Lucha Villa

Lucha Villa

Born: November 30, 1936
in Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico
Luz Elena Ruiz Bejarano (born November 30, 1936), more commonly known by her stage name Lucha Villa, is a Mexican singer and actress.

She appeared in several films during the 1950s and early 1960s, received her first starring role in El gallo de oro (1965), and starred in Me cansé de rogarle, a musical with Jiménez and recording star Marco Antonio Muñiz. She has appeared in some fifty films and won an Ariel Award for Best Actress (the Mexican equivalent of the Oscar) for Mecánica nacional (1973).

Movies for Lucha Villa...

Encuentro Inesperado
Title: Encuentro Inesperado
Character: Pilar Landeros
Released: April 29, 1993
Type: Movie
Pilar Landeros, famous singer, comes to a huge and luxurious mansion from the airport. The journey has been long and Pilar wants to rest. Dismissed his driver and his butler; will try to sleep until breakfast time. The diva dreams of being killed by one of her admirers, but who appears in her room is the new maid, Estela...
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Lolo
Title: Lolo
Released: April 16, 1993
Type: Movie
Lolo lives in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Mexico City. One day he is assaulted and injured out of the factory where he works. After a week of hospitalization, Lolo loses his job and is forced to seek sustenance. The accidental death of an elderly woman, whom Lolo trying to steal a watch that his mother had insisted, facing the young people in your neighborhood and forces him to flee, full of guilt and shame.
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El fiscal De Hierro 4
Title: El fiscal De Hierro 4
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: Movie
Ramona survives her brush with death and plots revenge against el fiscal de hierro, her mortal enemy.
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El Fiscal De Hierro 3
Title: El Fiscal De Hierro 3
Released: February 14, 1992
Type: Movie
Mario Almada returns as "el fiscal de hierro", in this entry his family is kidnapped by gang leader Ramona Pineda.
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Lucky Break
Title: Lucky Break
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
A bureaucrat gets a house and even a car on credit thanks to the support of a compadre who is a union leader, but then has difficulty paying because he is fired in a job cut despite the many years he has been working.
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Sor Batalla
Title: Sor Batalla
Released: August 16, 1990
Type: Movie
As punishment for participating in a game show a nun is sent to a small town. The chief and presidential hopeful municipal Instead, a pinko comecuras that attacks capitalism and refuses to let children be vaccinated and go to school, is opposed to the presence of the newcomer, but as the religious conquest people and helps to rescue the kidnapped daughter of the chief, the evil becomes good.
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La sombra del Tunco
Title: La sombra del Tunco
Released: March 15, 1990
Type: Movie
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El Fiscal de Hierro
Title: El Fiscal de Hierro
Released: July 6, 1989
Type: Movie
This action-packed flick starring Mario Almada and Lucha Villa tells the story of Eduardo Lobo, the “iron prosecutor” sent to Monterrey to battle evil Ramona Pineda and her family. The movie was inspired by Mexico City cop Salvador del Toro, who was sent to Nuevo Laredo in the early ’70s to clean up the city.
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La Puerta Negra
Title: La Puerta Negra
Released: April 1, 1988
Type: Movie
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Central camionera
Title: Central camionera
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
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Doña Herlinda and Her Son
Title: Doña Herlinda and Her Son
Character: Herself
Released: November 11, 1985
Type: Movie
A manipulative mama deftly manages the life of her homosexual son so that he can have his cake and eat it too. A woman of means, she does this by allowing her son, a doctor, to tryst in her home with his lover. Putting her son's happiness above all else, she then arranges a marriage of convenience to a woman.
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El Mil Usos II
Title: El Mil Usos II
Released: November 14, 1984
Type: Movie
Transit must deal with his impulse to leave the country to go to the United States in search of the famous American dream.
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San Miguel el alto
Title: San Miguel el alto
Released: June 3, 1982
Type: Movie
A cocker and his driver were attacked by strangers, but leave unharmed. Jesús denounces the fact to his friend Mario, mayor of San Miguel el Alto.
