Rafael Cortés

Rafael Cortés

Movies for Rafael Cortés...

Redemption
Title: Redemption
Released: March 26, 2010
Type: Movie
An old building in Mexico City’s Historical Center is being restored and is filled with rubble and debris. The person responsible for improving the architectonic and general appearance of the building has forced its residents to be evacuated. The stories told by a group of construction workers help the protagonist understand the significance of his decision.
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Title: Inas Nacht
Character: Self
Released: June 9, 2007
Type: TV
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Rutina
Title: Rutina
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
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In the Shadow of the Moon
Title: In the Shadow of the Moon
Released: August 28, 1999
Type: Movie
Ana starts falling in love with an ecologist engineer that comes with her father who is from Russia.
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Saint Lucifer
Title: Saint Lucifer
Character: Emeterio
Released: April 15, 1997
Type: Movie
A conflict arises between the people of the town and the local priest when they have to decide how to represent certain biblical episode.
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My Family
Title: My Family
Character: Roberto
Released: May 3, 1995
Type: Movie
Traces over three generations an immigrant family's trials, tribulations, tragedies, and triumphs. Maria and Jose, the first generation, come to Los Angeles, meet, marry, face deportation all in the 1930s. They establish their family in East L.A., and their children Chucho, Paco, Memo, Irene, Toni, and Jimmy deal with youth culture and the L.A. police in the '50s. As the second generation become adults in the '60s, the focus shifts to Jimmy, his marriage to Isabel (a Salvadorian refugee), their son, and Jimmy's journey to becoming a responsible parent.
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Fray Bartolomé de las Casas
Title: Fray Bartolomé de las Casas
Character: Señor
Released: December 3, 1993
Type: Movie
Three moments in the life of Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas; his youth encounter with the natives; his resignation in maturity to lands and encomiendas to evangelize and defend justice and dignity against the cruelty of the Spanish and his reflections at the end of his life
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The Southern Cross
Title: The Southern Cross
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
Taking as a guiding theme of religion in Latin America, the film shows the pre-Columbian myths, the arrival of the white man, later syncretism and liberation theology. The main theme is the "popular religion". In Latin America this forms a kind of religious sacred territory where millions of Indians seeking refuge. This is repeated in Brazil, where African religions are another impenetrable territory, which also functions as a stronghold, a refuge.
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Attack of the Robots
Title: Attack of the Robots
Character: Minister in Assassination Film (uncredited)
Released: April 27, 1966
Type: Movie
Al Pereira, a wise-cracking superspy, investigates a series of assassinations being performed by ruthless killers with bronze skin and horn-rimmed glasses. The trail of these mindless automata leads him to the lair of a seductive villainess who has formulated a computer-powered plot to overthrow the governments of Europe. 'Cartes sur table' is at once an homage to classical Hollywood thrillers and a playful riff on the newly-popular James Bond films.
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Amador
Title: Amador
Character: Policía en teatro (uncredited)
Released: May 1, 1965
Type: Movie
After killing his girl friend, Ana, Amador (a dark and strange man) joins his family (which he can't stand) in Torremolinos, where he gets involved in the assassination of a foreigner woman. It is also in Torremolinos, where Amador meets Laura, a woman who falls in love with him...
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Eva 63
Title: Eva 63
Character: Hombre en andén (uncredited)
Released: December 5, 1963
Type: Movie
Elena is a writer and is in a relationship with a painter, Fernando. Charo works as a waitress in a hotel and continues to dream of John Sargent, her platonic love, although when she discovers that the actor is gay she returns to her boyfriend Luis. Mara, a model, and Miguel is dating a sick man much older than them. Eugenia is a haute couture dressmaker and cares for her niece Soledad, who wants to be a singer. All of them have ambitions of love, but none is happy with their current situation.
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El sol en el espejo
Title: El sol en el espejo
Released: July 8, 1963
Type: Movie
A paltry pension is the scenario in which love is forged between a mysterious woman and a frustrated writer. Based on the comedy "The poor things" by Alfonso Paso.
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Son of Hercules vs. Medusa
Title: Son of Hercules vs. Medusa
Character: Serifo nobleman
Released: February 7, 1963
Type: Movie
To avenge his father's death and free the people of Seriphos from the evil King Galinor of Argus, the noble Perseus must defeat a dragon -- and the monster Medusa, whose steely gaze has cast the kingdom's best soldiers into stone.
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The Shadow of Zorro
Title: The Shadow of Zorro
Character: Townsman in Black Suit (uncredited)
Released: December 22, 1962
Type: Movie
A battle between revolutionary Mexicans and the U.S. cavalry brings Zorro onto the scene to enact vengeance for violent acts incurred by the cavalry Sergeant. Once the Sergeant is killed, Don Jose de la Torre retires from being Zorro and settles down to live a quiet life. The brother of the Sergeant, in an act of his own justice, dons the costume of Zorro and terrorizes the countryside. In an act to draw out the true Zorro, the imposter kidnaps Don Jose's wife, making him once again don the mask to rescue her.
