Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno

Nacimiento : 1931-12-11, Humacao, Puerto Rico

Historia

Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano; December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer. Noted for her work across different areas of the entertainment industry, she has appeared in numerous film, television, and theater projects throughout her extensive career spanning over seven decades. Her work includes supporting roles in the classic musical films Singin' in the Rain (1952), The King and I (1956), and the 1961 and 2021 film adaptations of West Side Story. Her other notable films include Popi (1969), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Four Seasons (1981), I Like It Like That (1994) and the cult film Slums of Beverly Hills (1998). She is also known for her work on television including the children's television series The Electric Company (1971–1977), and as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo on the HBO series Oz (1997–2003). She voiced the titular role of in Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? from 1994 to 1999. She also gained acclaim for her roles in Jane the Virgin (2015–2019) and the revival of Norman Lear's One Day at a Time (2017–2020). In theater, she is best known for her role as Googie Gomez in the 1975 musical The Ritz. Among her numerous accolades, Moreno is one of a few performers to have been awarded an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony (EGOT). She is also one of 24 people who have achieved what is called the Triple Crown of Acting, with individual competitive Academy, Emmy and Tony awards for acting. In 2004, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor bestowed upon her by George W. Bush. In 2009, President Barack Obama presented her with the National Medal of Arts. In 2013, she received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. In 2015, she was awarded a Kennedy Center Honor for her contribution to American culture through performing arts. She was awarded the Peabody Award in 2019. Her life was profiled in the 2021 documentary Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It.

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Películas

My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Featuring a 40-piece orchestra and international stars of the stage and screen, My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert was filmed on 12 December 2023 at London’s newly restored Theatre Royal Drury Lane – the same venue that premiered the original West End productions of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific and The King and I.
Familia revuelta
Angelica
Poco antes de Navidad, el caos sacude a una familia: por una extraña conjunción cósmica, los padres intercambian sus cuerpos con los de sus hijos adolescentes.
Fast & Furious X
Abuelita
Durante numerosas misiones más que imposibles, Dom Toretto y su familia han sido capaces de ser más listos, de tener más valor y de ir más rápido que cualquier enemigo que se cruzara con ellos. Pero ahora tendrán que enfrentarse al oponente más letal que jamás hayan conocido: Un terrible peligro que resurge del pasado, que se mueve por una sangrienta sed de venganza y que está dispuesto a destrozar a la familia y destruir para siempre todo lo que a Dom le importa.
La bella y la bestia: Celebración del 30 aniversario
Narrator (voice)
Presenta actuaciones musicales en vivo nunca antes vistas con decorados y disfraces completamente nuevos inspirados en la historia clásica, creados para rendir homenaje y, al mismo tiempo, contribuir a la icónica historia.
80 for Brady
Maura
Un cuarteto de mejores amigos mayores decide vivir la vida al máximo haciendo un viaje salvaje al Super Bowl LI para ver jugar a su héroe Tom Brady.
Santa Bootcamp
Belle
Hired by shopping mall magnate Ed Mancini to host a Christmas gala for his biggest investors, Emily heads to Santa Bootcamp - to find the perfect Santa and the inspiration she'll need to make the evening a success.
El dragón de papá
Mrs. McClaren (voice)
Elmer acaba de mudarse a la ciudad con su madre, pero no se adapta a su nuevo entorno. Por eso huye en busca de una isla y un joven dragón que espera ser rescatado. En sus aventuras, Elmer se encuentra con bestias feroces, una isla misteriosa y la amistad de su vida.
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Self
The one-night-only celebration honoring the life and legacy of the famed producer features intimate conversations, special performances and surprise reunions that pay homage to the man behind some of television’s greatest stories in celebration of his 100th birthday.
The Prank
Mrs. Wheeler
After their teacher fails them, two high school students decide to teach the imperious, demanding instructor a lesson by falsely accusing her of the murder of a missing student.
Still Working 9 to 5
Self
When the highest grossing comedy, 9 to 5, starring Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman and Lily Tomlin, exploded on the cinema screens in 1980, the laughs hid a serious message about women in the office. Still Working 9 to 5 explores why workplace inequality 40 years later is no longer a laughing matter.
