Directing

Ismael Rodríguez

Born October 19, 1917 · Mexico City, Mexico

Died August 7, 2004 · aged 86

Ismael Rodríguez Ruelas (October 19, 1917 – August 7, 2004) was an acclaimed Mexican film director. Rodríguez directed many major stars, including Pedro Infante, Dolores del Río, María Félix, and even Toshiro Mifune, the favorite actor of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, as a Mexican Indian in the film Ánimas Trujano (1961). This film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. R…

Known For

Cupido pierde a Paquita

Cupido pierde a Paquita · 1955

Cupido pierde a Paquita

Rich family's maid thinks that maybe if she plays her cards right, she can land a moneybags husband. There's also a really cute auto mechanic, though, and...

Viviré otra vez

Viviré otra vez · 1940

Viviré otra vez

MovieDramaComedy

Card-sharks blackmail a dissolute young man into participating in a big robbery; his brother takes the rap for him.

Vuelven los García

Vuelven los García · 1947

Vuelven los García

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.

This was Pedro Infante

This was Pedro Infante · 1963

This was Pedro Infante

MovieDocumentaryMusic

The life of Pedro Infante, with scenes from his best films and the chaos that his tragic death caused in the public.

The Important Man

The Important Man · 1961

The Important Man

Animas Trujano is a colorful but irresponsible Indian in a small Mexican village. He hopes above all things someday to be chosen mayordomio of his village, a place of great honor usually conferred upon the wealthiest and most respected citizens. Animas has a loyal wife, but cheats on her and gambles away every cent they raise. Chances arise for Animas to turn over a new leaf and even hope realistically for the honor of mayordomio.

Mi niño Tizoc

Mi niño Tizoc · 1972

Tizoc wishes to eat a chicken by himself and have his own piñata. At Christmas his father Carmelo grants his wish.

Santa

Santa is a beautiful and very humble young girl living in Chimalistac, a small and quiet spot south of the 1930's Mexico City. After Santa is cheated by arrogant soldier Marcelino, she's rejected by her family and friends and expelled of Chimalistac. Santa finds shelter in a whorehouse and becomes a cinic and bitter woman, mistreated by bullfighter "Jarameno" and silently loved by blind pianist Hipólito.

Tizoc

MovieDramaRomance

An Indian arouses envy for his expertise in hunting animals without ruining their skins, for his wisdom and his kindness.

Filmography

Sort

Cupido pierde a Paquita

Cupido pierde a Paquita · 1955

Cupido pierde a Paquita

Rich family's maid thinks that maybe if she plays her cards right, she can land a moneybags husband. There's also a really cute auto mechanic, though, and...

Director

Viviré otra vez

Viviré otra vez · 1940

Viviré otra vez

MovieDramaComedy

Card-sharks blackmail a dissolute young man into participating in a big robbery; his brother takes the rap for him.

Producer

Vuelven los García

Vuelven los García · 1947

Vuelven los García

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.

Screenplay

This was Pedro Infante

This was Pedro Infante · 1963

This was Pedro Infante

MovieDocumentaryMusic

The life of Pedro Infante, with scenes from his best films and the chaos that his tragic death caused in the public.

Director

The Important Man

The Important Man · 1961

The Important Man

Animas Trujano is a colorful but irresponsible Indian in a small Mexican village. He hopes above all things someday to be chosen mayordomio of his village, a place of great honor usually conferred upon the wealthiest and most respected citizens. Animas has a loyal wife, but cheats on her and gambles away every cent they raise. Chances arise for Animas to turn over a new leaf and even hope realistically for the honor of mayordomio.

Screenplay

Mi niño Tizoc

Mi niño Tizoc · 1972

Tizoc wishes to eat a chicken by himself and have his own piñata. At Christmas his father Carmelo grants his wish.

Director

Santa

Santa is a beautiful and very humble young girl living in Chimalistac, a small and quiet spot south of the 1930's Mexico City. After Santa is cheated by arrogant soldier Marcelino, she's rejected by her family and friends and expelled of Chimalistac. Santa finds shelter in a whorehouse and becomes a cinic and bitter woman, mistreated by bullfighter "Jarameno" and silently loved by blind pianist Hipólito.

Tizoc

MovieDramaRomance

An Indian arouses envy for his expertise in hunting animals without ruining their skins, for his wisdom and his kindness.

