
Acting
Óscar Pulido
Born — Died
1906-02-02 — 1974-05-23
Place of birth
Mexico City, Mexico
Known for
Acting
Credits
60 titles
Óscar Pulido was born on February 2, 1906 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico as Óscar Pulido Enríquez. He was an actor, known for Escuela de vagabundos (1955), Espaldas mojadas (1955) and Three and a Half Musketeers (1957). He died on May 23, 1974 in Mexico City, Mexico.
Known for
8.0A gang of thieves has jeopardized the city and even the police, whose chief urges their forces to captured the band within 48 hours. Meanwhile, band members meet in a cafe run by a widow and her daughter and her suitor, Cantinflas, who maintains a scuffle with the robbers running all at the station. Since then, Cantinflas become a member of the police force for special missions.
The Unknown Policeman
1941
7.5A slapstick fantasy of the amorous adventures of a magician a la Cantinflas.
The Magician
1949
7.8Cantinflas 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
7.1Salvador accompanied by two friends of his father whom he calls uncles, they arrive at a fair in the village, there he meets Ana. When he wins a bet he is paid with a mortgaged house, to his surprise upon entering the hom he realizes that Ana and her mother live in it, provoking a funny entanglement with an explosive final.
Watch Out for Love
1954
7.7Cantinflas, on a drunken night, becomes Army soldier. Soon, he meets the Devil who tries to make it an evil being.
One Day with the Devil
1945
8.0An 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
Film credits
1960s · 13 titles
5.7Ranchera singer and his sidekick travel to Argentina to mix it up with a playboy who bragged to them about the tour he'd book for them.
¡Viva quien sabe querer!
1960
5.3Cowboy sheriff investigates the murder of a crooked lucha-libre promoter.
Asesinos de la lucha libre
1962
No synopsis available yet.
Los secretos del sexo débil
1962
5.2Three monks raise the boy Antonio, who was abandoned at the convent door. The monks are criticized for the way they have educated Antonio, who ends up being a joker.
De hombre a hombre
1961
A whore house is transformed into a decent household by a respectable man.
La casa de las muchachas
1969
6.3Gentleman swindler runs cleverly-orchestrated scams. Four of four in a series.
La entrega de Chucho el Roto
1962
Western, first of two in series. Sequel: Alias El Alacran.
El muchacho de Durango
1962
5.7Various murders are examined by a private investigator.
El aviador fenómeno
1961
5.6Two neighboring towns have a hostile relationship... but one town has a surplus of marriageable bachelors, and the other has too many young women to marry off locally, so both towns need to get over their damn selves. A hip young priest on a motorcycle is assigned to set things right between them.
Un padre a toda máquina
1964
6.3Two cowboy bon vivants on the shady side of the law travel from county fair to county fair...
En Cada Feria Un Amor
1961
Husband and wife team of hooded avengers, First of three in series.
Los encapuchados del infierno
1962
6.7Number 2 of 4 in a series about the exploits of a crew of Robin Hood-esque con artists.
Aventuras de Chucho el Roto
1961
No synopsis available yet.
Napoleoncito
1964
1950s · 37 titles
7.8Cantinflas 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
7.1Salvador accompanied by two friends of his father whom he calls uncles, they arrive at a fair in the village, there he meets Ana. When he wins a bet he is paid with a mortgaged house, to his surprise upon entering the hom he realizes that Ana and her mother live in it, provoking a funny entanglement with an explosive final.
Watch Out for Love
1954
8.0An 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
5.4Champion diver on a Uni swim team trains for the Olympics and contends with his buffoonish room-mate.
¡Paso a la juventud..!
1958
8.0Alberto 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
6.0A USA girl decides to vacation in Mexico and experience first hand all the stereotypical scenes she's seen in movies. When she gets there, everything isn't all charros and bandidos, though -- surprise, surprise!
Una gringuita en México
1951
6.2Diagnosed with a "Cleopatra complex", a married woman named Cora believes she is a femme fatale and invites three suitors to her vacation home.
Mi mujer necesita marido
1959
7.4The 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
7.2Between-engagements troupers at a theatrical boarding-house con a rich acquaintance into financing a show.
Pensión de artistas
1956
6.7This film tells several short stories that end up lapsing in the emergency room of a hospital, because it is dedicated to nurses. Cantinflas appears at the end of the film playing the role of Luis, a man who has five daughters and looks forward to a boy, but fate plays a trick and the child dies at birth, but history gives a nice twist and a message of hope.
Love Your Neighbor
1958
6.6In order to come into a large inheritance, young Divina must marry her cousin Pablo. Her aunt, Milagros, hatches a plan to disguise themselves as a maid and her nephew in order to get to know him better.
Yo quiero ser hombre
1950
5.0The owner of their performance space dies, and a group of young singer/dancers is concerned about the future of their musical revue. The new owner seems to be an uptight old Legion Of Decency fuddy-duddy, so... much anxiety, until a happy ending is contrived.
No me platiques más
1956
6.4In this Romantic-Comedy from Director Rene Cardona, Actress Maria Elena Marques plays a hard-living woman named Leticia, who suffers from a recently broken heart after being deceived by her ex-boyfriend. Soured on anything to do with love and while drinking away her sorrows, she sets out to marry the very first man she sees. This man just happens to be a nice guy named Roberto, (Abel Salazar). Although the pair's mutual attraction to each other is obvious, Roberto has no idea what he is in for, and he soon proposes. Not long after the marriage, Leticia starts to take advantage of both Roberto and her new Father-in-Law (played by Oscar Pulido), who shows kindness towards the girl. Predictably, marital bliss soon turns into discord, and the couple agree to divorce after a year passes. Their love-hate relationship and pending break-up provides a perfect backdrop for several comedic situations before the two realize that they are actually in love.