The Stories of West Side Story
Self
Rejoice in the astonishing all-new footage of Spielberg at work in documentary filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau’s revealing The Stories of West Side Story. Composed of Opening, Prologue, Sharks & Jets, Dance at the Gym, The Romance, America, Gee, Officer Krupke, Cool, From Quintet to the Rumble, I Feel Pretty, Somewhere, Finale, and Tribute.
West Side Story
Executive Producer
Los adolescentes Tony y María, a pesar de tener afiliaciones con pandillas callejeras rivales, los Jets y los Sharks, se enamoran en la ciudad de Nueva York en la década de los 50. Nueva versión del legendario musical 'West Side Story', a su vez adaptación de una famosa obra de teatro de Broadway, que modernizaba la historia de 'Romeo y Julieta', de Shakespeare.
West Side Story
Valentina
Los adolescentes Tony y María, a pesar de tener afiliaciones con pandillas callejeras rivales, los Jets y los Sharks, se enamoran en la ciudad de Nueva York en la década de los 50. Nueva versión del legendario musical 'West Side Story', a su vez adaptación de una famosa obra de teatro de Broadway, que modernizaba la historia de 'Romeo y Julieta', de Shakespeare.
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Self
Incredible video behind-the-scenes with the stars, Steven Spielberg, and see one of the last interviews with the legendary Stephen Sondheim.
Curious George: Cape Ahoy
Gertrude St. John(voice)
Con la ayuda de un pescador local, su sobrina y una adorable cría de foca, George se embarca en una búsqueda del naufragio perdido hace mucho tiempo del legendario capitán Trumpet Tooter.
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
Wicked in Concert features re-imagined musical arrangements created for the event, performed by celebrity artists from the worlds of film, pop, music, and television.
Rita Moreno: una chica que decidió ir a por todas
Self
Un vistazo a la vida y obra de Rita Moreno, desde sus humildes comienzos en Puerto Rico hasta el éxito en Broadway y Hollywood.
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
Raúl Juliá: The World's a Stage es un retrato revelador del viaje del carismático e innovador actor desde su Puerto Rico natal hasta el semillero creativo de la ciudad de Nueva York de los sesenta y la prominencia en Broadway y Hollywood. Dirigida por Ben DeJesus, la película traza el viaje personal y profesional de Raúl, mostrando sus innovadoras actuaciones y su activismo humanitario. Antes de que la diversidad y la inclusión fueran parte de la conversación nacional, Raúl con su personalidad magnética y su carismático talento pudo acumular un cuerpo variado de trabajo atemporal que ayudó a allanar el camino para muchos actores latinos de hoy.
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Hollywood's finest pay tribute to "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" for an uncensored and unforgettable celebration at The Dolby Theater.
Torch
Aunt Francine
Clara grew up in the Belize jungles but was sent to live in San Francisco after a childhood trauma. Her older boyfriend, Gabriel encourages a trip back to her jungle home. Once arriving, the familiar faces and tropic environment fills Clara with hope for a brighter future. She's soon reminded that the jungle has a dark side and begins to realize that Gabriel may have an even darker one himself.
Every Act of Life
Self
The life of Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally (Master Class, Ragtime): 60 years of groundbreaking plays and musicals, the struggle for gay rights, addiction and recovery, finding true love, and the relentless pursuit of inspiration.
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Self
As the world prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of West Side Story in 2017, dancer Bruno Tonioli and broadcaster Suzy Klein go in search of the true stories behind the inception of this classic show. For the first time on television, they hear first-hand from those involved in the show when it opened on Broadway in September 1957, including Sondheim himself, producer Hal Prince and original cast members from both show and movie, including Chita Rivera Carol Lawrence and Rita Moreno. With the BBC Symphony Orchestra and specially cast singers, we re-live some of the wonderful music and, in the company of Suzy and Bruno, we discover how West Side Story placed the 1950s phenomena of racial tension and teenage gangs centre stage to create a hit that changed musical theatre forever.
De Puerto Rico para el mundo
Self
Sobre la diáspora boricua, en la cual figuran artistas de renombre, quienes han convertido a Nueva York, Florida, Chicago, Hawái, Santa Cruz y República Dominicana en su segundo hogar, pero con Puerto Rico en el corazón.
Remember Me
Nanna
Two self-involved cousins have better things to do than embark on a road trip with their grandmother, Gloria. But someone has to take the frail woman to an assisted care facility. Despite such inconvenient circumstances, the two cousins - a risk-averse yuppie and a slacker stand-up comedian - find plenty of laughs along the way.
