Rafael Icardo

Acting

Rafael Icardo

Born January 13, 1894 · Alicante, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Died September 29, 1954 · aged 60

Rafael Icardo was born in 1894 in Alicante, Spain. He was an actor, known for Demonio y carne (1951), María Candelaria (Xochimilco) (1944) and Doña Perfecta (1951). He died in 1954 in Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Known For

Fly Away, Young Man!Fly Away, Young Man! · 1947
Fly Away, Young Man!
★ 8.11947
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.
El Siete MachosEl Siete Machos · 1951
El Siete Machos
★ 8.31951
MovieComedyWestern
Rosario, the niece of the rancher, returns to the ranch after ten years of absence. She takes in Margarito, a worker at the ranch, who is immediately smitten by her. Rosario is rescued from a runaway horse by the Seven Men, an outlaw a la Robin Hood that steals from the rich and gives to the poor. He also happens to be the twin brother of Margarito, unbeknownst to him. The confusion between Margarito and the Seven Men generates great comical situations in the film.
Maria CandelariaMaria Candelaria · 1944
Maria Candelaria
★ 7.31944
MovieDramaRomance
A young journalist asks an old artist about the portrait of a naked Indian woman that he has in his study. The artist tells the story of Maria Candelaria, a young Indian woman who was rejected by her own people for being the daughter of a prostitute. She is protected by a young Indian man, Lorenzo Rafael, who has fallen in love with her.
The Three MusketeersThe Three Musketeers · 1942
The Three Musketeers
★ 7.61942
MovieAdventureComedy
Cantinflas and three friends return a stolen necklace to an actress who invites them to be extras at Clasa studios. While on the set, he falls asleep and dreams that he is d'Artagnan, fighting on behalf of Queen Anne.
SusanaSusana · 1951
Susana
★ 6.81951
MovieDrama
The story of a girl of questionable mental stability who escapes from incarceration and ends up at a plantation where she disrupts a working family's daily routines and chemistry.
Soy un prófugoSoy un prófugo · 1946
Soy un prófugo
★ 7.61946
MovieComedy
A janitor in a large bank is accused of pulling of a major heist. He is forced to become a fugitive while hunting for the real culprits.
Doña PerfectaDoña Perfecta · 1951
Doña Perfecta
★ 7.01951
MovieDramaRomance
Liberal farmer Pepe has arrived in Santa Fe to visit his aunt, Dona Perfecta. While he's there, Pepe is eager to teach the traditional-minded townspeople a new way of living. Unfortunately for Pepe the people of Santa Fe aren't eager to embrace change, and when the citizens begin to voice resentment Pepe is forced to seek refuge with his sympathetic aunt. Dona Perfecta is just as traditional as any of the other townspeople though, and only suffers Pepe due to the fact that he is family. When Pepe and his cousin Rosario fall deeply in love, the situation quickly comes to a head.
One Day with the DevilOne Day with the Devil · 1945
One Day with the Devil
★ 7.71945
MovieComedy
Cantinflas, on a drunken night, becomes Army soldier. Soon, he meets the Devil who tries to make it an evil being.

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