Art

Carlos Toussaint

Born August 23, 1901 · Mexico City, Mexico

Died March 7, 1975 · aged 73

Carlos Toussaint (1901–1975) was a Mexican film director and production designer. He was active during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema and worked as art director on many productions. He also directed fourteen films between 1940 and 1964 including the Cantinflas short Cantinflas y su prima. He was married to the makeup artist Sara Mateos.

Known For

Mystery of the Ghastly Face

Mystery of the Ghastly Face · 1935

Mystery of the Ghastly Face

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

Dr. Forti carries out strange experiments, assisted by his son Pablo. They embark on an expedition to the jungle. Eight years later Forti returns without his son but strange things start to happen in the old house where they live.

Suprema ley

Suprema ley · 1937

Vuelven los García

Vuelven los García · 1947

Vuelven los García

MovieComedyRomance

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.

Marejada

Marejada · 1952

Recently-graduated doctor assigned to a small, backward fishing community.

Los tres huastecos

Los tres huastecos · 1948

Los tres huastecos

MovieComedyDrama

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.

We the Poor

We the Poor · 1948

Carpenter Pepe El Toro lives peacefully with his daughter Chachita in an impoverished Mexico City neighborhood. He pursues a romance with the pretty Celia, but tragedy comes knocking on his door when he is falsely accused of having perpetrated a felony.

You’re Missing the Point

You’re Missing the Point · 1940

You’re Missing the Point

Cantinflas, the boyfriend of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to kill a mad dog. Suddenly this man appears so the servant tells him that Cantinflas is his wife's brother (Leonardo), who had been lost for years. The rich man then remembers that his father in law's testament could only be paid when all brothers get together, so treats Cantinflas, a real bum, as a king.

The Well-paid

The Well-paid · 1948

MovieDramaMusic

Melodrama about marital infidelity.

Filmography

Sort

Mystery of the Ghastly Face

Mystery of the Ghastly Face · 1935

Mystery of the Ghastly Face

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

Dr. Forti carries out strange experiments, assisted by his son Pablo. They embark on an expedition to the jungle. Eight years later Forti returns without his son but strange things start to happen in the old house where they live.

Production Design

Suprema ley

Suprema ley · 1937

Art Designer

Vuelven los García

Vuelven los García · 1947

Vuelven los García

MovieComedyRomance

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.

Art Direction

Marejada

Marejada · 1952

Recently-graduated doctor assigned to a small, backward fishing community.

Director

Los tres huastecos

Los tres huastecos · 1948

Los tres huastecos

MovieComedyDrama

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.

Set Designer

We the Poor

We the Poor · 1948

Carpenter Pepe El Toro lives peacefully with his daughter Chachita in an impoverished Mexico City neighborhood. He pursues a romance with the pretty Celia, but tragedy comes knocking on his door when he is falsely accused of having perpetrated a felony.

Set Designer

You’re Missing the Point

You’re Missing the Point · 1940

You’re Missing the Point

Cantinflas, the boyfriend of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to kill a mad dog. Suddenly this man appears so the servant tells him that Cantinflas is his wife's brother (Leonardo), who had been lost for years. The rich man then remembers that his father in law's testament could only be paid when all brothers get together, so treats Cantinflas, a real bum, as a king.

Production Design

The Well-paid

The Well-paid · 1948

MovieDramaMusic

Melodrama about marital infidelity.

Production Design

Black Angels

Black Angels · 1948

Starring Mexican star Pedro Infante, "Black Angels" is about a couple formed by a beautiful woman and a singer, both white, who are parents of a black girl. The woman blames him, but the girl will suffer the racist treatment from her own mother. Mexican version of the famous novel by Fannie Hurst "Imitation of Life"

Set Designer

The Woman I Lost

The Woman I Lost · 1949

The Woman I Lost

A political revolutionary fights against injustice, his adoring wife by his side. But only in her death does he realize the depth of her love for him and their country. A dramatic romance from the 23 film library of the most iconic classic Mexican film and recording star, Pedro Infante.

Set Designer

Monja, casada, virgen y mártir

Monja, casada, virgen y mártir · 1935

Monja, casada, virgen y mártir

MovieDramaRomance

Art Direction

Dos pesos dejada

Dos pesos dejada · 1949

Dos pesos dejada

MovieComedyDrama

Fermín is a young taxi driver but also a playboy. He sets out to woo the daughter of a merchant who has amassed a small fortune. His plans go off track, and the consequences are imminent.

Production Design

The Three Garcías

The Three Garcías · 1947

The Three Garcías

MovieComedyRomance

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.

Set Designer

When the Children are Gone

When the Children are Gone · 1941

When the Children are Gone

Unjustly accused of theft, the noble Raimundo is forced to leave his paternal home. A new incident, caused by the ambition of his brother José, causes Raimundo to be disowned by his girlfriend María and by his father, the just and strict Don Pepe. The only one who believes in Raimundo is his mother, Dona Lupita, a woman who suffers deeply because of the wrong decisions of her children.

Production Design

El fusilamiento

El fusilamiento · 1962

El fusilamiento

MovieDramaWestern

Mexican feature film

Director

You the Rich

You the Rich · 1948

MovieDramaComedy

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

Set Designer

The Prodigious Barber

The Prodigious Barber · 1942

The Prodigious Barber

MovieComedyDrama

Benedito the barber, mocked by everyone in the village, lathers the head of a blind customer just as the man regains his sight. Benedito becomes a celebrity, and everyone seeks his services.

Production Design

Las mañanitas

Las mañanitas · 1948

MovieDramaComedy

Rom-com scheming; wealthy landowner wants to seduce one of his tenants, but she wants the other guy...

Art Designer

Santa

MovieRomanceDrama

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 Hipolito.

Production Design

Dark Angel

Dark Angel · 1942

MovieDramaMystery

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

Production Design

Dicen que soy mujeriego

Dicen que soy mujeriego · 1949

Dicen que soy mujeriego

Pedro has had many lovers but he only loves one of them, but this romance stop going on for his flirts with other women.

Art Direction

No desearás la mujer de tu hijo

No desearás la mujer de tu hijo · 1950

No desearás la mujer de tu hijo

An elderly man falls in love with a beautiful young woman, without knowing that she is in love with his son.

Art Direction

Viva Mi Desgracia

Viva Mi Desgracia · 1944

Viva Mi Desgracia

After drinking a special concoction made of various types of alcohol, the once-timid Ramon (Pedro Infante) suddenly turns into a brawler and extroverted ladies' man. With his newfound confidence, Ramon attempts to win the heart of the woman (María Antonieta Pons) he loves. Full of enjoyable songs and funny scenes, this entertaining Mexican musical centers on a wealthy man who finally realizes that money can't buy him love.

Set Designer

The Black Sheep

The Black Sheep · 1949

The Black Sheep

The Trevino family tries to overcome the irresponsible behavior of Don Cruz, an erratic father with numerous defects that contrast with his son Silvano, a young kid man that is incapable of passing judgment on his own father.

Production Design