Sara García

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

Los dos apóstolesLos dos apóstoles · 1966
Los 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.
Mamá InésMamá Inés · 1946
Mamá Inés
6.71946
Movie
Bello recuerdoBello recuerdo · 1961
Bello 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.
La soñadoraLa soñadora · 1917
La soñadora
5.01917
Movie
La soñadora ("The Dreamer") is a 1917 Mexican silent film. It features Sara García as an extra.
Sor Ye-yéSor Ye-yé · 1968
Sor Ye-yé
5.11968
MovieComedyMusic
Maria is a young orphan who lives with her wealthy aunt. Maria sings in a cocktail bar with his friends, who form a rock band, and enjoy the night with them. One of his friends, Ernesto, is in love with her, though she does not seem to feel the same about him. In fact, multiple existential doubts and feel a strange emptiness in his life suddenly drive to enter a convent as a novice, breaking Ernestos' heart. However, with her cheerlul character, open and rebellious, not appear to conform to life in the cloister, and especially have problems with the novices director , who often punished for trying to take the right path. In the convent, which also functions as children's hospital, she meets a doctor with which it takes quite right for the contrast between his two characters, but his way with love and mutual respect.
Vuelven los GarcíaVuelven los García · 1947
Vuelven 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.
Nobleza RancheraNobleza Ranchera · 1977
Nobleza Ranchera
6.41977
Movie
Respected civic leader hired a gunman twenty five years ago to commit a murder for him. Now that guy is blackmailing him, and meanwhile his two daughters are competing over a boyfriend.
El día de las madresEl día de las madres · 1969
El día de las madres
6.71969
Movie
Three interwoven stories about generational conflicts beween single mothers and their adolescent/adult children.

Movies

Los dos apóstolesLos dos apóstoles · 1966
Los 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.
Mamá InésMamá Inés · 1946
Mamá Inés
6.71946
Movie
Bello recuerdoBello recuerdo · 1961
Bello 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.
La soñadoraLa soñadora · 1917
La soñadora
5.01917
Movie
La soñadora ("The Dreamer") is a 1917 Mexican silent film. It features Sara García as an extra.
Sor Ye-yéSor Ye-yé · 1968
Sor Ye-yé
5.11968
MovieComedyMusic
Maria is a young orphan who lives with her wealthy aunt. Maria sings in a cocktail bar with his friends, who form a rock band, and enjoy the night with them. One of his friends, Ernesto, is in love with her, though she does not seem to feel the same about him. In fact, multiple existential doubts and feel a strange emptiness in his life suddenly drive to enter a convent as a novice, breaking Ernestos' heart. However, with her cheerlul character, open and rebellious, not appear to conform to life in the cloister, and especially have problems with the novices director , who often punished for trying to take the right path. In the convent, which also functions as children's hospital, she meets a doctor with which it takes quite right for the contrast between his two characters, but his way with love and mutual respect.
Vuelven los GarcíaVuelven los García · 1947
Vuelven 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.
Nobleza RancheraNobleza Ranchera · 1977
Nobleza Ranchera
6.41977
Movie
Respected civic leader hired a gunman twenty five years ago to commit a murder for him. Now that guy is blackmailing him, and meanwhile his two daughters are competing over a boyfriend.
El día de las madresEl día de las madres · 1969
El día de las madres
6.71969
Movie
Three interwoven stories about generational conflicts beween single mothers and their adolescent/adult children.
Dos cadetesDos cadetes · 1938
Dos cadetes
6.61938
Movie
Mama thinks one of her sons is going into the priesthood... but he wants to join the army instead. Naughty uncle from Paris help him get out from under Mom's thumb.
El PapeleritoEl Papelerito · 1951
El 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.
El hombre inquietoEl hombre inquieto · 1954
El hombre inquieto
6.51954
MovieComedy
Adult street urchin passes himself off as rich man's long-lost son.
El malvado CarabelEl malvado Carabel · 1961
El malvado Carabel
6.71961
Movie
Frustrated salaryman responds to career setbacks by embarking on a life of crime.
Marihuana (El monstruo verde)Marihuana (El monstruo verde) · 1936
Marihuana (El monstruo verde)
5.51936
MovieCrimeDrama
An agent of the anti-drug brigade is captured and ends up addicted to marijuana, which causes him to enter the mafia.
Mi madrecitaMi madrecita · 1940
Mi 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...
CalumniaCalumnia · 1939
Calumnia
5.71939
Movie
El ropavejeroEl ropavejero · 1947
El ropavejero
5.51947
Movie
Cirilo, a used clothes dealer, falls in love with Maria, who works as a cook in a house. One day they find by chance in the basement something that will change their lives.
El buena suerteEl buena suerte · 1961
El buena suerte
5.71961
Movie
An acquaintance from Venezuela visits the owner of a Mexican ranch, causes upheavals in the love-life of the foreman.
El analfabetoEl analfabeto · 1961
El analfabeto
7.71961
MovieComedy
Inocencio Prieto y Calvo receives a letter telling him he is the heir to his uncle's fortune of two million pesos. Not being able to read he has no idea of who sent the letter or its content. So he goes to the drugstore because the pharmacist can read the letter to him. But while waiting to be helped he sees that a young girl can read. He figures he has to be able to discover the letter's content by himself and decides he will save the letter and go to school, and wait to read the letter on his own.
Tía CandelaTía Candela · 1948
Tía Candela
5.71948
Movie
Escuadrón 201Escuadrón 201 · 1945
Escuadrón 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.
Como yo te queríaComo yo te quería · 1945
Como yo te quería
5.61945
Movie
Romantic comedy/drama.
Doña ClarinesDoña Clarines · 1951
Doña Clarines
6.01951
Movie
Aging wastrel wants to have his sister declared incompetent so he can take control of her estate.
Miente y serás felizMiente y serás feliz · 1940
Miente y serás feliz
5.71940
MovieComedy
A Spanish, Juan, is obsessed with telling the truth always. As a result he is consistently in the middle of troubles...
México de mis amoresMéxico de mis amores · 1979
México de mis amores
6.01979
MovieDocumentary
Anthology of clips from classic-era Mexican films, with reality-footage of elderly actors discussing their memories of the period.

TV Shows

Mundo de JugueteMundo de Juguete · 1974
Mundo de Juguete
9.01974
SeriesDrama
Mundo de Juguete is a telenovela produced in Mexico by Televisa in 1974. It is a remake of telenovela Papá Corazón. This telenovela holds the record for having the second longest run ever for a Latin American telenovela, with a total of 605 episodes. Most telenovelas run for an average of six to eight months; the shortest ones run about four months, and the longest up to a year. Many "Mundo de Juguete" fans believe that either all or some of the tapes and film from the telenovela were lost when Televisa collapsed during the 1985 earthquake. Televisa has been secretive regarding which tapes were lost during that earthquake, so there is no way of confirming this. However, such claims can be disputed, considering that the Telenovela has been repeated on television several times after 1985. During the nineties, it was repeated on Mexico City Canal 9. For a period of time, it was also shown on Unicable or on Telenovelas Televisa remade the telenovela in 2000, and called it "Carita de Angel".
VivianaViviana · 1978
Viviana
9.01978
SeriesDrama
A poor but beautiful woman comes to the city looking for her husband ... who is married to another woman, the evil Gloria. While she falls in love to a handsome and good hearted doctor, she decides to work at nights to earn money at a "Model School" which is, in reality, a high profile brothel...