Fernando Wagner

Acting

Fernando Wagner

Born November 7, 1906 · Göttingen, Germany

Died October 20, 1973 · aged 66

Fernando Wagner (November 7, 1906 in Göttingen, Germany – October 20, 1973 in Cuernavaca, Mexico) was a German-born Mexican actor and film director. He had prominent roles in La Perla and The Wild Bunch. His interment was in Mexico City's Panteón Jardín

Known For

The Wild BunchThe Wild Bunch · 1969
The Wild Bunch
7.61969
MovieWestern
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
Your ExcellencyYour Excellency · 1967
Your Excellency
8.01967
MovieComedyDrama
Lopitos, who is horribly inefficient but quick-witted, is invited (because of the current ambassador's superstition about 13 sitting down to a meal) to a banquet attended by the ambassadors of both superpowers. After the news of a series of coups d'état in Los Cocos arrives throughout the meal, Lopitos becomes the official ambassador. At a summit of world leaders, the representatives of the two world superpowers court the allegiances of third-world diplomats to tilt the balance of global power in their favor. The last diplomat to remain unaligned, Lopitos instead harangues the superpowers for infringing on the rights of developing countries to self determination, talking to them with his point of view as a citizen not as ambassador because he arranged his demise as ambassador one day before his speech.
Viva Maria!Viva Maria! · 1965
Viva Maria!
6.01965
MovieAdventureComedy
1907 Central America: Maria II is the daughter of an Irish terrorist. After her father's death, she meets Maria I, a performer, and decides to stay with the circus, and on her debut as a singer, unintentionally invents the striptease and makes the circus famous. Their inadvertent encounter with a socialist revolutionary lands them leading a revolution against the dictator, the capitalists, and the Church.
Vera CruzVera Cruz · 1954
Vera Cruz
6.71954
MovieWestern
After the American Civil War, mercenaries travel to Mexico to fight in their revolution for money. The former soldier and gentleman Benjamin Trane meets the gunman and killer Joe Erin and his men, and together they are hired by the Emperor Maximillian and the Marquis Henri de Labordere to escort the Countess Marie Duvarre to the harbor of Vera Cruz.
Garden of EvilGarden of Evil · 1954
Garden of Evil
6.31954
MovieWestern
A trio of American adventurers marooned in rural Mexico are recruited by a beautiful woman to rescue her husband from Apaches.
Tarzan and the MermaidsTarzan and the Mermaids · 1948
Tarzan and the Mermaids
6.01948
MovieActionAdventure
A high priest tries to force a young beauty to marry a pearl trader who is masquerading as the god Balu.
Anonymous Death ThreatAnonymous Death Threat · 1975
Anonymous Death Threat
5.11975
MovieActionAdventure
Men are turning up dead after receiving anonymous threats that include the date of their deaths. The latest person to receive one of these threats decides to call Santo the crime fighting wrestler for help. Santo must solve the mystery of the men's murders and confront a gang of Nazis operating in Mexico City.
Mr. PhotographerMr. Photographer · 1953
Mr. Photographer
8.31953
MovieComedyThriller
Cantinflas, a traveling photographer, is captured by some gangsters while trying to get some flowers for his girlfriend. The gangsters have confused him with the assistant of Dr. Penongo, a scientist who has discovered the formula of a new atomic bomb. Meanwhile, Penongo has suffered a car accident and has lost his memory ...

Filmography

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Your ExcellencyYour Excellency · 1967
Your Excellency
8.01967
MovieComedyDrama
Lopitos, who is horribly inefficient but quick-witted, is invited (because of the current ambassador's superstition about 13 sitting down to a meal) to a banquet attended by the ambassadors of both superpowers. After the news of a series of coups d'état in Los Cocos arrives throughout the meal, Lopitos becomes the official ambassador. At a summit of world leaders, the representatives of the two world superpowers court the allegiances of third-world diplomats to tilt the balance of global power in their favor. The last diplomat to remain unaligned, Lopitos instead harangues the superpowers for infringing on the rights of developing countries to self determination, talking to them with his point of view as a citizen not as ambassador because he arranged his demise as ambassador one day before his speech.

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