Arturo Calderón

Acting

Arturo Calderón

Born February 8, 1928 · Boconó, Venezuela

Died August 24, 1989 · aged 61

Venezuelan actor, know for his work on Román Chalbaud's films, as well as other Golden Era Venezuelan films.

Known For

Trampa inocenteTrampa inocente · 1978
Trampa inocente
8.01978
MovieDrama
The story takes place in 1862, just after the federal war ended. A pair of Gothic colonels go in search of a juicy inheritance, buried in a farm that is considered invaded by terrifying ghosts. Ignoring the mysterious stories they hear, they go to work. There they are victims of intentional attacks, which in the end they discover are carried out by a little girl, who is the daughter of the former foreman of the owners of the big house, so she feels attacked by the intruders.
ManonManon · 1986
Manon
7.01986
MovieDrama
During a bus ride through the Andes, two seminarians encounter with a woman named Manon. Immediately, one of them falls in love and the attraction is mutual, so they decide to flee to capital city to start a new life. But the love of Manon ambitious drags this man to leave his vocation and commit criminal acts to maintain a life of luxury and extravagance.
La Oveja NegraLa Oveja Negra · 1987
La Oveja Negra
8.01987
MovieComedyDrama
A group of thieves and outcasts are living in a big abandoned movie theater where they have created a very friendly and very particular universe. The police will use all its resources to violate their space, but again and again fail in their attempts.
Compañero de viajeCompañero de viaje · 1979
Compañero de viaje
7.01979
MovieHistoryDrama
A tale of hate in a town in the Venezuelan Andes where the conflicts and passions of those who live enclosed in the mountains make violence an inevitable destiny.
Crab IICrab II · 1984
Crab II
7.51984
MovieDramaCrime
Commissioner Leon (Miguel Angel Landa) investigates the murder of a woman in a population near the capital. The woman was raped before death and the case is complicated when his brother becomes the prime suspect, since it is a priest (Eduardo Serrano). Because of the implications that inquiries might have, Leon is pressured to keep the event as a "crab" (Cangrejo, or a unsolvable case), but he decides to comply with the law.
CrabCrab · 1982
Crab
8.01982
MovieDramaCrime
Commissioner Leon (Miguel Angel Landa) of the Technical Judicial Police is assigned to the kidnapping of a child of the upper class of Caracas. The details of the kidnapping the attention of Leon, as there is no evidence of violence in the child's home, or witnesses to the abduction. Based on that Leon believes that the hijackers knew the boy and soon begins to suspect several young people from wealthy families of Caracas.
The Smoking FishThe Smoking Fish · 1977
The Smoking Fish
6.91977
MovieComedyDrama
A handsome young man is released from jail and goes to "El Pez que Fuma", a bordello in the outskirts of Caracas. La Garza, its middle-aged owner, hires the young man as handy man, but soon he takes the place of the administrator, who is also La Garza's lover.
The Flock of AngelsThe Flock of Angels · 1979
The Flock of Angels
8.01979
MovieDrama
Ingrid is a young high school student who due to the impact suffered by the death of his mother, is acting strangely causing concern to her teachers. After a landslide caused by heavy rains, police surrounded the premises of the high school to expel the refugees resulting in the classes suspended.

Filmography

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