The Latin Explosion: A New America
Herself
With more than 50 million Latinos now living in the United States, Latinos are taking their seat at the table as the new American power brokers in the world of entertainment, business, politics and the arts. As Latinos’ influence in American society has soared, they have entered mainstream American culture, and the proof is in the music. Executive produced by legendary music mogul Tommy Mottola, THE LATIN EXPLOSION: A NEW AMERICA features a dazzling array of artists at the center of Latino cultural power and influence, including Marc Anthony, Emilio Estefan Jr., Gloria Estefan, José Feliciano, Eva Longoria, George Lopez, Jennifer Lopez, Los Lobos, Cheech Marin, Ricky Martin, Rita Moreno, Pitbull, Romeo Santos, Shakira, Thalía and Sofía Vergara. Narrated by John Leguizamo.
Un don milagroso
Beverly Davis
Darcy se encuentra una lista de las pertenencias que su madre tenía la intención de dar a los amigos cercanos y a la familia, y se dispone a cumplir esos deseos.
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Ida Barksdale
A retired woman hires a dance instructor to give her private dance lessons at her home -- one per week for six weeks. What begins as an antagonistic relationship turns into a close friendship as they dance together.
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actress
In his early days as an actor, Marlon Brando (1924-2004) was a shy young man with theatrical ambitions, like many others; but his charisma and superb acting skills made him truly unique, so that the doors to the starry sky of Hollywood opened for him. However, his peculiar manners, political commitment and complicated love life always overshadowed his artistic success.
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Self
Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind the scenes in motion pictures held peripheral careers compared with their male counterparts.
Río 2
Aunt Mimi (voice)
Secuela de la película "Río" (2010) dirigida por Carlos Saldanha, encargado también de esta segunda parte.. Blu, Perla y sus pequeños disfrutan de una vida cómoda, alegre y perfecta en la ciudad de Río de Janeiro, Brasil. Pero Perla tiene muy claro que sus hijos deben aprender a vivir como los pájaros libres y salvajes que son, y para ello está convencida de que lo mejor es trasladarse al Amazonas. Una vez allí, Blu tendrá que enfrentarse a sus nuevos vecinos y a la idea terrible de perder a Perla y a sus hijos porque decidan vivir en la naturaleza salvaje para siempre.
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
Un documental que recorre la historia de los premios de la Academia.
Nicky Deuce
Tutti
Nicholas sueña con ir al campamento de matemáticas mientras sus padres realizan un viaje de negocios. Pero cuando el campamento es cancelado, deciden mandarle con su abuela y su tío a Brooklyn.
The Day Of The Dead
Follow two youngsters in a celebration of their ancestors on this vibrant Latin American holiday. Luscious collage illustrations and poetic text create a colorful tribute.
I Know a Woman Like That
Self
Actress Virginia Madsen collaborates with her mother Elaine Madsen to produce this documentary, which profiles a collection of fascinating woman between 64 and 94 years old. Among those featured in this extraordinary exploration of womanhood are famed model-turned-actress Lauren Hutton, screen and stage legend Rita Moreno and Hollywood pioneer Eartha Kitt.
Celebrity Habla
Self
See what celebrated Latino actors, newsmakers and a musical legend have to say about being Latino in the U.S. in this sixth installment in the award-winning documentary series.
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: Una historia musical
Herself
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History es el documental más completo hecho hasta ahora sobre las producciones musicales de Hollywood. Shirley Jones, ícono de la televisión y del cine, nos presenta esta celebración llena de canciones y bailes, comenzando por "El Cantor de Jazz" y continuando con "Chicago" y "Dreamgirls".
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
Self
When "The Electric Company" made its television debut in October 1971, it was instantly clear that it would fulfill its mission of helping struggling and reluctant readers. With a ground-breaking and diverse cast, clever writing, innovative direction, and an original visual and musical style, the show was so effective that by the end of its first season, nearly a quarter of all US schools were using the show in the classroom. Generations of young people learned to read from the series, making it one of the most important and enduring shows in American television history. "The Electric Company's Greatest Hits and Bits" is a clip-filled celebration featuring many of the series' most popular segments (with Bill Cosby, Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno and the rest of the multi-talented Electric Company cast), and includes new interviews with cast members Jim Boyd, Judy Graubart, Skip Hinnant, Tom Lehrer, Rita Moreno, and Joan Rivers, as well as with series creator Joan Ganz Cooney.
