Acting
Sara García
Born September 8, 1895 · Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico
Died November 21, 1980 · aged 85
Sara García (8 September 1895 – 21 November 1980) was a Mexican actress who made her biggest mark during the "Golden Age of Mexican cinema". During the 1940s and 1950s, she often played the part of a no-nonsense but lovable grandmother in numerous Mexican films. In later years, she played parts in Mexican telenovelas. Known as "Mexican Cinema's Grandmother", García's image is displayed on the labe…
Known For
La soñadora · 1917La soñadora
★ 5.01917
Movie
La soñadora ("The Dreamer") is a 1917 Mexican silent film. It features Sara García as an extra.
El Papelerito · 1951El Papelerito
★ 5.61951
MovieDramaComedy
Three children forge a close friendship with the help of a gentle elderly woman, Doña Dominga. They survive poverty and social exclusion; however, fate has a cruel twist in store for little Toño.
Vuelven los García · 1947Vuelven los García
★ 6.71947
MovieComedyRomance
Ruled by a tough grandma, the Garcías are three charro cousins who fall in love with young American-born Lupita and fight for her love until grandma quiets them.
Los dos apóstoles · 1966Los dos apóstoles
★ 5.81966
MovieMusicComedy
Two boys and two girls hook up at the big festival in a neighboring town. Once they get back home they have to deal with their families' plans for them, which may not include their new sweethearts.
Escuadrón 201 · 1945Escuadrón 201
★ 6.01945
MovieWar
Fictional story about the Escuadron 201 de Caza (201st Mexican Fighter Squadron), which participated in military campaigns in the Phillipines during WWII. It focuses primarily on two brothers, one who has a promising future as a doctor, who volunteer for this unit after Mexico declares war on Germany after the sinking of Mexican merchants by U-boats. The story also follows another young man, the son of a Spanish immigrant baker. He volunteers to pay what he feels is an unpaid debt to their new adopted country.
Tía Candela · 1948Tía Candela
★ 5.71948
Movie
Bello recuerdo · 1961Bello recuerdo
★ 5.61961
MovieDramaMusic
Back from vacation, Lucy, a school's music teacher, misses a boy. People say he will not return because he recently lost his father. She is very affected by his favorite student, so she decides to go to see him, finding the house in utter ruin. But chance makes Lucy forced to take the child and immediately found in him the son that was kidnapped years ago in America when she was a famous artist.
Mi madrecita · 1940Mi madrecita
★ 6.21940
MovieDrama
Woman faces the vicissitudes of life with her three adult children well in the background. But when the chips are down...
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Mi madrecita · 1940Mi madrecita
★ 6.21940
MovieDrama
Woman faces the vicissitudes of life with her three adult children well in the background. But when the chips are down...
Doña María (as Sarah Garcia)
Faith, Hope and Charity · 1974Faith, Hope and Charity
★ 6.41974
MovieDramaComedy
Three episodes. Faith: a woman is attacked. Hope: a fakir is crucified. Charity: a woman faces bureaucracy.
Old woman (segment "Caridad")
No basta ser madre · 1937No basta ser madre
★ 6.01937
Movie
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