Ismael Rodríguez

Directing

Ismael Rodríguez

Born 1917-10-19 · Mexico City, Mexico

Ismael Rodríguez Ruelas (October 19, 1917 – August 7, 2004) was an acclaimed Mexican film director. Rodríguez directed many major stars, including Pedro Infante, Dolores del Río, María Félix, and even Toshiro Mifune, the favorite actor of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, as a Mexican Indian in the film Ánimas Trujano (1961). This film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Rodríguez's most renowned international film is Tizoc, in which Pedro Infante-who starred alongside Maria Felix -received a Golden Globe nomination for best actor. For this role, Infante won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Pedro Infante died in a plane crash. on April 15, 1957, before receiving the award. When Ismael Rodriguez asked Pedro's mother to keep the Silver Bear, she refused to accept it. Instead she told Rodriguez that because He had "made" Pedro Infante, deserved to keep the statue. He humbly did. Rodriguez, not only worked with the best of Mexican and international actors, he made some of the most memorable movies of the time. A brilliant writer/director.

Acting credits

This was Pedro Infante poster
6.8

The life of Pedro Infante, with scenes from his best films and the chaos that his tragic death caused in the public.

This was Pedro Infante

1963

Santa poster
5.6

Santa is a beautiful and very humble young girl living in Chimalistac, a small and quiet spot south of the 1930's Mexico City. After Santa is cheated by arrogant soldier Marcelino, she's rejected by her family and friends and expelled of Chimalistac. Santa finds shelter in a whorehouse and becomes a cinic and bitter woman, mistreated by bullfighter "Jarameno" and silently loved by blind pianist Hipólito.

Santa

1932

Full Spead Ahead poster
8.4

A drifter lands a job as an officer in México City's elite motorcycle police unit and gets home with a mate of this unit. The mate is in love with a girl, but he and she are always making jealous to each other. The drifter and the mate get involved themselves in a fight to become the winner of conquering ladies and performing unit acrobatic tricks, interfering with their friendship and profession.

Full Spead Ahead

1951

Mimí Derba poster
NR

Mimí Derba is a documentary about one of the pioneers in acting and film production in México. In 1917, along with photographer Enrique Rosas, she founded one of the first film production companies: Azteca Films. Alejandra Moya captures a brief glimpse into the first Mexican female director.

Mimí Derba

2000

Damned City! poster
8.2

A humble provincial writer who wants to publish his first book offers it to a film producer who is looking for locations for a film at that time. The novelist's family then moves to the big city, where they will have to face many adversities that will make them wish they had never left their village.

Damned City!

1954

No artwork available
9.0

For 20 years, every April 15 was recorded what happened at the tomb of Pedro Infante when fans will commemorate the day of his death. In this documentary are involved the creators of the cinematographic myth and singing idol. It isn't a biography of Pedro Infante, nor an analysis of his films. It is confronting the popular fervor with the memory.

Fervor Infantilista

2014

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

You the Rich poster
7.7

Pepe el Toro is married to Celia la Chorreada and they have two children.

You the Rich

1948

No te engañes corazón poster
6.1

No te engañes corazón (released in English as Don't Fool Yourself Dear) is the first full-feature film of Cantinflas after becoming a star of the carpa circuit (folk theater). It was also one of the earliest films of Sara García and Carlos Orellana and the first where they share the screen. Don Boni (Orellana) is diagnosed with a deadly disease and decides to spend his last days doing good deeds. He leaves his wife and decides to help people. He then gets drunk and wakes up with a winning lottery ticket and realizes that the doctor who diagnosed him has been sent to prison for fraud.

No te engañes corazón

1937

Kill Me Because I'm Dying!!! poster
7.7

Tin 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

No artwork available
10.0

Through still photographs from different eras, excerpts from some of his most accomplished films, interviews, and testimonies, this documentary explores the life and work of Alec Pelepiok, later known as Alex Phillips.

Alex Phillips: The magic between light and shadow

1998

El hombre cine mexicano: Pedro Infante, el mito poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

El hombre cine mexicano: Pedro Infante, el mito

1994

Behind the camera

Viviré otra vez poster
5.6

Card-sharks blackmail a dissolute young man into participating in a big robbery; his brother takes the rap for him.

Viviré otra vez

1940

Vuelven los García poster
6.7

Ruled by a tough grandma, the Garcías are three charro cousins who fall in love with young American-born Lupita and fight for her love until grandma quiets them.

