Eduardo Ugarte

Movies

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
Writer
A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...
Prisionera del recuerdo
Director
Refugee from Spanish Civil War deals with PTSD and a romantic triangle while trying to find her father's murderer.
The Port of the Seven Sins
Writer
Career criminals vie for ownership of a disreputable waterfront dive and for the love of the cabaret-gal that sings there.
The Port of the Seven Sins
Director
Career criminals vie for ownership of a disreputable waterfront dive and for the love of the cabaret-gal that sings there.
Doña Clarines
Director
Aging wastrel wants to have his sister declared incompetent so he can take control of her estate.
Yo quiero ser tonta
Screenplay
Dreamer father wants son to become a bullfighter, and daughter to become a singer, so they become instant millionares, although their talent is not apparently there.
Yo quiero ser tonta
Director
Dreamer father wants son to become a bullfighter, and daughter to become a singer, so they become instant millionares, although their talent is not apparently there.
What a Beautiful Legs!
Story
A man hired to impersonate a bankrupt business mogul who is currently on the run from creditors sets out organize a musical starring beauties from Brazil, Mexico, and Spain in this Spanish-language comedy starring popular funnyman Tin Tan. Now, as the hapless imposter attempts to finance a musical without any money, he also discovers just how difficult it can be to juggle three beautiful starlets who all have eyes for their presumably wealthy producer.
Bésame mucho
Director
A cluster of young performers will do just about anything to get their show produced.
La monja alférez
Writer
A 17th century woman, imprisoned for fighting in a bar, recounts her past to a priest. She tells of her father teaching her how to fence, of being sent to a convent by her aunt when her father died, of escaping by dressing as a man, and of her life as a man following the escape.
Yo bailé con Don Porfirio
Writer
Light comedy in which Joaquin Cortes and Mapy Pardavé join their talents, written and directed by Gilberto Martinez Solares. It deals with the life of a pair of twins from a provincial family who emigrated to the city, then one begins to work in a music magazine and occasionally is confused with her sister, which causes problems with their respective boyfriends.
La casa del rencor
Writer
A 1941 film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares.
Guard! Alert!
Dialogue Coach
The young Candelas, seduced and abandoned by Arturo, an unscrupulous womanizer, meets two soldiers, Tiburcio and Angelillo, who, in order to help the girl out of her predicament, organize a musical recital to raise money.
Who Loves Me?
Screenplay
The famous soprano Marta Vélez decides to retire from the operatic stages to rebuild her marriage. Her husband, a heartless scoundrel, tries to swindle a large sum of money from her. But when his scam fails, he devises a plan to kidnap their daughter and get her mother to pay a ransom. Before the inevitable divorce of her parents, Mari-Tere, the child, is in an unexpected "no-man's-land", waiting for someone to love her.
Don Quintin the Bitter
Screenplay
A chronicle about the misadventures of Don Quintin, a character with a miserable life and a lot of bad humor.
Madame X
Writer
Based on Alexandre Bisson's play.