Acting
Ada Carrasco
Born September 14, 1912 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Died April 5, 1994 · aged 81
No biography available.
Known For
Two Mules for Sister Sara · 1970Two Mules for Sister Sara
★ 7.01970
MovieWestern
When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.
The Bravados · 1958The Bravados
★ 6.61958
MovieWestern
Jim Douglass arrives in the small town of Rio Arriba in order to witness the hanging of the four men he believes murdered his wife. When the convicts escape, Jim tracks them into Mexico, determined to see that justice is done. But the farther Jim goes in his quest for vengeance, the more merciless he becomes, losing himself in an unrelenting spiral of hatred and violence.
Like Water for Chocolate · 1992Like Water for Chocolate
★ 7.31992
MovieDramaRomance
Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares, infecting all who eat it with her intense heartbreak.
El señor doctor · 1965El señor doctor
★ 8.01965
MovieComedy
It's about a country doctor that comes to the city while a clinic is built in his home town... he rubs off his care and compassion on others at the hospital with his humor and wit.
Nazarín · 1959Nazarín
★ 7.61959
MovieDrama
A Catholic priest in a poor community lives a charitable life in accordance with his religious principles, but others do not return the favor.
The Book of Stone · 1969The Book of Stone
★ 7.81969
MovieHorrorThriller
Julia, a governess, comes to work for a bourgeois family that lives in a forested property they have recently bought. Julia is to take care of a little girl named Silvia, whose unusual demeanor may find its roots in the family garden.
Miracles Weaver · 1962Miracles Weaver
★ 6.01962
MovieDrama
Arnulfo is a man weaving baskets. Remedios has given birth in front of the house of a woman and her aid, but the village is spread the word that the child born as a child God and an atheist would think exploit to their advantage the "miracle ".
Pedro Páramo, el hombre de la Media Luna · 1978Pedro Páramo, el hombre de la Media Luna
★ 5.81978
MovieDramaFantasy
Juan Preciado, son of Pedro Páramo, goes to Comala to claim his inheritance; but when he arrives he finds an abandoned and sinister town, inhabited by mysterious voices and whispers…
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