Raúl Martínez Solares

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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

Neither Blood Nor SandNeither Blood Nor Sand · 1941
Neither Blood Nor Sand
★ 7.51941
MovieComedy
Cantinflas enjoys the bullfight show, and wants to crash in every of these spectacles. Also, there's a professional bullfighter, Manolete, who is identical to Cantinflas. Manolete has to give a bullfight show in a village, but Cantinflas arrives first as a stowaway in a train, and he'll be mistake by the real bullfighter. Cantinflas will give us a demonstration of courage.
Santo in the Vengeance of the MummySanto in the Vengeance of the Mummy · 1971
Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy
★ 4.91971
MovieActionHorror
When Santo accompanies a troupe of archaeologists in the search for Aztec artifacts, they find the Mummy of an Aztec who leaves a warning to those who tamper with his resting place. The adventurers ignore the warning, and before long, the Mummy starts bumping them off one-by-one with his bow & arrow.
The MagicianThe Magician · 1949
The Magician
★ 7.51949
MovieComedy
A slapstick fantasy of the amorous adventures of a magician a la Cantinflas.
A Woman Without LoveA Woman Without Love · 1952
A 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.
Watch Out for LoveWatch Out for Love · 1954
Watch Out for Love
★ 7.11954
MovieComedyDrama
Salvador accompanied by two friends of his father whom he calls uncles, they arrive at a fair in the village, there he meets Ana. When he wins a bet he is paid with a mortgaged house, to his surprise upon entering the hom he realizes that Ana and her mother live in it, provoking a funny entanglement with an explosive final.
The River and DeathThe River and Death · 1954
The River and Death
★ 6.31954
MovieDrama
A useless and bloody vendetta has been going on for ages between two families in this Mexican village. Men, sons, have killed each other for generations, for a so-called conception of honor in a revenge that never ends since it is also triggered by people of the village. Now, today, there are only two sons left, one in each family. One has become a doctor in the big city and his culture is modern. The other last one - of the other family - hasn't left the village and is waiting for the doctor to come "home" as he plans to kill him, to settle this war on this matter of honor once and for all. And the people of the village want blood.
Illusion Travels by StreetcarIllusion Travels by Streetcar · 1954
Illusion Travels by Streetcar
★ 6.51954
MovieComedyDrama
Confronted with the unfortunate news that their favorite Streetcar, no. 133, is going to be decommissioned, two Municipal Transit workers get drunk and decide to "take 'er for one last spin," as it were. Unfortunately, the "one last spin" ends up being an all-night and all-day scramble to stay out of trouble, as they are confronted with situation after sometimes bizarre situation that prevents them from returning the "borrowed" Streetcar!
Night of the Bloody ApesNight of the Bloody Apes · 1969
Night of the Bloody Apes
★ 5.51969
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A surgeon transplants the heart of an ape into his ailing son with horrific results.

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