Rubén Rojo

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King of Kings (1961)

Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed, and finally crucified. Yet that terrible fate would not be the end of the story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Ray
CAST:  Jeffrey Hunter  •  Siobhán McKenna  •  Hurd Hatfield  •  Viveca Lindfors

Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed, and finally crucified. Yet that terrible fate would not be the end of the story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Ray
CAST:  Jeffrey Hunter  •  Siobhán McKenna  •  Hurd Hatfield  •  Viveca Lindfors

Romero (1989)

Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his county. This film chronicles the transformation of Romero from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Duigan
CAST:  Raúl Juliá  •  Richard Jordan  •  Ana Alicia  •  Eddie Velez

Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his county. This film chronicles the transformation of Romero from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Duigan
CAST:  Raúl Juliá  •  Richard Jordan  •  Ana Alicia  •  Eddie Velez

Alexander the Great (1956)

An engrossing spectacle set in the 4th-century BC, in which Alexander of Greece leads his troops forth, conquering all of the known world, in the belief that the Greek way of thinking will bring enlightenment to people. The son of the barbaric and ruthless King ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Rossen
CAST:  Richard Burton  •  Fredric March  •  Claire Bloom  •  Peter Cushing

An engrossing spectacle set in the 4th-century BC, in which Alexander of Greece leads his troops forth, conquering all of the known world, in the belief that the Greek way of thinking will bring enlightenment to people. The son of the barbaric and ruthless King ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Rossen
CAST:  Richard Burton  •  Fredric March  •  Claire Bloom  •  Peter Cushing

Cauldron of Blood (1970)

A blind sculptor works on his magnum opus unaware that the skeletons he has been using for armatures are the remains of the victims of his evil wife and that he is the next target.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Santos Alcocer
CAST:  Boris Karloff  •  Jean-Pierre Aumont  •  Viveca Lindfors  •  Rosenda Monteros

A blind sculptor works on his magnum opus unaware that the skeletons he has been using for armatures are the remains of the victims of his evil wife and that he is the next target.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Santos Alcocer
CAST:  Boris Karloff  •  Jean-Pierre Aumont  •  Viveca Lindfors  •  Rosenda Monteros

Dueña y señora (1948)

After his wife dies, the master of the house can... maybe... acknowledge that he had children with the houseekeeper. But will he?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tito Davison
CAST:  Sara García  •  Marga López  •  Domingo Soler  •  Rubén Rojo

After his wife dies, the master of the house can... maybe... acknowledge that he had children with the houseekeeper. But will he?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tito Davison
CAST:  Sara García  •  Marga López  •  Domingo Soler  •  Rubén Rojo

La loca (1952)

Mentally-ill woman went over the edge 15 years earlier, as a result of family traumas and the disappearance of her daughter. Now, present day, evil relatives are trying to take control of money she's inherited...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miguel Zacarías
CAST:  Libertad Lamarque  •  Rubén Rojo  •  Alma Delia Fuentes  •  José María Linares Rivas

Mentally-ill woman went over the edge 15 years earlier, as a result of family traumas and the disappearance of her daughter. Now, present day, evil relatives are trying to take control of money she's inherited...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miguel Zacarías
CAST:  Libertad Lamarque  •  Rubén Rojo  •  Alma Delia Fuentes  •  José María Linares Rivas

La hija del penal (1949)

A young woman who was born and grew up on an island prison-colony decides to move to the island and try life in the real world. Romance, bad luck and astonishing coincidences wait in her path.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Soler
CAST:  Maria Antonieta Pons  •  Rubén Rojo  •  Andrés Soler  •  Amparo Arozamena

A young woman who was born and grew up on an island prison-colony decides to move to the island and try life in the real world. Romance, bad luck and astonishing coincidences wait in her path.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Soler
CAST:  Maria Antonieta Pons  •  Rubén Rojo  •  Andrés Soler  •  Amparo Arozamena

Soledad (1947)

