Carlos Villarías

Carlos Villarías

Born: July 6, 1892
Died: April 27, 1976
in Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain
Carlos Villarías (7 July 1892 – 27 April 1976) was a Spanish actor who was born in Córdoba, Spain and died in California, USA. His most famous role is in the title role of the Spanish language version of Dracula (1931), with Barry Norton and Lupita Tovar filmed at night on the same sets as the English language version starring Bela Lugosi.

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The Many Faces of Dracula
Title: The Many Faces of Dracula
Character: Dracula (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2000
Type: Movie
Hosted by Christopher Lee, this documentary examines the different actors who have portrayed Dracula over the years.
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The Road to 'Dracula'
Title: The Road to 'Dracula'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 21, 1999
Type: Movie
A documentary from Universal about the movie "Dracula" (1931) starring Bela Lugosi.
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Decameron Nights
Title: Decameron Nights
Released: January 13, 1953
Type: Movie
Italian poet Boccaccio (Louis Jourdan) hides in the court of Fiammetta (Joan Fontaine) and tells three tales of love and lust.
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Black Jack
Title: Black Jack
Released: November 20, 1950
Type: Movie
A man who lost everything in the war now smuggles contraband into and out of Spain, but the law's closing in.
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Zorina
Title: Zorina
Released: September 14, 1949
Type: Movie
This overlooked, if not almost forgotten romantic melodrama from Director Juan Jose Ortega, features a South American-born beauty named Lenora Amar, (whom the Mexican press quickly dubbed "The Brazilian Beauty"), in the title role. Although her acting career was rather short-lived because she chose to end it when she was just 27 years of age, her Zorina co-star and then-husband, Luis Aldas, (starring as" Bardo" in this film), seem to still have made an impact on movie audiences due to some favorable news publicity and the relative success of the handful of films the pair made.
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Una aventura en la noche
Title: Una aventura en la noche
Character: Don Adolfo
Released: July 9, 1948
Type: Movie
Film version of the 'hitchhiking ghost' urban legend.
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Reina de reinas: La Virgen María
Title: Reina de reinas: La Virgen María
Released: February 11, 1948
Type: Movie
Standard retelling of the the Gospels, with a brief epilogue about the death of Mary.
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The Kneeling Goddess
Title: The Kneeling Goddess
Character: Juez
Released: August 13, 1947
Type: Movie
Legendary superstar María Félix, stars in this melodrama noir playing the role of Raquel, a woman who has a passionate love affair with married aristocrat Antonio. However, a sensual sculpture untitled “The Kneeling Goddess” and modeled after Raquel will lead Antonio down a memory lane he'd rather soon forget.
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La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra
Title: La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra
Character: Septimio
Released: April 3, 1947
Type: Movie
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The Other One
Title: The Other One
Character: Lic. Félix Mendoza
Released: November 20, 1946
Type: Movie
A mousy, poor manicurist seeks to switch places with her more glamorous, wealthy twin sister.
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María Magdalena, pecadora de Magdala
Title: María Magdalena, pecadora de Magdala
Character: Pedro
Released: October 10, 1946
Type: Movie
The story of Mary Magdalene from being a sinner to follow Jesus Christ.
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La mujer legítima
Title: La mujer legítima
Character: Pedro
Released: November 25, 1945
Type: Movie
Widower wants to remarry, but his adult children are slow to warm to his new wife. One daughter in particular tries very hard to discredit her in his eyes.
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El museo del crimen
Title: El museo del crimen
Character: Detective
Released: August 8, 1945
Type: Movie
Stage magician/amateur detective helps police to solve a murder.
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The Barracks
Title: The Barracks
Character: Tabernero
Released: May 27, 1945
Type: Movie
The film chronicles the adventures of a peasant family of the late nineteenth century to push through his work with the opposition and hatred of the rest of the villagers.
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Gran Hotel
Title: Gran Hotel
Character: Don Pepe
Released: August 14, 1944
Type: Movie
Cantinflas is a vagrant being evicted for not paying rent, after wandering gets a job at the 'Grand Hotel' through a friend, that's confused by Count Zapatini, who is undercover in the hotel, stealing a gem making this funny movie more complicated.
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Qué hombre tan simpático
Title: Qué hombre tan simpático
Character: Don Procopio
Released: March 19, 1943
Type: Movie
Amable is the drinking buddy of Paquito, a former medical student who plays Fanny's love, a cabaret singer and also with Conchita, a showgirl. One day, Paquito receives a telegram that his uncle Pancho vayaa asked to see his wife and other medical eminence to heal him his kidney ailment. Among all a hoax to mount Paquino not lose the inheritance from his uncle.
