Arturo de Cordova Filmography

Born:: May 8, 1908 in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: Having lost Rudolph Valentino in a 1924 contract dispute, Paramount Pictures never gave up hope of discovering and nurturing a new "Latin Lover" type. Thus it was that Paramount signed Mexican actor Arturo de Cordova, popular in his native country's films since 1935, to a Hollywood contract in...Read More

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Feliz Ano, Amor Mio

Synopsis: In this film, a reclusive violin player is finally compelled to seek out the source of his mysterious birthday gifts. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide Read More

2003
El Gangster

1965
Que Haremos Con Papa?

Synopsis: In this comedy, a spaced-out fellow marries a woman. The absent minded fellow has completely forgotten about the wife he already has. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1965
The Violent and the Damned

Synopsis: This crime drama is set within a Panamanian jungle and centers on a prison inmate who escapes during a spectacularly bloody prison riot. He then tries to evade the lawmen by surviving in the jungle. Unfortunately, he can't and eventually turns himself in. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1962
El Esqueleto de la Senora Morales

Actors: Arturo de Cordova, Amparo Rivelles, Elda Peralta, Guillermo Orea

Synopsis: Based on a story by the late 19th and early 20th-century fantasy and horror writer Arthur Machen, this adapted tale plays upon the magical, "brujo" components of Latin American culture that resonate with Machen's favorite themes. An apparently decent but very suspicious Dr. Morales (Arturo de Read More

1960
Ama a Tu Projimo

1958
The New Invisible Man

Actors: Arturo de Cordova, Ana Luisa Peluffo, Augusto Benedico

Synopsis: Mexican filmmaker Alfredo B. Crevenna directed this sci-fi thriller loosely based on the classic H.G. Wells novel. Augusto Benedico stars as Luis, a scientist who gives his new invisibility formula to his jailed brother, Carlos (Arturo de Cordova). Carlos escapes and is reunited with his beloved Read More

1958
Miercoles de Ceniza

Actors: Maria Felix, Arturo de Cordova, Victor Junco, Maria Teresa Rivas, Rodolfo Landa

Synopsis: Though Miercoles de Ceniza was released in English-speaking countries as Ash Wednesday, it bears no relation to the much-later Elizabeth Taylor vehicle of the same name. Virtually plotless, the film is a paean to the pomp, ceremony and splendor of the Catholic Church, as seen through the eyes of Read More

1958
La Ciudad De Los Ninos

Actors: Arturo de Cordova, Marga Lopez, Sara Garcia, Carlos Rivas, Eduardo Fajardo

Synopsis: The English-language title of this Mexican social drama is Boy's Town; the mood and texture of the film was obviously influenced by the 1938 Hollywood production of the same name. Arturo de Cordova stars as the real-life Padre Farias, who overcomes great obstacles to establish a Latin-American Read More

1957
Cielito Lindo

1957
Canasta de Cuentos Mexicanos

Actors: Pedro Armendáriz, Arturo de Cordova, Lorraine Chanel, Maria Felix, Jack Kelly

Synopsis: True to its title, Canasta de Cuentos Mexicanos (Basket of Mexican Tales) is based on a series of short stories, all written by reclusive The Treasure of the Sierra Madre author B. Traven. The first story concerns the marital travails of Pierre (Arturo de Cordova) and Lorraine (Lorraine Chanel). Read More

1956
Maos Sangrentas

Actors: Arturo de Cordova, Tonia Carrero

Synopsis: Maos Sangrentas translates to Bloody Hands, and that's just what this gruesome Brazilian melodrama delivers. The story begins when a gang of dangerous convicts escape from a penal colony. With the police in hot pursuit, the escapees cut a gory swath through the countryside. As his comrades are Read More

1955
La Entrega

Actors: Arturo de Cordova, Marga Lopez, Enrrique Rambla, Andrea Palma, Andres Solér

1954
Reportaje

Synopsis: The Mexican comedy Reportaje follows the wacky adventures that ensue when a man offers a large reward to the journalist that can uncover the best news story that occurs during New Year's Eve. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide Read More

1953
El Ribozo De Soledad

Actors: Arturo de Cordova, Pedro Armendáriz, Domingo Soler

1952
Stronghold

Actors: Veronica Lake, Zachary Scott, Arturo de Cordova, Alfonso Bedoya

Synopsis: Produced in Mexico, Stronghold was distributed in the U.S. by Lippert Pictures. The studio hoped that the presence of American film stars Veronica Lake and Zachary Scott would prove beneficial at the box-office. Set during Juarez' revolution against Austrian emperor Maximillian, the film casts Read More

