Enrique Lizalde

Acting

Enrique Lizalde

Born — Died

1937-01-09 — 2013-06-03

Place of birth

Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico

Known for

Acting

Credits

41 titles

Enrique Lizalde Chávez (9 January 1937 – 3 June 2013), better wknown simply as Enrique Lizalde, was a Mexicon actor of film, theatre, and television, noted for his distinctive voice and for playing leading-man roles from the 1960s onward. He originated the character Juan del Diablo in Corazón salvaje and later appeared in its 1990s remake in a different role. Born in Tepic, Nayarit, he pursued university studies in literature before turning to acting. He was the brother of Eduardo Lizalde and a cousin of Óscar Chávez. Lizalde began his screen career in the early 1960s and became a prominent presence in Mexican cinema; in popular accounts of the period he was grouped with Joaquín Cordero an…

Known for

Chispita poster
7.3

The story follows Isabel—known as "Chispita"—who was separated from her mother after the latter lost her memory in an accident. After growing up in an orphanage, Isabel is adopted by a widowed businessman, Don Alejandro; he hopes she will bring joy to the life of his daughter, Lili, who has become sad and ill-tempered since her mother's death—largely due to the influence of her teacher, the wicked Miss Irene. However, contrary to Alejandro's expectations, Isabel is not welcomed by his daughter; instead, she must contend with the malicious traps set for her by Lili and Miss Irene. Yet, Isabel also finds friends in the household, such as Juan Carlos (Lili’s older brother) and Gloria (the family’s maid). From her new home, Chispita begins the search for her mother.

Chispita

1982

Corazón salvaje poster
8.0

A telenovela that dramatizes the romances and rivalries between two brothers and two sisters in Mexico between the years 1885 and 1900.

Corazón salvaje

1992

Esmeralda poster
7.3

Esmeralda is a telenovela that was released by Televisa in 1997. It is a remake of a 1970 Venezuelan telenovela of that same name, and was itself remade in Brazil in 2004. Another version is Topacio from Venezuela in 1984. One of the most famous telenovela all the time.

Esmeralda

1996

Balada por un amor poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Balada por un amor

1989

Deceptions poster
7.7

The show's premise revolves around a pair of twin sisters who were separated when they were young, and as adults the younger sister is forced to act as a "replacement" for her wealthy twin who wants to temporarily leave her husband and his family to enjoy a life of luxury with multiple lovers.

Deceptions

1998

The Outsider poster
6.9

Rodrigo Junquera finds out he is close to death, he decides to ask the nanny of his young child, Virginia Martínez, a beautiful and honest woman, to marry him with the intention of preparing the road so she can look after his children when he's gone. Virginia has to deal with the contempt of Rodrigo's children who acuse her of being an ambitious woman who married their father for his money. Virginia is in love with Rodrigo's eldest son, Carlos Alberto, who has come to mistreat her after finding out she married his dad.

The Outsider

2001

Film credits

1990s · 2 titles

1970s · 10 titles

La buscona poster
6.2

A young composer falls in love with a prostitute who is paid by his father to seduce him, but she doesn't love him.

La buscona

1970

The Man and the Beast poster
4.6

Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, adapted once again.

The Man and the Beast

1973

Rosario poster
5.7

Rosario and Carlos, husbands, are part of a theater company. In a scene of jealousy, she should shoot and kill him. Carlos has had an affair with Zulma, another acriz of the company. On opening day, in the final scene, Rosario accidentally kills her husband. Someone change the gun ...

Rosario

1971

The Monastery of the Vultures poster
6.3

In a remote Mexican monastery, a Father Prior subjects young seminarians to psychoanalysis to test their vocation. As sessions peel back secrets and doubts, faith, desire, and authority collide.

The Monastery of the Vultures

1973

All the Horrors of Satan poster
5.3

Adaptation of The Fall Of The House Of Usher.