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Lagunilla 2
Title: Lagunilla 2
Character: Dona Lancha / Maria
Released: March 31, 1982
Type: Movie
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National Calvary
Title: National Calvary
Released: December 3, 1981
Type: Movie
Two middle-aged couples take a Murphy's Law vacation in Acapulco.
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Lagunilla, mi barrio
Title: Lagunilla, mi barrio
Released: May 17, 1981
Type: Movie
After 42 years of working as an antiquarian , Abel is fired by the children of his recently deceased employer; however, after this unexpected situation that leaves him in solitude and with little chance to get a new job, he decides to start again as antiques dealer in the popular Lagunilla market . There he will find real friends ; a humble life and, above all , a new opportunity to fall in love regardless of social differences.
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Del otro lado del puente
Title: Del otro lado del puente
Character: La Madre
Released: April 17, 1980
Type: Movie
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Adriana del Rio, actriz
Title: Adriana del Rio, actriz
Character: Self
Released: October 4, 1979
Type: Movie
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Los Reyes del Palenque
Title: Los Reyes del Palenque
Released: January 13, 1979
Type: Movie
Widow becomes professional singer to meet expenses. Love complications come along with the territory.
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The Place Without Limits
Title: The Place Without Limits
Character: La Japonesa
Released: April 28, 1978
Type: Movie
Father and daughter compete for the same passion in a ruthless place where kindness mixes with hate.
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Las cenizas del diputado
Title: Las cenizas del diputado
Released: June 16, 1977
Type: Movie
A political player is presumed dead in a traffic accident; his relatives all try to cash in on his estate while he goes into hiding with schemes of his own.
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Tiempo y destiempo
Title: Tiempo y destiempo
Released: June 1, 1976
Type: Movie
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Omen
Title: Omen
Character: Angela
Released: February 13, 1975
Type: Movie
While attending the birth of Isabel, the wife of foreigner Felipe, Mama Santos predicts that "something terrible is going to happen in the town." From this omen, calamities will torment the locals.
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Jalisco nunca pierde
Title: Jalisco nunca pierde
Released: September 26, 1974
Type: Movie
Class distinctions are an obstacle for a guy trying to woo his gal of choice.
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El principio
Title: El principio
Character: María del Rayo, la Coquena
Released: December 3, 1973
Type: Movie
Mexico is in the midst of Revolution when the protagonist returns after studying in Paris to find his native town in Chihuahua occupied by Francisco Villa’s revolutionary forces. He visits his deserted home and remembers people and events from his adolescence that provide glimpses of pre-Revolutionary society under dictatorship: his uncle, the chief of police; his sister’s involvement with a liberal political association; bathing with the girls from a local brothel; a labor strike that ended in a massacre. Returning to the present he discovers that his father has been assassinated and, in the company of his father’s former servant, joins the revolutionary movement.
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La marchanta
Title: La marchanta
Released: September 13, 1973
Type: Movie
Young woman just-arrived in the big city makes friends with two middle-aged couples.
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National Mechanics
Title: National Mechanics
Character: Isabel
Released: December 28, 1972
Type: Movie
A mechanic takes his family to a car race and a series of events occur which brings problems, betrayals, violence and the unexpected death of an elderly person.
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Chico Ramos
Title: Chico Ramos
Released: August 26, 1971
Type: Movie
Western revenge drama.
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El Quelite
Title: El Quelite
Character: Lucha
Released: December 10, 1970
Type: Movie
Agapito, leader of the revolutionary movement of his state, comes to a town, kills all the federales, and gets a girl who was promised to him for his heroic deeds.
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El pocho
Title: El pocho
Released: November 4, 1970
Type: Movie
José Guadalupe García was born in the United States, but seems very Mexican. Winning his American girlfriend creates many comic situations, but he also faces discrimination and racism.