Soledad, a maid born in Argentina, works at a Mexican farm. The son of her employer will deceive her, pretending to marry her and leaving her pregnant. When she finds out that she has been tricked, she runs away from the farm. During her flight she meets a group of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miguel Zacarías
CAST:  Libertad Lamarque  •  Marga López  •  Rubén Rojo  •  Consuelo Guerrero de Luna

Soledad, a maid born in Argentina, works at a Mexican farm. The son of her employer will deceive her, pretending to marry her and leaving her pregnant. When she finds out that she has been tricked, she runs away from the farm. During her flight she meets a group of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miguel Zacarías
CAST:  Libertad Lamarque  •  Marga López  •  Rubén Rojo  •  Consuelo Guerrero de Luna

Nosotras las sirvientas (1951)

Romantic comedy: housemaid and her employer's oldest son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zacarías Gómez Urquiza
CAST:  Alma Rosa Aguirre  •  Domingo Soler  •  Rubén Rojo  •  Alfredo Varela

Romantic comedy: housemaid and her employer's oldest son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zacarías Gómez Urquiza
CAST:  Alma Rosa Aguirre  •  Domingo Soler  •  Rubén Rojo  •  Alfredo Varela

The Adventuress (1950)

Left alone after her mother runs off with another man and her father kills himself, Elena attempts to make a new life for herself in a new city. Believing he's a friend, Elena goes to dinner with "Pretty Boy" Lucio, but he drugs her champagne and sells her to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto Gout
CAST:  Ninón Sevilla  •  Tito Junco  •  Andrea Palma  •  Rubén Rojo

Left alone after her mother runs off with another man and her father kills himself, Elena attempts to make a new life for herself in a new city. Believing he's a friend, Elena goes to dinner with "Pretty Boy" Lucio, but he drugs her champagne and sells her to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto Gout
CAST:  Ninón Sevilla  •  Tito Junco  •  Andrea Palma  •  Rubén Rojo

Requiem for a Gringo (1968)

Returning home, Ross Logan immediately gets into conflict with the Carranza gang, which had just crossed the Mexican border and has occupied a nearby Hacienda. After his brother is killed he plans a cold blooded revenge for which he separates the gang's most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Lang Jeffries  •  Fernando Sancho  •  Carlo Gaddi  •  Femi Benussi

Returning home, Ross Logan immediately gets into conflict with the Carranza gang, which had just crossed the Mexican border and has occupied a nearby Hacienda. After his brother is killed he plans a cold blooded revenge for which he separates the gang's most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Lang Jeffries  •  Fernando Sancho  •  Carlo Gaddi  •  Femi Benussi

The Brainiac (1962)

In 1661 Mexico, the Baron Vitelius of Astara is sentenced to be burned alive by the Holy Inquisition of Mexico for witchcraft, necromancy, and other crimes. As he dies, the Baron swears vengeance against the descendants of the Inquisitors. 300 years later, a comet ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chano Urueta
CAST:  Abel Salazar  •  Ariadna Welter  •  David Silva  •  Germán Robles

In 1661 Mexico, the Baron Vitelius of Astara is sentenced to be burned alive by the Holy Inquisition of Mexico for witchcraft, necromancy, and other crimes. As he dies, the Baron swears vengeance against the descendants of the Inquisitors. 300 years later, a comet ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chano Urueta
CAST:  Abel Salazar  •  Ariadna Welter  •  David Silva  •  Germán Robles

The Great Madcap (1949)

Buñuel's first "comeback" film since "L'Age d'Or" in 1930 (he made only a few musicals in the interim), "El Gran Calavera" concerns a family's attempts to change the patriarch's somewhat indulgent and hedonistic ways by fooling him into thinking his large fortune ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Buñuel
CAST:  Fernando Soler  •  Rosario Granados  •  Andrés Soler  •  Rubén Rojo

