Rafael Banquells
Birthday: 1917-06-26
Place of Birth: La Habana, Cuba
Biography: Rafael Banquells (June 25, 1917 – October 27, 1990) born Rafael Banquells Garafulla was an actor, director and TV producer known in Mexico as Rafael Banquells. Rafael Banquells Garafulla was born on June 25, 1917 in La Habana, Cuba. His parents were actors in Spain. He began his career as a movies actor in 1940. He was married three times. His wives were actresses. First he married Blanca de Castejón (deceased). He was then married to the actress and TV producer Silvia Pinal and they had a daughter, Sylvia Pasquel; and he was last married to the actress Dina de Marco. Their children are José Manuel, Rocío Banquells, Mary Paz, Ariadne and Rafael II. Rafael died on October 27, 1990 in Mexico City, at the age of 73. The name of this actor and director is written with Golden letters in the history of Mexican televisión, movies and theater.
Movies
El Secreto De Pancho Villa
Sequel to El Tesoro De Pancho Villa; masked wrestler battles gangsters trying to take control of fiv...
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Arsenio Lupin
Arsenio Lupin is an audacious Parisian thief who mocks the police, especially Inspector Ganimard, bu...
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Él
Gloria encounters Francisco, a man whose social veneer betrays a truer self burrowed underneath....
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Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis
A Nazi scientist using the lost city of Atlantis as his home base threatens to destroy civilization ...
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Ni de aquí, ni de allá
This Mexican comedy stars La India Maria, who drives the FBI crazy because they cannot figure out wh...
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Qué hombre tan simpático
Amable is the drinking buddy of Paquito, a former medical student who plays Fanny's love, a cabaret ...
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Los Hijos De Don Venancio
Spanish immigrant wants his sons to join him in running his business, but they all have other ambiti...
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Estas ruinas que ves
In this sexy romantic comedy from Mexico, the life of a college professor is turned upside down when...
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Laura's Sin
Young woman breaks her engagement to be married when an opportunity for stardom comes her way....
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Reportaje
Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve....
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El tesoro de Pancho Villa
Villa's troops contend with some rival factions trying to gain control of a misplaced treasure trove...
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El sinvergüenza
Smooth-talking ladies' man runs an employment agency for call girls masquerading as language tutors....
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Teatro del crimen
In a music hall has committed a murder, the police will also find the murderer....
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No matarás
A mother stands by helplessly while a scandal involving marital infidelity, blackmail and murder tak...
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Crazy Love
Slapstick/musical comedy parody of historical dramas, send-up of "Locura de amor," about Queen Juana...
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La sombra vengadora contra la mano negra
Masked wrestler vs. gothic criminal gang. Third or fourth in a series....
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La visita que no tocó el timbre
Two underachieving brothers take responsibility for an abandoned baby....
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The King of México
A humble tramp is turned, for a couple of days, into the richest and most famous man in México....
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Los indolentes
Wealthy family in the 1940s have failed to change with the times, and now everything's collapsing in...
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Pasionaria
Musicians/dancers look for their big show-biz break while dealing with a melodrama/crime activity th...
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The Holy Inquisition
A plague is spreading through 16th century Mexico, and the Inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church ...
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La alegría de vivir
Post-adolescent romance; the dude and the chick both tried to impress each other by pretending to co...
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Cabalgando con la muerte
Wandering gunslinger trains peaceable farmers to defend themselves for an impending range war....
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Los tres mosqueteros y medio
Spoofy adaptation of The Three Musketeers, follows the original very closely....
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María Magdalena, pecadora de Magdala
The story of Mary Magdalene from being a sinner to follow Jesus Christ....
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A Red Recipe To Cook Crustaceans
Mother and son let the violent father die, who is charged with being reincarnated as crabs and being...
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The Last Adventure
All of Mexico asks the same question, who has won the lottery jackpot of five million pesos? If the ...
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The Medallion of Crime
Going out for a drink with the guys after work, a salaryman get in over his head with a gangster's m...
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Pubertinaje
Three episodes: 1) "A Christmas dinner" where the family members fantasize about being somewhere els...
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Vivillo desde chiquillo
A freeloader goes through a case of mistaken identity after a man tries to blackmail a married woman...
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La mujer legítima
Widower wants to remarry, but his adult children are slow to warm to his new wife. One daughter in p...
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El Buen Mozo
Unscrupulous cad sleeps his way to the top of belle epoque Paris society....
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Legítima defensa
Mr. X is convicted of killing Mr. Y and serves a jail sentence. After being released, he discovers t...
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Unfaithful Wives
A bunch of stories where wives are unfaithful for different reasons: money, revenge or pleasure....
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La última noche
Struggling musician takes sympathy on a homeless woman and they build a life together....
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Una mujer con pasado
After cohabiting with a man without benefit of marriage, a young woman discovers the emotional cost ...
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Reina de reinas: La Virgen María
Standard retelling of the the Gospels, with a brief epilogue about the death of Mary....
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Había una vez un marido
Due to confusion, Rafael is believed responsible for the death of Teresa. His wife Lilia and his bro...
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X Murderer
A murderer turns himself to the police, but claims amnesia and insists he's unable to tell them anyt...
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La sombra vengadora
An evil mastermind, known as La mano negra, attempts to steal a formula that creates synthetic drugs...
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The Mark of the Skunk
In 1840 California, The Texmelucan viscount bizco, offers a feast for his son Tin, who returned fro...
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Enrédate y verás
A young woman disguises herself as a soldier when her boyfriend arrives to propose....
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