Acting
Juan Carlos Barreto
Born March 11, 1957 · Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico (age 69)
Juan Carlos Barreto (Monterrey, Nuevo León; March 11, 1957) is a Mexican film, theater and television actor who has stood out for his performances in the soap opera "Para Volver a Amar" and the Film "Fausto" by José Julián Vázquez, which was awarded best film at one of the oldest festivals in the United States, the BFF.
Known For
Terrorist Command · 1992Terrorist Command
★ 6.01992
MovieActionThriller
A group of terrorists puts the authorities on alert, creating hellish chaos.
La señorita · 1994La señorita
★ 5.81994
MovieMysteryDrama
Violent death of a loan shark investigated by diligent policeman.
Asesino por instinto · 1993Asesino por instinto
1993
MovieCrimeAction
Redemption of a Broken Mind · 2017Redemption of a Broken Mind
★ 4.02017
MovieDramaRomance
Fausto is destined to live the suicide of his beloved wife. After this tragic event, he’s inexplicably given the opportunity to travel back in time and change the faith of the woman who he loves.
Depositarios · 2010Depositarios
★ 4.52010
MovieScience Fiction
In the near future, medicine, computing and genetics have made it possible to end the human physical and psychological pain, filtering it through other human beings created expressly for this task, known as "gatekeepers". The plot follows the story of two researchers who belong to the Police Special Branch dedicated to pursue the emerging crimes related to the implementation of this new technology.
Imposible de matar · 1994Imposible de matar
★ 5.71994
MovieAction
Amor que mata · 1994Amor que mata
★ 5.71994
MovieRomanceDrama
Diego is a young musician who lives the terrible death of his uncle to AIDS. While in his deep depresion he meets Gabriela, which brings back a smile to his face. Just when life seems more promising than ever, one beutiful night death once again took a toll on his life. It seems as though the phantoms of the past are never going to let him go.
Love on a Weekend · 2010Love on a Weekend
★ 3.92010
MovieDramaRomance
One city. Three days, three social classes, three love songs, human beings who coexist without touching one another, joined by mirages and hopes. Their struggles to survive are individual and secret; there are no winners or losers. The seeming order is maintained and a weekend begins.
Movies
Terrorist Command · 1992Terrorist Command
★ 6.01992
MovieActionThriller
A group of terrorists puts the authorities on alert, creating hellish chaos.
La señorita · 1994La señorita
★ 5.81994
MovieMysteryDrama
Violent death of a loan shark investigated by diligent policeman.
Asesino por instinto · 1993Asesino por instinto
1993
MovieCrimeAction
Redemption of a Broken Mind · 2017Redemption of a Broken Mind
★ 4.02017
MovieDramaRomance
Fausto is destined to live the suicide of his beloved wife. After this tragic event, he’s inexplicably given the opportunity to travel back in time and change the faith of the woman who he loves.
Depositarios · 2010Depositarios
★ 4.52010
MovieScience Fiction
In the near future, medicine, computing and genetics have made it possible to end the human physical and psychological pain, filtering it through other human beings created expressly for this task, known as "gatekeepers". The plot follows the story of two researchers who belong to the Police Special Branch dedicated to pursue the emerging crimes related to the implementation of this new technology.
Imposible de matar · 1994Imposible de matar
★ 5.71994
MovieAction
Amor que mata · 1994Amor que mata
★ 5.71994
MovieRomanceDrama
Diego is a young musician who lives the terrible death of his uncle to AIDS. While in his deep depresion he meets Gabriela, which brings back a smile to his face. Just when life seems more promising than ever, one beutiful night death once again took a toll on his life. It seems as though the phantoms of the past are never going to let him go.
Love on a Weekend · 2010Love on a Weekend
★ 3.92010
MovieDramaRomance
One city. Three days, three social classes, three love songs, human beings who coexist without touching one another, joined by mirages and hopes. Their struggles to survive are individual and secret; there are no winners or losers. The seeming order is maintained and a weekend begins.
