Rafael Banquells
Nascimento : 1917-06-26, La Habana, Cuba
Morte : 1990-10-27
História
Rafael Banquells (June 25, 1917 – October 27, 1990) born Rafael Banquells Garafulla was an actor, director and TV producer known in Mexico as Rafael Banquells.
Rafael Banquells Garafulla was born on June 25, 1917 in La Habana, Cuba. His parents were actors in Spain. He began his career as a movies actor in 1940. He was married three times. His wives were actresses. First he married Blanca de Castejón (deceased). He was then married to the actress and TV producer Silvia Pinal and they had a daughter, Sylvia Pasquel; and he was last married to the actress Dina de Marco. Their children are José Manuel, Rocío Banquells, Mary Paz, Ariadne and Rafael II. Rafael died on October 27, 1990 in Mexico City, at the age of 73. The name of this actor and director is written with Golden letters in the history of Mexican televisión, movies and theater.
Wandering gunslinger trains peaceable farmers to defend themselves for an impending range war.
Wealthy family in the 1940s have failed to change with the times, and now everything's collapsing in their lives.
Three episodes: 1) "A Christmas dinner" where the family members fantasize about being somewhere else. The fetishist father wants to put on feminine clothes. The son longs for another transvestite adventure. The daughter yearns to be a singer and destroy the saints of the church with her voice. The youngest son wants to stab everyone dead. 2) "Game of mirrors". Two young classmates kiss on a picnic, but the girl's brother accuses the couple of being immoral. Bizarre things develop. 3) "Tetrahedron". A very fat man faces his girlfriend's longing for love.
Principal de la Real Audiencia
A Jewish family suffers persecution and suffering in the 16th century when they are accused of practicing witchcraft.
Roberto
Smooth-talking ladies' man runs an employment agency for call girls masquerading as language tutors.
Profesor Gerard
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
Post-adolescent romance; the dude and the chick both tried to impress each other by pretending to come from rich families, and eventually they'll both have to fess up. Also other complications.
Ángel Gutiérrez (Gutierritos)
Timid, browbeaten salaryman becomes famous author overnight.
Spoofy adaptation of The Three Musketeers, follows the original very closely.
Villa's troops contend with some rival factions trying to gain control of a misplaced treasure trove.
Sequel to El Tesoro De Pancho Villa; masked wrestler battles gangsters trying to take control of five clues to the location of a hidden treasure.
Inspector de policía
In a music hall has committed a murder, the police will also find the murderer.
A bunch of stories where wives are unfaithful for different reasons: money, revenge or pleasure.
Actor en película
A humble tramp is turned, for a couple of days, into the richest and most famous man in México.
Camarero
An evil mastermind, known as La mano negra, attempts to steal a formula that creates synthetic drugs but a masked avenger known as La sombra will do anything to stop him.
Masked wrestler vs. gothic criminal gang. Third or fourth in a series.
Valle
Going out for a drink with the guys after work, a salaryman get in over his head with a gangster's moll and a murder.
Sargento Ralph Curtis
A murderer turns himself to the police, but claims amnesia and insists he's unable to tell them anything about his crime.
Two underachieving brothers take responsibility for an abandoned baby.
Banquells, reporter
Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve.
Ricardo Luján
Francisco is rich, rather strict on principles, and still a bachelor. After meeting Gloria by accident, he is suddenly intent on her becoming his wife and courts her until she agrees to marry him. Francisco is a dedicated husband, but little by little his passion starts to exhibit disturbing traits. Nevertheless, Gloria meets with scepticism as she expresses her worries to their acquaintances.
Executive Producer
Dr. Castellanos is saved from bankruptcy.
Valentín Chagoya
Dr. Castellanos is saved from bankruptcy.
Mr. X is convicted of killing Mr. Y and serves a jail sentence. After being released, he discovers that Mr. Y is still alive...
Due to confusion, Rafael is believed responsible for the death of Teresa. His wife Lilia and his brother looking for the real culprits.
Representante
Slapstick/musical comedy parody of historical dramas, send-up of "Locura de amor," about Queen Juana 'la loca' of Spain.
Bad girl makes lives miserable.
Musicians/dancers look for their big show-biz break while dealing with a melodrama/crime activity that involves an abusive husband, a lecherous employer and a heroin lab.
A freeloader goes through a case of mistaken identity after a man tries to blackmail a married woman and he's caught in the middle of everything.
Officer
In 1840 California, The Texmelucan viscount bizco, offers a feast for his son Tin, who returned from Italy where he studied fencing. The boy turns out to be a coward who flees in terror after refusing to fight a duel with Captain Gaspar. In their flight, Tin rescues a witch was tied to a tree. Grateful, the witch gives him an ointment that will make him invincible for an hour. The coward swordsman will have three opportunities to use it and save his father from the injustices of the evil ruler Marcelo.
Pedro
Young woman breaks her engagement to be married when an opportunity for stardom comes her way.
After cohabiting with a man without benefit of marriage, a young woman discovers the emotional cost of her sinful perversity.
Struggling musician takes sympathy on a homeless woman and they build a life together.
Standard retelling of the the Gospels, with a brief epilogue about the death of Mary.
Marco Antonio
Adolfo
All of Mexico asks the same question, who has won the lottery jackpot of five million pesos? If the lucky person who won them does not show up soon to collect the prize, it will have to be raffled again.
Juan
The story of Mary Magdalene from being a sinner to follow Jesus Christ.
Unscrupulous cad sleeps his way to the top of belle epoque Paris society.
Luis
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.
Montigny
Arsenio Lupin é um ladrão parisiense audacioso que zomba da polícia, especialmente do inspetor Ganimard, mas entrega a maior parte dos seus ganhos ilícitos.
Spanish immigrant wants his sons to join him in running his business, but they all have other ambitions.
A mother stands by helplessly while a scandal involving marital infidelity, blackmail and murder takes shape around her daughter.
Paco
Amable is the drinking buddy of Paquito, a former medical student who plays Fanny's love, a cabaret singer and also with Conchita, a showgirl. One day, Paquito receives a telegram that his uncle Pancho vayaa asked to see his wife and other medical eminence to heal him his kidney ailment. Among all a hoax to mount Paquino not lose the inheritance from his uncle.
