Acting
Lupita Tovar
Born July 27, 1910 · Matias Romero, Oaxaca, Mexico
Died November 12, 2016 · aged 106
Guadalupe Natalia Tovar, known as Lupita Tovar (July 27, 1910, Matías Romero Avendaño, Mexico - November 12, 2016, Los Angeles, California, USA), was a Mexican-American actress. Among her most important works as an actress, her participation in the films stands out: "Dracula", which was the Hispanic version of the original film and "Santa", considered the first sound film in Mexico.
Known For
The Westerner · 1940The Westerner
★ 7.11940
MovieWestern
Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Langtry, with whom the judge is obsessed, even though he has never met her. Tensions rise when Harden comes to the defense of a group of struggling homesteaders who Judge Bean is trying to drive away.
Drácula · 1931Drácula
★ 6.81931
MovieHorror
A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.
Green Hell · 1940Green Hell
★ 4.61940
MovieAdventureRomance
In the jungles of the Amazon, a group of Western adventurers and two local native guides try to locate a lost treasure buried beneath an ancient Incan city.
Santa · 1932Santa
★ 5.61932
MovieDrama
Santa is a beautiful and very humble young girl living in Chimalistac, a small and quiet spot south of the 1930's Mexico City. After Santa is cheated by arrogant soldier Marcelino, she's rejected by her family and friends and expelled of Chimalistac. Santa finds shelter in a whorehouse and becomes a cinic and bitter woman, mistreated by bullfighter "Jarameno" and silently loved by blind pianist Hipólito.
Tropic Fury · 1939Tropic Fury
★ 5.51939
MovieComedyAction
An investigator checks into the rumors of harsh working conditions on an Amazon rubber plantation.
Rose Hobart · 1936Rose Hobart
★ 5.51936
MovieMystery
Cornell employs clips from 1931's jungle melodrama East of Borneo – more specifically, clips of its lead actress, Rose Hobart – to disquieting effect. Through Cornell's collage editing, Hobart becomes a singular object of desire and dread, trapped in an exotic paradise.
The Crime Doctor's Courage · 1945The Crime Doctor's Courage
★ 6.01945
MovieMystery
A criminal psychiatrist investigates the murder of a two-time widower.
Marihuana (El monstruo verde) · 1936Marihuana (El monstruo verde)
★ 5.51936
MovieCrimeDrama
An agent of the anti-drug brigade is captured and ends up addicted to marijuana, which causes him to enter the mafia.
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Rose Hobart · 1936Rose Hobart
★ 5.51936
MovieMystery
Cornell employs clips from 1931's jungle melodrama East of Borneo – more specifically, clips of its lead actress, Rose Hobart – to disquieting effect. Through Cornell's collage editing, Hobart becomes a singular object of desire and dread, trapped in an exotic paradise.
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