Rafael García Travesí

Birth : 1910-04-10, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Death : 1984-03-22

Movies

El Embustero
Writer
In order to remain unnoticed in the eyes of justice, a clever rogue poses as a generous teacher at a small town school.
A Real Man
Writer
Unsympathetic portrait of a man who's too macho to display his feelings.
Las perfumadas
Writer
A gang of robbers sowing unrest in the city are attempting dislodge the police for a crime kingpin; the band are composed of three women and a business magnate.
Como México no hay dos
Screenplay
Rags-to-riches story about the rise of a fictional ranchera-music superstar.
Mojados
Adaptation
A group of workers crossing the river is ambushed by rogue INS agents who intend to kill them all and plant drug on the corpse as evidence of cartel activity. One escapes, and he commits himself to helping a District Attorney collect evidence on the politicians and industrialists those agents work for.
Las del talon
Screenplay
At The Play Boy strip club, everybody's got a story. Owners, employees, customers...
La ley del monte
Script
Monte law begins as a love story in September in the Mexican Revolution years. To seal their oath to love a boy and girl names recorded on a stalk. Years pass and go their separate ways, but one day the man returns to the same place where the tree meets girl turned woman and resume their love, but soon has to leave again because he has to return to the revolution
La ley del monte
Screenplay
Monte law begins as a love story in September in the Mexican Revolution years. To seal their oath to love a boy and girl names recorded on a stalk. Years pass and go their separate ways, but one day the man returns to the same place where the tree meets girl turned woman and resume their love, but soon has to leave again because he has to return to the revolution
La India
Writer
Boy is traumatized from watching his sex-worker mother with her clients; he grows up with a particular grudge against that one guy that used to come to see her...
Los leones del ring contra la Cosa Nostra
Screenplay
Twin brother of murdered pro-wrestler goes after the killerses.
Los leones del ring
Writer
Young wrestler runs afoul of gambling-syndicate Mafiosi; his twin brother and two friends meet at his funeral and decide to avenge his murder (which they don't even start doing until the sequel).
La tigresa
Adaptation
Orphan girl grows up to take revenge on the men who killed her parents.
La tigresa
Story
Orphan girl grows up to take revenge on the men who killed her parents.
Suicide Mission
Writer
Santo must investigate a secret conspiracy involving a spy training camp, a brainwashing plot, and a kidnapped Nazi scientist.
La Martina
Adaptation
Martina is a liberal woman who arrives to a small town, with his godfather. Here, Martina will met with her secret love, a typical "macho-ranchero" man, demanding her hand in matrimony. But he rejects Martina, claiming that she's not virgin and will return her to the godfather. When the godfather dies, Martina finds herself alone, and she'll begin a sexual adventure with almost the last men in the town, even with the shy chaplain.
The Mummies of Guanajuato
Adaptation
Satan, a wrestler who sold his soul to the Lord of Darkness for fame but was thwarted by Santo's ancestor, who is now rising after a hundred years with his army of mummies to take revenge.
Una mujer honesta
Writer
The Champions of Justice
Adaptation
Blue Demon and pals square off against the Black Hand's army of super powered midgets. Five luchadores (Blue Demon, Mil Mascaras, El Medico Asesino, La Sombra Vengadora, Tinieblas plus Black Shadow) face off against a mad scientist and his army of powerful wrestling midgets.
La venganza de Gabino Barrera
Writer
Alicia, the wife of the vengeful Gabino Barrera, is killed by an escaped convict. Stripped of the one woman he's ever loved, Gabino vows to make the killer pay and pursues him. As he gets closer to his prey, Gabino turns deadlier.
The World of the Dead
Screenplay
Santo and Blue Demon take on a 300-year-old witch with a nasty attitude. She raises a legion of zombies and sends them to fight Santo in his home and in the rings.
The World of the Dead
Story
Santo and Blue Demon take on a 300-year-old witch with a nasty attitude. She raises a legion of zombies and sends them to fight Santo in his home and in the rings.
Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis
Writer
A Nazi scientist using the lost city of Atlantis as his home base threatens to destroy civilization with a nuclear bomb. The Nazi scientist wants the third Reich to rule again and if his demands are not meet he will follow through on his threat of nuclear annihilation. With very little time to spare Santo is enlisted to find the nuclear bomb, disarm it and end the Nazi scientist’s diabolical plan
Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters
Writer
Bruno Halder a sinister scientist seeking revenge against his brother and niece is resurrected by Waldo his faithful sidekick. Besides his minions of zombies Halder enlists the help of Wolfman, Franquestain, a Vampire, a Mummy and a Cyclops. Once again the survival of mankind is put in the hands of Santo
La captura de Gabino Barrera
Script
International playboys in NYC get mixed up with a bank robbery and have to evade the police long enough to reach Mexico. long the way, they pick up an orphan boy who says he's running away from an abusive stepfather. Fourth in a series of four.