Buñuel's first "comeback" film since "L'Age d'Or" in 1930 (he made only a few musicals in the interim), "El Gran Calavera" concerns a family's attempts to change the patriarch's somewhat indulgent and hedonistic ways by fooling him into thinking his large fortune ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Buñuel
CAST:  Fernando Soler  •  Rosario Granados  •  Andrés Soler  •  Rubén Rojo

Daughter of Deceit (1951)

In the drama, a father, firmly believing that the baby daughter in his arms is not his own, abandons her upon the doorstep of the town drunk. Many years pass, and the man finds himself continually wracked with guilt about deserting her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Buñuel
CAST:  Fernando Soler  •  Alicia Caro  •  Fernando Soto  •  Rubén Rojo

In the drama, a father, firmly believing that the baby daughter in his arms is not his own, abandons her upon the doorstep of the town drunk. Many years pass, and the man finds himself continually wracked with guilt about deserting her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Buñuel
CAST:  Fernando Soler  •  Alicia Caro  •  Fernando Soto  •  Rubén Rojo

For One Thousand Dollars Per Day (1968)

Hud's parents were murdered, their land stolen and now Hud will dish out justice to the guilty - the three Clark brothers know they are in danger but they don't know from where the blow will come.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Silvio Amadio
CAST:  Zachary Hatcher  •  Mimmo Palmara  •  Rubén Rojo  •  Mirko Ellis

Hud's parents were murdered, their land stolen and now Hud will dish out justice to the guilty - the three Clark brothers know they are in danger but they don't know from where the blow will come.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Silvio Amadio
CAST:  Zachary Hatcher  •  Mimmo Palmara  •  Rubén Rojo  •  Mirko Ellis

Mexicano ¡Tú puedes! (1985)

Vicente and Carmen, are spouses, he works in a factory, although he is a womanizer and irresponsible; she sells cosmetics or fayuca. Both dream of owning a home. Vincent did not want to leave their neighborhood but after several discussions they decide to buy a land...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Estrada
CAST:  Sergio Jiménez  •  Carmen Salinas  •  Arturo Alegro  •  Mario Casillas

Vicente and Carmen, are spouses, he works in a factory, although he is a womanizer and irresponsible; she sells cosmetics or fayuca. Both dream of owning a home. Vincent did not want to leave their neighborhood but after several discussions they decide to buy a land...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Estrada
CAST:  Sergio Jiménez  •  Carmen Salinas  •  Arturo Alegro  •  Mario Casillas

La reina del mambo (1951)

Nightclub performer escapes from her abusive manager and starts life over in a new city.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramón Pereda
CAST:  Maria Antonieta Pons  •  Eduardo Noriega  •  Sara García  •  Rubén Rojo

Nightclub performer escapes from her abusive manager and starts life over in a new city.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramón Pereda
CAST:  Maria Antonieta Pons  •  Eduardo Noriega  •  Sara García  •  Rubén Rojo

Mis hijos! (1944)

An endless series of disasters separates a mother from her children. It takes her over twenty years to find her way back to the bosom of her family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  René Cardona
CAST:  Sara García  •  Andrés Soler  •  Gustavo Rojo  •  Esther Luquín

An endless series of disasters separates a mother from her children. It takes her over twenty years to find her way back to the bosom of her family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  René Cardona
CAST:  Sara García  •  Andrés Soler  •  Gustavo Rojo  •  Esther Luquín

Vuelven los Argumedo (1963)

The Argumedo cousins have their clothes stolen while taking a shower, and they must find it at all costs, because there's a winning lottery ticket in their pockets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manuel Muñoz 'Torito'
CAST:  Antonio Aguilar  •  Fernando Casanova  •  Rosa de Castilla  •  Norma Mora

The Argumedo cousins have their clothes stolen while taking a shower, and they must find it at all costs, because there's a winning lottery ticket in their pockets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manuel Muñoz 'Torito'
CAST:  Antonio Aguilar  •  Fernando Casanova  •  Rosa de Castilla  •  Norma Mora
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