All the Horrors of Satan

1974

Maria of My Heart poster
6.5

Héctor and María meet again after eight years of not seeing each other. She works as a magician in cabarets and he robs houses. María convinces Héctor to become a magician and work together. Life seems to smile on them until one day, when Maria travels to another city, the couple's situation will be overshadowed by an unfortunate event.

Maria of My Heart

1979

The Crazy Virgins poster
6.2

Handsome young swindler throws himself into the clutches of three rich spinsters who live in their own little fantasy world on their crumbling estate.

The Crazy Virgins

1972

La noche violenta poster
4.2

Police are chasing him for a murder, so man breaks into an expensive home and takes husband and wife hostage. The bloodshed continues...

La noche violenta

1970

Sexo y crimen poster
5.6

Industrialist blackmails unfaithful wife and her lover into helping him fake his own death.

Sexo y crimen

1970

La mentira poster
6.4

A man, torn inside by two passions, falls for the woman against whom he sought revenge, believing her to be responsible for the death of his brother.

La mentira

1970

1960s · 12 titles

Estrategia matrimonio poster
7.2

Pragmatic young woman plots out her flirtations with five rich, eligible bachelors to play to the weaknesses of each one. Then she has to pick one for keeps.

Estrategia matrimonio

1967

Crown of Tears poster
6.5

Doña Refugio works in an office until the bounce and has three children: Fernando who is studying to be a lawyer, doctor and Nacho Edmundo to work in a company as a truck driver gas. Things become difficult within the family and each seek solutions to economic oppression living.

Crown of Tears

1968

Black Wind poster
8.0

The building of a railroad under tough conditions from searing heat to freezing cold in the Sonora desert provokes clashes of passion and struggles between the engineers and the workers at the campsite. The workers also contend with sudden dust storms that are called the 'black wind'. Based on true events.

Black Wind

1965

The Scapular poster
8.3

A woman who is about to die calls the town's priest and hands him a scapulary, saying that she knows of its great powers. Anybody who does not believe in them will end up dead.

The Scapular

1968

La maestra inolvidable poster
5.5

Idealistic young teacher takes a post in a small, backwoods town and dedicates her life to schooling the village's children.

La maestra inolvidable

1969

The Devil's Visitations poster
6.2

A young architect returns from Europe to live in the house of his uncles and cousins, where someone pretends to be the Devil.

The Devil's Visitations

1968

The Olympics in Mexico poster
6.1

Documentary about the XIX Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment in 1999.

The Olympics in Mexico

1969

El asesino se embarca poster
5.6

Cops vs counterfeiters on a cruise ship.

El asesino se embarca

1967

Pillow for Three poster
5.4

Bride sleeps another guy on her wedding night by mistake, and he and the groom spend 90 minutes arguing over which one she belongs to.

Pillow for Three

1969

No artwork available
6.0

Young-adult movie about a crew of 8 or 10 upper-middle-class boys and girls -- mostly about the romance between two of them.

Nosotros los jóvenes

1966

Las Troyanas poster
6.8

Adaptation of Euripides: lamentations of the women of Troy after their defeat in war.

Las Troyanas

1963

No artwork available
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Los años verdes

1967

Series credits

Chispita poster
7.3

The story follows Isabel—known as "Chispita"—who was separated from her mother after the latter lost her memory in an accident. After growing up in an orphanage, Isabel is adopted by a widowed businessman, Don Alejandro; he hopes she will bring joy to the life of his daughter, Lili, who has become sad and ill-tempered since her mother's death—largely due to the influence of her teacher, the wicked Miss Irene. However, contrary to Alejandro's expectations, Isabel is not welcomed by his daughter; instead, she must contend with the malicious traps set for her by Lili and Miss Irene. Yet, Isabel also finds friends in the household, such as Juan Carlos (Lili’s older brother) and Gloria (the family’s maid). From her new home, Chispita begins the search for her mother.

Chispita

1982

Corazón salvaje poster
8.0

A telenovela that dramatizes the romances and rivalries between two brothers and two sisters in Mexico between the years 1885 and 1900.

