Rafael Banquells

Mother and son let the violent father die, who is charged with being reincarnated as crabs and being punished by his own family. In parallel, the present and future of his son appear to show the succession of life perpetually affected by violence.

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Wandering gunslinger trains peaceable farmers to defend themselves for an impending range war.

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This Mexican comedy stars La India Maria, who drives the FBI crazy because they cannot figure out whether she belongs here or there.

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Wealthy family in the 1940s have failed to change with the times, and now everything's collapsing in their lives.

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Popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme Aprendí a Llorar, a song written by Lolita de la Colina. The telenovela was produced by Chilean Valentín Pimstein and Carlos Romero, it was directed by Rafael Banquells. The story was written by Inés Rodena and adapted by Valeria Philips.

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In this sexy romantic comedy from Mexico, the life of a college professor is turned upside down when he falls for a former student, who is already pledged to marry another man.

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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.

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A plague is spreading through 16th century Mexico, and the Inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church is rooting out Jews, for they are believed to be its cause. At his father's funeral, a monk observes his family practicing Jewish burial rite, and he reports them, leading to devastating consequences for the whole family.

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Smooth-talking ladies' man runs an employment agency for call girls masquerading as language tutors.

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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

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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.

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Timid, browbeaten salaryman becomes famous author overnight.

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Spoofy adaptation of The Three Musketeers, follows the original very closely.

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Villa's troops contend with some rival factions trying to gain control of a misplaced treasure trove.

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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.

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In a music hall has committed a murder, the police will also find the murderer.

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A bunch of stories where wives are unfaithful for different reasons: money, revenge or pleasure.

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A humble tramp is turned, for a couple of days, into the richest and most famous man in México.

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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.

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Masked wrestler vs. gothic criminal gang. Third or fourth in a series.

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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.

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A murderer turns himself to the police, but claims amnesia and insists he's unable to tell them anything about his crime.

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Two underachieving brothers take responsibility for an abandoned baby.

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Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve.

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Gloria encounters Francisco, a man whose social veneer betrays a truer self burrowed underneath.

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Dr. Castellanos is saved from bankruptcy.

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Mr. X is convicted of killing Mr. Y and serves a jail sentence. After being released, he discovers that Mr. Y is still alive...

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Due to confusion, Rafael is believed responsible for the death of Teresa. His wife Lilia and his brother looking for the real culprits.

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Slapstick/musical comedy parody of historical dramas, send-up of "Locura de amor," about Queen Juana 'la loca' of Spain.

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Bad girl makes lives miserable.

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