León Singer

León Singer


Died: January 30, 2020
in Mexico City, Mexico
León Singer was born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was an actor and cinematographer. His son, Enrique Singer, became director of the National Theather Company in the Bellas Artes Institute in Mexico.

Movies for León Singer...

The Journeyman
Title: The Journeyman
Character: Lucio Buenstro
Released: March 10, 2001
Type: Movie
In the Wild West at the turn of the century, two young brothers watch as their Grandpa is gunned down in cold blood. The desperados kidnap the older boy while a priest takes in the younger one. Thirteen years later these two brothers will cross paths again as they both seek revenge, each in their own way.
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One Last Score
Title: One Last Score
Character: Mr. Villalobos
Released: September 29, 1999
Type: Movie
Johnnie Cooper served time for an armed robbery that also his father and brother participated in. When he's released from jail he's determined to live a normal life and gets work at a gas station. But soon his brother pays a visit.
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Amistad
Title: Amistad
Character: Don Pablo
Released: December 10, 1997
Type: Movie
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.
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Selena
Title: Selena
Character: Concert Promoter
Released: March 21, 1997
Type: Movie
In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez, who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.
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Title: Return to Lonesome Dove
Character: Bolivar
Released: November 14, 1993
Type: TV
After returning the body of Gus McCrae to Lonesome Dove, Woodrow Call takes on the challenge of driving a herd of wild mustangs 2500 miles north to the Hat Creek Ranch in Montana. But tragedy, triumph, despair and deceit will greet him before he ever gets there.
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La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale
Title: La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale
Character: El Hermitano
Released: December 23, 1991
Type: Movie
Originally produced for PBS's Great Performances Series, La Pastorela is a musical retelling of the shepherds' journey to Bethlehem to see the Christ Child. We see the tale through the eyes of a modern young girl, the oldest child in a large rural Tex-Mex family. During a surrealistic dream, which brings to mind "The Wizard of Oz," the young chicana makes a fantastical journey with the shepherds and along the way; witnesses the triumph of God's Angels over Satan's diablo's. Full of drama, comedy, fantasy and wonderful music; this is a rare film the whole family can enjoy together.
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A Show of Force
Title: A Show of Force
Character: Julio Dominguez
Released: May 11, 1990
Type: Movie
In this thriller, television reporter Kate Ryan de Meléndez investigates the death of two radical Puerto Rican activists, whom she begins to believe may have been framed and murdered by undercover American agents.
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Title: Murder, She Wrote
Character: Felipe Paez
Released: September 30, 1984
Type: TV
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
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Seguin
Title: Seguin
Character: Antonio Flores
Released: January 26, 1982
Type: Movie
A dramatization of the life of Juan Seguin, a heroic Mexican-Texan who became entangled in the struggle between two contrasting cultures in the turbulent decade between the Texas Revolution (1836) and the Mexican-American War (1846-1847).
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The Oil Conspiracy
Title: The Oil Conspiracy
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
While Mexico swims in the oil veins that were deeded to him by the Devil, a bureaucrat is thrown into a whirlwind of intrigue and international espionage where he discovers that the guts of the beast in charge are one and the same, and the evacuation conduit itself. : We are the shit of that monster. At the same time, a man and a woman discover that behind their passion there is a dark reality that drives them to disguise as action what is only hunger, suffering, desire.
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Life Sentence
Title: Life Sentence
Released: August 9, 1979
Type: Movie
After being released from jail, "Tarzan" Lira seeks to rebuild his life as a bank employee. Unfortunately, it might not be as easy as he thinks.
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The Perfect Woman
Title: The Perfect Woman
Character: Psiquiatra
Released: February 8, 1979
Type: Movie
Marcela, a former film star, seeks tranquility in the suburbs after marrying a wealthy industrialist. Her past haunts her with admirers and daily violence. Overwhelmed by a distant husband, a demanding child, critical in-laws, and loneliness, she escapes to an imaginary world to avoid the grim and the ugly.
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La vida difícil de una mujer fácil
Title: La vida difícil de una mujer fácil
Released: January 19, 1979
Type: Movie
Friends, co-workers and clients reminisce about a recently-deceased sex-worker.
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Roots of Blood
Title: Roots of Blood
Character: Rogelio
Released: February 9, 1978
Type: Movie
Drama - Hailed as the first film to portray the Chicano experience -- and the first Chicano film to be financed by the Mexican government -- Raíces de Sangre tells the story of immigrant workers exploited on both sides of the border. Facing unsafe conditions, a group of young Chicano workers tries to organize for better conditions but are thwarted by their own co-workers who've accepted bribes from the Americans in turn for stymieing the effort. - Richard Yniguez, León Singer, Enrique Muñoz
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La casta divina
Title: La casta divina
Character: Don Diego Rendón
Released: November 17, 1977
Type: Movie
Chronicle Caste War in Yucatan held in the nineteenth century, where the land and the people were the property of the landowners, who called themselves " divine caste ". On one hand, General Salvador Alvarado organized the revolution; on the other, the landowners hire Colonel Ortiz Argumedo to organized the defense of their autonomy. Don Wilfrido, one of the masters, do not hesitate to send his son to fight to maintain their wealth and privileges.
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El viaje
Title: El viaje
Released: June 28, 1977
Type: Movie
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The Mansion of Madness
Title: The Mansion of Madness
Released: August 10, 1973
Type: Movie
The inmates of an insane asylum take over the institution, imprison the doctors and staff, and then put into play their own ideas of how the place should be run.
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Once Upon a Scoundrel
Title: Once Upon a Scoundrel
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
After falling for Alicia, greedy and powerful Mexican landowner Carlos has her fiancé thrown in prison on a bogus charge. To trick Carlos into releasing her man, Alicia teams up with her Aunt Delfina and tries to convince Carlos that he's a ghost.
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Title: Columbo
Character: Fernando
Released: September 15, 1971
Type: TV
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
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El Cambio
Title: El Cambio
Character: Don Berna
Released: March 19, 1971
Type: Movie
Two young people leave city life for the simplicity of life in the province. Unfortunately, the beach they are going to live next to is being polluted by a local factory.