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The Useless Life of Pito Pérez
Title: The Useless Life of Pito Pérez
Released: September 15, 1970
Type: Movie
A man goes on a trip and then returns to his village pretending that everything went well for him.
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Juan el desalmado
Title: Juan el desalmado
Released: March 12, 1970
Type: Movie
Cowboy on a revenge trip gets caught up in the sadistic games of some black-hats and goes through a whole narrative cycle with them before discovering the identity of the people he was originally looking for.
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Las tres magnificas
Title: Las tres magnificas
Character: Paz
Released: March 4, 1970
Type: Movie
Small-town priest invites his three rambunctious nieces to visit him.
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Dos valientes
Title: Dos valientes
Released: April 10, 1969
Type: Movie
In his home-town, he's a respectable rancher... but out on the range he's a hitman for hire. His son finds out about his double life, and...
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Yaqui
Title: Yaqui
Character: Mariana
Released: February 20, 1969
Type: Movie
A young Yaqui man fights against intolerant townspeople.
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El corrido del hijo desobediente
Title: El corrido del hijo desobediente
Released: June 19, 1968
Type: Movie
Father and son butt heads over a mutual girlfriend, mostly.
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El centauro Pancho Villa
Title: El centauro Pancho Villa
Character: Lupe la Borrada
Released: December 28, 1967
Type: Movie
M/F couple joins the Revolution, but she ends up in bed with Villa.
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The Empire of Dracula
Title: The Empire of Dracula
Character: Patricia
Released: November 26, 1967
Type: Movie
A group of beautiful female vampires lure men to their estate so they can feed on their blood.
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Seis días para morir
Title: Seis días para morir
Character: Avelina Rodríguez
Released: November 9, 1967
Type: Movie
Public health thriller: rabies in Mexico City.
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Amanecí en tus brazos
Title: Amanecí en tus brazos
Released: September 14, 1967
Type: Movie
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Los hombres de Lupe Alvírez
Title: Los hombres de Lupe Alvírez
Released: July 6, 1967
Type: Movie
Three bad dudes are each hot for Lupe. They kill a guy while committing some crimes together, and that guy's brother goes gunning for them. Eventually, he meets Lupe; she helps him track down the killers and a thing develops between them.
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Rosa la tequilera
Title: Rosa la tequilera
Character: Rosa la Tequilera
Released: May 4, 1967
Type: Movie
The singer Rosa La Tequilera is besieged by a very powerful rancher who wants to get to her at all costs, but finds resistance as there is another who wants the same.
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Mi caballo prieto rebelde
Title: Mi caballo prieto rebelde
Released: January 6, 1967
Type: Movie
Two cowboys fight over ownership of a horse and a woman.
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Los dos rivales
Title: Los dos rivales
Character: Nicanor Juereña
Released: December 22, 1966
Type: Movie
Ranchera comedy -- the hero thinks his girlfriend has another suitor... but the suitor is really she herself in man-drag.
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Me cansé de rogarle
Title: Me cansé de rogarle
Released: August 4, 1966
Type: Movie
Lucha Vazquez, a beautiful and wealthy young woman seems pursued by bad luck. She has had two boyfriends who died at the announcement of the wedding. Manuel, a young man from the same town is in love with Lucha, but she fears that if he falls in love, he will die too.
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Los Sánchez deben morir
Title: Los Sánchez deben morir
Released: May 12, 1966
Type: Movie
An anxious father wants to trap the Sanchez brothers into marrying his two daughters.
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Los tres pecados
Title: Los tres pecados
Released: April 21, 1966
Type: Movie
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El fugitivo
Title: El fugitivo
Released: February 3, 1966
Type: Movie
Drifter returns to his home town for revenge, but he get caught up in the town's interpersonal dramas.
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Luna de miel en Puerto Rico
Title: Luna de miel en Puerto Rico
Character: Lupe Villa
Released: January 1, 1966
Type: Movie
Manuel, the manager of the (real-life) Hotel Condado Beach in San Juan, and his assistant Paquito decide to promote their establishment by offering free "honeymoons in Puerto Rico" to newlywed couples.
