Pedro Vargas

Pedro Vargas

Born: April 29, 1904
Died: October 30, 1989

Movies for Pedro Vargas...

Perdida
Title: Perdida
Released: October 21, 2009
Type: Movie
This film traces the unbelievable true story of the Calderón family, who built grand movie palaces in Mexico and the U.S., employing thousands to produce incomparable, hugely successful, and often reprehensible populist-genre films that were utterly and uniquely Mexican.
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El rey de San Gregorio
Title: El rey de San Gregorio
Released: September 2, 2005
Type: Movie
Pedro and Cati live in the San Gregorio township. They must fight for their love despite the over-protection and fears of their families.
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A Butterfly in the Night
Title: A Butterfly in the Night
Character: Voz
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
A prostitute in Paris is taken home to her native Argentina by an in love rich landlord.
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El jibarito Rafael
Title: El jibarito Rafael
Released: January 1, 1968
Type: Movie
Relates the life of one of Puerto Rico's most loved and revered composer and songwriter, Rafael Hernández.
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Retablos de la Guadalupana
Title: Retablos de la Guadalupana
Released: March 23, 1967
Type: Movie
From the hill of Tepeyac arise the most extraordinary miracles.
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Un ángel de mal genio
Title: Un ángel de mal genio
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: Movie
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Cri Cri el Grillito Cantor
Title: Cri Cri el Grillito Cantor
Character: (uncredited)
Released: December 12, 1963
Type: Movie
Biography of the famous composer of children's music Gabilondo Soler. Starts from his childhood, when he worked as a pastor and grandmother tried to teach him to play the piano. Later he went to the city to study music theory and began writing his first songs.
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The Paper Man
Title: The Paper Man
Character: Cura
Released: October 5, 1963
Type: Movie
A deaf and mute vagabond finds a large denomination bill in a Mexico City dump, and while he tries to buy something with it, others try to con him into giving it away. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 36th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
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Mexico lindo y querido
Title: Mexico lindo y querido
Released: December 10, 1961
Type: Movie
Tourist's eye overview of some highlights of Mexican history and folk culture, all expressed through interpretive dance.
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Las canciones unidas
Title: Las canciones unidas
Released: September 15, 1960
Type: Movie
Film clips of songs by performers from around the world.
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Three Black Angels
Title: Three Black Angels
Character: Señor cura
Released: June 9, 1960
Type: Movie
Three Black Angels (Spanish: Tres angelitos negros) is a 1960 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring Miguel Aceves Mejía, Yolanda Varela and Pedro Vargas.
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Cada quien su musica
Title: Cada quien su musica
Released: June 11, 1959
Type: Movie
Unscrupulous promoter creates hostilities that ruin the friendships between six young musicians.
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Flor de canela
Title: Flor de canela
Released: February 25, 1959
Type: Movie
Nightclub entertainer discovers the truth about her birth mother while making the right choice in her love life, choosing the good guy over the slimy, exploitative hoodlum.
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Bolero Inmortal
Title: Bolero Inmortal
Released: November 20, 1958
Type: Movie
Young singer becomes famous, has an affair with a married man.
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La feria de San Marcos
Title: La feria de San Marcos
Released: June 2, 1958
Type: Movie
Two men and two women meet and pair off (m/w x 2) during the town Festival in San Marcos. Later, weddings.
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Música y dinero
Title: Música y dinero
Released: May 22, 1958
Type: Movie
Restaurant/nightclub is sinking into bankruptcy and management team pull wacky shit to try to get back on their feet.
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Los tres bohemios
Title: Los tres bohemios
Released: July 17, 1957
Type: Movie
Three struggling musicians share an apartment.
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Los chiflados del rock and roll
Title: Los chiflados del rock and roll
Released: April 5, 1957
Type: Movie
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Teatro del crimen
Title: Teatro del crimen
Character: Himself
Released: February 13, 1957
Type: Movie
In a music hall has committed a murder, the police will also find the murderer.
