
Acting
Manolo Fábregas
Born — Died
1921-07-15 — 1996-02-04
Place of birth
Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Known for
Acting
Credits
60 titles
Manolo Fábregas, Manuel Sánchez Navarro, fue un actor mexicano de origen español, nieto de Virginia Fábregas. Se le recuerda también como actor, director y productor teatral y se le reconoce como un artista que se empeñó en montar en México los mejores musicales de Broadway y Londres.
Known for
7.0When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.
Two Mules for Sister Sara
1970
6.9When 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
5.8No synopsis available yet.
Beloved Mother
1935
6.3No synopsis available yet.
Lagunilla 2
1982
6.0Anthology of clips from classic-era Mexican films, with reality-footage of elderly actors discussing their memories of the period.
México de mis amores
1979
5.7No synopsis available yet.
Tía Candela
1948
Film credits
1980s · 2 titles
6.3No synopsis available yet.
Lagunilla 2
1982
6.3After 42 years of working as an antiquarian , Abel is fired by the children of his recently deceased employer; however, after this unexpected situation that leaves him in solitude and with little chance to get a new job, he decides to start again as antiques dealer in the popular Lagunilla market . There he will find real friends ; a humble life and, above all , a new opportunity to fall in love regardless of social differences.
Lagunilla, mi barrio
1981
1970s · 6 titles
7.0When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.
Two Mules for Sister Sara
1970
6.9When 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
6.0Anthology of clips from classic-era Mexican films, with reality-footage of elderly actors discussing their memories of the period.
México de mis amores
1979
5.9Debauched playboy has a hypochondriac streak and an unscrupulous doctor that profits from it.
Wait for me in Siberia, Darling!
1971
6.7Career-thief hides from the police by joining a convent.
La hermana Trinquete
1970
7.4A mechanic takes his family to a car race and a series of events occur which brings problems, betrayals, violence and the unexpected death of an elderly person.
National Mechanics
1972
1960s · 5 titles
After being arrested the two adorable grannies spend some time in jail and then stand trial for the robberies they've committed.
The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies
1961
5.6Young lawyer is mistaken for music professor and goes to live at a boarding school for young women.
Dormitorio para señoritas
1960
6.3A group of scientists in search of lost Atlantis are plane wrecked on an uncharted island full of stock footage monsters fresh from One Million BC. Occasionally we get an original papier mache monster peaking out from behind an alcove, but for the most part this is typical Mexican filmmaking for the period. With Armond Silvestre and Alma Delia Fuentes.
The Island of the Dinosaurs
1967
5.0An American actress travels to Mexico to make a movie and brings her daughter with her. Upon arriving in Mexico, she is spotted by a drug dealer who also heads a kidnapping ring. He plants one of his drug-addicted "customers" with the actress as her nanny in order to be kidnap the child for ransom, but things don't work out as planned.
The Candy Man
1969
6.0Five young women hold a weekend-long bachelorette party for their engaged girlfriend.
Despedida de soltera
1966
1950s · 25 titles
5.5Some thieves confront the detectives who surprise them while robbing a factory, but manage to escape.
Dancing, salón de baile
1952
5.4Working-class girl marries rich playboy, gets implicated in his criminal activities.
Arrabalera
1951
8.1The 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
6.0A woman married to a renowned doctor confesses to her mother that she has fallen in love with her daughter's young boyfriend.
Las tres Elenas
1954
6.8Two underachieving brothers take responsibility for an abandoned baby.
La visita que no tocó el timbre
1954
6.5Mexican feature film
La sexta carrera
1953
4.6Unhappy young married couple argue and almost break up their marriage.
Arm in Arm Down the Street
1956
4.5Captain Scarlett rescues Princess Maria from being abducted while travelling. She's not exactly grateful. He finds out that she is to be married to a man she doesn't like, so Captain Scarlet attempts to help her but winds up in prison for his efforts. He escapes and finally helps the reluctant bride who winds up joining Captain Scarlett and his sidekick and they become something along the lines of the three musketeers.
Captain Scarlett
1953
6.7Going out for a drink with the guys after work, a salaryman get in over his head with a gangster's moll and a murder.
The Medallion of Crime
1955
6.7Four interlocking stories about pregnancy all intersecting in an obstetrician's office.
El derecho a la vida
1959
5.4A murderer turns himself to the police, but claims amnesia and insists he's unable to tell them anything about his crime.
X Murderer
1955
7.3Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve.
Reportaje
1953
6.7Dr. Pablo, something womanizer, going to marry with Mini and cheats África, singer and his lover, telling her to wait while she is on tour in Cuba. With her, he poses as a friend industrial, Ricardo and his intention is not to see her again. While Africa is out he marries Mini, which proves to be terribly jealous. Complications ensue when Africa returns to Mexico and start searching for the fake Richard. By chance a friend of Mini will be in a beauty salon and this ensures she can take to "Ricardo" because is "a friend of her husband". A typical sitcom with a blistering pace.
La miel se fue de la luna
1952
5.6Rome, Italy, February 1900. While a malaria epidemic sweeps the city, the young and beautiful Donina meets Leonardo, an ambitious sculptor, who makes her his model.
La noche del sábado
1950
6.2This is the story of a gambler whose mistress is the wife of a renowned philanthropist. The gambler himself is cheating on his mistress with another woman. The secret love triangle gradually becomes public due to the jealousy, ambition, and weaknesses of its protagonists, including the guilt felt by the lovers.