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Self
A review of the most memorable Muppet moments to commemorate Kermit the Frog's 50th anniversary.
La Vida y la Época de Frida Kahlo
Narrator (voice)
"La vida y la época de Frida Kahlo" es una biografía íntima de una mujer que logró balancear magistralmente su vida privada, signada por la enfermedad y el dolor, con la de una figura pública exuberante, irreverente y conocida mundialmente. Asimismo, Frida fue testigo en primera estancia de un proceso único de revolución y renacimiento que caracterizó el momento histórico de su tiempo. A través del prisma de su vida y su obra, este documental explora en la cultura del México Antiguo, la Revolución Mexicana, la explosión del movimiento comunista que invadió América Latina durante las décadas de 1920 y 1930; igualmente, las innovaciones que tuvieron lugar en la pintura, la fotografía, el cine y la literatura que, se evidenciaron en Ciudad de México para ese momento y, paralelamente, el renacimiento de un interés por la cultura popular en la que Kahlo se convirtió en símbolo.
King of the Corner
Inez
Leo Spivak está vagando por la vida sin una brújula. Su padre está envejeciendo rápidamente, su hija adolescente se está revelando, su protegido está buscando su trabajo y su esposa está perdiendo la paciencia. Un giro del destino y una extraña sabiduría de un "rabino independiente" ayudan a Leo a navegar por las turbias aguas de su vida y convierte su crisis en una segunda oportunidad.
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
(voice)
Today there are more reasons than ever for families to explore and celebrate diversity. Our ever-expanding world is full of differences in abilities, socioeconomic backgrounds, family structures, religious faiths, interests and cultures. This documentary introduces your family to children who are not only celebrating how they are unique, but who are also learning from and appreciating the differences in others.
Scooby-Doo y el monstruo de México
Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice)
Scooby y sus amigos viajan a México para disfrutar de unas divertidas vacaciones y relajarse, pero antes tendrán que resolver un misterio en la ciudad de Veracruz, donde los turistas están asustados por una terrorífica criatura ¡de 10 metros de altura y unos enormes y brillantes ojos verdes! Scooby-Doo, Shaggy y el resto del grupo tratarán de ayudar a un amigo mexicano para que no tenga que vender su hotel por culpa de la criatura y se enfrentarán a serpientes gigantes y malvados fantasmas, mientras tratan de resolver el misterio ¡antes de que la criatura de Veracruz vuelva al ataque! (FILMAFFINITY)
Casa de los Babys
Señora Muñoz
Seis mujeres norteamericanas se encuentran en una de las situaciones emocionalmente más importantes de sus vidas: todas se hallan esperando el momento en que se les va a hacer entrega de un bebé en adopción. Hospedadas en un exótico motel sudamericano regentado por la simpática Señora Muñoz, aguardan ansiosas a que la burocracia local gestione sus peticiones de adopción para unos recién nacidos de un orfanato local. A medida que transcurren las semanas, ellas van teniendo tiempo de compartir la angustia y la esperanza que les produce su abrumador deseo de tener un hijo.
West Side Memories
Self
Documentary attached to the 50th anniversary MGM Blu-ray collection of "West Side Story" (1961). Details how this successful stage production was reared and molded into a beautiful cinematic one. Deep-dives into Jerome Robbins' choreography and Leonard Bernstein's score-making processes.
Open House
Lydia Fitch
To make ends meet in this romantic drama, a devoted wife and mom takes in boarders and, while starting her life over, falls for the most unlikely of men, a warm-hearted blue-collar worker, in this adaptation of Elizabeth Berg's bestselling book.
Hechizo de luna
Maggie Cavallo
Frank, un hombre felizmente casado y con sus dos hijos ya situados, acaba de jubilarse y se encuentra en una situación algo depresiva. Acompañado de su esposa decide pasar un fin de semana en una cabaña en la montaña. Allí aparecerá una joven pareja que le hará rememorar su vida.
