Manuel Vergara 'Manver'

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Una estrella y dos estrellados (1960)

In his eagerness, to be movie extras, Tin Tan and his carnal Marcelo police get into trouble, among other entanglements.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gilberto Martínez Solares
CAST:  Maria Antonieta Pons  •  Marcelo Chávez  •  Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo  •  Rosa Elena Durgel

In his eagerness, to be movie extras, Tin Tan and his carnal Marcelo police get into trouble, among other entanglements.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gilberto Martínez Solares
CAST:  Maria Antonieta Pons  •  Marcelo Chávez  •  Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo  •  Rosa Elena Durgel

Neutron vs. Dr. Caronte (1963)

Neutron, a superhero/wrestler, goes up against a mad scientist and his army of monsters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Curiel
CAST:  Wolf Ruvinskis  •  Julio Alemán  •  Armando Silvestre  •  Roberto Ramírez Garza

Neutron, a superhero/wrestler, goes up against a mad scientist and his army of monsters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Curiel
CAST:  Wolf Ruvinskis  •  Julio Alemán  •  Armando Silvestre  •  Roberto Ramírez Garza

Nostradamus and the Destroyer of Monsters (1962)

A professor and a vampire hunter join forces to destroy the murderous vampire Nostradamus and his minions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Curiel
CAST:  Germán Robles  •  Julio Alemán  •  Domingo Soler  •  Aurora Alvarado

A professor and a vampire hunter join forces to destroy the murderous vampire Nostradamus and his minions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Curiel
CAST:  Germán Robles  •  Julio Alemán  •  Domingo Soler  •  Aurora Alvarado

The Blood of Nostradamus (1961)

Vampire hunters track down a vampire and attempt to steal the ashes from his coffin in order to stop him from reviving nightly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Curiel
CAST:  Germán Robles  •  Julio Alemán  •  Domingo Soler  •  Aurora Alvarado

Vampire hunters track down a vampire and attempt to steal the ashes from his coffin in order to stop him from reviving nightly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Curiel
CAST:  Germán Robles  •  Julio Alemán  •  Domingo Soler  •  Aurora Alvarado

Nostradamus: The Genie of Darkness (1962)

In order to stop a vampire from terrorizing the countryside, some locals decide to break into his coffin at night and steal his ashes. Complications ensue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Curiel
CAST:  Germán Robles  •  Julio Alemán  •  Domingo Soler  •  Aurora Alvarado

In order to stop a vampire from terrorizing the countryside, some locals decide to break into his coffin at night and steal his ashes. Complications ensue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Curiel
CAST:  Germán Robles  •  Julio Alemán  •  Domingo Soler  •  Aurora Alvarado

The Road of Life (1956)

The story focuses in on three young boys who, arrested by the authorities, await sentencing in Mexico City's Juvenile Court. One boy has killed his stepfather to protect his mother; the second boy has been goaded into blinding his chief tormentor; and the third ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfonso Corona Blake
CAST:  Mario Humberto Jiménez Pons  •  Ignacio García Torres  •  Rogelio 'Frijolitos' Jiménez Pons  •  Mario Navarro

The story focuses in on three young boys who, arrested by the authorities, await sentencing in Mexico City's Juvenile Court. One boy has killed his stepfather to protect his mother; the second boy has been goaded into blinding his chief tormentor; and the third ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfonso Corona Blake
CAST:  Mario Humberto Jiménez Pons  •  Ignacio García Torres  •  Rogelio 'Frijolitos' Jiménez Pons  •  Mario Navarro

Una cita de amor (1958)

The story of the doomed love between Soledad and Román. She is the daughter of a rich man that wants to marry her with Ernesto, nephew of his friend, the judge. Román owns a little ranch. A brawl in the town will unleash several deaths that will affect the already ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emilio Fernández
CAST:  Silvia Pinal  •  Carlos López Moctezuma  •  Jaime Fernández  •  José Elías Moreno