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El hombre de la máscara de hierro
Title: El hombre de la máscara de hierro
Character: Colbert
Released: January 1, 1943
Type: Movie
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Hold Back the Dawn
Title: Hold Back the Dawn
Character: Mexican Judge (uncredited)
Released: September 26, 1941
Type: Movie
Romanian-French gigolo Georges Iscovescu wishes to enter the USA. Stopped in Mexico by the quota system, he decides to marry an American, then desert her and join his old partner Anita, who's done likewise. But after sweeping teacher Emmy Brown off her feet, he finds her so sweet that love and jealousy endanger his plans.
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Meet the Wildcat
Title: Meet the Wildcat
Character: Workman
Released: October 22, 1940
Type: Movie
Magazine photographer Ann Larkin is snapping photos at Mexico's National Museum when she sees Brod Williams steal a painting from its frame. Convinced that Brod is the notorious art thief known as "The Wildcat," Ann follows him into the street and accuses him of being the thief. Even though the police attest that Brod is a New York City police detective, Ann remains dubious.
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Escape to Paradise
Title: Escape to Paradise
Character: Gonzales
Released: December 22, 1939
Type: Movie
An American tourist in South America finds love and unexpected trouble.
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Los hijos mandan
Title: Los hijos mandan
Released: September 3, 1939
Type: Movie
Based on the Spanish play "El caudal de los hijos" by José López Pinillos. Francisca, the daughter of a provincial gentleman in Valencia, falls in love with Miguel, a young sculptor. When Miguel leaves for Paris to complete his studies, the lovers promise to wait for each other. During Miguel's absence, however, the Duke of Montesino calls on Francisca's father and asks for her hand in marriage. Her father, pressed for money because of gambling debts, agrees to the match.
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Frontiers of '49
Title: Frontiers of '49
Character: Padre
Released: January 19, 1939
Type: Movie
In California in 1848, Brunton through his stooge Sheriff is evicting the Mexicans from their ranches. Major John Freeman and his troops arrive to investigate. Keeping his troops hidden and appearing out of uniform, he takes up the fight against Brunton. He helps a rancher who has been evicted before his taxes were due only to find him murdered and this leads to the showdown between Brunton's men and the soldiers.
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California Frontier
Title: California Frontier
Character: Don Pedro Cantova (as Carlos Villarios)
Released: December 15, 1938
Type: Movie
Halstead forces the Land Agent to alter the records and then kicks the Mexicans off their land. Buck has been sent to investigate and quickly joins up with Juan Cantova in the fight against Halstead. To keep Buck from seeing the records, Halstead has the Agent murdered. His men then claim Juan killed him and both Buck and Juan then find themselves wanted dead or alive.
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Flirting with Fate
Title: Flirting with Fate
Character: Police Captain
Released: December 2, 1938
Type: Movie
A troupe of traveling entertainers become stranded in Paraguay.
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Mis dos amores
Title: Mis dos amores
Character: Don Antonio Santiago
Released: October 3, 1938
Type: Movie
Rita Santiago's father, Don Antonio, stubbornly refuses to give permission for her to marry Julio Bertolin, a struggling medical student, because he wants his daughter to marry a rich Brazilian. Because of this, Julio leaves medical school and determines to gain wealth and position for himself by becoming a singer.
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Starlight Over Texas
Title: Starlight Over Texas
Character: Governor Ruiz
Released: September 6, 1938
Type: Movie
Tex has been sent to investigate the theft of government provisions along the border. Kildare is the leader of the outlaw gang and has his men posing as Indians. He has already killed the incoming Marshal and assumed his identity. When Tex asks too many questons, he plans to get rid of him also.
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Tropic Holiday
Title: Tropic Holiday
Character: Commandante (uncredited)
Released: June 29, 1938
Type: Movie
A screenwriter falls in love with a Mexican woman while searching for a story line south of the border.
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Ave sin rumbo
Title: Ave sin rumbo
Character: Tiburcio Moreno
Released: June 24, 1937
Type: Movie
A woman with a past meets a man with a past; the back story of each one represents an obstacle to their couple-bonding. Will they work through their traumas?
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¡Ora Ponciano!
Title: ¡Ora Ponciano!
Character: Don Luis Martínez del Arco
Released: April 16, 1937
Type: Movie
'Ora Ponciano stars Chucho Solorzano as the eponymous hero. Set in 19th-century Mexico, the story deals with a celebrated matador named Ponciano, as skillful with the senoritas as with the toros. Special attention is lavished upon the romance between the bullfighter and the fair Rosario (Consuela Frank). Much of the film is given over to authentic re-creations of various folk festivals and dances, with the extras colorfully (and accurately) costumed for the occasion. The fact that the bullfighting sequences are not excessively brutal is an indication that the producers of 'Ora Ponciano hoped to release the film in the U.S.