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The Carpet of Horror
Title: The Carpet of Horror
Character: Man in Bus
Released: July 31, 1962
Type: Movie
An evil genius uses poison gas to avenge himself on his enemies.
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Historia de una noche
Title: Historia de una noche
Character: Camarero en sala de juego (uncredited)
Released: July 12, 1962
Type: Movie
After a few years, Víctor Morel comes back to the city. He has been a happy and Bohemian man who spent an authentic fortune. His first meeting with the past is with Laura, an extraordinary woman with he had intense relationships. She is now married with Daniel Romero, a man dedicated to the business that, precisely in the last days, has had a money problem. Due to this matter, Daniel will have to ask Víctor for help because it knows that he can extract it of the difficulty, in spite of the fact that he does not have any sharm.
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Martes y trece
Title: Martes y trece
Character: Gangster 3
Released: March 2, 1962
Type: Movie
Lola and Maria are two Spanish young ladies engaged to Franz and Pepe, all so eager to spend their honeymoon that the moment seems never to come, as all sorts of problems pave their way.
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Mi noche de bodas
Title: Mi noche de bodas
Character: Camarero de la fiesta (uncredited)
Released: June 5, 1961
Type: Movie
Afther their wedding ceremony, Fernanda and Cosme Martínez go to a luxury hotel to consummate. They receive there some gifts and they find one fabulous diamant bracalet with a note for Fernanda thanking her for unfforgetable nights. Cosme feel jelause and Fernanda offended and during their wedding night they go from one place to another to find out the misunderstanding.
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La venganza de Don Mendo
Title: La venganza de Don Mendo
Character: Noble (uncredited)
Released: February 19, 1961
Type: Movie
Don Mendo, Marquess of Cabra, gallant and dashing knight of medieval Castilian, is also a virtuous mandoline player and a specialist in climbing towers. But he has a bad run, all played and all lost at seven-thirty (card game), and lost his honor playing in his latest escalation of love to the apartment of his beloved and beautiful Magdalena. Don Nuño Manso de Jarama, father of Magdalena, has pledged the hand of his daughter to the Duke of Toro, and surprises Don Mendo in the room of Magdalena. To save the honor of his beloved one, Don Mendo says that no love has led him to the Tower, but he has climbed to steal. Magdalena is clean of all suspicion, and he is condemned to die buried in the castle wall. The Marquess of Moncada and other noble gentlemen, all friends of Don Mendo, facilitate his escape.
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Los económicamente débiles
Title: Los económicamente débiles
Released: December 26, 1960
Type: Movie
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For Men Only
Title: For Men Only
Released: October 27, 1960
Type: Movie
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El Litri y su sombra
Title: El Litri y su sombra
Character: Monosabio (uncredited)
Released: February 2, 1960
Type: Movie
Biopic about Miguel Báez "El Litri", a descendant of two generations of bullfighters: his older brother touched the glory before he died at twenty years after being gored and complicated by gangrene. His father begged everyone until the last minute that they keep him away from the arena, but "El Litri" knew since childhood that his destiny was to succeed in the world of the bulls
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¡Viva lo imposible!
Title: ¡Viva lo imposible!
Character: Hombre con turbante (uncredited)
Released: September 1, 1958
Type: Movie
Tired of the hardship imposed by his modest salary, Don Sabino selling their meager belongings and convinces his sons to join him in the adventure of know other cities, other people and another way of living.
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Angels at the Wheel
Title: Angels at the Wheel
Character: Hombre con gabardina en bar (uncredited)
Released: September 2, 1957
Type: Movie
A group of taxi drivers try to reanimate a young woman who has been close to being run over by one of them. To improve her mood all of them tell her curious anecdotes featured by peculiar customers
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Un marido de ida y vuelta
Title: Un marido de ida y vuelta
Character: Vigil (uncredited)
Released: August 26, 1957
Type: Movie
Adaptation of the eponymous play of Jardiel Poncela. A husband dominated by his overbearing wife dies victim of a heart attack the day she forces him to shave his beloved beard to go to a costume ball dressed as a bullfighter. Its spectrum then begins to walk around the house and the most unexpected cause tangles. When she finally decides to settle definitely get materialize and get his wife, who has meanwhile become a being sweet and understanding.
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Maravilla
Title: Maravilla
Character: Bandolero del Despeñaperros (uncredited)
Released: March 18, 1957
Type: Movie
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Red Fish
Title: Red Fish
Character: (uncredited)
Released: September 12, 1955
Type: Movie
Ivón, a chorus girl, and Hugo, a failed writer, arrive at a seaside hotel on a stormy night, along with Carlos, Hugo's 19-year-old son. When they decide to lean over the cliffs of the coast to observe the wild dance of the turbulent waves down below, an unexpected event tragically happens.