La captura de Gabino Barrera
Story
International playboys in NYC get mixed up with a bank robbery and have to evade the police long enough to reach Mexico. long the way, they pick up an orphan boy who says he's running away from an abusive stepfather. Fourth in a series of four.
Adventures of Juliancito
Writer
Adaptation of the adventures of Tom Sawyer, played by actor Juliancito Bravo.
Lauro Puñales
Story
One of Zapata's field marshals runs afoul of dictator Huerta's stooges in his home town.
Lauro Puñales
Script
One of Zapata's field marshals runs afoul of dictator Huerta's stooges in his home town.
Alerta, alta tension
Writer
After a criminal gang kidnaps a scientist with valuable information about nuclear weapons, an undercover agent named Jorge Rubio tries to infiltrate this gang in order to deal with the situation. The gang, however, quickly unmasks Rubio and uses both brainwashing and torture techniques on him. They also create a clone of Rubio, thus setting up a show-down battle between the two look-alikes.
The Treasure of Moctezuma
Writer
Santo and Jorge Rivero team-up to stop an international syndicate from stealing Mexico's greatest treasure.
The Witches Attack
Writer
Santo must battle an evil witch and the demons and evil spirits she brings up from Hell.
Caballo prieto azabache
Screenplay
Standing before Pancho Villa's tomb, horse breeder Jesus harkens back to his youth, when he provided bed and board to a nondescript laborer named Doroteo Arango. In time, Arango would transform himself into gang leader Villa. When the Mexican Civil War erupts, a man named Fierro wants to execute Jesus for selling a horse to an anti-Villa buyer. But in repayment of Jesus's debt of kindness, Villa intercedes on his behalf.
The Scapular
Writer
A woman who is about to die calls the town's priest and hands him a scapulary, saying that she knows of its great powers. Anybody who does not believe in them will end up dead.
The Scapular
Adaptation
A woman who is about to die calls the town's priest and hands him a scapulary, saying that she knows of its great powers. Anybody who does not believe in them will end up dead.
Santo the Silver Mask vs. The Ring Villains
Script
Santo fights a group of phony spiritualists who are trying to scam his god-daughter out of her 6 million peso inheritance.
Santo the Silver Mask vs. The Ring Villains
Story
Santo fights a group of phony spiritualists who are trying to scam his god-daughter out of her 6 million peso inheritance.
Operation 67
Writer
The silver masked Santo tries to stop a gang of counterfeiters who conspire to ruin the economy.
Seis días para morir
Screenplay
Public health thriller: rabies in Mexico City.
Pistoleros de la frontera
Writer
"The fastest gun of all" visits his home-town for a few days. All he really wants is to see his wife and som, talk with them about starting over someplace far away... but life interferes with his plans. Remake of The Gunfighter (1950).
Santo vs. the Martian Invasion
Screenplay
In this Mexican sci-fi fantasy, big beefy Martians invade the earth. Ostensibly, they have come to warn people about the dangers of nuclear testing and exploring space, but their real mission becomes manifest when they begin using their special powers and gadgets to exploit weak earthlings.
Santo vs. the Martian Invasion
Story
In this Mexican sci-fi fantasy, big beefy Martians invade the earth. Ostensibly, they have come to warn people about the dangers of nuclear testing and exploring space, but their real mission becomes manifest when they begin using their special powers and gadgets to exploit weak earthlings.
La Venus maldita
Producer
Man with fatal illness encourages wife and best friend to have fun together.
Jinetes de la llanura
Writer
Cowboy-hero series, first of two. Sequel: Pistoleros de la frontera.
El indomable
Writer
Wandering cowboy stops to help a widow out against the man who killed her husband.
Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power
Screenplay
The Blue Demon faces a murderous satanic hypnotist.
The Grave Robbers
Screenplay
Santo investigates a series of grave robberies.
Santo vs. the Ghost of the Strangler
Writer
When Santo beat to Estrangulador, one of his strongest enemies, thought not ever see it, but thanks to Tor returns to avenge the death of Santo.
El hijo de Gabino Barrera
Screenplay
Gabino's son tries to find out why his father was murdered.
El hijo de Gabino Barrera
Script
Gabino's son tries to find out why his father was murdered.
Black Wind
Writer
The building of a railroad under tough conditions from searing heat to freezing cold in the Sonora desert provokes clashes of passion and struggles between the engineers and the workers at the campsite. The workers also contend with sudden dust storms that are called the 'black wind'. Based on true events.
Santo vs. the Strangler
Writer
Santo battles the Strangler.
