Miguel Contreras Torres

Directing

Miguel Contreras Torres

Born — Died

1899-09-28 — 1981-06-05

Place of birth

Morelia, Michoacán, México

Known for

Directing

Credits

48 titles

Mexican director.

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

No te engañes corazón poster
6.5

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

No te engañes corazón poster
6.5

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

Reina de reinas: La Virgen María poster
6.0

Standard retelling of the the Gospels, with a brief epilogue about the death of Mary.

Reina de reinas: La Virgen María

1948

Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala poster
6.0

The story of Mary Magdalene from being a sinner to follow Jesus Christ.

Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala

1946

Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala poster
6.0

The story of Mary Magdalene from being a sinner to follow Jesus Christ.

Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala

1946

Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala poster
6.0

The story of Mary Magdalene from being a sinner to follow Jesus Christ.

Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala

1946

Love for Life poster
NR

During the times of Venezuelan dictator Juan Vicente Gómez, an exhausted stranger arrives at a farm and starts to help the owner with the legal status of her land.

Love for Life

1950

Love for Life poster
NR

During the times of Venezuelan dictator Juan Vicente Gómez, an exhausted stranger arrives at a farm and starts to help the owner with the legal status of her land.

Love for Life

1950

Love for Life poster
NR

During the times of Venezuelan dictator Juan Vicente Gómez, an exhausted stranger arrives at a farm and starts to help the owner with the legal status of her land.

Love for Life

1950

The Useless Life of Pito Perez poster
6.6

Episodes from the life of an alcoholic hobo.

The Useless Life of Pito Perez

1944

El rayo del sur poster
6.0

Latter part of the career of Padre Morelos, the 18th/19th century military leader. Sequel to... um... El Padre Morelos.

El rayo del sur

1943

Hombre o demonio poster
5.6

A 1940 film.

Hombre o demonio

1940

Hombre o demonio poster
5.6

A 1940 film.

Hombre o demonio

1940

Hombre o demonio poster
5.6

A 1940 film.

Hombre o demonio

1940

The Mad Empress poster
5.8

The Mad Empress is a 1939 American historical drama film depicting the 3-year reign of Maximilian I of Mexico and his struggles against Benito Juarez.

The Mad Empress

1939

The Mad Empress poster
5.8

The Mad Empress is a 1939 American historical drama film depicting the 3-year reign of Maximilian I of Mexico and his struggles against Benito Juarez.

The Mad Empress

1939

The Mad Empress poster
5.8

The Mad Empress is a 1939 American historical drama film depicting the 3-year reign of Maximilian I of Mexico and his struggles against Benito Juarez.

The Mad Empress

1939

El hombre sin patria poster
6.4

Directed by Miguel Contreras Torres.

El hombre sin patria

1922

Bartolo toca la flauta poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Bartolo toca la flauta

1945

Juarez and Maximilian poster
7.0

The story of Mexican President Benito Juárez and the emperor Maximilian of Habsburg and the empress Carlota.

Juarez and Maximilian

1934

Juarez and Maximilian poster
7.0

The story of Mexican President Benito Juárez and the emperor Maximilian of Habsburg and the empress Carlota.

Juarez and Maximilian

1934

Juarez and Maximilian poster
7.0

The story of Mexican President Benito Juárez and the emperor Maximilian of Habsburg and the empress Carlota.

Juarez and Maximilian

1934

El padre Morelos poster
5.7

Biography of early-1800s Mexican priest/statesman.

El padre Morelos

1943

El padre Morelos poster
5.7

Biography of early-1800s Mexican priest/statesman.

El padre Morelos

1943

El hijo de nadie poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

El hijo de nadie

1946

The Last Rebel poster
6.0

Mexican western film about Joaquin Murrieta, the Robin Hood of the West.

The Last Rebel

1958

The Last Rebel poster
6.0

Mexican western film about Joaquin Murrieta, the Robin Hood of the West.

The Last Rebel

1958

Thou Shalt Not Kill poster
6.2

Antonio Guerra is an unemployed Spanish immigrant in the USA. His brother and mother in Spain haven't heard about him for many years or even receive a letter. But one day, his brother receives a letter from him, telling that things are going well. But the reality is other. Antonio is passing a hard time in New Yor City, suffering the Years of Depression as many out of workers. One day, Antonio meets a nice Cuban seller, who invites him to eat at his poor house. The seller advices Antonio to visit a man, who has contacts and could help him to find a job. Nevertheless, Antonio is send with the leader of a group of gangsters, dedicated to the illegal traffic of alcohol. Antonio is offered a work of dealer, but he won't do anything out of the law.

Thou Shalt Not Kill

1935

Thou Shalt Not Kill poster
6.2

Antonio Guerra is an unemployed Spanish immigrant in the USA. His brother and mother in Spain haven't heard about him for many years or even receive a letter. But one day, his brother receives a letter from him, telling that things are going well. But the reality is other. Antonio is passing a hard time in New Yor City, suffering the Years of Depression as many out of workers. One day, Antonio meets a nice Cuban seller, who invites him to eat at his poor house. The seller advices Antonio to visit a man, who has contacts and could help him to find a job. Nevertheless, Antonio is send with the leader of a group of gangsters, dedicated to the illegal traffic of alcohol. Antonio is offered a work of dealer, but he won't do anything out of the law.

Thou Shalt Not Kill

1935

Thou Shalt Not Kill poster
6.2

Antonio Guerra is an unemployed Spanish immigrant in the USA. His brother and mother in Spain haven't heard about him for many years or even receive a letter. But one day, his brother receives a letter from him, telling that things are going well. But the reality is other. Antonio is passing a hard time in New Yor City, suffering the Years of Depression as many out of workers. One day, Antonio meets a nice Cuban seller, who invites him to eat at his poor house. The seller advices Antonio to visit a man, who has contacts and could help him to find a job. Nevertheless, Antonio is send with the leader of a group of gangsters, dedicated to the illegal traffic of alcohol. Antonio is offered a work of dealer, but he won't do anything out of the law.

Thou Shalt Not Kill

1935

Shadow of Pancho Villa poster
6.0

A 1933 film.

Shadow of Pancho Villa

1933

Shadow of Pancho Villa poster
6.0

A 1933 film.

Shadow of Pancho Villa

1933

Shadow of Pancho Villa poster
6.0

A 1933 film.

Shadow of Pancho Villa

1933

Under the Sky of Spain poster
6.2

Drama film directed and written by Miguel Contreras Torres.

Under the Sky of Spain

1953

Under the Sky of Spain poster
6.2

Drama film directed and written by Miguel Contreras Torres.

Under the Sky of Spain

1953

Pancho Villa Returns poster
6.0

It's 1913, and noble Mexican General Pancho Villa leads his troops against the assassins of President Madero.

Pancho Villa Returns

1950

Pancho Villa Returns poster
6.0

It's 1913, and noble Mexican General Pancho Villa leads his troops against the assassins of President Madero.

Pancho Villa Returns

1950

No artwork available
5.3

Appointed by the dictator Huerta, a local official tries to use his authority to pressure a young woman into marrying him. Meanwhile, counter-revolution is brewing.

Pueblo en armas

1959

¡Viva México! poster
4.8

No synopsis available yet.

¡Viva México!

1934

¡Viva México! poster
4.8

No synopsis available yet.

¡Viva México!

1934