Pedro Elviro

Acting

Pedro Elviro

Born March 7, 1896 · Valencia de Alcántara, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain

Died August 24, 1971 · aged 75

No biography available.

Known For

Los granujasLos granujas · 1925
Los granujas
8.01925
MovieComedy
Gran HotelGran Hotel · 1944
Gran Hotel
7.31944
MovieComedy
Cantinflas is a vagrant being evicted for not paying rent, after wandering gets a job at the 'Grand Hotel' through a friend, that's confused by Count Zapatini, who is undercover in the hotel, stealing a gem making this funny movie more complicated.
El gran espectáculoEl gran espectáculo · 1958
El gran espectáculo
6.71958
MovieComedyMusic
Your ExcellencyYour Excellency · 1967
Your Excellency
8.01967
MovieComedyDrama
Lopitos, who is horribly inefficient but quick-witted, is invited (because of the current ambassador's superstition about 13 sitting down to a meal) to a banquet attended by the ambassadors of both superpowers. After the news of a series of coups d'état in Los Cocos arrives throughout the meal, Lopitos becomes the official ambassador. At a summit of world leaders, the representatives of the two world superpowers court the allegiances of third-world diplomats to tilt the balance of global power in their favor. The last diplomat to remain unaligned, Lopitos instead harangues the superpowers for infringing on the rights of developing countries to self determination, talking to them with his point of view as a citizen not as ambassador because he arranged his demise as ambassador one day before his speech.
El circoEl circo · 1943
El circo
7.81943
MovieComedy
A cobbler gets a job in a Circus as a janitor, recommended by the beautiful girl rider of the show. But later, he gets in trouble when he involves in dangerous acts, such as the trapeze. Obviously, our friend will risk his life by the love of his new girlfriend.
¡A volar, joven!¡A volar, joven! · 1947
¡A volar, joven!
8.01947
MovieComedy
Cantinflas is a private in the military, who doesn't know anything about discipline or following rules. He only wants to think about his girlfriend, the maid in an opulent hacienda. The owner of the hacienda has an ugly and shy daughter, who is in love with Cantinflas. The problems arrive when the family arranges a wedding between the ugly girl and Cantinflas, who in order to avoid the commitment gets himself arrested. During his punishment, Cantinflas learns to fly with a silly and poorly trained flight instructor.
Los últimos días de PompeyoLos últimos días de Pompeyo · 1940
Los últimos días de Pompeyo
6.71940
MovieDramaComedy
A 1940 film directed by Rafael E. Portas.
Amor ProhibidoAmor Prohibido · 1945
Amor Prohibido
6.01945
MovieDrama
Family life of a widowed father with four teenaged and young-adult children.

Filmography

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Your ExcellencyYour Excellency · 1967
Your Excellency
8.01967
MovieComedyDrama
Lopitos, who is horribly inefficient but quick-witted, is invited (because of the current ambassador's superstition about 13 sitting down to a meal) to a banquet attended by the ambassadors of both superpowers. After the news of a series of coups d'état in Los Cocos arrives throughout the meal, Lopitos becomes the official ambassador. At a summit of world leaders, the representatives of the two world superpowers court the allegiances of third-world diplomats to tilt the balance of global power in their favor. The last diplomat to remain unaligned, Lopitos instead harangues the superpowers for infringing on the rights of developing countries to self determination, talking to them with his point of view as a citizen not as ambassador because he arranged his demise as ambassador one day before his speech.

Comisario en cena (uncredited)

Sor Ye-yéSor Ye-yé · 1968
Sor Ye-yé
5.11968
MovieComedyMusic
Maria is a young orphan who lives with her wealthy aunt. Maria sings in a cocktail bar with his friends, who form a rock band, and enjoy the night with them. One of his friends, Ernesto, is in love with her, though she does not seem to feel the same about him. In fact, multiple existential doubts and feel a strange emptiness in his life suddenly drive to enter a convent as a novice, breaking Ernestos' heart. However, with her cheerlul character, open and rebellious, not appear to conform to life in the cloister, and especially have problems with the novices director , who often punished for trying to take the right path. In the convent, which also functions as children's hospital, she meets a doctor with which it takes quite right for the contrast between his two characters, but his way with love and mutual respect.

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