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.
The Burning of JudasThe Burning of Judas · 1974
The Burning of Judas
★ 6.41974
MovieDrama
Jesús María Carmona is a small-time crook who poses as a cop so he can rob a bank. A few days before the day he planned to do it, a guerrilla group robs the same bank and Carmona is shot to death defending it when he has no other choice but to act as a policeman. Soon after, his image becomes a symbol for the police and he is honored, but his identity is found out. Meanwhile, in the neighborhood where he grew up his effigy is burned as he is now considered a traitor.
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.
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.
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.
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 Company Forgives a Moment of MadnessThe Company Forgives a Moment of Madness · 1978
The Company Forgives a Moment of Madness
★ 7.51978
MovieDrama
A skilled worker has a sudden nervous breakdown at the company for which he has been working for the last 20 years. He attacks the machines and smashes the windows. The company decides to have him undergo treatment with a well-known young psychiatrist. She will try to bring light the reasons for his behavior so he can adapt himself to his work once again.
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.

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