Augusto Benedico

Acting

Augusto Benedico

Born December 21, 1909 · Alicante, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Died January 19, 1992 · aged 82

Augusto Benedico (December 20, 1909 – January 19, 1992), born Augusto Pérez Lías, was a Mexican actor (and occasional writer) of Spanish origin. He is best known for his television roles as Don Alberto Salvatierra in Los ricos también lloran and as Don Fernando in Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish. In film, he appeared in The Exterminating Angel (1962) as Carlos Conde and in Pedro Páramo (196…

Known For

The Exterminating AngelThe Exterminating Angel · 1962
The Exterminating Angel
★ 7.91962
MovieComedyDrama
After a lavish dinner party, the guests find themselves unable to depart... and, over the next few days, all of their elaborate societal pretenses and façades deteriorate as they are reduced to living like animals.
Fever Mounts at El PaoFever Mounts at El Pao · 1959
Fever Mounts at El Pao
★ 6.11959
MovieDrama
After Caribbean despot Mariano Vargas is murdered at the hands of his enraged populace, his secretary Ramón Vázquez takes not just control but also Vargas' widow Inés, with whom he's been having an affair. Special military unit leader Alejandro Gual arrives to overthrow Vázquez by turning the people and Inés against him.
La hora desnudaLa hora desnuda · 1971
La hora desnuda
★ 4.21971
MovieCrimeDrama
Santo vs. the Vampire WomenSanto vs. the Vampire Women · 1962
Santo vs. the Vampire Women
★ 4.21962
MovieActionHorror
A professor recruits a professional wrestler to protect his daughter from vampires intent on kidnapping her and marrying her to the devil.
Doña PerfectaDoña Perfecta · 1951
Doña Perfecta
★ 7.01951
MovieDramaRomance
Liberal farmer Pepe has arrived in Santa Fe to visit his aunt, Dona Perfecta. While he's there, Pepe is eager to teach the traditional-minded townspeople a new way of living. Unfortunately for Pepe the people of Santa Fe aren't eager to embrace change, and when the citizens begin to voice resentment Pepe is forced to seek refuge with his sympathetic aunt. Dona Perfecta is just as traditional as any of the other townspeople though, and only suffers Pepe due to the fact that he is family. When Pepe and his cousin Rosario fall deeply in love, the situation quickly comes to a head.
Love & Sex (Sappho 1963)Love & Sex (Sappho 1963) · 1964
Love & Sex (Sappho 1963)
★ 5.51964
MovieDramaRomance
Independently-wealthy woman tries to break free of repressive, conservative cultural constraints.
The New Invisible ManThe New Invisible Man · 1958
The New Invisible Man
★ 5.61958
MovieScience FictionFantasy
A man is sentenced to prison for a murder he did not commit. Thanks to a serum invented by his brother, he manages to become invisible and escape from prison in order to prove his innocence, while his brother works feverishly to find an antidote. Theatrically released in USA in Spanish language only; later English-dubbed version syndicated directly to television.
The Big CubeThe Big Cube · 1969
The Big Cube
★ 4.31969
MovieDramaThriller
A young woman and her drug addict boyfriend plot to drive the woman's stepmother insane with LSD in a plot to secure an inheritance.

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