Sara Garcia Filmography

Born:: January 1, 1894 in Mexico
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: Though she made her first film in 1917, Mexican actress Sara Garcia's most active cinematic years were 1936 through 1957. In the early '40s, she starred in a popular series of family comedy-dramas, cast as Grandma Luisa Garcia. She played so many warm, matriarchal roles that she earned the...Read More

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La Comadrita

Synopsis: A fun-loving girl finds her quest for a good time propelling her into a series of hilarious happenings in this Spanish-language comedy starring in irrepressible Maria Elena Velasco. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide Read More

1978
El Hijo del Pueblo

1974
Entre Monjas Anda el Diablo

Synopsis: In this ribald Mexican comedy, a daredevil regains consciousness and finds himself begin attended to by a beautiful nun in a convent. Seeing her pretty face, he falls instantly in love. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1973
Mecanica Nacional

Actors: Manolo Fábregas, Lucha Villa, Héctor Suárez, Sara Garcia

Synopsis: The humor in this Mexican social comedy has more to do with the aptly depicted characters shown than with the story. When Enfermio (Manolo Faregas) takes his family on an outing, he encounters every possible calamity. A group of unconnected lotharios almost romance his wife and his daughter away Read More

1973
No Se Mande Profe

1968
Un Novio Para Dos Hermanas

Synopsis: This video tells the story of the love triangle between 2 sisters and the same man. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1966
Los Fenomenos Del Futbol

1964
El Caballo Blanco

Actors: Antonio Aguilar, Sara Garcia, Luz Maria Aguilar, David Reynoso

Synopsis: A mixed tortilla Western-children's adventure film, this standard tale by director Rafael Baledon features Joselito as a young boy with singing talent who arrives in Mexico only to be kidnapped by an outlaw band. The young boy is saved by a hero-cowboy (Antonio Aguilar) who also likes to sing. Read More

1962
El Analfabeto

Actors: Manuel Alvarado, Armando Arriola, Cantinflas, Armando Acosta, Lilia Prado, Sara Garcia, Miguel Manzano, Carlos Agosti

Synopsis: Popular Mexican comic Cantinflas made this his homecoming film after veering off to the U.S. to appear in Pepe, his last movie in English. El Analfabeto sees him back in top form as Inocencio Prieto y Calvo (which roughly translates as: Innocent, Dark-skinned and Bald). Inocencio loses his job Read More

1961
Paloma Brava

Actors: Rosita Quintana, Miguel Aceves Mejia, Sara Garcia, Alfredo Varela, Jr.

Synopsis: Another low-budget, quickly-filmed, weak comedy set in a Western ambiance, Paloma Brava is directed by Rogelio Gonzalez, who has made better movies, and stars Rosita Quintana as a heroine beset by a series of challenging circumstances. She is the "angry pigeon" of the title. ("Brava" means angry Read More

1961
Yo, Pecador

Actors: Libertad Lamarque, Pedro Armendáriz, Christiane Martel, Sara Garcia

Synopsis: This well-balanced film is based on the life of Jose Mojica (Pedro Geraldo), a Mexican entertainer who gave up the stage for a monk's robe and tonsure. As young Mojica's star is rising in the entertainment world he indulges in some very unpleasant personality traits -- a serious ego, arrogance Read More

1960
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
The Living Idol

Actors: Steve Forrest, Liliane Montevecchi, James Robertson Justice, Sara Garcia, Eduardo Noriega

Synopsis: Filmmaker Albert Lewin's fascination with erotic exotica reaches a pinnacle in The Living Idol. James Robertson Justice plays Dr. Alfred Stones, an archeologist working in Mexico. It is Dr. Stones' contention that Indian maiden Juanita (Lilliane Montevecchi) is the reincarnation of an Aztec Read More

1957
Canta Mi Corazon

1956
La Tercera Palabra

Actors: Pedro Infante, Sr., Marga Lopez, Rodolfo Landa, Miguel Angel Ferriz, Emma Roldan

Synopsis: The English-language title of this Mexican musical was The Third Word. Singer Pedro Infante stars as a pampered young man who is sheltered by his doting aunts. Deciding that their darling boy needs an education, the ladies hire pretty schoolteacher Marga Lopez. Upon discovering that her pupil is Read More

1956
El Inocente

Synopsis: Mexican screen legend Pedro Infante takes the lead for this high-concept Spanish-language comedy that finds a well-to-do woman forced marry a gruff mechanic, and then pass off the lowly grease-monkey as a blueblood nobleman. En route to her parents vacation house ring in the New Year, a beautiful Read More

1955
El Hombre Inquieto

1954
Genio Y Figura

Synopsis: A trio of rural Mexicans make their way to the big city, only to discover just how wild the nightlife can truly get in this classic comedy starring Luis Aguilar and Antonio Badu. Ester is pregnant. After discovering a potential complication, Ester's doctor has advised her to visit a doctor in Read More

1953
Misericordia

1953
El Lunar de la Familia

Actors: Luis Aguilar, Antonio Badú, Linda Cristal, Esther Fernandez, Sara Garcia, José Moreno, Arturo Soto Rangel, Quintin Bulnes, Sara Montes