Llamadas obscenas · 1996Llamadas obscenas
★ 6.71996
Movie
Backyard · 2009Backyard
★ 6.42009
MovieThrillerCrime
Officer Blanca Bravo arrives in Juarez, Mexico — a grim nexus of corporate colonialism and sexual tourism — to investigate a rash of killings targeting female migrant workers. But with no help from the locals, bringing the responsible parties to justice becomes a frustrating exercise. As Bravo rails against indifference and local corruption, she finds herself on a collision course with Mickey Santos, a Mexican mogul with a taste for young prostitutes.
Meat Stew, Original Recipe · 2019Meat Stew, Original Recipe
★ 6.22019
MovieComedy
A dysfunctional family reunites after the grandmother's death, who was a famous cooker of the traditional mexican dish: mole de olla.
Lucía, Lucía · 2003Lucía, Lucía
★ 5.22003
MovieAdventureDrama
Lucia, an children's book author, tells the story of her husband's disappearance. One day on their way to Brazil he just disappears. She goes to the police, gets a ransom note, and makes friends with the old dude downstairs and the young dude upstairs as she tries to find him. Things take a bit of a twist as she realized the kidnapping may not be as simple as it seems on the surface.
Caceria de Viboras · 1994Caceria de Viboras
1994
Movie
Valentin Trujillo videohome written by Carlos Enrique Taboada.
Juana la Cubana · 1994Juana la Cubana
★ 6.21994
MovieDrama
The beautiful nightclub singer/dancer Juana the Cuban moonlights as freedom fighter “Commander Zeta”, joining forces with the C.I.A. to overthrow the brutal regime of a military dictator (played by Erik Estrada) who plans to unleash bacteriological warfare on the U.S.A.
File of Attempted Murder · 2010File of Attempted Murder
★ 6.32010
MovieWarHistory
Tells the story behind an assassination attempt perpetrated in 1897, by a dipsomaniac man, against the President of the Mexican Republic, General Porfirio Diaz.
Veinteañera, divorciada y fantástica · 2020Veinteañera, divorciada y fantástica
★ 8.02020
MovieComedy
Regina, our young protagonist, always dreamed of getting married. And she did it - but the dream lasted much less than she thought and now she has to face life in a very funny way as a divorcee.
Dos hermanos buena onda · 1994Dos hermanos buena onda
★ 6.71994
Movie
Doña Matilde and Don Miguel, a couple who have always been happy despite never having children, decide to adopt. At the orphanage, they take in two mischievous boys with whom they feel an instant bond. As the years pass and the boys grow into young men, one becomes obsessed with finding his sister, who was also adopted, while the other falls in love—precisely with the girl his friend is searching for
Burn the Bridges · 2007Burn the Bridges
★ 6.62007
MovieDrama
A story of two teens, brother and sister, who live with their dying mother in a rundown mansion in Zacatecas, sustain by a dangerously dependent relationship.
Under the Salt · 2008Under the Salt
★ 6.12008
MovieHorrorMystery
A series of murders leads Commander Trujillo to Santa Rosa de la Sal a town close to a salt mine, where he meets Victor Zepeda - a lonely teenager who works in his father's funeral home and spends his free time making crude animated horror films - who's strange behavior seems to point at him as the culprit of the crimes.
Uzi ráfaga mortal · 1995Uzi ráfaga mortal
★ 6.71995
Movie
Lluvia de diamantes · 1996Lluvia de diamantes
★ 6.01996
MovieComedy
Another Mexican · 2010Another Mexican
★ 5.62010
MovieDrama
Antonio (Ricky Mergold) is a 16 year old boy from a village in the Mexican province, living the awakening of consciousness with the intensity of the contradictions that surround him: a dogmatic religion, mediocre educational institutions, corrupt politicians an a society full of conformity. His life changes when a young teacher with a genuine desire to teach their students comes to the town, a guide that encourages them to live with dignity and to be critical of the world around them. This story is full of drama and misadventures, which Antonio lives without proper orientation and promiscuity.