The Diabolical Axe
Writer
In the Age of the Inquisitions, 1603, Santo, El Enmascarado de Plata, is being laid to rest by a group of monks. The Black Hood, an axe-wielder and a tormented soul who sold his soul to the devil after losing his love to El Santo, appears at the foot of his tomb and swears to seek his revenge no matter how many centuries it takes. El Santo is the chosen one and is sworn to fight for good and justice at any cost. After he finds his love, Alicia, dead at the hands of the Black Hood, El Santo must trust his faith and use his strength in this battle of good vs. evil.
Blue Demon
Writer
Wrestler vs mad-scientist with werewolf serum.
Lawless Youth
Screenplay
Jorge is arrested and brought to trial, where it is known that he chose crime due to the abandonment of his father.
Caña brava
Writer
A sailor decides to marry his girlfriend, but her boss is in love with her and orders a beating for her boyfriend. Once the sailor regains consciousness, he is accused of murder and must flee. Once he gets to the port, however, he is beaten again, losing his memory as a consequence.
La Bandida
Writer
During a lull in the Mexican Revolution when Francisco Madero became president and attempted to implement land reforms, two former revolutionaries are pitted against each other for the love of the same woman.
Santo vs. the Vampire Women
Screenplay
A professor recruits a professional wrestler to protect his daughter from vampires intent on kidnapping her and marrying her to the devil.
Santo vs. the Vampire Women
Screenstory
A professor recruits a professional wrestler to protect his daughter from vampires intent on kidnapping her and marrying her to the devil.
Santo vs. the Vampire Women
Adaptation
A professor recruits a professional wrestler to protect his daughter from vampires intent on kidnapping her and marrying her to the devil.
Spiritism
Writer
Satan gives a woman three wishes in this version of the classic tale, "The Monkey's Paw."
Amor a balazo limpio
Adaptation
Hired gunman tries and fails to kill The Sheriff. Then the gunman's kid brother coms to town, thinking The Sheriff is to blame for the gunman's death.
Infierno de almas
Adaptation
Mauricio flees from the police and takes refuge in the apartment of Ivonne, who gives him blood to save his life. Carlos the policeman who is in love with her, finds Mauricio's passport and has the inspector offer 10 thousand pesos to whoever turns him in. Mauricio confesses to Ivonne that he is innocent of the crime, and asks her to marry him.
The Smile of the Virgin
Writer
Marita, a charming little girl, lives in the country with her grandmother. Her best friend is a modest servant, Anselmo, who almost everyday takes the girl to visit the church known as "Guadalupe's Basilica", an important cathedral in Mexico City, where she discovers Virgin Guadalupe and the legend about her apparitions in that place. Marita doesn't behave properly in school, and her teacher always has a punishment for the girl. She doesn't like school, and she doesn't want to return to school anymore. Besides, Marita's worried about her animals, like a cow who doesn't produce milk. The girl asks many miracles of Virgin Guadalupe, one of them is to not have to go to school. During a visit to the Basilica, Marita hears the Virgin's voice, and this could be the beginning of a responsible life for the girl, like to study and to be a good child.
La Diana cazadora
Writer
A great love story based on the idea and development of the famous monument that decorating Mexico City.
Los amantes
Adaptation
Mexican feature film
Love and Sin
Adaptation
A dramatic encounter between passionate love and fraternal love. Two brothers fall in love with the same woman, played by the beautiful dancer Ninón Sevilla, an orphan they rescued during their childhood. Though she loves only one of them, she decides to give up her happiness rather than destroying the reason of the other she doesn't love.
Forbidden Kisses
Writer
Nightclub singer has to choose between marrying again or reuniting with her divorced husband.
The Illegitimate
Writer
Family melodrama: manipulative parents ruin lives with their meddling.
El seductor
Story
A young artist's affair with a married woman destroys her family. Twenty-odd years later, her two daughters fall into his orbit.
La fuerza del deseo
Story
Wicked girl uses nude modeling as a way to seduce a wealthy painter into marriage, while still trying to keep an artschool stud piece on the side.
Maternidad imposible
Writer
Mother and child are separated during the Spanish Civil War. Believing the mother to be dead, the child is sent to a refugee orphanage in Mexico, then adopted. Meanwhile, Mama recovers from her injuries, and...
De ranchero a empresario
Writer
Ranch-owner visits the big city to help his brother launch a theatrical venture.
Untouched
Writer
With the purpose of using barbasco roots in the production of cortisone, a pharmaceutical company sends a scientist to investigate the possibilities of exploitation in Veracruz, but the man gets lost in the jungle and lives a strange romantic adventure in a remote location called Paradise.
La perversa
Writer
Working-class girl becomes a Kept Woman, violating all of man's laws and God's Mandates.
The Sword of Granada
Writer
In this period costume swashbuckler, Don Pedro de Rivera, the rightful owner of a Spanish castle seeks to reclaim it from an occupying Moorish Caliph. Don Pedro’s accomplice is Juan Ponce de León, who intends to steal the "Rose of Granada," a rare gem owned by the Caliph, which supposedly contains a rare essence that ensures eternal youth.