Corazón salvaje

1992

Esmeralda poster
7.3

Esmeralda is a telenovela that was released by Televisa in 1997. It is a remake of a 1970 Venezuelan telenovela of that same name, and was itself remade in Brazil in 2004. Another version is Topacio from Venezuela in 1984. One of the most famous telenovela all the time.

Esmeralda

1996

Balada por un amor poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Balada por un amor

1989

Deceptions poster
7.7

The show's premise revolves around a pair of twin sisters who were separated when they were young, and as adults the younger sister is forced to act as a "replacement" for her wealthy twin who wants to temporarily leave her husband and his family to enjoy a life of luxury with multiple lovers.

Deceptions

1998

The Outsider poster
6.9

Rodrigo Junquera finds out he is close to death, he decides to ask the nanny of his young child, Virginia Martínez, a beautiful and honest woman, to marry him with the intention of preparing the road so she can look after his children when he's gone. Virginia has to deal with the contempt of Rodrigo's children who acuse her of being an ambitious woman who married their father for his money. Virginia is in love with Rodrigo's eldest son, Carlos Alberto, who has come to mistreat her after finding out she married his dad.

The Outsider

2001

Wounds of Love poster
7.0

A tycoon's daughter falls in love with the man who came to take revenge on her father for his own father's death.

Wounds of Love

2006

Si Dios Me Quita La Vida poster
7.5

Si Dios Me Quita La Vida is a telenovela made by Mexican TV network Televisa. This telenovela was broadcast in 1995. This is a remake of the 1961 telenovela La Leona starred by Amparo Rivelles and Ernesto Alonso.

Si Dios Me Quita La Vida

1995

Alcanzar una estrella poster
7.7

Eduardo, a renowned singer, and Lorena, a talented but plain-looking young woman, must overcome every obstacle to unite their lives and reach for a star together.

Alcanzar una estrella

1990

Camila poster
7.5

Camila Flores is a sweet peasant who lost her parents very early. Its creation was in charge of his grandfather Genaro. He is a great rooster breeder, but he is very poor. Genaro's biggest fear is that Camila will one day abandon him and that she will not be happy. One day, Camila meets lawyer Miguel Gutiérrez, he came from the capital, and as soon as he sees Camila he is impressed by her beauty. He asks the girl's grandfather for permission so he can visit her. Genaro thinks that Miguel will soon forget his granddaughter so he lets Miguel see her. Before long, Camila and Miguel fall in love, which is why he asks for the girl's hand in marriage. Genaro, even against his will, allows Camila to get married.

Camila

1998

Dulce Desafío poster
6.8

Dulce Desafío is a Mexican telenovela starring Adela Noriega and Eduardo Yáñez.

Dulce Desafío

1988

Los años felices poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Los años felices

1984

La venganza poster
9.0

The plot tells the story of Maria Olivares, a humble peasant woman living with her grandfather Maximiliano in a thatched hut on the Narváez estate. Maria falls in love with Xavier Narváez, a pilot, but his brother Rafael and his wife Carmen oppose the marriage because Maria is poor.

La venganza

1977

Corazón salvaje poster
NR

Corazón salvaje is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on Televisa in 1966. It is the second of five screen adaptations of the novel of the same name by Caridad Bravo Adams. This telenovela was starred by singer Julissa while the 1977 production was starred by singer Angélica María who had previously had the role of Mónica in the 1968 film version. Actor Ernesto Alonso produced both telenovela versions. The role of Juan del Diablo went to Enrique Lizalde who, with Julissa, had previously starred in another Bravo Adams’ story, La mentira. This was the first starring role of Enrique Álvarez Félix, son of actress María Félix, in the role of the antagonist Renato Duchamp, the legitimate half-brother of Juan del Diablo. It was also the second time Jacqueline Andere co-starred with Enrique Lizalde, both being stage actors.

Corazón salvaje

2025