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Golden Wedding
Title: Golden Wedding
Released: October 24, 1956
Type: Movie
On their anniversary, a lomg-married couple reminisce about the history of their marriage
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Pensión de artistas
Title: Pensión de artistas
Released: August 24, 1956
Type: Movie
Between-engagements troupers at a theatrical boarding-house con a rich acquaintance into financing a show.
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Forbidden Kisses
Title: Forbidden Kisses
Character: Cantante
Released: August 16, 1956
Type: Movie
Nightclub singer has to choose between marrying again or reuniting with her divorced husband.
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Espaldas mojadas
Title: Espaldas mojadas
Character: Worker
Released: June 16, 1955
Type: Movie
Mexican worker Rafael Améndola runs from the police and cross the Mexican-American border, helped by Frank Mendoza, a partner of an American called Mr. Sterling, who gives work to illegal migrants. Once in the United States, Rafael does not adapt to his new life.
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De ranchero a empresario
Title: De ranchero a empresario
Released: December 29, 1954
Type: Movie
Ranch-owner visits the big city to help his brother launch a theatrical venture.
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Reportaje
Title: Reportaje
Character: Pedro, unemployed singer
Released: November 13, 1953
Type: Movie
Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve.
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Nadie muere dos veces
Title: Nadie muere dos veces
Character: Cantante
Released: September 15, 1953
Type: Movie
Big-league criminal escapes from jail, tracks down his ex-wife at a seaside resort. She kills him in self-defense, and then a guy who looks exactly like him comes along. Massive complications!
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Cinnamon Skin
Title: Cinnamon Skin
Released: August 5, 1953
Type: Movie
Marucha (Sarita Montiel) has had a shattered face since childhood, but she has a beautiful figure and covers half of her face with her hair. She is a singer and performs in neighborhood theaters. Marucha and Ramon are professionals in crime.
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Si, Mi vida
Title: Si, Mi vida
Character: Cantante
Released: May 14, 1953
Type: Movie
Dr. Castellanos is saved from bankruptcy.
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Había una vez un marido
Title: Había una vez un marido
Released: March 5, 1953
Type: Movie
Due to confusion, Rafael is believed responsible for the death of Teresa. His wife Lilia and his brother looking for the real culprits.
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Caribbean
Title: Caribbean
Released: January 1, 1953
Type: Movie
Mexican feature film
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Forgotten Faces
Title: Forgotten Faces
Character: Cantante
Released: October 18, 1952
Type: Movie
A woman looses her baby girl in a train accident but, years later, the girl's father reveals that the baby survived and was raised by him with two other daughters.
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Víctimas del divorcio
Title: Víctimas del divorcio
Released: October 11, 1952
Type: Movie
The 'other woman' tricks her fella into filing to divorce his wife.
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Por qué peca la mujer
Title: Por qué peca la mujer
Character: Pedro
Released: July 10, 1952
Type: Movie
Working-class girl-next--door type is seduced into a high-glam lifestyle when an oily promoter helps launch her as a nightclub singer; she throws over her decent-simple-guy boyfriend and loses her moral compass.
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La noche es nuestra
Title: La noche es nuestra
Character: Cantante
Released: March 27, 1952
Type: Movie
Journalist meets an unforgettable woman, tracks her down and discovers all her tragic past.
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Hay un niño en su futuro
Title: Hay un niño en su futuro
Released: February 22, 1952
Type: Movie
Wacky rich woman subjects her husband, servants and friends to a series of elaborate masquerades, remodeling her house and wardrobe every couple of days to represent different historical eras or cultural milieux. Today she's Marie Antoinette, tomorrow she may be Pancho Villa's common-law wife or a nun.
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Burlada
Title: Burlada
Character: Pedro
Released: April 4, 1951
Type: Movie
Fancy gentleman uses his charms to exploit a bunch of women.
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La marquesa del barrio
Title: La marquesa del barrio
Released: March 22, 1951
Type: Movie
Rich widow recovers from a thirty-year alcoholic fugue and resumes her previous life.
