Adalberto Martínez

Adalberto Martínez

Adalberto Martínez Chávez, better known in the entertainment world as Resortes was a renowned Mexican actor. Known primarily for his talent as a comedian, Resortes was also an accomplished dancer. His dancing defied gravity itself. He is believed to be, as seen in several of his movies, the creator of the "walking backwards" dance steps, which many years later became known as "The Moonwalk" and popularized by Michael Jackson. Resortes, who began his career as a member of a circus, made his motion picture debut in 1946. He participated in more than 50 Mexican movies throughout his career, and he also participated in many television series. Many of his best films he made were El Rey de México (The King of Mexico), El Cartero del Barrio, Al Son del Mambo (To the Mambo's Rhythm) and El Futbolista Fenómeno (The Phenomenal Soccer Player). But one of his most famous movies was La Niña de la Mochila Azul (The Girl With the Blue Back Pack). That movie also had a sequel, La Niña de la Mochila Azul 2 (The Girl With the Blue Back Pack 2). Those two movies in particular became two of the largest teen movie hits in Mexican movie history and helped Resortes gain familiarity among the younger generations during the 1980s Resortes was hospitalized with emphysema on April 3, 2003 and died on April 4. His nephew is the international artist Alex Martinez.

  • Title: Adalberto Martínez
  • Popularity: 1.757
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1916-01-25
  • Place of Birth: Mexico
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  • Also Known As: Adalberto 'Resortes' Martínez, 'Resortes', Adalberto Martínez Chávez, Resortes , Adalberto Martínez 'Resortes'
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Adalberto Martínez Movies

  • 1981
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    D.F./Distrito Federal

    D.F./Distrito Federal

    6.5 1981 HD

    Anthology film, six little anecdotes about life in the big city.

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  • 1975
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    La presidenta municipal

    La presidenta municipal

    7 1975 HD

    La India Maria becomes the municipal president due to a ballot typo.

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  • 1988
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    Viva la risa

    Viva la risa

    5 1988 HD

    Mexican feature film

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  • 1989
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    Viva la risa II

    Viva la risa II

    5 1989 HD

    Mexican feature film

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  • 1958
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    Yo quiero ser artista

    Yo quiero ser artista

    5.6 1958 HD

    The Postman Adalberto is involved by chance in the filming of a scene, which gives the film director the idea of including him as an actor, but...

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  • 1952
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    El luchador fenómeno

    El luchador fenómeno

    5.2 1952 HD

    Amado is an employee of a brewery that dreams of success in football. Inveterate dreamer sends a letter to the pantheon of athletes. There champions...

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  • 1963
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    La risa de la ciudad

    La risa de la ciudad

    6 1963 HD

    Romanticized, glamored-up neorealism, life in a squatter's-rights shantytown.

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  • 1985
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    Chiquidracula

    Chiquidracula

    7.6 1985 HD

    An alcoholic grandfather is seriously ill. His doctor suggests that experiencing a bad scare could cure him. His grandson volunteers to help him.

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  • 1961
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    El aviador fenómeno

    El aviador fenómeno

    5 1961 HD

    Various murders are examined by a private investigator.

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  • 1980
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    A Fuego Lento

    A Fuego Lento

    5 1980 HD

    In the film "A fuego lento," Guadalupe Palma, a dancer and part-time prostitute, finds herself at the center of a suspenseful and enigmatic story,...

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  • 1986
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    Miracles

    Miracles

    5 1986 HD

    Jean and Roger decide to divorce after 10 years, but 12 hours later, they're together again by accident. Their cars collide, swerving to miss Juan,...

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  • 1981
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    Cuentos colorados

    Cuentos colorados

    5.938 1981 HD

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  • 1984
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    Mamá, soy Paquito

    Mamá, soy Paquito

    8 1984 HD

    Paquito lives with his mother in poverty. When she dies, he looks for his father's love, who is a very wealthy man.

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  • 1951
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    They Say I'm a Communist

    They Say I'm a Communist

    6.2 1951 HD

    A worker overwhelmed by the economic crisis and the cost of living is accidentally propaganda of a political party, apparently from left, who...

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  • 1982
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    El rey de los albures

    El rey de los albures

    5.4 1982 HD

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  • 1951
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    Dance my king!

    Dance my king!