Vuelven los García

1947

Vuelven los García poster
6.7

Ruled by a tough grandma, the Garcías are three charro cousins who fall in love with young American-born Lupita and fight for her love until grandma quiets them.

Vuelven los García

1947

This was Pedro Infante poster
6.8

The life of Pedro Infante, with scenes from his best films and the chaos that his tragic death caused in the public.

This was Pedro Infante

1963

Tizoc poster
7.6

An Indian arouses envy for his expertise in hunting animals without ruining their skins, for his wisdom and his kindness.

Tizoc

1957

The Important Man poster
7.9

Animas Trujano is a colorful but irresponsible Indian in a small Mexican village. He hopes above all things someday to be chosen mayordomio of his village, a place of great honor usually conferred upon the wealthiest and most respected citizens. Animas has a loyal wife, but cheats on her and gambles away every cent they raise. Chances arise for Animas to turn over a new leaf and even hope realistically for the honor of mayordomio.

The Important Man

1961

The Important Man poster
7.9

Animas Trujano is a colorful but irresponsible Indian in a small Mexican village. He hopes above all things someday to be chosen mayordomio of his village, a place of great honor usually conferred upon the wealthiest and most respected citizens. Animas has a loyal wife, but cheats on her and gambles away every cent they raise. Chances arise for Animas to turn over a new leaf and even hope realistically for the honor of mayordomio.

The Important Man

1961

The Important Man poster
7.9

Animas Trujano is a colorful but irresponsible Indian in a small Mexican village. He hopes above all things someday to be chosen mayordomio of his village, a place of great honor usually conferred upon the wealthiest and most respected citizens. Animas has a loyal wife, but cheats on her and gambles away every cent they raise. Chances arise for Animas to turn over a new leaf and even hope realistically for the honor of mayordomio.

The Important Man

1961

El ogro poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

El ogro

1971

El ogro poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

El ogro

1971

Mi niño Tizoc poster
6.4

Tizoc wishes to eat a chicken by himself and have his own piñata. At Christmas his father Carmelo grants his wish.

Mi niño Tizoc

1972

Mi niño Tizoc poster
6.4

Tizoc wishes to eat a chicken by himself and have his own piñata. At Christmas his father Carmelo grants his wish.

Mi niño Tizoc

1972

Corrupción poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Corrupción

1984

Corrupción poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Corrupción

1984

Corrupción poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Corrupción

1984

Full Spead Ahead poster
8.4

A drifter lands a job as an officer in México City's elite motorcycle police unit and gets home with a mate of this unit. The mate is in love with a girl, but he and she are always making jealous to each other. The drifter and the mate get involved themselves in a fight to become the winner of conquering ladies and performing unit acrobatic tricks, interfering with their friendship and profession.

Full Spead Ahead

1951

Full Spead Ahead poster
8.4

A drifter lands a job as an officer in México City's elite motorcycle police unit and gets home with a mate of this unit. The mate is in love with a girl, but he and she are always making jealous to each other. The drifter and the mate get involved themselves in a fight to become the winner of conquering ladies and performing unit acrobatic tricks, interfering with their friendship and profession.

Full Spead Ahead

1951

Cupido pierde a Paquita poster
6.6

Rich family's maid thinks that maybe if she plays her cards right, she can land a moneybags husband. There's also a really cute auto mechanic, though, and...

Cupido pierde a Paquita

1955

¡Yerba Sangrienta! poster
6.3

An undercover cop and slick con-man form an alliance against a evil and vicious drug lord who takes advantage and uses the poor people of a small village with his equally evil henchmen.

¡Yerba Sangrienta!

1986

¡Yerba Sangrienta! poster
6.3

An undercover cop and slick con-man form an alliance against a evil and vicious drug lord who takes advantage and uses the poor people of a small village with his equally evil henchmen.

¡Yerba Sangrienta!

1986

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

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

Damned City! poster
8.2

A humble provincial writer who wants to publish his first book offers it to a film producer who is looking for locations for a film at that time. The novelist's family then moves to the big city, where they will have to face many adversities that will make them wish they had never left their village.

Damned City!

1954

Damned City! poster
8.2

A humble provincial writer who wants to publish his first book offers it to a film producer who is looking for locations for a film at that time. The novelist's family then moves to the big city, where they will have to face many adversities that will make them wish they had never left their village.

Damned City!

1954