Hortensia Santoveña

Hortensia Santoveña

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Poison for the Fairies
Title: Poison for the Fairies
Character: Sor Eulalia (uncredited)
Released: October 2, 1986
Type: Movie
In 1965 Mexico City, Flavia, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Veronica, a young orphan girl who has a fascination with witchcraft. Veronica convinces Flavia that she is a real witch and forces her to be her assistant. The children's games gradually become more serious and Veronica demands more from Flavia.
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Aquel famoso Remington
Title: Aquel famoso Remington
Character: Nana
Released: July 23, 1982
Type: Movie
Historical drama about the career of a hit-man who specialized in political assassinations in Mexico in the 1920s-30s.
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Prisión de mujeres
Title: Prisión de mujeres
Character: Charamusca
Released: September 15, 1977
Type: Movie
'Prisión de Mujeres' is a film by Fernando A. Rivero that narrates a harsh reality: the strength of women in a prison, how they lose their dignity and do not stop for anything.
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The Pact
Title: The Pact
Character: Lupe
Released: February 26, 1976
Type: Movie
When they were children, siblings Sergio and Teresa made a promise to never leave each other. An unhealthy co-dependence developes into adulthood.
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El albañil
Title: El albañil
Character: Monja enfermera
Released: October 30, 1975
Type: Movie
Construction worker falls in love with a handicapped woman who aspires to a career as a singer.
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The Braid
Title: The Braid
Character: Cleo
Released: March 13, 1975
Type: Movie
A town confused by religion persecutes a woman who stole the braid from the statue of the Virgin.
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El primer paso... de la mujer
Title: El primer paso... de la mujer
Released: May 2, 1974
Type: Movie
Three girls from different social classes are forced to take that first step into adulthood that leads them to live fun adventures and also unfortunate events.
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Tonta tonta, pero no tanto
Title: Tonta tonta, pero no tanto
Character: Clotilde, ama de llaves
Released: September 7, 1972
Type: Movie
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Tacos al Carbón
Title: Tacos al Carbón
Character: Doña Tere
Released: June 8, 1972
Type: Movie
Tacos al carbón is a mexican movie released on june 8th 1972 on Mexico City.
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El medio pelo
Title: El medio pelo
Character: Perpetuita
Released: January 6, 1972
Type: Movie
A woman who fancies herself an aristocrat rejects a potential suitor because he's not of her class. Also: their adult children have their own drama, a bit inflected with hippie-ish values.
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Elena y Raquel
Title: Elena y Raquel
Released: September 1, 1971
Type: Movie
Elena's sterile and her younger cousin Raquel gets pregnant before marriage.They scream at each other a lot.
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Siempre hay una primera vez
Title: Siempre hay una primera vez
Character: Lolita, Javier's mother (segment "Rosa")
Released: February 25, 1971
Type: Movie
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Peach Blossom
Title: Peach Blossom
Character: Candelaria
Released: August 27, 1970
Type: Movie
Farm-girl, seduced and abandoned, goes to the big city to have her baby and live out her shameful soiled disgrace away from her birth people.
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Tres noches de locura
Title: Tres noches de locura
Character: Madre de Jorge (episodio "Ana")
Released: May 21, 1970
Type: Movie
Anthology movie, episodes about three women who undergo stressful experiences that cause their minds to snap.
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Two Mules for Sister Sara
Title: Two Mules for Sister Sara
Character: 1st Woman in the Night (as Hortensia Santovena)
Released: March 2, 1970
Type: Movie
When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.
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Mujeres de medianoche
Title: Mujeres de medianoche
Character: Sara
Released: November 13, 1969
Type: Movie
Crime melodrama involving blackmail, murder, mystery and the obligatory police investigation.
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The Door and The Butcher's Wife
Title: The Door and The Butcher's Wife
Character: Invitada (segment "La puerta")
Released: September 25, 1969
Type: Movie
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 Wife) is set during the Mexican revolution and is about horrifying hallucinations felt by a lieutenant after committing a murder.
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Crosses Over the Wasteland
Title: Crosses Over the Wasteland
Character: Doña Lolita, mamá de María
Released: February 2, 1967
Type: Movie
After a long journey in search of the murderer of his father, a man abuses a beautiful girl next to marry.
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Time to Die
Title: Time to Die
Character: Rosita
Released: August 11, 1966
Type: Movie
A man comes home after serving 18 years in jail for murder in this routine western. Although the man killed in self defense, rumors in town circulated that he murdered the victim in cold blood. The ex-con wants to get his life together, but the two sons of the slain man are gunning for the man who killed their father.
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Simon of the Desert
Title: Simon of the Desert
Character: The Mother
Released: August 27, 1965
Type: Movie
Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.
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The She-Wolf
Title: The She-Wolf
Released: July 1, 1965
Type: Movie
A wealthy, young Mexican woman is under a werewolf's curse.
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Autumn Days
Title: Autumn Days
Character: Doctora
Released: October 31, 1963
Type: Movie
Luisa is a small-town girl who works in the bakery of the widower Don Albino. Luisa dreams of marrying and loves children. Just as Don Albino shows interest in her, Luisa announces that she will marry soon with Carlos, the driver of a rich house whom she met recently...
