Acting
Arturo de Córdova
Born May 8, 1908 · Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Died November 3, 1973 · aged 65
Arturo de Córdova (May 8, 1908 – November 3, 1973) was a Mexican actor. He made over one hundred films in all. Arturo García Rodríguez was born in Mérida, Yucatán. Most of Córdova's films were made in Mexico and he became a major motion picture actor in Latin America and Spain winning three Silver Ariel's and received four other nominations. Córdova starred in the several American films during th…
Known For
Mientras México duerme · 1938Mientras México duerme
★ 6.71938
MovieCrimeDrama
Matar es fácil · 1966Matar es fácil
★ 5.71966
MovieDramaThriller
Among Delia, a socialite, and Jorge a bohemian cabaret pianist, begins a relationship that ends in tragedy.
The Gangster · 1965The Gangster
★ 6.81965
MovieComedyCrime
An old gangster returns from the United States to Mexico City to live with his sister-in-law and his two nephews, where he will face the daily life of a middle-class family.
El secreto del sacerdote · 1941El secreto del sacerdote
★ 6.01941
MovieDrama
Three boys grow up to be a priest, a military commander and the town mayor.
The Man Without a Face · 1950The Man Without a Face
★ 6.41950
MovieThrillerHorror
A faceless killer who hunts women can only be stopped by a detective with a disturbing past.
Mala yerba · 1940Mala yerba
★ 5.61940
MovieRomanceDrama
Plantation owner is way too much into his peasant girls. It causes problems.
Incendiary Blonde · 1945Incendiary Blonde
★ 5.11945
MovieMusicRomance
Paramount's highly-fictionalized 1945 musical biography of Texas Guinan, the Roaring '20s New York nightclub owner and celebrity with alleged underworld connections who famously greeted her customers with the phrase, "Hello, suckers!"
La agonía de ser madre · 1970La agonía de ser madre
★ 5.81970
MovieDrama
She has an incurable heart condition, her son's a shoplifter, her husband's an alcoholic, her daughter runs away from home...
Movies
Mientras México duerme · 1938Mientras México duerme
★ 6.71938
MovieCrimeDrama
Matar es fácil · 1966Matar es fácil
★ 5.71966
MovieDramaThriller
Among Delia, a socialite, and Jorge a bohemian cabaret pianist, begins a relationship that ends in tragedy.
The Gangster · 1965The Gangster
★ 6.81965
MovieComedyCrime
An old gangster returns from the United States to Mexico City to live with his sister-in-law and his two nephews, where he will face the daily life of a middle-class family.
El secreto del sacerdote · 1941El secreto del sacerdote
★ 6.01941
MovieDrama
Three boys grow up to be a priest, a military commander and the town mayor.
The Man Without a Face · 1950The Man Without a Face
★ 6.41950
MovieThrillerHorror
A faceless killer who hunts women can only be stopped by a detective with a disturbing past.
Mala yerba · 1940Mala yerba
★ 5.61940
MovieRomanceDrama
Plantation owner is way too much into his peasant girls. It causes problems.
Incendiary Blonde · 1945Incendiary Blonde
★ 5.11945
MovieMusicRomance
Paramount's highly-fictionalized 1945 musical biography of Texas Guinan, the Roaring '20s New York nightclub owner and celebrity with alleged underworld connections who famously greeted her customers with the phrase, "Hello, suckers!"
La agonía de ser madre · 1970La agonía de ser madre
★ 5.81970
MovieDrama
She has an incurable heart condition, her son's a shoplifter, her husband's an alcoholic, her daughter runs away from home...
For Whom the Bell Tolls · 1943For Whom the Bell Tolls
★ 6.51943
MovieWarRomance
Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan—who has joined up on the side that appeals most to idealists of that era—has been given a high-risk assignment up in the mountains. He awaits the right time to blow up a crucial bridge in order to halt the enemy's progress.
Los Perversos · 1967Los Perversos
★ 5.71967
Movie
Priest is sympathetic and understanding toward mod-era young folks and their new world-view... but he gets in trouble with a biker gang and with a young woman who crushes unhealthily on him.
This was Pedro Infante · 1963This was Pedro Infante
★ 6.81963
MovieDocumentaryMusic
The life of Pedro Infante, with scenes from his best films and the chaos that his tragic death caused in the public.
Leonora of the Seven Seas · 1955Leonora of the Seven Seas
★ 5.51955
MovieDramaMystery
A great mystery surrounds Leonora, and it becomes even more mysterious when a stranger arrives from Buenos Aires looking for her, saying he knows her. In love with her, he is desperate when they say she is dead. Not believing what they say, he continues his search. But upon finding her, he is faced with a cruel and unexpected enigma.
Stolen Heaven · 1951Stolen Heaven
★ 6.51951
MovieThrillerMystery
A young woman loses her mind when she finds out that her uncle and his boyfriend met in a train accident.
El profe · 1971El profe
★ 7.91971
MovieComedyDrama
Mario Moreno portrays a professor in this movie. A small town in the middle of no where requests the school Mario Moreno is working in for a teacher. He ends up going to give the town a hand. When he arrives he comes to know the corrupt leaders who through out the movie try to make him leave. Although he is being harassed you can see how much he cares for the kids and their circumstances. He deals with problems by using his hilarious comments.
Frenchman's Creek · 1944Frenchman's Creek
★ 5.61944
MovieRomanceAdventure
An English lady falls in love with a French pirate after he kidnaps her from her ancestral home on the coast of Cornwall and sweeps her off her feet into a world of adventure.
Él · 1953Él
★ 7.71953
MovieDramaThriller
Gloria encounters Francisco, a man whose social veneer betrays a truer self burrowed underneath.
New Orleans · 1947New Orleans
★ 6.71947
MovieDramaMusic
A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman, and others.
A Medal for Benny · 1945A Medal for Benny
★ 5.61945
MovieDrama
Outcast Benny Martin joined the army to escape public scorn. But when townspeople learn that he is to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, they pretend that he and his family are cherished, eminent citizens.
Hombre o demonio · 1940Hombre o demonio
★ 5.61940
MovieDrama
A 1940 film.
México de mis amores · 1979México 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.
Masquerade in Mexico · 1945Masquerade in Mexico
★ 6.01945
MovieComedyMusic
An American singer stranded in Mexico is hired by a banker to distract a Mexican matador who is making a play for the banker's wife. They hatch a scheme whereby she pretends to be a Spanish countess.
My Son, the Hero · 1961My Son, the Hero
★ 8.01961
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.
The Jungle of Fire · 1945The Jungle of Fire
★ 6.21945
MovieDramaAdventure
A beautiful woman awakens passions in the workers of a camp deep in the jungle.. Venice Film Festival 1947
The Kneeling Goddess · 1947The Kneeling Goddess
★ 6.81947
MovieDramaRomance
Antonio, a millionaire, gifts his wife a statue of a naked, kneeling woman for their wedding anniversary.