Los cómplices del infierno · 1995Los cómplices del infierno
★ 3.81995
MovieActionCrime
Sandra and Deborah are two women trying to escape from a tragic recent event. They go for a vacation on a beach house but are then followed by an evil cult.
Comando terrorista · 1992Comando terrorista
★ 6.31992
Movie
TV Shows
Laws of love · 2018Laws of love
★ 8.02018
SeriesDrama
The story of two lawyers specializing in family law, Ricardo and Alejandra, that despite coming from two disappointments and being in a world where it seems that love loses strength, before so much divorce, they still have faith in finding true love.
Para Volver a Amar · 2010Para Volver a Amar
★ 7.72010
SeriesDrama
Para Volver a Amar is a Televisa telenovela that aired on the Canal de las Estrellas channel in Mexico from July 12, 2010 to January 30, 2011. It stars Rebecca Jones, Rene Strickler, Alejandro Camacho, Alejandra Barros, and Africa Zavala. The Mexican version however is taken from the original Colombian soap opera series "El Último Matrimonio Feliz". The story is about six women who befriend each other and help each other deal with the pains of life, particularly in regards to marriage and relationships. They'll realize that even amidst their problems, happiness is not impossible to attain.
It won seven Premios TVyNovelas awards for Best Telenovela of the Year, Best Male Villain, Best First Actress, Best First Actor, Best Co-Star Actress, Best Co-Star Actor, and Best Young Lead Actor. Para Volver a Amar aired in the United States on Univision from March 8, 2011 to October 28, 2011 at 12am/11pm central.
I Don't Trust Men Anymore · 2014I Don't Trust Men Anymore
★ 7.02014
SeriesDrama
Yo no creo en los hombres (I don't trust men anymore) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Giselle González for Televisa. It is based on Yo no creo en los hombres (1991), produced in México.
El amor no tiene receta · 2024El amor no tiene receta
★ 7.62024
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Paz Roble, a kind, hard-working and honest woman from whom her husband, Fermín, takes her newborn daughter. Fermín has a large debt with some lenders and to pay it he decides to sell his daughter to Mauro Nicoliti. This plagiarism is orchestrated by Geneva, Mauro's adoptive sister. She lost her first-born daughter in childbirth and does everything to replace her dead daughter and keep her husband's fortune. On the other hand, Esteban Villa de Cortés loses his wife and becomes a widower with his three children. Elvira Moncada, Esteban's mother-in-law, holds him responsible for the death of her daughter. After a series of unexpected events, Esteban and Paz meet in the neighborhood where she lives with her family. The chemistry and great understanding that exists between them makes it inevitable that they will fall in love.
El Mochaorejas · 2026El Mochaorejas
★ 8.12026
SeriesDramaCrime
The story of Daniel Arizmendi's rise, the corruption and fear that allowed his gang to terrorize Mexico in the 1990s, where he became known as "el mochaorejas" for his shady crimes
Esperanza del Corazón · 2011Esperanza del Corazón
2011
SeriesDrama
Esperanza del Corazón is a Mexican telenovela produced by Luis de Llano Macedo for Televisa. It is a merger of Aguetas de Color de Rosa and Confidente de Secundaria, produced by Luis de Llano Macedo in 1994 and 1996, respectively. Bianca Marroquin and Patricio Borghetti star as the main protagonists, while Lucía Méndez and Lisardo Guarinos star as the main antagonists. Esperanza del Corazón won 1 award in Premios TVyNovelas: Best co-star actress.
Canal de las Estrellas aired Esperanza del Corazón from July 18, 2011 to February 3, 2012, with Un Refugio para el Amor replacing it. Univision aired Esperanza del Corazón at 2pm central from September 6 to October 14, 2011, replacing one hour of Zacatillo, un lugar en tu corazón. It was later seen at 1pm central from October 17, 2011 to March 9, 2012, replacing Rafaela. From March 12 to March 23, 2012, Univision moved "Esperanza del Corazón" to 12pm central, due to El Talismán airing at 1pm central.