La mujer ajena
1955
9.0As every year, the happy marriage of Luis and Isabel wakes up ready to celebrate her onomastics her and that of her daughter, unaware that the day reserves a tragic twist in the destiny of their lives, because the girl dies in a fatal accident. The impression is so strong that Isabel becomes mad until the point of being confined in a sanatorium. And looking for her health, the doctor forbids Luis to see his wife. He can only get news from her via Emilia, the young nurse who cares for Isabel.
De mujer a mujer
1950
4.8Eloisa works hard, sewing, to his son Juan de Dios. He learns that he is the bastard son of Cecilio, who owns almost a whole town named: San Juan de Dios, Durango.
Padre contra hijo
1955
6.0Young couple looks for a way to wiggle out of the marriage their parents have arranged for them.
No te ofendas, Beatriz
1953
6.3Heaven Can Wait scenario; a young woman dies forty years ahead of schedule because her guardian angel made a mistake... so the divine powers that be put her back on earth in a new body.
Préstame tu cuerpo
1958
6.8Marucha (Sarita Montiel) has had a shattered face since childhood, but she has a beautiful figure and covers half of her face with her hair. She is a singer and performs in neighborhood theaters. Marucha and Ramon are professionals in crime.
Cinnamon Skin
1953
6.3Loosely-plotted melodrama about five "hostesses" and the owners of a waterfront nightclub.
Mujeres sin mañana
1951
7.0Two women of lesser descent are dedicated to stealing to support their brother's daughter.
The Vivanco Ladies
1959
6.2Three young women sharing an apartment take in a man they injured in a car accident; while he's recovering, they also make friends with a homeless man. And then...
Las interesadas
1952
5.8Timid guy creates an alter-ego who will get tough with people while he continues being gentle and jolly.
Pompeyo el conquistador
1953
Documentary on the life, work, and death of Jorge Negrete. Mexico's "Singing Cowboy". Includes some of the greatest stars of that era—Pedro Infante. Maria Felix, Luis, Aguilar, Cantinflas. Arturo de Cordova, Jose Alfredo Jimenez and many more—who came to say goodbye to Mexico's Cowboy and to give their condolences to Marie Felix, his widow at the time. Wonderful singing and unforgettable scenes from Negrete's movies, a well-deserved tribute to one of Mexican cinema's favorite actors and singers.
The Immortal Charro
1955
1940s · 19 titles
5.7No synopsis available yet.
Tía Candela
1948
6.7Rich city family is close to bankruptcy; rich country cousins come to visit.
Del rancho a la capital
1942
6.8Adaptation of the novel by Alejandro Pérez Lujín, centered on the university adventures in Santiago de Compostela of Gerardo Roquer from Madrid, who stays in a boarding house known as "La Casa de la Troya".
La casa de la Troya
1948
6.4The owner of an illegal gambling casino witnesses all the problems in the life of her dissolute son and finally acts in a way that'll help him rehabilitate himself.
La casa de la zorra
1945
5.8The dream of Atenodoro is to be a professor at the Faculty of Law. The students show enthusiasm for Ana, the professor’s daughter. Atenodoro resigns from his class, and the students try to make him return by pretending to be the rector and his family.
Mil estudiantes y una muchacha
1942
5.8A very ordinary little mook is manipulated into posing as a notorious bandit.
El tigre de Jalisco
1947
5.8No synopsis available yet.
Yo soy tu padre
1948
6.0Eight shipwrecked men do the Robinson Crusoe thing on an uninhabited island... and then they're joined by an aviatrix whose plane conks out in their airspace.
Ocho hombres y una mujer
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
6.9The film chronicles the adventures of a peasant family of the late nineteenth century to push through his work with the opposition and hatred of the rest of the villagers.
The Barracks
1945
6.3A man discovers that the second child he is expecting is the product of his wife's infidelity, who dies in childbirth. The boy, named Alberto, is treated as if he were a servant. His brother José Manuel, on the other hand, is treated well and all his whims are fulfilled and therefore he becomes lazy and irresponsible.
El Intruso
1944
6.5Despite the strange death of Jorge's previous wives, Elisa decides to marry him.
Dark Angel
1942
6.0The story of a single mother and her children, and the lives that cross their paths.
Like All Mothers
1945
6.4After his wife dies, the master of the house can... maybe... acknowledge that he had children with the houseekeeper. But will he?
Dueña y señora
1948
5.7Widower wants to remarry, but his adult children are slow to warm to his new wife. One daughter in particular tries very hard to discredit her in his eyes.
La mujer legítima
1945
5.7Widower wants to remarry, but his adult children are slow to warm to his new wife. One daughter in particular tries very hard to discredit her in his eyes.
La mujer legítima
1945
6.8In an Italian monastery during the XIII century, a white image appears sculpted by Fray Paracleto humble mystically and sew clothes. Besides a mysterious woman appears Orsina Galata. She tells her story to the Father Provincial and thus dates back to his past.
The White Monk
1945
5.7Mexican movie
La culpable
1946
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Llegada de noche
1949
1930s · 3 titles
5.8No synopsis available yet.
Beloved Mother
1935
6.0In a small city, talented María was trained as a singer by blind composer Joaquín. They both dream of making it big in the capital but, when they finally make the move, they find that success is not achieved without struggles.
Una luz en mi camino
1939
6.0When the U.S. invasion and the landing of troops in 1847 begins, the former cadet Miguel de la Peña (Jorge Negrete) and his friend Agustin Melgar (Jose Macip) decide to return to the military college and fight heroically in the defense of the Mexican army.
El Cementerio De Las Aguilas
1938