The story of the doomed love between Soledad and Román. She is the daughter of a rich man that wants to marry her with Ernesto, nephew of his friend, the judge. Román owns a little ranch. A brawl in the town will unleash several deaths that will affect the already ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emilio Fernández
CAST:  Silvia Pinal  •  Carlos López Moctezuma  •  Jaime Fernández  •  José Elías Moreno

Illusion Travels by Streetcar (1954)

Confronted with the unfortunate news that their favorite Streetcar, no. 133, is going to be decommissioned, two Municipal Transit workers get drunk and decide to "take 'er for one last spin," as it were. Unfortunately, the "one last spin" ends up being an all-night ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Buñuel
CAST:  Lilia Prado  •  Carlos Navarro  •  Fernando Soto  •  Agustín Isunza

Confronted with the unfortunate news that their favorite Streetcar, no. 133, is going to be decommissioned, two Municipal Transit workers get drunk and decide to "take 'er for one last spin," as it were. Unfortunately, the "one last spin" ends up being an all-night ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Buñuel
CAST:  Lilia Prado  •  Carlos Navarro  •  Fernando Soto  •  Agustín Isunza

Por mis pistolas (1968)

Fidencio Borer, an apothecary in a village on the northern border of Mexico, discovers some old title of a mine in Arizona and decides to claim them. Trying to cross the border is a border guard intercepted by exaggerating in the line of duty. On the way is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miguel M. Delgado
CAST:  Cantinflas  •  Isela Vega  •  Gloria Coral  •  Quintín Bulnes

Fidencio Borer, an apothecary in a village on the northern border of Mexico, discovers some old title of a mine in Arizona and decides to claim them. Trying to cross the border is a border guard intercepted by exaggerating in the line of duty. On the way is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miguel M. Delgado
CAST:  Cantinflas  •  Isela Vega  •  Gloria Coral  •  Quintín Bulnes

The Door and The Butcher's Wife (1969)

A movie divided in two segments, the first "La puerta" (The Door) is about a high society gathering in which a door inside the mansion leads to a bizarre corridor where a naked and menacing human figure appears. The second "La mujer del carnicero" (The Butcher's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Alcoriza  •  Chano Urueta  •  Ismael Rodríguez
CAST:  Ana Luisa Peluffo  •  Carlos Piñar  •  Armando Silvestre  •  Ignacio López Tarso

A movie divided in two segments, the first "La puerta" (The Door) is about a high society gathering in which a door inside the mansion leads to a bizarre corridor where a naked and menacing human figure appears. The second "La mujer del carnicero" (The Butcher's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Alcoriza  •  Chano Urueta  •  Ismael Rodríguez
CAST:  Ana Luisa Peluffo  •  Carlos Piñar  •  Armando Silvestre  •  Ignacio López Tarso

¡No me defiendas, compadre! (1949)

A bungling wannabe-lawyer keeps interfering in his friend's lives; his desire to help always makes things worse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gilberto Martínez Solares
CAST:  Germán Valdés  •  Rosita Quintana  •  Marcelo Chávez  •  Wolf Ruvinskis

A bungling wannabe-lawyer keeps interfering in his friend's lives; his desire to help always makes things worse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gilberto Martínez Solares
CAST:  Germán Valdés  •  Rosita Quintana  •  Marcelo Chávez  •  Wolf Ruvinskis

Los paquetes de Paquita (1955)

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

DIRECTION:  Ismael Rodríguez
CAST:  María Victoria  •  Carlos Orellana  •  Luis Beristáin  •  Rosario Gálvez

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

DIRECTION:  Ismael Rodríguez
CAST:  María Victoria  •  Carlos Orellana  •  Luis Beristáin  •  Rosario Gálvez

El hombre del alazán (1959)

Professional gambler is getting old and jaded; his friends see him becoming a bad person and try to set him on a better path.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rogelio A. González
CAST:  Fernando Casanova  •  Martha Mijares  •  Flor Silvestre  •  Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo

Professional gambler is getting old and jaded; his friends see him becoming a bad person and try to set him on a better path.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rogelio A. González
CAST:  Fernando Casanova  •  Martha Mijares  •  Flor Silvestre  •  Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo

Damned City! (1954)

A humble provincial writer who wants to publish his first book offers it to a film producer who is looking for locations for a film at that time. The novelist's family then moves to the big city, where they will have to face many adversities that will make them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ismael Rodríguez
CAST:  Martha Mijares  •  Fernando Soler  •  Anita Blanch  •  Carlos Orellana

A humble provincial writer who wants to publish his first book offers it to a film producer who is looking for locations for a film at that time. The novelist's family then moves to the big city, where they will have to face many adversities that will make them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ismael Rodríguez
CAST:  Martha Mijares  •  Fernando Soler  •  Anita Blanch  •  Carlos Orellana

Paloma brava (1961)

Paloma is bound and determined to kill the heck out of the guy that dishonored her sister, but mistaken identities and stuff.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rogelio A. González
CAST:  Miguel Aceves Mejía  •  Rosita Quintana  •  Sara García  •  Roberto Ramírez Garza

Paloma is bound and determined to kill the heck out of the guy that dishonored her sister, but mistaken identities and stuff.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rogelio A. González
CAST:  Miguel Aceves Mejía  •  Rosita Quintana  •  Sara García  •  Roberto Ramírez Garza

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. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 36th ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ismael Rodríguez
CAST:  Ignacio López Tarso  •  Alida Valli  •  Susana Cabrera  •  Luis Aguilar

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. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 36th ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ismael Rodríguez
CAST:  Ignacio López Tarso  •  Alida Valli  •  Susana Cabrera  •  Luis Aguilar

The Net (1953)

Antonio dives for sponges which are sold by his sweetheart Rossana. One day, the escaped prisoner José-Luis appears and is hid by his friend Antonio. Although José-Luis does not want to betray his friend, a love affair with tragic consequences between him and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emilio Fernández
CAST:  Rossana Podestà  •  Crox Alvarado  •  Armando Silvestre  •  Guillermo Cramer

Antonio dives for sponges which are sold by his sweetheart Rossana. One day, the escaped prisoner José-Luis appears and is hid by his friend Antonio. Although José-Luis does not want to betray his friend, a love affair with tragic consequences between him and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emilio Fernández
CAST:  Rossana Podestà  •  Crox Alvarado  •  Armando Silvestre  •  Guillermo Cramer

Tlayucan (1962)

Desperate because of his son's illness, the peasant Eufemio steals a pearl from the image of Santa Lucía in the village church.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Alcoriza
CAST:  Julio Aldama  •  Norma Angélica Ladrón de Guevara  •  Andrés Soler  •  Anita Blanch

Desperate because of his son's illness, the peasant Eufemio steals a pearl from the image of Santa Lucía in the village church.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Alcoriza
CAST:  Julio Aldama  •  Norma Angélica Ladrón de Guevara  •  Andrés Soler  •  Anita Blanch

Los tigres del ring (1960)

Crooked promoter has a secret weapon who goes around beating fighters to death after their matches if they aren't in line with his rigging schedule. Part one of two.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chano Urueta
CAST:  Crox Alvarado  •  Wolf Ruvinskis  •  Rodolfo Landa  •  Sara Guasch

Crooked promoter has a secret weapon who goes around beating fighters to death after their matches if they aren't in line with his rigging schedule. Part one of two.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chano Urueta
CAST:  Crox Alvarado  •  Wolf Ruvinskis  •  Rodolfo Landa  •  Sara Guasch

Simitrio (1960)

A blind teacher is the victim of endless pranks and pranks from his students.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emilio Gómez Muriel
CAST:  José Elías Moreno  •  Javier Tejeda  •  Carlos López Moctezuma  •  María Teresa Rivas

A blind teacher is the victim of endless pranks and pranks from his students.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emilio Gómez Muriel
CAST:  José Elías Moreno  •  Javier Tejeda  •  Carlos López Moctezuma  •  María Teresa Rivas
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