    5.3 1951 HD

    Lower-middle-class ligger rescues a girl from her abusive father and practices for a high-profile dance contest.

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  • 1979
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    The Girl with the Blue Backpack

    The Girl with the Blue Backpack

    5.3 1979 HD

    In a fishermen's town in Texas, the kids Amy and Raul are close friends. Andrew, uncle and guardian of Amy is alcoholic, but she loves him. The...

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  • 1980
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    El secuestro de los cien millones

    El secuestro de los cien millones

    5 1980 HD

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  • 1956
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    ¡Viva la juventud!

    ¡Viva la juventud!

    5.6 1956 HD

    Movie based on the classic student football competition between UNAM pumas and the Polytechnic donkeys that were popular at that time. A mechanic is...

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  • 1959
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    Del suelo no paso

    Del suelo no paso

    4.2 1959 HD

    Poetic-type dude gets mixed up with gangsters, a millionaire's dog and some stolen jewels.

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  • 1961
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    Jóvenes y rebeldes

    Jóvenes y rebeldes

    4 1961 HD

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  • 1955
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    Love in Four Parts

    Love in Four Parts

    5.5 1955 HD

    Anthology film, four episodes.

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  • 1950
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    To the Sound of the Mambo

    To the Sound of the Mambo

    5.5 1950 HD

    A fun musical comedy style of the 50s where the infectious rhythm of the son and the mambo, led by the hand by the incomparable Damaso Perez Prado,...

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  • 1950
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    El amor no es negocio

    El amor no es negocio

    5 1950 HD

    Brother and sister bumpkins move to the big city, where they fall into the orbit of a gigolo-pimp type.

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  • 1984
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    Peter Knife

    Peter Knife

    7.5 1984 HD

    Based on the international hit song, Pedro Navaja (Peter the Knife) is the story of the coolest, street smart hustler ever to walk the streets of...

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  • 1962
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    Pilotos de la muerte

    Pilotos de la muerte

    5.3 1962 HD

    A couple of provincial gas station employees travel to the capital seeking fortune of vehicle mechanics accidental career passing drivers.

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  • 1976
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    The Bricklayers

    The Bricklayers

    6.6 1976 HD

    When a worker is found murdered on the construction side, the investigation swiftly turns from things criminal to the political circumstances...

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  • 1950
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    Slum

    Slum

    5.5 1950 HD

    Reworking of City Lights -- poor schmoe busts his hump to restore a blind woman's sight...

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  • 1999
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    Las delicias del poder

    Las delicias del poder

    7.6 1999 HD

    A political candidate has an accident that will bring her out of the campaign unless her twin sister may be able to supplant her while she recovers.

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  • 1988
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    All Souls' Day

    All Souls' Day

    5.3 1988 HD

    Two families gather at a cemetery to honor their departed.

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  • 1953
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    My Three Merry Widows

    My Three Merry Widows

    5.3 1953 HD

    Dead man's will reveals he had three wives.

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  • 1954
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    Me gustan todas

    Me gustan todas

    5.3 1954 HD

    Wealthy Mexican tourist gets swindled by a Cuban woman pretending to be his daughter from a previous visit.

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  • 1956
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    The King of México

    The King of México

    5.5 1956 HD

    A humble tramp is turned, for a couple of days, into the richest and most famous man in México.

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  • 1957
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    Comedians of the League

    Comedians of the League

    5.3 1957 HD

    The guy that runs the concession stand at a vaudeville theatre gets tangled up with a gang of thieves.

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  • 1957
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    Asesinos, S.A.

    Asesinos, S.A.

    4.8 1957 HD

    Incompetent clown is drafted into a Murder Incorporated style squad of hitmen.

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  • 1967
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    Los tres mosqueteros de Dios

    Los tres mosqueteros de Dios

    6 1967 HD

    Three priests resort to desperate long-shots (like quiz-shows) to raise money for their parish.

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  • 1965
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    El dengue del amor

    El dengue del amor

    5 1965 HD

    Dancing fanatic weasels his way into Perez Prado's entourage as a personal assistant.

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  • 1961
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    The Kid

    The Kid

    5 1961 HD

    Two young homeless people meet and fall in love, but bad luck separates them again every time they find each other.

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  • 1978
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    Picardía mexicana

    Picardía mexicana

    7.274 1978 HD

    An academic tags along among a crew of rowdy delivery-truck drivers, taking notes on their colorful and idiomatic use of language.

