Manolo Fábregas

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

Film credits

1970s · 6 titles

1960s · 5 titles

1950s · 25 titles

Dancing, salón de baile poster
5.5

Some thieves confront the detectives who surprise them while robbing a factory, but manage to escape.

Dancing, salón de baile

1952

Arrabalera poster
5.4

Working-class girl marries rich playboy, gets implicated in his criminal activities.

Arrabalera

1951

The Martyr of Calvary poster
8.1

The 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

Las tres Elenas poster
6.0

A 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

La visita que no tocó el timbre poster
6.8

Two underachieving brothers take responsibility for an abandoned baby.

La visita que no tocó el timbre

1954

La sexta carrera poster
6.5

Mexican feature film

La sexta carrera

1953

Arm in Arm Down the Street poster
4.6

Unhappy young married couple argue and almost break up their marriage.

Arm in Arm Down the Street

1956

Captain Scarlett poster
4.5

Captain 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

The Medallion of Crime poster
6.7

Going 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

El derecho a la vida poster
6.7

Four interlocking stories about pregnancy all intersecting in an obstetrician's office.

El derecho a la vida

1959

X Murderer poster
5.4

A murderer turns himself to the police, but claims amnesia and insists he's unable to tell them anything about his crime.

X Murderer

1955

Reportaje poster
7.3

Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve.

Reportaje

1953

La miel se fue de la luna poster
6.7

Dr. 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

La noche del sábado poster
5.6

Rome, 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

La mujer ajena poster
6.2

This 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

De mujer a mujer poster
9.0

As 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

Padre contra hijo poster
4.8

Eloisa 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

No te ofendas, Beatriz poster
6.0

Young couple looks for a way to wiggle out of the marriage their parents have arranged for them.

No te ofendas, Beatriz

1953

Préstame tu cuerpo poster
6.3

Heaven 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

Cinnamon Skin poster
6.8

Marucha (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

Mujeres sin mañana poster
6.3

Loosely-plotted melodrama about five "hostesses" and the owners of a waterfront nightclub.

Mujeres sin mañana

1951

The Vivanco Ladies poster
7.0

Two women of lesser descent are dedicated to stealing to support their brother's daughter.

The Vivanco Ladies

1959

Las interesadas poster
6.2

Three 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

Pompeyo el conquistador poster
5.8

Timid guy creates an alter-ego who will get tough with people while he continues being gentle and jolly.

Pompeyo el conquistador

1953

No artwork available
6.5

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

Tía Candela poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Tía Candela

1948

Del rancho a la capital poster
6.7

Rich city family is close to bankruptcy; rich country cousins come to visit.

Del rancho a la capital

1942

La casa de la Troya poster
6.8

Adaptation 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

La casa de la zorra poster
6.4

The 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

Mil estudiantes y una muchacha poster
5.8

The 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

El tigre de Jalisco poster
5.8

A very ordinary little mook is manipulated into posing as a notorious bandit.

El tigre de Jalisco

1947

Yo soy tu padre poster
5.8

No synopsis available yet.

Yo soy tu padre

1948

Ocho hombres y una mujer poster
6.0

Eight 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

Perez Family poster
6.5

Gumaro 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

The Barracks poster
6.9

The 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

El Intruso poster
6.3

A 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

Dark Angel poster
6.5

Despite the strange death of Jorge's previous wives, Elisa decides to marry him.

Dark Angel

1942

Like All Mothers poster
6.0

The story of a single mother and her children, and the lives that cross their paths.

Like All Mothers

1945

Dueña y señora poster
6.4

After 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

La mujer legítima poster
5.7

Widower 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

La mujer legítima poster
5.7

Widower 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

The White Monk poster
6.8

In 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

La culpable poster
5.7

Mexican movie

La culpable

1946

Llegada de noche poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Llegada de noche

1949