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Bring Me the Vampire
Title: Bring Me the Vampire
Character: Elisa
Released: June 14, 1963
Type: Movie
A group of would-be beneficiaries gather for the reading of a will, and discover that they must spend the night in a spooky castle to gain their inheritance. A spooky housekeeper and a man who seems to be a vampire are just two of the obstacles that might deter them.
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House of the Frights
Title: House of the Frights
Character: Elisa
Released: March 22, 1963
Type: Movie
Half-dozen comic actors in a spooky house.
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Los chacales
Title: Los chacales
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
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El tejedor de milagros
Title: El tejedor de milagros
Character: Eustolia
Released: December 27, 1962
Type: Movie
Arnulfo is a man weaving baskets. Remedios has given birth in front of the house of a woman and her aid, but the village is spread the word that the child born as a child God and an atheist would think exploit to their advantage the "miracle ".
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When mommy comes back
Title: When mommy comes back
Character: Carmelita, nana
Released: March 2, 1961
Type: Movie
A family of six children are orphaned on Christmas Eve and struggle through a year without parental support.
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Amor en la sombra
Title: Amor en la sombra
Character: Rosario
Released: November 24, 1960
Type: Movie
A daughter who idolizes her father discovers, just before he dies, that he was leading a double life and had a hidden lover.
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Quinceañera
Title: Quinceañera
Character: Cristina, María Antonia's mother
Released: June 9, 1960
Type: Movie
María Antonia, Beatriz and Leonor are three classmates who are anxiously awaiting the celebration of their 15th birthday. However, each of them will have to cope with their complicated personal situation.
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The Living Coffin
Title: The Living Coffin
Character: Doña María
Released: December 3, 1959
Type: Movie
A cowboy and his sidekick meet a ranching family that is haunted by spirits and vampires.
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800 Leagues Over the Amazon
Title: 800 Leagues Over the Amazon
Character: Cibela
Released: September 3, 1959
Type: Movie
Family builds a houseboat and sets sail down the Amazon. Based on a novel by Jules Verne.
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Del suelo no paso
Title: Del suelo no paso
Character: Doña Benigna
Released: August 20, 1959
Type: Movie
Poetic-type dude gets mixed up with gangsters, a millionaire's dog and some stolen jewels.
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La edad de la tentación
Title: La edad de la tentación
Released: January 8, 1959
Type: Movie
By the negligence of parents who not assume their responsibility in sex education, many lives are ruined
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El caso de una adolescente
Title: El caso de una adolescente
Character: Nana Dominga
Released: November 20, 1958
Type: Movie
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La Diana cazadora
Title: La Diana cazadora
Character: Leonor
Released: June 21, 1957
Type: Movie
A great love story based on the idea and development of the famous monument that decorating Mexico City.
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Talpa
Title: Talpa
Character: La mère
Released: December 20, 1956
Type: Movie
Produced on a grand scale, the Mexican Talpa relates the simple story of two brothers. The older of the siblings, Tanilo (Victor Manuel Mendoza) is a well-to-do family man; the other, Estaban (Jamie Fernandez), is one step above a wastrel. When Tanilo is felled by illness, Estaban is forced to take over the family's blacksmith business. He also inaugurates a romance with Tanilo's attractive young wife Juana (Lilia Prado). Punishment is eventually doled out in a manner which suggests that God Himself is exacting retribution on the adulterous couple. Originally released at 87 minutes, Talpa was pared down to 73 minutes for American consumption.
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Los amantes
Title: Los amantes
Released: November 9, 1956
Type: Movie
Mexican feature film
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The Illegitimate
Title: The Illegitimate
Character: Doña Beatriz
Released: April 18, 1956
Type: Movie
Family melodrama: manipulative parents ruin lives with their meddling.
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The Hawks
Title: The Hawks
Character: Mariana
Released: February 10, 1956
Type: Movie
The story of two half brothers who do not know they are such, who fight over a woman and nearly kill each other. One of them belongs to Los Gavilanes, a group of men who live live hidden and looting to give to the poor. Revenge, love and hate will at the end bring out the truth and everyone will get what he deserves.
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La vida no vale nada
Title: La vida no vale nada
Character: Pablo's Mother
Released: May 4, 1955
Type: Movie
Pablo, a wandering laborer, has imprisoned himself in a hell of alcoholism. Cruz, a widow, reaches out to the troubled man, but even her compassion may not be enough to save him.
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Ley fuga
Title: Ley fuga
Released: August 19, 1954
Type: Movie
As he rises through the ranks of the police department, a young officer gets more deeply involved in manipulating gang activity for personal gain.
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Wuthering Heights
Title: Wuthering Heights
Character: María
Released: June 30, 1954
Type: Movie
Gone several years, the brooding Alejandro returns to the hacienda of his foster sister, Catalina, whom he loves, to find her married to the wealthy and effete Eduardo.
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Eugenia Grandet
Title: Eugenia Grandet
Character: Ana, sirvienta
Released: September 23, 1953
Type: Movie
A miserly father quashes his daughter's marriage plans because he thinks her fiance is a fortune-hunter.
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Cuarto de hotel
Title: Cuarto de hotel
Released: August 13, 1953
Type: Movie
Newlywed couple move from small town to Mexico City. Their first night in the city, they get separated by accident, and it takes them 90 minutes and lots of incidents before they find each other again.