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
Rita Kapkovic Landale
El ya jubilado detective privado Jim Rockford debe investigar una serie de violaciones de niños cuando su amigo Ernie Landale, un respetado profesor de la escuela, está acusado de abusos sexuales. A través de pruebas circunstanciales, Landale está perseguido por la policía, los medios de comunicación, funcionarios de la escuela, incluso la gente que pensaba que eran sus amigos, a pesar de que no ha sido encontrado culpable en un tribunal de justicia, ni siquiera acusado de los delitos a través de gran parte de la película . Como Landale, su esposa Rita, su abogada Beth y el teniente de la policía Becker luchan por ganar la batalla contra la opinión pública, Rockford se da cuenta de que la única manera de limpiar el nombre de su amigo es encontrar al verdadero violador.
Resurrection
Mimi
After a woman is crippled in an auto accident which killed her husband, she suddenly develops the powers to heal. First she uses the power to heal herself and then turns to others. However, her powers are beyond healing psychic scars that exist between her and her mother. Meanwhile, her best friend and her doctor struggle to understand her newfound abilities.
Carlo's Wake
Angela Torello
Carlo's Wake is a black comedy about the life, death and wake of an Italian-American patriarch and his colorful, combative extended family.
Colgados en Beverly Hills
Belle Abromowitz
Es el año 1976, en plena era del progresismo, el amor libre y la libertad. Es también el año en el que Vivian Abromowitz comienza a madurar, aunque su padre divorciado no se lo pone fácil. Uno de sus empeños es que tanto ella como sus dos hermanos acaben sus estudios en el instituto Beverly Hills.
The Spree
Irma Kelly
A policeman becomes obsessed with a female cat burglar, who convinces him to join her in crime.
The Wharf Rat
Mom
Two brothers live on the opposite sides of the law. One a cop, the other working the waterfront as a crooked businessman. When the policeman is mysteriously murdered, the crook becomes spurred to vengeance and joins forces with a journalist to nail the dirty cops who ordered the hit.
El gran peque se va de ligue
Madame Rulenska
Angus (Charlie Talbert), un tímido y obeso adolescente de catorce años, sueña con la bella Melissa Lefevre (Ariana Richards), pero está tan acomplejado que no cree que haya ninguna posibilidad de conseguirla. Sin embargo, en una fiesta del instituto, acaba bailando con ella. Su amigo Troy (Chris Owen) y su abuelo Angus (George c. Scott) harán todo lo posible para ayudarle a superar su inseguridad.
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business
Herself
A biography of the Portuguese-Brazilian singer Carmen Miranda, whose most distinctive feature was her tutti-frutti hat. From her arrival in the US as the "Brazilian Bombshell" to her Broadway career and Hollywood stardom in the 1940s.
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Self
There is only one Yul Brynner. No other actor had his looks, his range of talents, his energy, and his capacity to draw others into the spell of his charm. A true sophisticate of deliberately mysterious origins, Yul Brynner was at home in a wide variety of languages and social environments.
I Like It Like That
Rosaria Linares
Lisette and husband Chino face marital difficulties. She is fed up with the kids, while he has job troubles. His mother Rosaria hates Lisette and the neighborhood tramp has designs on Chino. Things get even worse when Chino goes to jail and Lisette gets a good job uptown. Can this marriage be saved?
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Herself
He hasn't had a new Broadway show since 1983's La Cage Aux Folles, but composer Jerry Herman has become ubiquitous on the concert, tribute and benefit scene, as evidenced by a video release of "Jerry Herman's Broadway - at the Hollywood Bowl." The star-studded event celebrating Herman's 30-plus-year career includes performances by Carol Channing, Leslie Uggams, Lorna Luft and Lee Roy Reams all together on "Hello, Dolly!"; George Hearn singing "Movies Were Movies" (Mack And Mabel); Davis Gaines crooning "Song On The Sand" and "I Am What I Am" (La Cage Aux Folles); Rita Moreno advising "Tap Your Troubles Away" (Mack And Mabel); and Beatrice Arthur pointing out "The Man In The Moon" (also from Mame). There is also special taped greetings from Angela Lansbury and Paul & Linda McCartney.
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?
Carmen Sandiego
Italian Movie
Isabella
Leonardo, a compulsive gambler, tries to make up for his losses by becoming a male escort.
Age Isn't Everything
Rita
Young man gives up his dream of becoming an astronaut to go into business — and finds himself turned into a little old man.
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular
Herself
The special, like the Christmas and Easter Parades, evolved over the years; and in 1989, America’s 213th Birthday the focus was on Disney recording artists and the newly opened MGM Studios theme park. The Spectacular kicks off at Washington Square, New York, New York, or in this case, at Walt Disney World MGM Studios.
