Tina Romero

Acting

Tina Romero

Born 1949-08-14 · New York City, New York, USA

Tina Romero Alcázar (born August 14, 1949) is a Mexican actress. A native of New York City, Romero moved to Mexico in her youth, and later established a career there as an actress. Her early film roles included The Divine Caste (1973) and the title character in the horror film Alucarda (1977). She has also appeared in American films, including Missing (1982), opposite Sissy Spacek and Jack Lemmon. Romero has also appeared in numerous Mexican television series, including numerous telenovelas, such as Rosalinda (1999), Mi pecado (2009), Quiero amarte (2014),

Acting credits

Missing poster
7.2

Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the dictatorship.

Missing

1982

La señorita poster
5.8

Violent death of a loan shark investigated by diligent policeman.

La señorita

1994

Silencio poster
6.3

In order to save her son's life, Ana embarks on a quest to find a powerful stone from the Zone of Silence in Mexico. Someone finds out the power the stone possesses and believes it is a power worth killing for.

Silencio

2018

The Exorcist poster
6.3

Ophelia, a young nun recently arriving in the town of San Ramon, is forced to perform an exorcism on a pregnant woman in danger of dying. Just when she thinks her possession has ended, she discovers that the evil presence hasn't disappeared yet. The director of the award-winning Here Comes the Devil and Late Phases adds a new twist to possession movies in one of this year's Latin American horror surprises.

The Exorcist

2022

The Castaways of Liguria poster
6.0

A fire started by Harry Thompson destroys the Liguria, a legendary ship of the 19th century, and its treasure of gold and diamonds sinks in the sea. Thompson manages to escape unaware that Albizetti sleeps in the same lifeboat he uses. They manage to arrive at a deserted island, which has also been reached on the opposite shore– by the other survivors of the shipwreck: three children, a woman and three men.

The Castaways of Liguria

1985

Las lloronas poster
5.1

"Las Lloronas" is an adaptation of the legend of "La Llorona"(Weeping Woman). It's based on the story of three generations of women within a Mexican familiy. Cursed by la llorona, these women fight to overcome the situations that arise by this. Through the struggles that these women face, they must eventually come to terms with destiny. "Las Lloronas" is a story of love, loss and triumph of the spirit, as well as the inner strength that each women has within.

Las lloronas

2004

Alucarda poster
6.4

A young girl's arrival at a convent after the death of her parents marks the beginning of a series of events that unleash an evil presence on the girl and her mysterious new friend, an enigmatic figure known as Alucarda. Demonic possession, Satan worship, and vampirism follows.

Alucarda

1977

Los Naúfragos II:  Los Piratas poster
7.4

The Cast Aways saga continues as the shipwrecked islanders discover a cave full of buried treasures, along with the bones of Pirates. They use the cave as a shelter and plan an escape with the loot. Before their plan is complete, a ship arrives with pirates, lead by a young woman, who have come to claim their treasure as their own, and a battle ensues between them and the shipwrecked islanders.The islanders discover by chance that the new arrivals have no claim to the treasure, and their leader a treasure hunting imposter.

Los Naúfragos II: Los Piratas

1986

Broken Flag poster
6.9

When a group of young filmmakers witness and film a crime of passion, the most outrageous blackmail of the century begins. By means of a fantastic plan, the filmmakers send to the murderer, a financial and industrial big shot, a copy of the movie that incriminates him and they demand him an improvement of the standard of living for the working class.

Broken Flag

1979

Hidden Moon poster
5.8

After a mysterious, beautiful Latin woman named Miranda makes a dramatic appearance at the funeral of a man, shocking his affluent Southern California family, Victor, the man's son, heads to Mexico to find out the truth about the nature of her relationship with his dead father. He finds Miranda in the city of Guanajuato living with another man, Tobias. When Victor confronts Miranda, she denies meeting his father and says they will never hear from her again. If Miranda is telling the truth, what exactly was she doing at Victor's father's funeral? Who is the man that she is living with now? Their confrontation is the beginning of a chain of events where the protagonists will have to solve the dilemma that happens when true love comes twice at the same time.

Hidden Moon

2012

New World poster
5.7

Towards the end of the 16th century, the Spanish conquerors living in the New World faced a serious problem: the evangelization of the indigenous people, who did not understand or accept Christianity due to their unshakable faith in their own religion. The court of the Inquisition cracks down on heretics and the natives prepare for a general uprising ...