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Un caballero andaluz
Title: Un caballero andaluz
Character: Oculista (uncredited)
Released: October 8, 1954
Type: Movie
In the farmhouse Los Laureles, owned by Don Juan Manuel Almodovar, wealthy Andalusian landowner, everything is being prepared to receive José Luis, only child of Juan Manuel, who is being educated in a Jesuit school in England and is returning for a holiday with his father. Since the death of his wife, Juan Manuel has set all his love in his son. The father does everything his child says, even when he is asked to accompany him to the Venta del Remedio where a blind gypsy called "Colorín" lives. But at the after party a serious accident occurs
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La patrulla
Title: La patrulla
Released: September 5, 1954
Type: Movie
Madrid, 1939, at the end of the Spanish Civil War. Five infantry soldiers of the victorious side take a photograph of themselves somewhere in the defeated city, promising to meet again ten years later at the same place.
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Hollyhock
Title: Hollyhock
Character: Andrés (uncredited)
Released: April 24, 1954
Type: Movie
Malvaloca, dancer and singer, go to Las Canteras when she finds out that Salvador, her exboyfriend has been hurt. Salvador's college, Leonardo, goes with her and falls in love. They start a relation.
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Judas' Kiss
Title: Judas' Kiss
Character: Santiago hijo de Alfeo (uncredited)
Released: February 27, 1954
Type: Movie
The story of Judas's betrayal of Christ.
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Airport
Title: Airport
Character: Pasajero / Controlador aéreo (uncredited)
Released: September 14, 1953
Type: Movie
Different kind of people arrives to Madrid airport. Some goes with their heads and others just landed. Fernando is a pilot who he brings a girl for his relatives. Ceferino and his wife have won a contest and will travel soon to Paraguay and they are there because they want to know the airplane. Mr. Beltran is very nervous because he returned to Spain after many years of exile.
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María Dolores
Title: María Dolores
Released: August 22, 1953
Type: Movie
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Welcome Mr. Marshall!
Title: Welcome Mr. Marshall!
Character: Cowboy
Released: April 4, 1953
Type: Movie
A small Spanish town, Villar del Río, is alerted to the upcoming visit of American diplomats and its ruling townsmen begin preparations to impress the American visitors, in the hopes of benefiting under the Marshall Plan. Hoping to demonstrate the side of Spanish culture with which the visiting foreign officials would be more familiarized, the Castilian citizens don unfamiliar Andalusian costumes, hire a renowned flamenco performer, and re-decorate their town in Andalusian style, meantime waiting for their uncertain arrival.
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Cabaret
Title: Cabaret
Character: Comisario Arias
Released: March 22, 1953
Type: Movie
A news story in the newspapers announces the investigation by the police of a major scam. Precisely, following the steps of the author of that crime, we will know the cabaret where the whole action of this drama will take place. A place where the paths of a multitude of characters cross and where it is possible to find men and women of great humanity.
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Dawn of America
Title: Dawn of America
Released: December 20, 1951
Type: Movie
Kingdom of Castile, the late fifteenth century. The film chronicles the events that Cristóbal Colón lived (Antonio Vilar) from their stay in the Convent of La Rabida, his meeting with the Catholic Monarchs and, above all, the great odyssey that led to cross the Atlantic and reach the shores of America (1492), thus beginning a new era in the history of mankind.
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Love and Desire
Title: Love and Desire
Character: The 2nd fisherman
Released: October 9, 1951
Type: Movie
A French crew is working on location in Spain. But when they want to film a scene in which Gérardn the male star is supposed to be swimming across a river, the matinée idol proves water-shy and the director decides to double him. The one that replaces him is Antonio, a local fisherman. The latter does the job so well that he is chosen as a stunts man for the whole film. This does not please Lola,his fiancée; all the more as Antonio has fallen in love with Martine, the female star.
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La Leona de Castilla
Title: La Leona de Castilla
Released: May 28, 1951
Type: Movie
Crown of Castile, 1520. The Comuneros rise up against Charles I, king of Castile and Aragon and emperor of the Hispanic Monarchy. While Juan de Padilla, leader of the uprising, and his captains, Juan Bravo and Francisco Maldonado, fight against the imperial armies, his wife, María de Pacheco, rules the city of Toledo, capital of the rebels.
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Sin uniforme
Title: Sin uniforme
Character: Campesino
Released: February 9, 1950
Type: Movie
Several different people meet in Tangier, where they will have to join efforts to survive.
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Siempre vuelven de madrugada
Title: Siempre vuelven de madrugada
Released: September 19, 1949
Type: Movie
A good-for-nothing young man and his friend are involved in a woman's death. To escape Police and wanting a change he goes to the small country village he used to visit with his family. Yet his past will find him there.
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Dos mujeres y un rostro
Title: Dos mujeres y un rostro
Released: January 2, 1947
Type: Movie
Lupe, an adventurer and film specialist, takes advantage of her strong resemblance to the actress she has to voice to defraud her fiancé, a banker.
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Porque te vi llorar
Title: Porque te vi llorar
Character: Policía
Released: December 17, 1941
Type: Movie
Once the Spanish Civil War is over, the sons of the wealthy classes, who support politically and militarily the new regime, are preparing to begin their ascent in the social and economic sphere.