Alfredo del Diestro

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Alfredo del Diestro

Born October 7, 1885 · Valparaíso, Chile

Died February 20, 1951 · aged 65

Actor and film director, born in Valparaíso Chile, October 7, 1885, died in Mexico City in 1951. Son of Spanish merchant Juan del Diestro and Italian pianist Matilde Cavaletti, Alfredo del Diestro spent his adolescence in Havana with his parents. In 1900 he returned to Colombia with the theatrical company Juan del Diestro, formed by him and his younger brother Juan. The company remained in the cou…

Known For

Neither Blood Nor SandNeither Blood Nor Sand · 1941
Neither Blood Nor Sand
★ 7.51941
MovieComedy
Cantinflas enjoys the bullfight show, and wants to crash in every of these spectacles. Also, there's a professional bullfighter, Manolete, who is identical to Cantinflas. Manolete has to give a bullfight show in a village, but Cantinflas arrives first as a stowaway in a train, and he'll be mistake by the real bullfighter. Cantinflas will give us a demonstration of courage.
MaríaMaría · 1922
María
★ 6.01922
MovieDramaRomance
María tells the tragic love story of María, a beautiful young woman, and her half brother Efraín, a handsome young man from Valle del Cauca. They both fall in love and live their romance on the farm "El Paraíso", in Valle del Cauca, but not everything is rosy, since Efraín must go to Bogotá because of study reasons leaving María with pain in her soul. Some time later, María becomes ill and Emma tells her brother about the situation.
The UnderdogsThe Underdogs · 1940
The Underdogs
★ 6.31940
MovieDramaHistory
During the Mexican Revolution, the people tired of living in poverty and enduring the atrocities committed by the federals, decide to follow one of their own, General Demetrio Macias, a thief with tricks he learned in jail and who along with "La Pintada" decides to take his people to victory. Led by Captain Anastacio Montañez, the newly formed army fight and honor their code at the same time as they loot houses to spread the wealth.
Mi viuda alegreMi viuda alegre · 1942
Mi viuda alegre
★ 5.71942
MovieComedy
A 1942 film directed by Miguel M. Delgado.
Shadow of Pancho VillaShadow of Pancho Villa · 1933
Shadow of Pancho Villa
★ 6.01933
MovieWarDrama
A 1933 film.
Sor Juana Inés de la CruzSor Juana Inés de la Cruz · 1935
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
★ 5.71935
MovieDramaHistory
A biopic that narrates the life of the novohispanic poetess.
La casa del ogroLa casa del ogro · 1939
La casa del ogro
★ 5.11939
MovieDramaComedy
Lives of the tenants in a shabby-genteel apartment house. Miserly landlord learns valuable life lessons.
Madre a la fuerzaMadre a la fuerza · 1940
Madre a la fuerza
★ 6.01940
MovieDrama
A 1940 film directed by Robert Quigley.

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Prisoner 13Prisoner 13 · 1933
Prisoner 13
★ 6.71933
MovieDrama
Colonel Carrasco's wife Marta leaves him taking his young son. The child, Juan, grows into an admirable and well-mannered young man. Having been promoted to a higher rank of power amidst the Mexican Revolution, the indulgent and corrupt Colonel accepts a bribe to free a revolutionary, Felipe Martinez, from his prison. Martinez has been sentenced to execution at the hands of a firing squad. Carrasco asks to have the revolutionary replaced by absolutely anyone. In a twist of fate, that anyone turns out to be his own long lost son Juan. Upon receiving this news, Marta races to the prison and explains the predicament to Carrasco. He subsequently desperately attempts to prevent the gunning down of his son by his very own government officials.

Colonel Julián Carrasco