Óscar Chávez

Acting

Óscar Chávez

Born March 20, 1935 · Mexico City, Mexico

Died May 30, 2020 · aged 85

Óscar Chávez Fernández (20 March 1935 – 30 April 2020), better known simply as Óscar Chávez, was a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor. He was the major proponent of the Nueva Trova movement in Mexico in the 1960s and 1970s.

Known For

The OutsidersThe Outsiders · 1967
The Outsiders
★ 8.11967
MovieDrama
A couple on the verge of getting married gets mixed up with a gang of thugs in this routine crime drama that underscores the Socio-economic disparity in the Mexican culture. The upper-class couple rides along with outsiders who go club-hopping and resort to petty thievery. After their adventure, the couple questions whether or not they are right for each other.
Maria of My HeartMaria of My Heart · 1979
Maria of My Heart
★ 6.51979
MovieDramaThriller
Héctor and María meet again after eight years of not seeing each other. She works as a magician in cabarets and he robs houses. María convinces Héctor to become a magician and work together. Life seems to smile on them until one day, when Maria travels to another city, the couple's situation will be overshadowed by an unfortunate event.
Break of DawnBreak of Dawn · 1988
Break of Dawn
★ 6.31988
MovieDramaTV Movie
In 1930s Los Angeles, Mexican immigrant Pedro J. González becomes a pioneering Spanish-language radio star before being wrongly convicted and imprisoned at San Quentin.
The Animals 1850 - 1950The Animals 1850 - 1950 · 1995
The Animals 1850 - 1950
★ 8.01995
MovieDocumentaryFamily
A compilation of 20 Mexican children's song, composed from 1850 to 1950, ranging from lyrical to surrealist, illustrated with digital animation.
El cuerpazo del delitoEl cuerpazo del delito · 1970
El cuerpazo del delito
★ 5.31970
MovieComedyRomance
Anthology film: three "sophisticated" rom-com scenarios.
Las cadenas del malLas cadenas del mal · 1970
Las cadenas del mal
★ 5.81970
Movie
Ambitious young woman thinks she's on he fast track to fame and fortune, but her manager's a sleazeball who gets her hooked on IV drugs and pimps her out at random.
La GeneralaLa Generala · 1971
La Generala
★ 5.51971
MovieActionCrime
During the Mexican Revolution, a hardened and rich lady landowner is overtaken by the violence of the times. Losing her land and house, she falls in love with a revolutionary leader that is killed by a sadistic and corrupt federal officer. She takes the revolutionary flag and leads a rampage of violence and destruction.
Mexico MexicoMexico Mexico · 1968
Mexico Mexico
★ 8.51968
MovieDocumentary
"Mexico begins where the roads end ”. Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes tells us about the history of Mexico: its invasions, its revolutions, its sacred lands, its forgotten legends, its religious rituals and this frightening misery. François Reichenbach and his camera sink into the dust, on this sacred land, where "the land never ends."

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Las cautivasLas cautivas · 1973
Las cautivas
★ 4.21973
MovieDrama
Raimundo, a wealthy man, died of a heart attack. The notary reads out Raimundo's will, leaving all his estate and companies to the widow, Luz, with the surprising clause that she will remain without a man for the period of two years, during which his trusted attorney, Arturo, will be in possession of the whole patrimony. Luz being much younger than her late husband, resents this clause that will keep her captive of the dead man for so long. Her attempts to seek release in the night spots of the town do not prove satisfying. Lucia, the maid, starts an extortion scheme against the widow, menacing to denounce the murder of Raimundo with venom, as Luz and Arturo were lovers. The faithful cook and the gardener are dismissed and Lucía literally takes her employer's image, clothes, and manners - forcing Luz to play humbly to her (progressively insane) demands.

Singer at party