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Rafael García Travesí

Born April 10, 1910 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Died March 22, 1984 · aged 73

No biography available.

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Lauro PuñalesLauro Puñales · 1969
Lauro Puñales
5.01969
Movie
One of Zapata's field marshals runs afoul of dictator Huerta's stooges in his home town.
Suicide MissionSuicide Mission · 1973
Suicide Mission
5.51973
MovieActionAdventure
Santo must investigate a secret conspiracy involving a spy training camp, a brainwashing plot, and a kidnapped Nazi scientist.
Operation 67Operation 67 · 1967
Operation 67
6.41967
MovieCrimeAction
The silver masked Santo tries to stop a gang of counterfeiters who conspire to ruin the economy.
Caballo prieto azabacheCaballo prieto azabache · 1968
Caballo prieto azabache
5.81968
MovieWarAdventure
Standing before Pancho Villa's tomb, horse breeder Jesus harkens back to his youth, when he provided bed and board to a nondescript laborer named Doroteo Arango. In time, Arango would transform himself into gang leader Villa. When the Mexican Civil War erupts, a man named Fierro wants to execute Jesus for selling a horse to an anti-Villa buyer. But in repayment of Jesus's debt of kindness, Villa intercedes on his behalf.
The Sword of GranadaThe Sword of Granada · 1954
The Sword of Granada
6.21954
MovieAdventureHistory
In this period costume swashbuckler, Don Pedro de Rivera, the rightful owner of a Spanish castle seeks to reclaim it from an occupying Moorish Caliph. Don Pedro’s accomplice is Juan Ponce de León, who intends to steal the "Rose of Granada," a rare gem owned by the Caliph, which supposedly contains a rare essence that ensures eternal youth.
Love and SinLove and Sin · 1956
Love and Sin
6.21956
MovieDramaMusic
A dramatic encounter between passionate love and fraternal love. Two brothers fall in love with the same woman, played by the beautiful dancer Ninón Sevilla, an orphan they rescued during their childhood. Though she loves only one of them, she decides to give up her happiness rather than destroying the reason of the other she doesn't love.
The IllegitimateThe Illegitimate · 1956
The Illegitimate
4.51956
MovieDrama
Family melodrama: manipulative parents ruin lives with their meddling.
Una mujer honestaUna mujer honesta · 1972
Una mujer honesta
6.71972
MovieDrama

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The Smile of the VirginThe Smile of the Virgin · 1958
The Smile of the Virgin
5.71958
MovieDrama
Marita, a charming little girl, lives in the country with her grandmother. Her best friend is a modest servant, Anselmo, who almost everyday takes the girl to visit the church known as "Guadalupe's Basilica", an important cathedral in Mexico City, where she discovers Virgin Guadalupe and the legend about her apparitions in that place. Marita doesn't behave properly in school, and her teacher always has a punishment for the girl. She doesn't like school, and she doesn't want to return to school anymore. Besides, Marita's worried about her animals, like a cow who doesn't produce milk. The girl asks many miracles of Virgin Guadalupe, one of them is to not have to go to school. During a visit to the Basilica, Marita hears the Virgin's voice, and this could be the beginning of a responsible life for the girl, like to study and to be a good child.

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