Carlos Martínez Baena

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El (Tourments)
7.624

El (Tourments)

Jul 09, 1953
La jeune Gloria rencontre par hasard le riche Francisco Galván à la messe. Il tombe amoureux d'elle et la convainc de l'épouser. Elle ne tarde cependant pas à découvrir, dès le voyage de noces, qu'il est atteint d'une jalousie maladive et de paranoïa. Ainsi, il passe des aiguilles dans les serrures au cas où des curieux les épieraient. Mais ce n'est que le début, et la vie de Gloria va devenir un calvaire…
Drama
El Portero
7.5

El Portero

May 03, 1950
Cantinflas works as a porter, who writes letters and speeches in his old writing machine to earn an extra money, despite the fact that he still goes to school. The sentimental issues come when Cantinflas falls in love of his pretty neighborhood (Silvia Pinal), who is handicapped and unable to walk. The thing wont be easy, because a young military man also has feelings for the girl. But the porter wants to see her happy, and he will become a sort of Cyrano De Bergerac, writing love letters to her signed by the young soldier. His plan is simple: to win money in the horse races in order to pay the operation which will make her walk again.
Comedy
Un año en la luna
5.9

Un año en la luna

May 30, 2004
In late September, Iñigo comes to Madrid to study psychology and stays at the home of his sister Esther, who lives with a porn story writer called Gabriel and that is not going through its best. The three start a relationships sneaking, but neither will find it easy to tell if it's a simple adventure or if they are living a love story.
Drama
La déesse agenouillée
6.6
Le millionnaire Antonio offre à sa femme Elena une statue de femme nue en cadeau pour leur anniversaire de mariage. Le modèle qui a posé pour la statue est Raquel, l'amante d'Antonio. Raquel exige qu'Antonio divorce de sa femme et peu de temps après, elle meurt dans des circonstances mystérieuses. Antonio doit accepter d'épouser Raquel pour qu'on ne découvre pas que sa femme n'est pas morte de causes naturelles.
Drama
Pecado Mortal
6

Pecado Mortal

Mar 10, 1955
Juan Manuel intends his wife Clara, who is blind, sign the will in his favor, but she refuses. With them lives Soledad, goddaughter Clara. A day comes Carlos, nephew of Juan Manuel, who is interested in Soledad. Carlos is going to study medicine in the United States and maintains correspondence with Soledad. Juan Manuel shows interest in Soledad but prevents Clara meet her. She is the daughter of Clara, who hid that Juan Manuel had killed the father of Soledad and also caused her blindness.
Drama
La intrusa
5

La intrusa

Jul 21, 1954
Upon her arrival to the village San Ignacio, Gabriela meets Raúl, owner of a residence that her grandfather administrates. He doesn't reveal his real identity and they fall madly in love. Tania, Raúl's sister-in-law, secretly loves him and she decides to separate them by simulating a car accident from which Gabriela temporarily becomes paralized. Aware that they will marry, Tania makes the girl believe that Raúl is marrying her out of compassion, causing Gabriela to disappear from the residence...
Drama
Gema
1

Gema

May 20, 1950
Thriller
Otra primavera
5

Otra primavera

Apr 27, 1950
His wife dies and now he's free to marry his mistress and adopt their children officially. How will this play out?
Cupido pierde a Paquita
6
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...
La abuelita
5

La abuelita

May 09, 1942
Granny rules the roost, but little sister's a bit rebellious. She listens to Cuban music, she wears make-up, she goes out un-chaperoned... Granny sees her rubbing up against a married man and it shatters her health.
Lola Casanova
6

Lola Casanova

May 25, 1949
Sonora Mexico, 1880s: Seri Indian tribe splits into two factions after a white woman comes to live in their settlement.
Drama
Monte de piedad
5

Monte de piedad

Aug 01, 1951
Anthology-movie, series of anecdotes about the personal tragedies that lead people to take their values posessions to the state-run pawnshop.
Drama
La Vie criminelle d'Archibald de La Cruz
7.27
Archibald de La Cruz découvre dans un magasin d'antiquités une boite à musique que lui avait offerte sa mère. Il se souvient alors que sa gouvernante lui avait dit que cette boite avait le pouvoir de donner la mort. Ce qu'Archibald n'avait pas manqué de tester immédiatement sur la gouvernante, qui s'était effondrée aussitôt. Il décide d'expérimenter à nouveau sa trouvaille.
Comedy
El Supersabio
7.5

El Supersabio

Sep 04, 1948
Cantinflas is the apprentice of a renowned scientist, Prof. Arquimides Monteagudo (Carlos Martinez Baena). But Cantinflas has the soul of a poet rather than a serious researcher, and he wants to find the formula that achieves the immortality of the roses. Nevertheless, after the death of Prof. Monteagudo, Cantinflas will be chased by a ferocious corporative group, who wants to steal the secret formula of a cheaper fuel named "carburex", because they think that our friend is the only person who knows the composition
Comedy
El Siete Machos
8.1

El Siete Machos

Feb 05, 1951
Rosario, the niece of the rancher, returns to the ranch after ten years of absence. She takes in Margarito, a worker at the ranch, who is immediately smitten by her. Rosario is rescued from a runaway horse by the Seven Men, an outlaw a la Robin Hood that steals from the rich and gives to the poor. He also happens to be the twin brother of Margarito, unbeknownst to him. The confusion between Margarito and the Seven Men generates great comical situations in the film.
Comedy
El analfabeto
7.7

El analfabeto

Sep 07, 1961
Inocencio Prieto y Calvo receives a letter telling him he is the heir to his uncle's fortune of two million pesos. Not being able to read he has no idea of who sent the letter or its content. So he goes to the drugstore because the pharmacist can read the letter to him. But while waiting to be helped he sees that a young girl can read. He figures he has to be able to discover the letter's content by himself and decides he will save the letter and go to school, and wait to read the letter on his own.
Comedy
Camelia
5

Camelia

Feb 16, 1954
A sort of meta riff on Alexandre Dumas fils' novel The Lady of the Camellias (La Dame aux Camélias or Camille) here in Mexican melodrama form involving the doomed love of a bullfighter and a beautiful but ailing actress/courtesan.
Drama
Amor del bueno
5

Amor del bueno

Feb 28, 1957
Mother and son conspire against his sister when she marries against their wishes.
Angelitos negros
7.4

Angelitos negros

Aug 29, 1970
A racist woman who doesn't know about her own mixed heritage—even though she's lived with her black mother since birth—marries a pop singer. Everybody conspires to protect her from finding out about herself. It's not clear exactly why they do that.
La sombra vengadora
5.8

La sombra vengadora

Jan 01, 1956
An evil mastermind, known as La mano negra, attempts to steal a formula that creates synthetic drugs but a masked avenger known as La sombra will do anything to stop him.
Adventure
Nosotros
5

Nosotros

Jun 01, 1945
The tragic romance between a woman with a dubious past and a young thief who reforms his life for love.
Drama
El cerco de Huesca
5.5

El cerco de Huesca

Jan 24, 1937
A documentary, with some fictionalized images, about the operations and combat that took place near Huesca in the first months of 1937 during the Spanish Civil War.