Working
Waitress
This musical adaptation of the Studs Terkel book examines the average worker's viewpoint--showing that he or she is anything but average. Based on a series of interviews with real working people--construction workers, waitresses, firemen, secretaries, and cleaning women, Working is both an exploration of the individuals' occupations and a lament for lost hopes and dreams.
Retrato de una bailarina (TV)
Rosella DeLeon
Historia de tres showgirls en Las Vegas, cada una de ellas en un punto diferente de su carrera.
Las cuatro estaciones
Claudia Zimmer
Tres matrimonios llevan años disfrutando juntos los fines de semana y las vacaciones. Cuando uno de los hombres abandona a su esposa por una chica joven y atractiva, la incorpora al grupo y salen a la luz las tensiones entre las tres parejas. (FILMAFFINITY)
Evita Peron
Renata Riguel
Aspiring actress Eva Duarte rises from a minor celebrity to the wife of a powerful Argentine dictator, but her all consuming fiery rage, ambition, and hatred eventually become her downfall.
Happy Birthday, Gemini
Lucille Pompi
Based on the off-Broadway smash of the 1970's; a poor Harvard student's romance with a girl hits a rough spot when he realizes, on his 21st birthday, that he may be in love with her brother.
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first feature film, The Muppet Movie. Hosts Dick van Dyke and Rita Moreno interview the wide array of celebrities and Muppets who attend the event. Gary Owens serves as off-camera announcer, and appears on-screen to introduce Miss Piggy.
Anatomy of a Seduction
Nina
The story of a divorced woman who begins an affair with the college-age son of her best friend, and the effects it has on her relationship with her own son, who is not much younger than her lover.
The Boss' Son
Esther Rose
Bobby Rose has just returned home after graduating business school. He agrees to start working for his father, a successful carpet manufacturer. Bobby's dreams of a cushy junior exec position are quashed when he's told to report to the shipping department, where he's trained as a delivery driver. Learning the business from the ground up embitters Bobby, as well as his coworkers, some of whom, he discovers, are stealing from the company.
The Ritz
Googie Gomez
On his deathbed Carmine Vespucci's father tells him to "get Proclo". With "the hit" on, Gaetano tells a cab driver to take him where Carmine can't find him. He arrives at the Ritz, a gay bathhouse.
Out to Lunch
Self / Divorce Woman / Posy / Spectator / 50s Dancer
The Muppets of Sesame Street and the cast of The Electric Company take over the ABC Nightly News when the newsroom staff takes a lunch break.
Conocimiento carnal
Louise
Jonathan y Sandy son dos universitarios que comparten habitación y obsesión por las mujeres. En una fiesta, el timorato Sandy, alentado por Jonathan, conoce a Susan, una chica guapa e inteligente, y empieza a salir con ella. Lo malo es que también Jonathan se enamora de Susan.
Voice of La Raza
Herself
Produced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, this film traces the ongoing struggle for equality by the Spanish-speaking residents of the United States. Through a fictitious scenario and real discussions with a range of individuals, including local business leaders, parents, and student activists, the film explores job discrimination and the resulting hardships within the Hispanic community. Many of the interviews are conducted by actor Anthony Quinn, who relates his own family's struggles as Mexican immigrants in East Los Angeles.
Marlowe, detective muy privado
Dolores Gonzáles
Basada en la novela "La hermana pequeña" de Raymond Chandler, creador del personaje de Philip Marlowe; un duro y honesto detective privado, cuya sensatez contrasta con el entorno sórdido y brutal de los bajos fondos de California donde trabaja. Marlowe es contratado por una apocada rubia de Kansas que trata de encontrar a su hermano desaparecido... (FILMAFFINITY)
Popi
Lupe
Para Abraham Rodriguez (Alan Arkin), un puertorriqueño viudo que vive en Harlem (Nueva York), la vida es una lucha diaria para pagar el alquiler de un miserable apartamento y alimentar a sus hijos. Su sueño es conquistar un futuro mejor para los niños, pero eso es casi imposible, aunque quizá su ingenio pueda proporcionarle una oportunidad para conseguirlo.