Director

Los tres huastecos

Los tres huastecos · 1948

Los tres huastecos

MovieComedyDrama

This is the story of three brothers - a priest, a soldier, and an outlaw - that are raised separately by their godfathers once their mother dies. They cross their paths again when the soldier and the priest move into two towns near the town the outlaw lives in. The drama will unfold once the three brothers meet each other.

Director

Corrupción

Corrupción · 1984

MovieComedyDrama

Producer

El ogro

El ogro · 1971

Director

Full Spead Ahead

Full Spead Ahead · 1951

Full Spead Ahead

MovieComedyMusic

A drifter lands a job as an officer in México City's elite motorcycle police unit and gets home with a mate of this unit. The mate is in love with a girl, but he and she are always making jealous to each other. The drifter and the mate get involved themselves in a fight to become the winner of conquering ladies and performing unit acrobatic tricks, interfering with their friendship and profession.

Screenplay

The Beast of Hollow Mountain

The Beast of Hollow Mountain · 1956

The Beast of Hollow Mountain

MovieWesternScience Fiction

An American cowboy living in Mexico discovers his cattle is being eaten by a giant prehistoric dinosaur.

Director

¡Yerba Sangrienta!

¡Yerba Sangrienta! · 1986

¡Yerba Sangrienta!

MovieCrimeDrama

An undercover cop and slick con-man form an alliance against a evil and vicious drug lord who takes advantage and uses the poor people of a small village with his equally evil henchmen.

Writer

We the Poor

We the Poor · 1948

Carpenter Pepe El Toro lives peacefully with his daughter Chachita in an impoverished Mexico City neighborhood. He pursues a romance with the pretty Celia, but tragedy comes knocking on his door when he is falsely accused of having perpetrated a felony.

Director

Ratero

Solovino is called like that because no one knows where he came from. He is a miserable province man trying to improve his life, but sees himself forced to steal to survive. When he comes up with a large jewelry bounty a pair of cops offer him his freedom in exchange of the bounty and becomes the target of the police harassment.

Director

My Son, the Hero

My Son, the Hero · 1961

My Son, the Hero

MovieDramaWestern

Northern Mexico, early 20th century. Reynaldo del Hierro is murdered while riding with his sons Reynaldo and Martín, whose mother instills in them the need for revenge.

Director

Las cinco noches de Adán

Las cinco noches de Adán · 1942

Las cinco noches de Adán

MovieComedyMusic

Globe-hopping playboy bachelor is getting on in years, so he invites his five international children to come live with him.

Sound

Dos tipos de cuidado

Dos tipos de cuidado · 1953

Dos tipos de cuidado

MovieComedyMusic

Jorge Bueno and Pedro Malo are best friends who consider giving up their womanizing ways when they each fall in love. As fate would have it, Pedro Malo unexpectedly marries Jorge Bueno's girlfriend, and the conflict between the former buddies begins.

Director

Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer

Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer · 1956

Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer

MovieDramaAction

Daniel Boone leads settlers into Kentucky, but must battle Shawnee Indians who have been persuaded by a French renegade that Boone and the settlers are there to kill them and steal their land.

Director

The Paper Man

The Paper Man · 1963

A deaf and mute vagabond finds a large denomination bill in a Mexico City dump, and while he tries to buy something with it, others try to con him into giving it away.

Producer

Solicito marido para engañar

Solicito marido para engañar · 1988

Solicito marido para engañar

Rich and misogynistic Fabián is determined to seduce married women, whom he literally undresses with his eyes due to a strange obsession. He also receives an inheritance from an aunt and announces that he will give part of it to his three cousins when they become widows. They harass him out of interest and he becomes Virginia's lover, and harasses Maura, who rejects him.

Director

The Mighty Jungle

The Mighty Jungle · 1964

The Mighty Jungle

A South American expedition is in search of fortune thought to be hidden in an Lost Aztec city. While trudging through the jungles the main character in the story becomes detached from the group. He develops a fever and in a desperate attempt to cool his fever, he gorges himself on some jungle fruit.

Director

Los paquetes de Paquita

Los paquetes de Paquita · 1955

Los paquetes de Paquita

Maid tries to smooth over the difficulties in her employers' marriage while juggling five or six potential boyfriends of her own.

Director

Sheena: Queen of the Jungle

Sheena: Queen of the Jungle · 1955

Sheena: Queen of the Jungle

SeriesDramaAction & Adventure

The adventures of a woman who grew up in the jungle as she protects the beasts and the natives while encountering white hunters, native Africans, wild animals and slave traders.

Production Executive