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  • 1983
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    Las modelos de desnudos

    Las modelos de desnudos

    4.7 1983 HD

    Three interlocking anecdotes about boy/girl stuff. Two gigolos make a bet to see which can boff an heiress first, a young artist tries to persuade...

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  • 1979
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    El futbolista fenómeno

    El futbolista fenómeno

    4.5 1979 HD

    A beer seller is kidnapped by martians, who give him special powers to become a super football player.

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  • 1981
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    The Girl with the Blue Backpack 2

    The Girl with the Blue Backpack 2

    5.2 1981 HD

    The continuation of the adventures of Amy and Raul.

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  • 1981
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    Mojado de nacimiento

    Mojado de nacimiento

    5.8 1981 HD

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  • 1966
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    Matar es fácil

    Matar es fácil

    5.4 1966 HD

    Among Delia, a socialite, and Jorge a bohemian cabaret pianist, begins a relationship that ends in tragedy.

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  • 1957
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    Dying of Laughter

    Dying of Laughter

    5 1957 HD

    Carnival worker is recruited by police to impersonate an old lady whose relatives want to kill her.

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  • 1980
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    El oreja rajada

    El oreja rajada

    5 1980 HD

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  • 1989
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    La ley de las calles

    La ley de las calles

    4.7 1989 HD

    Young man wants to marry, but his girlfriend's brothers beat the hell out of him and have him arrested . When he gets out of jail...

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  • 1965
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    The Mocking Ghosts

    The Mocking Ghosts

    6 1965 HD

    Two fake fortune-tellers at a carnival accidentally conjure up some real ghosts.

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  • 1952
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    Rumba caliente

    Rumba caliente

    6 1952 HD

    Stage-hand and a concession-girl try to break into showbiz.

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  • 1973
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    San Simón de los Magueyes

    San Simón de los Magueyes

    5.7 1973 HD

    The statue of a town's patron saint is broken just before the annual Saint's Day festival, so the priest hires a mime from a troupe of traveling...

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  • 1961
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    Carnaval en mi barrio

    Carnaval en mi barrio

    5.3 1961 HD

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  • 1955
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    Chain of lies

    Chain of lies

    5.2 1955 HD

    A lawyer cannot stop lying. And he gets into trouble when a lie becomes true.

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  • 1991
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    Theater of Horror

    Theater of Horror

    5.3 1991 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Flying Saucers

    The Flying Saucers

    5 1956 HD

    A guy and his girlfriend pretend to come from Mars.

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  • 1981
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    Las noches del Blanquita

    Las noches del Blanquita

    5 1981 HD

    Mexican feature film

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  • 1949
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    Confidencias de un ruletero

    Confidencias de un ruletero

    6.3 1949 HD

    Taxi driver takes the wrong passenger at the wrong time and gets caught up in a murder investigation.

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  • 1989
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    Panic in the Mountain

    Panic in the Mountain

    7.133 1989 HD

    Hunters go to a mine in the country looking for a treasure and discover rumors that the mine is cursed are all too true.

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  • 1949
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    I Slept With a Ghost

    I Slept With a Ghost

    5 1949 HD

    Ghost horror-comedy.

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  • 1958
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    Échenme al gato

    Échenme al gato

    5 1958 HD

    Comical mix-up in the operating room: by mistake, a notorious gangster's arm is grafted onto an accident-victim's stump.

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  • 1960
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    El gran pillo

    El gran pillo

    5 1960 HD

    A comic movie that involves a guy who sees a kid in his house who escaped from his wealthy grandfather's mansion.

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  • 1972
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    Tacos al Carbón

    Tacos al Carbón

    7.1 1972 HD

    Tacos al carbón is a mexican movie released on june 8th 1972 on Mexico City.

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  • 1984
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    El padre trampitas

    El padre trampitas

    4.5 1984 HD

    Folksy, down-to-earth priest is willing to bend the rules & cheat a little, for the well-being of his parishioners. By the end of the movie, he's...

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  • 1972
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    Los cacos

    Los cacos

    5.8 1972 HD

    A group of Soccer-loving friends devise a plan to make easy money.

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  • 1982
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    Fieras contra fieras

    Fieras contra fieras

    5 1982 HD

    In a small town governed by two rival families, the children break a decades-long feud by running away to the circus.