La noche del dia siguiente
Blonde
Una joven llega al aeropuerto parisino de Orly y, en cuanto baja del avión, es secuestrada por tres desconocidos: el conductor del coche, un hombre muy corpulento y una rubia de gran parecido físico con la azafata del avión en el que viajaba. Los secuestradores la llevan a un caserón apartado y la dejan al cuidado de un sujeto llamado Leer, hombre de malos instintos con quien la rehén corre un gran peligro. Mientras tanto, los secuestradores se ponen en contacto con el padre de la muchacha, al que piden un fuerte rescate a cambio de la vida de su hija. (FILMAFFINITY)
Grito de batalla
Sisa
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, un joven estadounidense es recogido por guerrilleros filipinos y escondido en las montañas junto a Joe, un viejo trabajador en la plantación de su padre. (FILMAFFINITY)
Samar
Woman Convict
En el Sur del Continente Asiático, una colonia es gobernada con mano de hierro por las fuerzas militares que dominan la plaza. George Montgomery hace el papel de un médico a quien llevan a la prisión de la isla de Samar debido a sus tendencias políticas. El comandante (Gilbert Roland) está esperando la llegada de un médico, con quien espera colaborar para trasladar la población hacia el interior.
West Side Story
Anita
En el West Side de Nueva York, un barrio marginal, se disputan la hegemonía dos bandas callejeras: los 'sharks', portorriqueños, y los 'jets', de ascendencia europea. El jefe de los primeros es Bernardo, que vive con su hermana María, quien acaba de llegar a Nueva York. Una noche, en un baile, coinciden los dos grupos y se desencadena una violenta pelea.
Verano y humo
Rosa Zacharias
Adaptación del drama homónimo de Tennessee Williams, ambientado en una pequeña población de Mississippi. Desde siempre, Alma (Geraldine Page), una joven tímida y muy espiritual, ha estado enamorada de John Buchanan (Laurence Harvey), un médico de ideas materialistas que sólo tiene ojos para Rosa Zacharias (Rita Moreno), la apasionada y desenvuelta hija del dueño del casino.
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig
Unraveling the fantastical orgins of lizards, bats, monkeys, and water lilies.
This Rebel Breed
Lola Montalvo
"Black Rebels" (also known as "The Rebel Breed") is about juvenile delinquents--in particular, kids who resort to racially motivated crimes. To combat this problem, the cops send two recent police academy graduates to a local high school to pose as students. However, the guys playing 'students' were 27 and 23 years of age! In fact, none of these teens looked close to being teenager. And, to make it worse, one of these pseudo-teens looks silly, as he's supposed to play a guy who is a biracial Latino--but this effect was achieved by painting his skin--it's quite obvious. And, oddly, some times he is a lot more black-looking than others!!
The Deerslayer
Hetty Hutter
After The Deerslayer, a white man reared by the Mohicans, and his blood brother Chingachgook, a Mohican chief, save trader Harry Marsh from the hostile Huron Indians, they learn that the Hurons will attack Old Tom Hutter and his two daughters, Hetty and Judith, who live on a floating raft fort on the river.
El rey vagabundo
Huguette
El poeta rebelde Francois Villon (Oreste) enamora a la sobrina (Kathryn Grayson) de Luis XI y salva al rey en París.
El rey y yo
Tuptim
Adaptación de un musical basado en una novela de Margaret Landon. En 1862, Anna Leonowens, una institutriz inglesa, llega al palacio real de Siam para hacerse cargo de la educación de los hijos de un autoritario monarca, quien, cautivado por su gran personalidad, la convierte en su confidente.
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
Sandra Roberts
TV writer Greg Whitcomb did his military service heroically but now has settled into everyday life with a young wife, Katy. A letter from the war department arrives that Katy believes is calling Greg back to active duty from the Air Force reserve, but she hides it during a party celebrating their wedding anniversary.
Siete ciudades de oro
Ula
La película cuenta la historia de Fray Junípero Serra. Basada en la novela de Isabel Ziegler Gibson, la película añade un toque de intriga y aventura a la historia en la persona de un comandante militar español, que choca con el altruismo y pacifismo del Padre Serra. (FILMAFFINITY)
Caravana hacia el sur
Julia
Tras sufrir el país una grave crisis económica, millares de irlandeses hambrientos se ven obligadas a emigrar. Katie O'Neill y su marido Shawn Kildare deciden ir a África del Sur. Después de la muerte de Shawn a manos de los zulúes, Katie se encuentra con Paul Van Riebeck, un cabecilla de los bóer (colono holandés) que había conocido en Irlanda.