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The Super Madman
Title: The Super Madman
Character: Dr. Dienys
Released: March 13, 1937
Type: Movie
Mad scientist, a neanderthal and a drunk makes a crazy combination.
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Nostradamus
Title: Nostradamus
Character: Nostradamus
Released: January 1, 1937
Type: Movie
A Mexican film about Nostradamus, the 16th century French astrologer, physician and reputed seer .
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The Devil of the Sea
Title: The Devil of the Sea
Character: Jose
Released: December 12, 1935
Type: Movie
A ship disappears without trace. What happened to the crew? Years later there's news of possible survivors and soon a rescue team is setting sail. Eventually they discover a young man living on a remote island and they ask him to leave with them. He refuses, so they abduct him. But he gets his revenge and guides them into the lair of the devil of the deep. Alternate language version of THE SEA FIEND (1935)
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Mystery of the Ghastly Face
Title: Mystery of the Ghastly Face
Character: Dr. Galdino Forti
Released: March 11, 1935
Type: Movie
Dr. Forti carries out strange experiments, assisted by his son Pablo. They embark on an expedition to the jungle. Eight years later Forti returns without his son but strange things start to happen in the old house where they live.
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An Old Spanish Onion
Title: An Old Spanish Onion
Released: March 1, 1935
Type: Movie
Ruth Etting sings "Ay, Ay, Ay" in this 1935 film with Mario Álvarez, along with other songs.
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The California Trail
Title: The California Trail
Character: Gov. Carlos Moreno (as Carlos Villar)
Released: March 24, 1933
Type: Movie
Santa Fe Stuart, leading a relief train bringing food to the peasants, gets caught up in the Commandante and his brother the Mayor's effort to starve out the peasants. Thrown in jail and about to be hung, he escapes and joins the peasants in their fight against the brothers and their troops...
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The men in my life
Title: The men in my life
Character: Bray - abogado defenser
Released: February 13, 1932
Type: Movie
Alternate-language version of Men in Her Life (1931)
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You have to marry the prince
Title: You have to marry the prince
Character: Counsellor
Released: July 24, 1931
Type: Movie
Spanish-language remake of Paid to Love (1927)
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Drácula
Title: Drácula
Character: Count Drácula
Released: March 11, 1931
Type: Movie
At midnight on Walpurgis Night, an English clerk, Renfield, arrives at Count Dracula's castle in the Carpathian Mountains. After signing papers to take over a ruined abbey near London, Dracula drives Renfield mad and commands obedience. Renfield escorts the boxed count on a death ship to London. From there, the Count is introduced into the society of his neighbor, Dr. Seward, who runs an asylum. Dracula makes short work of family friend Lucia Weston, then begins his assault on Eva Seward, the doctor's daughter. A visiting expert in the occult, Van Helsing, recognizes Dracula for who he is, and there begins a battle for Eva's body and soul.
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When Love Laughs
Title: When Love Laughs
Released: December 26, 1930
Type: Movie
José Mojica plays a singing vacquero who stops off in la cantina to have muchas cervezas with los muchachos. While José is all beered up, he boasts that he can tame the wild mare -- a horse no man can ride -- owned by local ranchero Don Alvarado (a stolid performance by Carlos Villarias). While he's in the neighbourhood, José also boasts that he can tame the Don's daughter, a Mexican spitfire played by Mona Maris.
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The Last of the Vargas
Title: The Last of the Vargas
Released: October 3, 1930
Type: Movie
A cowboy avenges his father's murder, but must flee the law as a result. He attempts the rescue of a young woman from an outlaw, but becomes entangled with the outlaw's wife.
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Common Clay
Title: Common Clay
Released: September 19, 1930
Type: Movie
A maid with a checkered past falls in love with the son in the posh household where she works, and gives him a baby.
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Bold Love
Title: Bold Love
Released: July 10, 1930
Type: Movie
Malatroff, head of an international gang of jewel thieves, pressures Lucy Stavrin to pose as a countess and become friendly with the Corbetts, a nouveau-riche American couple residing on the Costa Azul.
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Estrellados
Title: Estrellados
Character: Jack Collier
Released: July 7, 1930
Type: Movie
A matinée idol and a bumbling manager fight for the love of a would-be starlet. Estrellados is the Spanish version of Free and Easy (1930) with Hispanic/Spanish-speaking actors.