Synopsis: Fernando Mendez's 1953 Spanish-language melodrama El Lunar de la Familia unfurls against the backdrop of a deceptively innocent-sounding family reunion. Two freewheeling, party-happy young men, Luis and his buddy Antonio, catch the train in to San Miguel, on a visit to Luis's grandmother, Doña Read More

1953
Mi Querido Capitan

Synopsis: A woman provokes a fight between two rivals, a father and his son. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More

1953
Yo Quiero Ser Tonta

Actors: Fernando Soler, Sara Garcia

1950
Dicen Que Soy Mujeriego

Synopsis: The comedy Dicen Que Soy Mujeriego stars Pedro Infante as a womanizer who has finally found the girl he wants to settle down with, but her knowledge of his past makes attaining that goal much more difficult than he expects. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide Read More

1949
Los Cristeros

1947
Vuelven Los Garcia

1947
Tres Garcia

1947
Escuadron 201

1945
Toros, Amor y Gloria

Actors: Sara Garcia, Carlos Moctezuma, Jorge Reyes

Synopsis: Toros, Amor y Gloria translates to Bulls, Love and Glory -- and it wouldn't be stretching the truth too much to claim that these were the three most popular plot ingredients in the Mexican cinema. Lorenzo Garcia stars as José, a ranchhand on a bull-breeding farm who dreams of becoming a famous Read More

1945
Al Son de la Marimba

Actors: Fernando Soler, Sara Garcia, Marina Tamayo, Emilio Tuero, Joaquin Pardave

Synopsis: Fernando Soler, Mexico's Number One character actor, heads the cast of Al Son de la Marimba. Soler plays the patriarch of an aristocratic family, presently courting poverty. To replenish the family coffers, the daughter (Marina Tamayo) is expected to marry a wealthy rancher' son (Emilio Tuero). Read More

1943
Historia de un Gran Amor

Actors: Jorge Negrete, Gloria Marin, Julio Villareal, Sara Garcia

Synopsis: Historia de un Gran Amor was one of the most successful Mexican productions of 1943, a hit with audiences and critics alike. Jorge Negrete plays Manuel, a poor boy of indeterminate lineage who falls in love with a wealthy senorita (Gloria Marin). Told by the girl's father (Julio Villareal) that he Read More

1943
No Mataras

Actors: Sara Garcia, Emilio Tuero, Carmen Montejo, Rafael Baledon

Synopsis: No Mataras (Thou Shalt Not Kill) was based on a novel by Joaquin Margall. Bilked by a politically well-connected loan shark, widowed mother Sara Garcia is thrown in jail when she tries to fight back. Hoping to avenge herself against all mankind, Garcia becomes the proprietress of a seedy gambling Read More

1943
Cuando los Hijos Se Van

Actors: Fernando Soler, Sara Garcia, Joaquin Pardave, Emilio Tuero, Carlos Moctezuma

Synopsis: The title of this sentimental Mexican comedy-drama translates as When Children Leave Home. The story revolves around the trials and tribulations of family patriarch Fernando Soler and his loyal wife Sara Garcia. Central to the drama is "black sheep" son Emilio Tuero, who can't seem to stay out of 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
Gallina Clueca

Actors: Sara Garcia, Domingo Soler, Emma Roldan, David Silva, Gloria Marin

Synopsis: Filmed in 1941, the Mexican La Gallina Clueca (Cackling Hen) received its first US showing three years later. Sara Garcia stars as Teresa, who when first seen on screen is travelling cross-country in a rickety jalopy with her children. The car breaks down, whereupon good-samaritan truck driver Read More

1941
Ahí está el detalle

Synopsis: In this Spanish-language comedy with echoes of a subplot in Chaplin's City Lights, the Mexican comedian Cantinflas stars as a down-and-outer who feigns an identity as the brother of a rich woman. Over time, he takes advantage of the assumed persona to elevate himself first to the maid's beau, then Read More

1940
El Capitan Aventurero

1939
No Basta Ser Madre

1938
El Traidor

Actors: Jose Bohr, Lupita Tovar, Barry Norton, René Cardona, Sr.

Synopsis: The stunningly beautiful Lupita Tovar stars in the Mexican drama El Traidor. The storyline, however, is carried by Jose Bohr, who also wrote and directed. Bohr plays a crusading crime fighter, dedicated to bring a gang of dope peddlers to justice. Somewhere among Bohr's circle of friends is a Read More

1938
Perjura

Synopsis: An aristocratic Mexican family is troubled to discover that their good fortune may come to an end with the passing of the 19th Century in this musical drama featuring popular singer Jorge Negrete. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide Read More

1938
No Te Enganes Corazon

1937
La Sonadora

1917
En Defensa Propia

1917
Alma de Sacrificio

1917
Toros Amor y Gloria

Actors: Sara Garcia, Ma. Antonienta Pons, Lorenzo Garza, Roberto Cañedo, Miguel Arenas

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