Los hijos de nadie · 1997Los hijos de nadie
★ 9.01997
Series
Los hijos de nadie is a Mexican social drama telenovela produced by Miguel Sabido and Irene Sabido for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from February 24 to June 20, 1997. Created by Miguel Sabido, with adaptation by Miguel Sabido, Verónica Suárez, Andrea Ordóñez, Rosa Ana Curiel, and Kary Fajer, the telenovela was supported by UNICEF to raise awareness about the situation of homeless children in Mexico.
The story follows Doña Leonor, an elderly woman who loses her daughter and granddaughter in a tragic accident. Seeking to overcome her loneliness, she dedicates herself to helping a group of children living on the streets of Mexico City. Alongside Verónica, a young woman who brings hope to the children through her puppet shows, Leonor faces the challenges of poverty, abandonment, and the people who seek to exploit those most vulnerable.
A.mar, donde el amor teje sus redes · 2025A.mar, donde el amor teje sus redes
★ 7.22025
SeriesDrama
Estrella Contreras, a single mother struggling to raise her daughter Azul, finds herself having to return to her hometown after the fateful death of her father Ulises, where she meets Fabián Bravo, a widowed father and fisherman by profession who is fighting to regain custody of his teenage daughter Yazmin. Love blossoms between them, but it will be complicated by the intrigues of Érika Méndez, Fabián's ex-partner, and the ambition of Sergio Falcón, a powerful businessman and Azul's father, who will relentlessly seek to prevent this relationship, even if it means ending the customs and traditions of an entire fishing village, which will lead Fabián and Estrella to face a hurricane of calamities, always putting the well-being of their families first.
El Encanto del Águila · 2011El Encanto del Águila
★ 7.82011
SeriesDocumentary
A detailed dramatization of historical events during the time of the Revolution in Mexico. Using never-before-known historical documents, details about what happened during the period from 1910 to 1928 are revealed.
Hermanas, un amor compartido · 2026Hermanas, un amor compartido
★ 9.42026
SeriesDrama
The Usurper · 2019The Usurper
★ 6.92019
SeriesDrama
A humble young woman allows herself be manipulated by her twin sister to replace her so she can leave with another man.
El precio de amarte · 2024El precio de amarte
★ 7.22024
SeriesDrama
El precio de amarte revolves around a man who abandoned his family as a child. Upon returning, several years later, he wants to discover why he was forced away. However, the search for the truth is derailed by a passionate love story. Full of action, intrigue and unexpected twists, El Precio de Amarte promises an exciting journey through generations, marked by love and tragedy.
Papá a Toda Madre · 2017Papá a Toda Madre
★ 7.22017
SeriesComedy
Papá a toda madre is a Mexican telenovela produced by Eduardo Meza for Televisa and originally broadcast on Las Estrellas from October 22, 2017, to February 11, 2018. The story follows four very different men whose lives change after they become responsible for raising children. As they face the challenges of fatherhood, they develop unexpected friendships while balancing family, romance, and personal growth.
Juegos de amor y poder · 2025Juegos de amor y poder
★ 7.32025
SeriesDrama
Luciana, a psychologist, is torn between love and loyalty. After being rescued from a robbery by prosecutor Roberto Roldán, they feel a strong connection. However, Roberto is investigating a hit-and-run involving Adrián Ferrer, whose father, Enrique Ferrer, is the presidential candidate and Luciana’s godfather. As Roberto gets closer to the truth, Enrique’s future is at risk. Luciana must choose between supporting Roberto in his quest for justice or protecting her family.
XY The Magazine · 2009XY The Magazine
★ 10.02009
SeriesDrama
All the drama inside a men's magazine in Mexico City. A magazine whose contents show masculintiy in all its manifestations, and where the protagonists find themselves in conflict between what they promote at work and what they face in their private lives.
Corazón Partido · 2006Corazón Partido
★ 5.02006
Series
Corazón Partido, is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and Argos Comunicacion. This limited-run series ran for 90 episodes from November 1, 2005 to June 16, 2006. This telenovela was aired in 17 countries around the world.