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Raúl Martínez Solares
Born January 1, 1908 · Mexico City, Mexico
Died January 1, 1972 · aged 64
Raúl Martínez Solares was a Mexican cinematographer (1908-1972). He began his career during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. His brother was the renowned film director, Gilberto Martínez Solares. He received the Ariel Award in 1957 for best photography for the film Cry of the bewitched (1957).
Known For
El ladrón · 1947El ladrón
★ 6.71947
MovieComedyDrama
Bank employee is tempted to make use of banknotes scheduled for destruction.
Cry of the Bewitched · 1957Cry of the Bewitched
★ 4.31957
MovieHorrorRomance
A freed slave, who is descended from a murdered witch, plots revenge with her grandmother on a sugar plantation's inhabitants. Complications ensue due to her love for the master of the estate.
Las tarántulas · 1973Las tarántulas
★ 5.51973
MovieAction
From the 'Chanoc' series of comic-book adaptations: Chanoc and his entourage face off against a jewel thief who has eyes on a shipwrecked treasure lying off the coast.
Dr. Satan · 1966Dr. Satan
★ 5.41966
MovieHorror
Dr. Satan, a mad scientist and sorceror, plans to take over the world. In order to do so, he wakes up three zombie slaves from the dead and attempts to make a deal with the devil. He sends his zombie servants to do harm to anyone who stands in his way. Will anyone be able to stop him?
La monja alférez · 1944La monja alférez
★ 6.01944
MovieAdventureHistory
A 17th century woman, imprisoned for fighting in a bar, recounts her past to a priest. She tells of her father teaching her how to fence, of being sent to a convent by her aunt when her father died, of escaping by dressing as a man, and of her life as a man following the escape.
Un callejón sin salida · 1965Un callejón sin salida
★ 6.21965
MovieMusicCrime
A shady character takes over as owner/manager of a nightclub, conflicts evolve.
A Woman Without Love · 1952A Woman Without Love
★ 5.51952
MovieDramaRomance
After indulging in an affair with a man (a friend of the family) she truly loves, a woman returns to her young son and husband for good, and loses contact with the man. Her husband is unaware of the affair. Twenty years later, there is news that the friend has died and left all of his money to the younger son in the family, which leads us to question this younger son's biological origin.
El Portero · 1950El Portero
★ 7.61950
MovieComedy
Cantinflas works as a porter, who writes letters and speeches in his old writing machine to earn an extra money, despite the fact that he still goes to school. The sentimental issues come when Cantinflas falls in love of his pretty neighborhood (Silvia Pinal), who is handicapped and unable to walk. The thing wont be easy, because a young military man also has feelings for the girl. But the porter wants to see her happy, and he will become a sort of Cyrano De Bergerac, writing love letters to her signed by the young soldier. His plan is simple: to win money in the horse races in order to pay the operation which will make her walk again.
Filmography
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El ladrón · 1947El ladrón
★ 6.71947
MovieComedyDrama
Bank employee is tempted to make use of banknotes scheduled for destruction.
Director of Photography
Un callejón sin salida · 1965Un callejón sin salida
★ 6.21965
MovieMusicCrime
A shady character takes over as owner/manager of a nightclub, conflicts evolve.
Director of Photography
Night of the Bloody Apes · 1969Night of the Bloody Apes
★ 5.51969
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A surgeon transplants the heart of an ape into his ailing son with horrific results.
Director of Photography
El Mago · 1949El Mago
★ 7.41949
MovieComedy
A slapstick fantasy of the amorous adventures of a magician a la Cantinflas.
Director of Photography
Una mujer sin precio · 1966Una mujer sin precio
★ 6.71966
MovieDrama
Exotic dancer with a masochistic streak can't decide which of two boyfriends treats her more thrillingly badly.
Director of Photography












