del Acordeon

2004

Vuelve la dinastía de Los Pérez poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Vuelve la dinastía de Los Pérez

2001

Carne de Cañón poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Carne de Cañón

2003

El patrón mas chingon en prision poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

El patrón mas chingon en prision

2002

1980s · 7 titles

1960s · 14 titles

The Sign of the Coyote poster
4.7

California, 1847. The territory is about to be incorporated into the United States. Parker, the new governor, is a cruel man who believes that the time has come to get rich regardless of the means, but he will soon find a mysterious opponent driven to end his tyranny.

The Sign of the Coyote

1963

Santo in the Hotel of Death poster
4.6

Tourists visiting the pyramids in Mexico experience a string of deaths and disappearances while staying at a nearby hotel. Police investigators Fernando and Cornado are assigned to the case and attempt to solve the mystery with the help of reporter (and girlfriend of Fernando) Veronica and the wrestler Santo.

Santo in the Hotel of Death

1963

Four Bullets for Joe poster
5.4

The mysterious death of a man who is about to leave a small town in Kansas with his girlfriend triggers a chain of unfortunate events that will only end when another man completes a relentless and bloody revenge.

Four Bullets for Joe

1964

Creature of the Walking Dead poster
3.6

Resurrected by his grandson, a diabolical scientist with an unquenchable thirst for blood goes on a rampage. (A revision of the Mexican horror film LA MARCA DEL MUERTE, considerably edited and with 20 minutes of new American-made footage.)

Creature of the Walking Dead

1965

Luciano Romero poster
5.4

Jilted boyfriend goes gunning for his ex's new husband, kills her by accident. Husband takes it badly. Sequel to El Hombre Del Alazan (1959).

Luciano Romero

1960

Amanecí en tus brazos poster
5.8

No synopsis available yet.

Amanecí en tus brazos

1967

El hombre de la ametralladora poster
5.8

A villain hires a hired assassin, "The Machine Gun Man" for the kidnapping of two rich girls.

El hombre de la ametralladora

1961

El secreto de Tomy poster
7.5

The racing stables of Gandia family go to auction. Tomy, son of the owner, manages to save his favorite horse, "Cantador". Now, his only obsession is to resolve the problems of his father, providing him a new wife and riding his horse at the races. After a while, in the Official Prize, "Cantador", ridden by Tomy wins. This fact causes everyone to be interested in the horse and eventually Tomy will be forced to auction it to liquidate their debts. But the new owner is the father of Luchy, Tomy's classmate , and he will do everything possible to recover it.

El secreto de Tomy

1963

La frontera sin ley poster
5.5

Series western -- cowboy hero "Martin Romero, el Rapido."

La frontera sin ley

1966

Los dos apóstoles poster
5.8

Two boys and two girls hook up at the big festival in a neighboring town. Once they get back home they have to deal with their families' plans for them, which may not include their new sweethearts.

Los dos apóstoles

1966

La conquista de El Dorado poster
5.9

A new Judge and Sheriff, plus support staff, come to town to clean up El Dorado's lawless ways.

La conquista de El Dorado

1965

No artwork available
4.5

Three masked horsemen vs. crooked saloon-owner and his henchdudes.

Los gavilanes negros

1966

Los Sánchez deben morir poster
6.0

An anxious father wants to trap the Sanchez brothers into marrying his two daughters.

Los Sánchez deben morir

1966

No artwork available
6.2

Gloomy, fatalistic grown-up western.

Camino de la horca

1962

1950s · 14 titles

El Portero poster
7.8

Cantinflas works as a porter, who writes letters and speeches in his old writing machine to earn an extra money, despite the fact that he still goes to school. The sentimental issues come when Cantinflas falls in love of his pretty neighborhood (Silvia Pinal), who is handicapped and unable to walk. The thing wont be easy, because a young military man also has feelings for the girl. But the porter wants to see her happy, and he will become a sort of Cyrano De Bergerac, writing love letters to her signed by the young soldier. His plan is simple: to win money in the horse races in order to pay the operation which will make her walk again.

El Portero

1950

Él poster
7.7

Gloria encounters Francisco, a man whose social veneer betrays a truer self burrowed underneath.

Él

1953

School for Tramps poster
8.0

Alberto Medina is a famous composer whose car breaks down while he is on a trip. While looking for help, he finds the Valverdes' house and is welcomed in by Emilia, the mother of the family, who is known for taking in tramps.

School for Tramps

1955

Si volvieras a mi poster
4.4

No synopsis available yet.

Si volvieras a mi

1954

Camelia poster
6.2

A sort of meta riff on Alexandre Dumas fils' novel The Lady of the Camellias (La Dame aux Camélias or Camille) here in Mexican melodrama form involving the doomed love of a bullfighter and a beautiful but ailing actress/courtesan.

Camelia

1954

Entre abogados te veas poster
6.2

Crooked lawyer runs amok, making a mockery of the legal system.

Entre abogados te veas

1951

Tres desgraciados con suerte poster
5.8

Three cowboy party-boys, posing as highway bandits, meet three women who want to reform them.

Tres desgraciados con suerte

1958

El tesoro de la muerte poster
5.3

Series western, Masked Avenger on horseback.

El tesoro de la muerte

1954

The Sword of Granada poster
6.2

In this period costume swashbuckler, Don Pedro de Rivera, the rightful owner of a Spanish castle seeks to reclaim it from an occupying Moorish Caliph. Don Pedro’s accomplice is Juan Ponce de León, who intends to steal the "Rose of Granada," a rare gem owned by the Caliph, which supposedly contains a rare essence that ensures eternal youth.

The Sword of Granada

1954

La mujer que yo amé poster
7.0

A musician is injured and threatened for defending a girl and decides to go to the capital, where fame and success achieved. She is glad to know that he has succeeded, however, has become a street prostitute prone to paralysis. Finally one day he takes courage and decides to look for, since it has become invalid again ...

La mujer que yo amé

1950

El 7 leguas poster
7.9

Horse-trader gets absorbed into Pancho Villa's battalions, becomes a spy.

El 7 leguas

1955

El hombre del alazán poster
6.2

Professional gambler is getting old and jaded; his friends see him becoming a bad person and try to set him on a better path.

El hombre del alazán

1959

What A Beautiful Cha Cha Cha poster
5.4

The good reputation of small-town “Candido” is threatened by the arrival of an impressive charro who is really an agent of Satan. To make things worse, the old mayor & his young son fall for the gorgeous star of the “Cha Cha Cha Club” owned by the “Evil One”.

What A Beautiful Cha Cha Cha

1955

The Martyr of Calvary poster
8.1

The life of Jesus from the beginning of his ministry, his miracles, the Sermon on the Mount and his death on the cross.

The Martyr of Calvary

1952