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Un callejón sin salida
Title: Un callejón sin salida
Character: Herself - Special Performer
Released: December 23, 1965
Type: Movie
A shady character takes over as owner/manager of a nightclub, conflicts evolve.
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Guitarras lloren guitarras
Title: Guitarras lloren guitarras
Released: August 5, 1965
Type: Movie
Juan from Altamira, Tamaulipas, arrives at the train station in the capital and is assaulted by Gus. As he finds only ten dollars in his wallet, he believes that Juan brings more money and offers him accommodation in his room to pay the rent. Juan is dedicated to singing and Gus makes his representative. Juan is successful singing together with Susana on stage and radio Azteca, but she does not correspond to his love. As she wants to succeed alone, she goes to Guadalajara but without success. Juan helps her and when she gets a heart illness, she agrees to marry him.
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Mi ley es un revólver
Title: Mi ley es un revólver
Released: April 1, 1965
Type: Movie
Masked justice on horseback, again: guy plays it meek & mild in his civilian identity so no-one will suspect him of being Mr. Cowboy Hero.
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El último cartucho
Title: El último cartucho
Released: January 22, 1965
Type: Movie
Dishonest business practices and corrupt local government lead a large number of townsfolk to set up an alternative village out in the countryside, from which to practice banditry and improvised social justice.
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The Golden Cockerel
Title: The Golden Cockerel
Character: Bernarda "La Caponera"
Released: December 18, 1964
Type: Movie
A poor, but very lucky man in the cock fighting, is hired by a rich man, but both are in love with the same woman
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El halcón solitario
Title: El halcón solitario
Released: November 12, 1964
Type: Movie
Chief of police fakes his death and returns as a masked avenger. On horseback. And stuff.
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La sombra del mano negra
Title: La sombra del mano negra
Released: October 16, 1964
Type: Movie
Semi-comic series western about two brothers what is good-guys. From the series "Los Hermanos Barragan."
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Agarrando parejo
Title: Agarrando parejo
Released: July 23, 1964
Type: Movie
Two young ladies hire bodyguards. Romance blooms.
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México de mi corazón
Title: México de mi corazón
Released: February 13, 1964
Type: Movie
Two Mexican-American gals in LA win a vacation in Mexico City in a talent show.
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El mariachi canta
Title: El mariachi canta
Character: Lupe
Released: November 14, 1963
Type: Movie
Rivalry and romance between the leaders of a male mariachi band and a female one.
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El norteño
Title: El norteño
Released: November 7, 1963
Type: Movie
Lawman on horseback cracks a case involving stolen gold bullion, the title to a mine, an evil twin and a plucky pre-adolescent boy. First in a series.
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El charro Negro contra la banda del cuervo
Title: El charro Negro contra la banda del cuervo
Released: September 6, 1963
Type: Movie
Masked hero on horseback,. number 1 of short-lived series.
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Tres palomas alborotadas
Title: Tres palomas alborotadas
Released: September 5, 1963
Type: Movie
Controlling papa won't let his daughters have boyfriends.
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El terror de la frontera
Title: El terror de la frontera
Character: Margarita
Released: April 18, 1963
Type: Movie
After being gunned down in a bar-fight, a guy reappears in town looking for revenge on his murderer.
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Los apuros de dos gallos
Title: Los apuros de dos gallos
Released: February 23, 1963
Type: Movie
Two con-artists run roughshod over the local economy of a small town they visit... but then they fall in love with two young women related to the rich landowners who are the target of their primary swindle.
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Two Cheerful Hawks
Title: Two Cheerful Hawks
Character: María Sánchez
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
Alfredo B. Crevenna helms this charming romantic comedy about a pair of skirt-chasers wooing the two lovely daughters of a land baron — who rebuffs the young swains to protect his girls.