Writing

Adolfo Torres Portillo

Born December 19, 1920 · Mexico, D.F., Mexico

Died June 12, 1996 · aged 75

Adolfo Torres Portillo was born on 29 December 1920 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was a writer and producer, known for Santa Claus (1959), Coyote and Bronca (1980), and El Diablo, el santo y el tonto (1987). He died on 12 June 1996 in Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico.

Known For

The GamblerThe Gambler · 1979
The Gambler
★ 7.51979
MovieAdventureDrama
Three childhood friends; when they grow up, the poor boy is shut out from the possibility of romancing the girl because of class issues. He leaves town, learns to play pro-level poker, wins a fortune, then goes home to ruin his rival's life.
Santa ClausSanta Claus · 1959
Santa Claus
★ 6.81959
MovieFamilyFantasy
Pitch, the mean-spirited devil, is trying to ruin Christmas. Santa Claus teams up with Merlin the Magician and the children of the world in order to save the day!
Lagunilla 2Lagunilla 2 · 1982
Lagunilla 2
★ 6.31982
MovieComedy
The Angels of PueblaThe Angels of Puebla · 1968
The Angels of Puebla
★ 6.31968
MovieDramaFantasy
An angel who is three good deeds short of earning his wings chooses the city of Puebla to carry out her mission.
Entre Compadres Te VeasEntre Compadres Te Veas · 1986
Entre Compadres Te Veas
★ 6.91986
MovieComedy
After a year spent mourning his wife's death, a father and two sons cut loose for some wild living. Loose remake of Los Tres Alegres Compadres.
Sinverguenza pero honradoSinverguenza pero honrado · 1985
Sinverguenza pero honrado
★ 6.61985
MovieDramaFamily
Man and woman get married, they adapt to living together and he adapts to living with her four children.
Tom ThumbTom Thumb · 1958
Tom Thumb
★ 7.31958
MovieFantasyFamily
A young boy born extraordinarily small must rescue his older brothers from a wicked ogre.
Los 3 reyes magosLos 3 reyes magos · 1976
Los 3 reyes magos
★ 6.51976
MovieFamilyAnimation
The Three Wise Men, Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthazar, set off for Bethlehem to worship the newborn Jesus, but the devil, in the guise of Prince Olbaid, decides to hinder the Kings' journey with the help of the devil Murcio, creating problems at every turn.

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Little Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb vs. the MonstersLittle Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb vs. the Monsters · 1962
Little Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb vs. the Monsters
★ 3.91962
MovieMusicComedy
The film follows adventures of Little Red Riding Hood (Maria Gracia) and Tom Thumb (Cesaro Quezadas) and their friends, fighting against the wicked Witch Queen (Ofelia Guilmáin) and her band of monsters. The film starts at the meeting of the evil monsters in the castle in the Haunted Forest, heart of the Devil's dominion, during which the Vampire (Quintín Bulnes) accuses the Wolf (Manuel Valdés) and the Ogre (José Elías Moreno) of betraying the Witch Queen (La Reina Bruja, renamed Queen of Badness in the English dub), who orders them to ber executed. Their friend Stinky the Skunk (Santanón) however escapes and informs Little Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb, who promise to help. Meanwhile, the Queen and her sister the Old Witch cast a terrible curse, turning villagers into monkeys and mice for trying to defy her magic. The rest of the story details the heroes' quest to conquer evil.

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