1952
Las Tres Perfectas Casadas

Actors: Miroslava Stern

Synopsis: The Spanish language romantic drama Las Tres Perfectas Casadas features Mexican film star Mauricio Garces as one of the points in a love triangle. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide Read More

1952
El

Actors: Arturo de Cordova, Delia Garces, Luis Beristain, Aurora Walker, Manuel Donde, Carlos Martínez Baena

Synopsis: In El, it is director Luis Bunuel's contention that uncontrollable insanity can grow within even the most rational of men. Spanish aristocratic Arturo de Cordova, outwardly the picture of courtly charm, marries lovely Delia Garces, who is much younger than he. From the honeymoon onward, Cordova Read More

1952
La Ausente

Actors: Arturo de Cordova, Rosita Quintana, Andrea Palma, Ramon Gay

Synopsis: The English-language title of the Mexican La Ausente is The Absentee. The title is explained within the context of the story, though one has to be patient. Essentially, this is the story of one man's guilt: the wealthy man (Arturo Cordoba) has convinced himself that he has killed his wife, a fact Read More

1952
Algo Flota Sobre el Agua

Actors: Arturo de Cordova, Elsa Aguirre, Fanny Schiller, Ruben Rojo

Synopsis: Algo Flota Sobre el Agua translates as the somewhat less exotic-sounding Something Floats on the Water. Arturo de Cordova stars in this easygoing drama about a fishing community located off the Gulf of Mexico. There's no real plot to speak of, simply a series of realistic, affectionately detailed Read More

1948
Pasaporte a Rio

1948
Adventures of Casanova

Actors: Arturo de Cordova, Lucille Bremer, Turhan Bey, John Sutton, George Tobias

Synopsis: Unusually lavish for an Eagle-Lion production, The Adventures of Casanova lacks only Technicolor and "star" names. Lensed in Mexico, the film stars Latin American heartthrob Arturo de Cordova in the title role, and MGM expatriate (and future Mexican citizen) Lucille Bremer as the lovely Lady Read More

1948
Mi Esposa Y La Otra

Synopsis: When an unwed mother consents to marry her lover's cousin, the man comes to love his new wife. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1947
New Orleans

Actors: John Alexander, Louis Armstrong, Arturo de Cordova, Dorothy Patrick

Synopsis: New Orleans is Republic Pictures' spin on such "musical origin" films as Birth of the Blues and Dixie. Covering nearly four decades, the story is a fanciful recreation of the "birth" of American jazz music. Arturo de Cordova plays Nick Duquesne, owner of a posh gambling house in Read More

1947
La Diosa Arrodillada

1947
Duffy's Tavern

Actors: Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton, Paulette Goddard, Alan Ladd, Dorothy Lamour

Synopsis: Several of Paramount Pictures brightest stars make cameo appearances in this comedy set in "Duffy's Tavern," a favorite watering hole from old time radio shows. The trouble begins when the neighborhood bar is in danger of closing. The trouble begins when the proprietor, Archie, discovers that one Read More

1945
A Medal for Benny

Actors: Dorothy Lamour, Arturo de Cordova, J. Carrol Naish, Mikhail Rasumny, Fernando Alvarado

Synopsis: John Steinbeck cowrote this sometimes hilarious, sometimes heart-wrenching study of small-town hypocrisy. Shiftless Benny (who is never seen) has been tossed out of his Southern California town by the "proper" citizens. Drafted into the army, Benny is killed in action--and now that he's a hero Read More

1945
Incendiary Blonde

Actors: Betty Hutton, Arturo de Cordova, Albert Dekker, Charlie Ruggles, Barry Fitzgerald

Synopsis: Incendiary Blonde is a highly entertaining if historically suspect biopic of "Queen of the Nightclubs" Texas Guinan. As played (or overplayed) by Betty Hutton, Guinan is a hoydenish Texas gal whose showbiz career gets under way when she joins a Wild West show in 1909. A favorite with male patrons Read More

1945
Masquerade in Mexico

Actors: Dorothy Lamour, Arturo de Cordova, Patric Knowles, Ann Dvorak

Synopsis: The Technicolor musical Masquerade in Mexico is Mitchell Leisen's remake of his own Midnight. Stranded in Mexico City without a dime, glamorous Angel O'Reilly (Dorothy Lamour) is rescued by wealthy Thomas Grant (Patric Knowles). But Grant's motivations are anything but altrustic. In order to get Read More