New World

1978

Silent Death poster
4.4

Film about ghostly revenge from beyond the grave that starts out in a theater. Some of the actors plan a heist of the box office, which goes predictably awry and causes an unintended death...and that's when the horror begins.

Silent Death

1991

The Penitent poster
6.6

The Penitent (1988) isn’t faith-affirming drama—it’s lurid exploitation mocking Catholic penitents. In a devout New Mexico/Mexico village reenacting Christ’s Passion (flagellation, crucifixion), jealous husband Ramon (Raúl Juliá) joins fanatical Penitentes while his virginal wife Celia falls for ex-con friend Juan (Armand Assante), sparking deadly love triangle amid rituals. Directed by Cliff Osmond, it sensationalizes "primitive brutal" self-mortification as barbaric cult, blending sex, betrayal, and gore—not exploring redemption or biblical penance. Secular gaze shames Hispanic Catholic traditions as repressed pathology. Cherry-picks extremism to caricature piety, ignoring healthy devotion. Obscure PG-13 thriller for grindhouse fans, not believers.

The Penitent

1988

Mexico 2000 poster
6.1

In Olympus the Gods decide to exterminate humanity, after deliberating one of the gods advocates not to exterminate those who live in Mexico, which in the year 2000 is a paradise where all calamities have been extinguished.

Mexico 2000

1983

Grumpy Christmas poster
7.6

Bitter, grumpy patriarch Don Servando and his family travel to spend Christmas with Doña Alicia, a relative who becomes his "ultimate nemesis". It may be Christmas, but Don Servando is set on proving to everyone that Doña Alicia is a terrible person.

Grumpy Christmas

2021

Sea of Dreams poster
5.5

On an island across the sea lies a village full of romance, wonder and mystery; a timeless place where people carry strong beliefs that can fulfill the heart's deepest desires. A beautiful ...

Sea of Dreams

2006

Hymns from the Abyss poster
NR

Images of moral panic, cult followings and the edges of madness from sex and death.

Hymns from the Abyss

2021

Las Poquianchis poster
7.0

Three sisters run brothels protected by the authorities, abuse and prostitute young women under the false pretense of employing them as servants.

Las Poquianchis

1976

A Sweet Scent of Death poster
6.0

Ramón is secretly in love with Adela. One morning, he discovers her corpse among the oat fields

A Sweet Scent of Death

1999

La casta divina poster
6.7

Chronicle Caste War in Yucatan held in the nineteenth century, where the land and the people were the property of the landowners, who called themselves " divine caste ". On one hand, General Salvador Alvarado organized the revolution; on the other, the landowners hire Colonel Ortiz Argumedo to organized the defense of their autonomy. Don Wilfrido, one of the masters, do not hesitate to send his son to fight to maintain their wealth and privileges.

La casta divina

1977

La India poster
5.1

Boy is traumatized from watching his sex-worker mother with her clients; he grows up with a particular grudge against that one guy that used to come to see her...

La India

1976

Life Is poster
6.0

Nora is about to turn 40 and can't stop wondering: what's the point of all this? What was meant to be a celebration turns into a series of unfortunate missteps that push her toward self-discovery. With open wounds, unspoken desires, and a burning past, Nora confronts her family history, death, unemployment, the collapse of her polyamorous relationship, and the urgent need to redefine love, her sexuality, and what she truly wants from life.

Life Is

2026

Deceitful Appearances poster
4.6

The sexual misunderstandings caused by the real identity of a rich woman serve Hermosillo to satirize the moral and social hypocrisy of the provincial that every Mexican carries inside.

Deceitful Appearances

1983

Alucardos: Portrait of a Vampire poster
3.9

Terror, transsexualism, and an eternal cult film. What is on the mind of horror film director Juan López Moctezuma and his fans, Manolo and Lalo, who are not only obsessed with the Mexican horror film 'Alucarda', but also believe in their hearts that they are its true characters? After finding the director in a psychiatric hospital, they kidnap him to make him remember his gloriously twisted past. An unclassifiable documentary film that uses interviews, stock shots and recreations of a past that may only have existed in the nightmares of its protagonists.

Alucardos: Portrait of a Vampire

2011

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