Adela Sequeyro
Actor · 1901 – 1992 · Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Adela Sequeyro Haro (March 11, 1901 – December 24, 1992) was a Mexican journalist, actress, filmmaker and screenwriter. She was a pioneer of Mexican cinema both during the silent era and the talkies.
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Movie3.8DramaJulian gets framed for stealing a company check by his superior Carlos who's courting his wife Olga together trying to get him outa the way so they can be together, setting him up, the deed does the job and Julian lands in jail.
Venganza suprema
1934 · 5 votes
Movie6.3CrimeDramaA dangerous gangster, called Álvaro Rambal, is captured by the police. Hoping to be forgiven before his execution, he tells the story of his life to his wife, going from his tragic childhood to the rise and fall of his criminal empire.
Los misterios del hampa
1945 · 7 votes
Movie6.7DramaRomanceYolanda, the wife of renowned Spanish composer Enrique Montenegro, has grown weary of her husband's constant infidelities and neglect. While attending a bullfight, she meets the celebrated matador Eduardo Franco, and the two begin a romance
Movie6.7DramaColonel Carrasco's wife Marta leaves him taking his young son. The child, Juan, grows into an admirable and well-mannered young man. Having been promoted to a higher rank of power amidst the Mexican Revolution, the indulgent and corrupt Colonel accepts a bribe to free a revolutionary, Felipe Martinez, from his prison. Martinez has been sentenced to execution at the hands of a firing squad. Carrasco asks to have the revolutionary replaced by absolutely anyone. In a twist of fate, that anyone turns out to be his own long lost son Juan. Upon receiving this news, Marta races to the prison and explains the predicament to Carrasco. He subsequently desperately attempts to prevent the gunning down of his son by his very own government officials.
Movie5.9DramaTwo old friends get hinky with each other over the deed to a tract of land, and their children's engagement gets broken over it.
Movie6.2DramaRomanceThree bohemians rescue Ana María from her abusive stepfather. She lives chastely with them in gratitude. Over time, love blooms between her and Marcelo, despite their friends' heartache.
Movie6.3DramaEl sendero gris
1927 · 3 votes
Movie5.7FantasyIn "Terrible Nightmare", Amador, the dull 'Aztec Charlot' embodies Phill Otto Malo, frustrated aviator. Being anxiously awaited in the city of Puebla, he crashes before arriving at his destination. Consequently, he faces several adventures: bullfighter's dress goes to a bullring; in a cabaret flirts with a transvestite believing him a woman, the Keystone Cops come to the cabaret in the face of a bomb threat; Finally, Amador is awakened from his "terrible nightmare" on a park bench by a policeman.
Terrible Pesadilla
1931 · 3 votes
Movie5.7La sangre manda
1934 · 3 votes