Carlos Villarías

A documentary from Universal about the movie "Dracula" (1931) starring Bela Lugosi.

Comedia medieval extraída de los cuentos del “Decamerón” de Boccaccio, con un desconcertante componente sexual a cargo de Joan Fontaine y Joan Collins. En su metraje se incluyen cuatro episodios de esta clásica obra de la literatura italiana, algunos con mayor y otros con menor fortuna.

"Jack el Negro" es un barco cuyo capitán es un contrabandista que, harto de ser perseguido por la marina española, está deseando dejar su oficio. Un día, el barco recoge a un grupo de refugiados políticos cuyo navío ha naufragado. Entre los pasajeros está la bella Ingrid, que se enamora del capitán.

Film version of the 'hitchhiking ghost' urban legend.

Standard retelling of the the Gospels, with a brief epilogue about the death of Mary.

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.

El espíritu de Marco Antonio se encuentra con otro espíritu que le invita a conocer a Cleopatra.

Magdalena y Marí­a son hermanas gemelas que la vida ha llevado por caminos separados. Mientras Magdalena ha quedado viuda de un millonario, Marí­a trabaja de manicurista. La desesperación lleva a Marí­a a asesinar a su hermana y a hacerse pasar por ella, sin imaginarse que el destino le tiene reservada una cruel sorpresa. Con Dolores del Río en un doble papel.

María Magdalena es una cortesana y pecadora que, arrepentida, se acerca a Jesús de Nazaret buscando el perdón.

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.

Stage magician/amateur detective helps police to solve a murder.

En la huerta valenciana, la familia del Tío Barret tiene que abandonar su hogar, la barraca, al no poder pagar las deudas contraídas con su propietario, Don Salvador. El Tío Barret, borracho y lleno de ira, mata a Don Salvador y es encarcelado. La barraca es ocupada por la familia de Batiste que, debido a las circunstancias en que tuvo que ser abandonada la casa, se encuentran con un recibimiento hostil por parte de los huertanos. El rechazo inicial irá creciendo, dando paso a la violencia.

Cantinflas empieza esta pelicula Trabajando como camarero y provocando el mas absoluto desastre a su paso y acaba consiguiendo el puesto de botones en un lujoso hotel gracias a la recomendacion de su novia.

Amable es el compañero de juergas de Paquito, un antiguo estudiante de Medicina que juega con el amor de Fanny, una cantante de cabaret y también con el de Conchita, una corista. Un día, Paquito recibe un telegrama en el que su tío Pancho le pide que vaya a verle junto con su esposa y con otra eminencia médica para que lo cure su dolencia renal. Entre todos montarán un engaño para que Paquino no pierda la herencia de su tío.

Georges Iscovescu (Charles Boyer), un seductor europeo que quiere residir en los Estados Unidos, decide casarse con una romántica e ingenua maestra norteamericana (Olivia de havilland) para conseguir el permiso de residencia.

Ralph Bellamy and Margaret Lindsay, stars of Columbia's "Ellery Queen" series, let their hair down and went "screwball" in the Universal comedy-mystery Meet the Wildcat. Bellamy plays a New York gumshoe on the trail of an art thief. His investigation is confounded by the presence of snoopy girl reporter Lindsay.

An American tourist in South America finds love and unexpected trouble.

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.

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.

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.

A troupe of traveling entertainers become stranded in Paraguay.

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.

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.

Un guionista de Hollywood busca inspiración para su próxima película en México, donde se topa con una bella muchacha local que le echa los tejos.

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?

'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.

Mad scientist, a neanderthal and a drunk makes a crazy combination.

A Mexican film about Nostradamus, the 16th century French astrologer, physician and reputed seer .

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)

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.

Ruth Etting sings "Ay, Ay, Ay" in this 1935 film with Mario Álvarez, along with other songs.

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...

Alternate-language version of Men in Her Life (1931)

Spanish-language remake of Paid to Love (1927)

El conde Drácula cambia su residencia desde los Cárpatos a occidente. Para ello se procura la ayuda del abogado Renfield que le visita para acompañarle en su mudanza como servidor. Una vez instalado, conoce a una joven, ya prometida, de quién se enamora. Comenzará a visitarla por las noches, para ir bebiendo su sangre poco a poco, y convertirla así en su esposa. Pero el malestar que sufre la joven alerta a su familia, que contacta con el doctor Van Helsing... Versión alternativa al Drácula de Tod Browning interpretado por Bela Lugosi, que se grabó simultáneamente a la versión de habla inglesa, usando de noche los mismos estudios cuando el equipo de Browning terminaba su jornada diaria de rodaje. Fue el primer y último intento de la Universal de intentar abarcar el mercado hispano.

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.

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.

A maid with a checkered past falls in love with the son in the posh household where she works, and gives him a baby.

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.

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.