Yo quiero ser mala
1950
6.3Newspaper reporter interests himself in contesting a manslaughter verdict on behalf of the son of a woman who saves his life.
Cuando acaba la noche
1950
6.8Mexican worker Rafael Améndola runs from the police and cross the Mexican-American border, helped by Frank Mendoza, a partner of an American called Mr. Sterling, who gives work to illegal migrants. Once in the United States, Rafael does not adapt to his new life. English translation of title is “Wet Backs”.
Espaldas mojadas
1955
6.3Handicapped songwriter falls for bad girl. Again.
Love for Sale
1951
6.2Lonelyhearts advisor on a tv show becomes feminist icon and movement-leader.
Ladies Club
1956
7.3Spoofy adaptation of The Three Musketeers, follows the original very closely.
Los tres mosqueteros y medio
1957
5.5Slapstick/musical comedy parody of historical dramas, send-up of "Locura de amor," about Queen Juana 'la loca' of Spain.
Crazy Love
1953
6.2No synopsis available yet.
Una viuda sin sostén
1951
5.8Young woman loses her secretarial job, so she tries to become a bill-collector.
Vuelva el sábado
1951
7.8Tin Tan just won the lottery and wants to donate it to an orphanage. Sataela and Riverita want to keep the money for themselves. In an attenpt to do so, they convince him of having a terminal disease and suggest that committing suicide is his best option.
Kill Me Because I'm Dying!!!
1951
6.5Mexican feature film
Aladdin and the Marvelous Lamp
1958
6.9Jack-of-all-trades interferes in his neighbors' lives, then has to set everything straight.
El sultán descalzo
1956
5.2Two young sweethearts get married, and then are made to believe that she's his illegitimate half-sister.
Mi papá tuvo la culpa
1953
6.3Brother and sister bumpkins move to the big city, where they fall into the orbit of a gigolo-pimp type.
El amor no es negocio
1950
6.5The soul of a dead baseball player finds a human host to occupy so it can achieve some career goals it hadn't accomplished during its lifetime. Riotous hijinks ensue.
El beisbolista fenómeno
1952
6.4Comical misadventures of a film crew trying to get their damn musical filmed.
Singing love is born
1954
5.8Ten or twelve years ago, a young man wrecked his car and his wife was killed in the accident. Today, his wealthy mother-in-law is still full of hatred and bitterness toward him, and she prefers not to acknowledge her granddaughter. Will love and tenderness find their way into the crusty old bitch's heart?
El ruiseñor del barrio
1952
6.4Priest feels a calling to open an orphanage.
La ciudad de los niños
1957
6.0Many many mistaken identities and impostures overlapping among a group of husbands, wives and others.
La vida en broma
1950
5.6A quirky peeper with a telescope accidentally discovers serial-killer activity across the courtyard.
The Window Gossip
1956
Pre-Revolutionary setting; class conflicts and a romance across class-boundaries.
Love Pays for Love
1950
Viruta and Capulina are responsible for rescuing the Sultan's baby, after it's kidnapped by a evil dude.
Los tigres del desierto
1958
5.7Two small-town hell-raisers get so out of hand the authorities have to step in to rein them in.
Dos gallos de pelea
1950
NRComedy about infidelities between several engaged couples.
Casadas en Apuros
1958
5.4No synopsis available yet.
My Parents Are Divorced
1959
1940s · 10 titles
8.0A gang of thieves has jeopardized the city and even the police, whose chief urges their forces to captured the band within 48 hours. Meanwhile, band members meet in a cafe run by a widow and her daughter and her suitor, Cantinflas, who maintains a scuffle with the robbers running all at the station. Since then, Cantinflas become a member of the police force for special missions.
The Unknown Policeman
1941
7.5A slapstick fantasy of the amorous adventures of a magician a la Cantinflas.
The Magician
1949
7.7Cantinflas, on a drunken night, becomes Army soldier. Soon, he meets the Devil who tries to make it an evil being.
One Day with the Devil
1945
8.0Starring Mexican star Pedro Infante, "Black Angels" is about a couple formed by a beautiful woman and a singer, both white, who are parents of a black girl. The woman blames him, but the girl will suffer the racist treatment from her own mother. Mexican version of the famous novel by Fannie Hurst "Imitation of Life"
Black Angels
1948
4.1An American soldier marooned in Mexico is mistaken for a wife-butchering serial killer.
Boom in the Moon
1946
6.2Door-to-door salesman falls for a young woman, implements hare-brained schemes to separate her from her fiance.
Novia a la medida
1949
6.3Comical misadventures of two goofballs looking for work.
Dos de la vida airada
1948
4.7Twin brothers separated at birth accidentally meet each other 25 years later. Girlfriends and coworkers are confounded, wacky hijinks!
Conozco a los dos
1949
6.0Mexican movie
Don Simón de Lira
1946
6.5Gumaro Pérez must fulfill all the whims of his wife, who is sworn lady of society even though the Pérez are not a wealthy family. In order not to look bad with his wife, Gumaro asks for a loan, but when he receives it, all his co-workers take it from him since he owes everyone money.
Perez Family
1949