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  • 1957
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    Hora y media de balazos

    Hora y media de balazos

    5.2 1957 HD

    Unassuming, milquetoast-y shepherd-boy is pressured into posing as a dangerous gunslinger.

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  • 1986
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    The Son of Peter the Knife

    The Son of Peter the Knife

    4.8 1986 HD

    The legend of "Peter The Knife" continues in this popular sequel to one of Mexico's all-time blockbusters. Following in his infamous father's...

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  • 1948
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    El nieto del Zorro

    El nieto del Zorro

    5 1948 HD

    Two strolling players are mistaken for locally-famous bandit. Also, a young lady's inheritance is at stake.

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  • 1980
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    Las Tentadoras

    Las Tentadoras

    4.2 1980 HD

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  • 1958
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    Manos arriba

    Manos arriba

    5 1958 HD

    A tailor is mistaken for the leader of an agricultural union and gets tangled up in a price-fixing conspiracy.

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  • 1979
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    México de mis amores

    México de mis amores

    5.7 1979 HD

    Anthology of clips from classic-era Mexican films, with reality-footage of elderly actors discussing their memories of the period.

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  • 1954
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    Miradas que matan

    Miradas que matan

    5 1954 HD

    Sketchy TV personality exploits a busker with psychic powers for personal gain.

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  • 1960
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    Ni hablar del peluquín

    Ni hablar del peluquín

    5 1960 HD

    Some unlucky accidents cause an innocent person to be convicted to jail time, and on release he can only find gainful employ in a criminal gang......

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  • 1955
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    Pobre huerfanita

    Pobre huerfanita

    5.7 1955 HD

    Little girl with a cruel nanny and neglectful parents hears mumsy and popsy talking about divorce, and runs away from home.

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  • 1958
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    Music of Always

    Music of Always

    6.8 1958 HD

    Producer, director and projectionist watch an assortment of musical numbers and brainstorm about framing narrative that could contain them all.

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  • 1955
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    Soy un golfo

    Soy un golfo

    5 1955 HD

    Slacker decides to work and create a career for himself after he falls in love with an ambitious woman.

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  • 1961
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    Suerte te dé Dios

    Suerte te dé Dios

    5.6 1961 HD

    Two construction workers discover a stash of gold coins hidden in the walls of a building they're demolishing.

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  • 1973
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    La marchanta

    La marchanta

    5 1973 HD

    Young woman just-arrived in the big city makes friends with two middle-aged couples.

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  • 1952
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    El beisbolista fenómeno

    El beisbolista fenómeno

    6.2 1952 HD

    The soul of a dead baseball player finds a human host to occupy so it can achieve some career goals it hadn't accomplished during its lifetime....

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  • 1980
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    El ladrón fenomeno

    El ladrón fenomeno

    5 1980 HD

    A movie about a thief who got caught but redeemed himself by getting a job as a locksmith.

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  • 1970
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    Misión cumplida

    Misión cumplida

    5 1970 HD

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  • 1954
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    Los Fernández de Peralvillo

    Los Fernández de Peralvillo

    6.2 1954 HD

    A young man fails as a seller of household goods and his sister, tired of poverty, elopes with a criminal.

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  • 1978
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    De Cocula es el mariachi

    De Cocula es el mariachi

    5.7 1978 HD

    A ranchera singer and his band emigrate to Texas to try their luck there.

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  • 1956
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    Policías y ladrones

    Policías y ladrones

    5 1956 HD

    When an inexperienced police officer discovers a corpse while inspecting a crime scene, he flees with no explanation. However, that action will help...

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  • 1970
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    Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters

    Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters

    6.3 1970 HD

    Bruno Halder a sinister scientist seeking revenge against his brother and niece is resurrected by Waldo his faithful sidekick. Besides his minions of...

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  • 1981
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    Como México no hay dos

    Como México no hay dos

    7.3 1981 HD

    Rags-to-riches story about the rise of a fictional ranchera-music superstar.

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  • 1979
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    El futbolista fenómeno

    El futbolista fenómeno

    4.5 1979 HD

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  • 1998
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    Gotita de Amor

    Gotita de Amor

    4.3 1998 HD

    Gotita de amor is a Mexican drama broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas, starring Laura Flores and Álex Ibarra. The novela also stars Andrea...

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