El jardin del diablo
Cantina Singer
México, 1850. Para salvar a su marido, atrapado dentro de una mina de oro, una mujer contrata a tres aventureros americanos. La mina se encuentra en una zona sagrada para los apaches: "El jardín del Diablo".
El hacha de guerra
Honey Bear
El explorador del ejército norteamericano Adam Reed, regresa a su campamento después de un encuentro con su amigo cheyenne Cuchillo de Fuego. Trae consigo dos objetos, un arco como prueba de profunda amistad para él, y un tomahawk pintado de amarillo como declaración de guerra para el comandante Ives, el jefe del destacamento, al que los indios consideran responsable de la masacre perpetrada contra su pueblo en Sand Creek. Las advertencias de Adam no tendrán nada que hacer ante el orgullo y la prepotencia de Ives.
Jivaro
Maroa
At Rio Galdez's remote Brazilian trading post live assorted outcast Americans and Europeans, including Jerry Russell, ex-engineer who became obsessed with the Jivaro headhunters' treasure, quit his job, and took up with the bottle and local girl Maroa. But he still gets letters from his nominal fiancée in California, and unexpectedly the shapely, glamorous Alice Parker arrives, expecting to marry a rich planter. Disillusioned, Alice is almost ready to fall into Rio's arms when news comes that Jerry is missing in Jivaro country.
El Alaméin
Jara
A small group of men and a tank stave off a German attack in a Bedouin desert during World War II.
Mi amor brasileño
Christina
Nora Taylor es una rica heredera que busca el amor verdadero. A causa de su inmensa fortuna (37 millones de dólares), sospecha que los hombres sólo buscan su dinero, lo cual carece de lógica, puesto que su novio Lund es más rico que ella. Cuando la pareja decide hacer un viaje a Brasil, allí, ella se enamora del encantador Roberto Santos, un hombre de limitados recursos económicos. Entonces no tendrá más remedio que tomar una decisión que no es nada fácil.
Fort Vengeance
Bridget Fitzgibbon
Two brothers flee America and join the Canadian North West Mounted Police. One brother is good, the other bad, both men on a collision course just as trouble starts to brew with the Indians.
The Ring
Lucy Gomez
A young Mexican/American learns about life both inside and out of the ring when he takes up boxing.
Cattle Town
Queli
The governor of Texas sends a cowboy to keep the peace between ranchers and a land baron.
Cantando bajo la lluvia
Zelda Zanders
Antes de conocer a la aspirante a actriz Cathy Seldon, el ídolo del cine mudo Don Lockwood pensaba que lo tenía todo; fama, fortuna y éxito. Pero, tras conocerla, se da cuenta de que ella es lo que realmente faltaba en su vida. Con el nacimiento del cine sonoro, Don quiere filmar los musicales con Kathy, pero entre ambos se interpone la reina del cine mudo Lina Lamont.
The Fabulous Senorita
Manuela Rodríguez
A Cuban businessman's (Nestor Paiva) daughter (Estelita) elopes with a professor (Robert Clarke) instead of marrying a banker's son.
Pagan Love Song
Terru
Un profesor de Ohio conoce a una joven norteamericana pero originaria de Tahití que creció en las lejanas islas.
Las redes del amor
Tina
Suzette Micheline, una famosa cantante de ópera, llega a un pueblo de los pantanos de Louisiana, y allí conoce a Pepe Abellard Duvalle, un pescador que resulta tener una gran voz. Ella se enfada con él por su comportamiento algo rudo, pero el director Jacques Riboudeaux, ex amante de Suzette, ve en Pepe un gran talento y le invita a viajar a Nueva Orleans para que cante en su ópera. (filmaffinit)
So Young, So Bad
Dolores Guererro (as Rosita Moreno)
Idealistic and naive Dr. Jason arrives at a school for delinquent girls and immediately begins to try to make a difference in the lives of some of the inmates. Oblivious to the sadistic treatment of the girls by the matrons, it takes a rebellious girl named Loretta to open his eyes. Assisted by a female staff member, Jason finally gets proof of the abuse and threatens the head of the school with exposure unless he is given full rein to run things.
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors
From Mary Pickford to Barbra Streisand the successful actress turned producer/director is one of Hollywood's longest standing traditions.