1945
La Selva de Fuego

1945
Frenchman's Creek

Actors: Joan Fontaine, Arturo de Cordova, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Cecil Kellaway

Synopsis: Daphne du Maurier's novel formed the basis for this romantic adventure saga. Lady Dona St. Columb (Joan Fontaine), an English noblewoman, is unhappily married to the weak-willed Harry St. Columb (Ralph Forbes), while Harry's sinister best friend Lord Rockingham (Basil Rathbone) makes no secret of Read More

1944
El Conde de Monte Cristo

Actors: Arturo de Cordova, Mapy Cortes, René Cardona, Sr., Consuelo Frank, Carlos Lopez Moctezuma

Synopsis: The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexander Dumas' oft-filmed novel of adventure, intrigue, revenge and justice, was given a class-A treatment in this 3-hour Mexican production. Arturo de Cordova stars as Edmond Dantes, who, betrayed by a sinister conspiracy, is unjustly imprisoned in the Chateau D'If. Read More

1943
Alejandra

Actors: Arturo de Cordova, Anita Blanch, Sara Garcia, Julio Villareal, Susana Guizar

Synopsis: Mexican matinee idol Arturo De Cordova stars in Alejandra. De Cordova plays a famous novelist named Ricardo Ibanez, who enters into a casual affair with pretty young Irene (Anita Blanche). When he tires of the girl, she angrily leaves a child on his doorstep, claiming he's the father -- but the Read More

1943
Hostages

Actors: Arturo de Cordova, Luise Rainer, William Bendix, Roland Varno, Oscar Homolka

Synopsis: Luise Rainer's last Hollywood film was the economically produced wartime drama Hostages. Adapted from the novel by Stefan Heym, the story is set in a Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakian village. Rainer plays Milada, the daughter of collaborationist Lev Preissinger (Oscar Homolka). Totally apolitical Read More

1943
For Whom the Bell Tolls

Actors: Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff, Katina Paxinou, Arturo de Cordova, Vladimir Sokoloff

Synopsis: Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls is a romantic drama set against the turbulent tapestry of the Spanish Civil War. Gary Cooper plays Robert Jordan, an idealistic American fighting with a Spanish guerilla band. He is assigned to blow up a crucial bridge in order to Read More

1943
Ay Que Tiempos Senor Don Simon

Actors: Joaquin Pardave, Arturo de Cordova, Mapy Cortes, Anita Blanch, Miguel Montemayor

1941
Cinco Minutos de Amor

1941
La Noche de Los Mayas

Actors: Arturo de Cordova, Estela Inda, Isabela Corona

Synopsis: La Noche de Los Mayas was adapted by director Chano Urueta from the novel by Antonio Mediz Bollo). Filmed on location amidst the jungles of Yucatan and the ancient Mayan ruins of Mexico, the film tells the story of a contemporary white man (Luis Aldas), who stumbles upon a tribe of people living Read More

1939
Refugiados en Madrid

Actors: Fernando Soler, Arturo de Cordova, Domingo Soler

Synopsis: Refugiados en Madrid (Refugees in Madrid) boasts an impressive array of Mexican film talent, chief among them Maria Conesa, Arturo de Cordoba, and brothers Fernando and Domingo Solar. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, hundreds of refugees begin pouring into the Mexican embassy in Madrid. Read More

1938
La Zandunga

Synopsis: The 1937 Spanish-language romantic drama La Zandunga unfolds against the backdrop of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec Fruit Fair, where a young woman named Lupe finds herself being romantically wooed by three men at once: octogenarian Don Atanasio, local boy Ramon, and the sailor Juancho - an out of Read More

1937
Esos Hombres

Actors: Arturo de Cordova, Marina Tamayo, Luis G. Barreiro

Synopsis: Esos Hombres (These Men) offers a few new and novel twists on a familiar story. The hero (if he can be called that) is Fernando, played by Arturo de Cordova. Breezing through law school with the considerable financial aid of his sweetheart Juana (Marina Tamayo), Fernando summarily dumps the girl Read More

1937
Celos

Synopsis: Celos charts the rocky relationship between an engaged couple after the husband-to-be discovers a picture of her with an old boyfriend. He becomes consumed with jealousy and attempts to find out as many details as possible about her life before he knew her. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide Read More

1936
Crepusculo

Synopsis: Problems arise when a man can't get his mind off the wife of his best friend. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More
Malditos Sean Los Hombres
Mis Padres Se Divorcen

Synopsis: An intense drama about divorce portrayed by two leading stars of the Mexican screen. ~ All Movie Guide Read More
Mientras Puerto Rico Duerme

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