Rafael Banquells

A Red Recipe To Cook Crustaceans (2007)

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. ...

El tesorito de Crispin (1990)

Cabalgando con la muerte (1989)

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

Ni de aquí, ni de allá (1988)

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

Los indolentes (1979)

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

Estas ruinas que ves (1979)

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. ...

Pubertinaje (1978)

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 t ...

The Holy Inquisition (1974)

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 report ...

Vidita negra (1973)

El sinvergüenza (1971)

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

Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis (1970)

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 ...

La alegría de vivir (1965)

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. ...

Gutierritos (1959)

Timid, browbeaten salaryman becomes famous author overnight. ...

Los tres mosqueteros y medio (1957)

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

El tesoro de Pancho Villa (1957)

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

El Secreto De Pancho Villa (1957)

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. ...

Teatro del crimen (1957)

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

Unfaithful Wives (1956)

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

The King of México (1956)

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

La sombra vengadora (1956)

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. ...

La sombra vengadora contra la mano negra (1955)

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

The Medallion of Crime (1955)

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. ...

X Murderer (1955)

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

La visita que no tocó el timbre (1954)

Two underachieving brothers take responsibility for an abandoned baby. ...

Reportaje (1953)

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

Él (1953)

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

Si, Mi vida (1953)

Dr. Castellanos is saved from bankruptcy. ...

Legítima defensa (1953)

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

Había una vez un marido (1953)

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

Crazy Love (1953)

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

When Children Sin (1952)

Bad girl makes lives miserable. ...

Pasionaria (1952)

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. ...

Vivillo desde chiquillo (1951)

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. ...

The Mark of the Skunk (1950)

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, ...

Laura's Sin (1949)

José, a driver, and Laura, a dancer, were lovers. José couldn't dance with Laura due to his condition on his legs. Therefore, a man notices Laura's skill to dance and wants to do business with her, taking her on a dancing tour, which made José and Laura ...

Una mujer con pasado (1949)

After cohabiting with a man without benefit of marriage, a young woman discovers the emotional cost of her sinful perversity. ...

La última noche (1948)

Struggling musician takes sympathy on a homeless woman and they build a life together. ...

Reina de reinas: La Virgen María (1948)

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

El secreto de Juan Palomo (1947)

El amor abrió los ojos (1947)

Los siete niños de Écija (1947)

La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra (1947)

Arsenio Lupin (1947)

Arsenio Lupin is an audacious Parisian thief who mocks the police, especially Inspector Ganimard, but turns over most of his ill-gotten gains to charity. One night, he attends a party disguised as a newspaper writer who also mocks Ganimard; the next morni ...

The Last Adventure (1946)

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. ...

Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala (1946)

The story of Mary Magdalene from being a sinner to follow Jesus Christ. ...

Los nietos de Don Venancio (1946)

A puritanical man travels to the capital to visit nightclubs and introduces himself as a bachelor, but to his surprise, he finds himself there with his wife. ...

El Buen Mozo (1946)

Unscrupulous cad sleeps his way to the top of belle epoque Paris society. ...

La mujer legítima (1945)

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. ...

Los Hijos De Don Venancio (1944)

Spanish immigrant wants his sons to join him in running his business, but they all have other ambitions. ...

Cuando escuches este vals (1944)

During World War II, Nazi spies tried to infiltrate everywhere, and the Mexican Military Academy was no exception. ...

No matarás (1943)

A mother stands by helplessly while a scandal involving marital infidelity, blackmail and murder takes shape around her daughter. ...

Resurrección (1943)

This is an early film from Director Gilberto Martinez Solares, who would go on to become better-known for his unique perspective on horror films of the 60's and 70's - like "Santanico Pademonium" "Face of the Screaming Wolf" and his own "House of Terror", ...

Qué hombre tan simpático (1943)

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 ...

Si, Mi vida (1953)

Dr. Castellanos is saved from bankruptcy. ...