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Victims of Sin
Title: Victims of Sin
Character: Cantante
Released: February 2, 1951
Type: Movie
A nightclub performer decides to raise the baby boy she found abandoned in a trash can, putting her job and social life in jeopardy.
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Pecado de ser pobre
Title: Pecado de ser pobre
Released: November 11, 1950
Type: Movie
Ex-con rebuilds his life after being discharged from prison.
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Aventurera
Title: Aventurera
Character: Himself - Singer
Released: October 18, 1950
Type: Movie
Left alone after her mother runs off with another man and her father kills himself, Elena attempts to make a new life for herself in a new city. Believing he's a friend, Elena goes to dinner with "Pretty Boy" Lucio, but he drugs her champagne and sells her to Rosaura, who runs a brothel out of her nightclub. Elena becomes a sensation as a dancer, but all the while she nurtures plans of revenge against those who have conspired against her.
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A La Habana me voy
Title: A La Habana me voy
Character: Himself
Released: September 2, 1950
Type: Movie
Backstage musical: showbiz couple fusses and breaks up, then resolve their problems just before the end.
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They also sing of pain
Title: They also sing of pain
Character: Cantante
Released: August 31, 1950
Type: Movie
The movie starts with Braulio Peláez (Pedro Infante), a schoolteacher, having just fallen off his horse, representing the situation he and his family are in. The next scenes introduce the viewer to his family and their poor financial and social situation. As Braulio stumbles around looking for his glasses, he causes a famous film star, Alfonso de Madrazo (Rafael Alcaide) to crash his car. Braulio offers him to eat at his house as an apology. Braulio's sister and mother, big film fans, immediately recognise Alfonso and attempt to get him to bring the girl, Luisa Peláez (Irma Dolores) to Mexico City to become a film star. Alfonso agrees and tells them to come to the capital.
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Perdida
Title: Perdida
Character: Cantante
Released: June 3, 1950
Type: Movie
Her stepfather rapes her and she runs away to home. After that, she's exploited by a series of men, and...
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Pobre corazón
Title: Pobre corazón
Released: May 17, 1950
Type: Movie
Woman discovers she's dying of an incurable illness, so she tries to make her husband hate her; dumping her on moving on would be better for him than watching her decline and feeling sad.
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Mujeres en mi Vida
Title: Mujeres en mi Vida
Character: Pedro Vargas
Released: April 5, 1950
Type: Movie
Mexican romantic musical.
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El abandonado
Title: El abandonado
Released: September 15, 1949
Type: Movie
Based on a popular song. An unhappy love affair becomes an excuse for heavy drinking and all-round debauchery.
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One Sin A Month
Title: One Sin A Month
Released: May 18, 1949
Type: Movie
Paloma and Marcelo are in love, but only dare meet once a month- see, she doesn't know that he is only pretending to be the son of rich ranchers, and he doesn't know that she is only pretending to be the daughter of the great business tycoon B. Quintana... she is in reality just an employee! But when a desperate Marcelo must take a job at Quintana's company, both their lies begin to unravel.
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Ojos de juventud
Title: Ojos de juventud
Released: December 25, 1948
Type: Movie
A bad woman exploits her husband's love. Infidelity, illegitimate children, self-sacrificing fatherhood... Also: Cabarets!
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Ahí vienen los Mendoza
Title: Ahí vienen los Mendoza
Character: Pedro
Released: November 1, 1948
Type: Movie
Two brothers "out on the ranch" fight over girls and stuff.
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Revancha
Title: Revancha
Character: Cantante
Released: September 15, 1948
Type: Movie
A man steals to buy medicine for his sick mother but when she dies he gets into drug trafficking at a local cabaret.
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Fantasía ranchera
Title: Fantasía ranchera
Released: February 12, 1947
Type: Movie
Young composer in a small town where everyone is very nurturing of his talent finishes his first opera and goes to Mexico City to get it produced. Over half the movie is taken up with a performance of his masterpiece.
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Canto a mi tierra
Title: Canto a mi tierra
Character: Pedro
Released: November 11, 1938
Type: Movie
Theatrical producers discover a new musical-theatre star in a small farming town.