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Rafael Portillo(1916-1995)

  • Director
  • Editor
  • Writer
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Rafael Portillo was born on 11 November 1916 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was a director and editor, known for Terror, Sex and Witchcraft (1968), Emilio Varela vs Camelia la Texana (1980) and Un tipo dificil de matar (1967). He died on 30 November 1995 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
BornNovember 11, 1916
DiedNovember 30, 1995(79)
BornNovember 11, 1916
DiedNovember 30, 1995(79)
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Known for

Terror, Sex and Witchcraft (1968)
Terror, Sex and Witchcraft
5.2
  • Director
  • 1968
Emilio Varela vs Camelia la Texana (1980)
Emilio Varela vs Camelia la Texana
7.6
  • Director
  • 1980
Un tipo dificil de matar (1967)
Un tipo dificil de matar
5.8
  • Director
  • 1967
Bolero inmortal (1958)
Bolero inmortal
6.7
  • Director
  • 1958

Credits

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Director

  • El chorizo del carnicero (1989)
    El chorizo del carnicero
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Misión venganza (1989)
    Misión venganza
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Mojado... pero caliente (1989)
    Mojado... pero caliente
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Eduardo de la Peña in Mi pistola y tus esposas (1989)
    Mi pistola y tus esposas
    • Director
    • 1989
  • El pájaro muerto
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Una gallina muy ponedora (1982)
    Una gallina muy ponedora
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1982
  • El rey de los albures (1982)
    El rey de los albures
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Emilio Varela vs Camelia la Texana (1980)
    Emilio Varela vs Camelia la Texana
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Las tentadoras (1980)
    Las tentadoras
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Midnight Dolls (1979)
    Midnight Dolls
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Tierra sangrienta (1979)
    Tierra sangrienta
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Sasha Montenegro and Alfonso Zayas in Las cariñosas (1979)
    Las cariñosas
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Carnival Nights (1978)
    Carnival Nights
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Mariachi - Fiesta de sangre (1977)
    Mariachi - Fiesta de sangre
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Yo fui violada (1976)
    Yo fui violada
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1976

Editor

  • Misión venganza (1989)
    Misión venganza
    • Editor (as Ralph Portillo)
    • 1989
  • Mexican Bus Ride (1952)
    Mexican Bus Ride
    6.9
    • Editor
    • 1952
  • Germán Valdés in Mátenme porque me muero (1951)
    Mátenme porque me muero
    7.3
    • Editor
    • 1951
  • Escándalo de estrellas (1944)
    ¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
    7.6
    • Editor
    • 1951
  • A.T.M.: ¡¡A toda máquina!! (1951)
    A.T.M.: ¡¡A toda máquina!!
    8.0
    • Editor
    • 1951
  • Doña Clarines (1951)
    Doña Clarines
    7.2
    • Editor
    • 1951
  • Muchachas de Uniforme (1951)
    Muchachas de Uniforme
    7.6
    • Editor
    • 1951
  • Yo quiero ser tonta (1950)
    Yo quiero ser tonta
    6.4
    • Editor
    • 1950
  • Pancho Villa Returns (1950)
    Pancho Villa Returns
    4.9
    • Editor
    • 1950
  • El sol sale para todos (1950)
    El sol sale para todos
    5.4
    • Editor
    • 1950
  • Mariachis (1950)
    Mariachis
    • Editor
    • 1950
  • Vuelve Pancho Villa (1950)
    Vuelve Pancho Villa
    6.4
    • Editor
    • 1950
  • El rencor de la tierra (1949)
    El rencor de la tierra
    • Editor
    • 1949
  • La casa embrujada (1949)
    La casa embrujada
    5.8
    • Editor
    • 1949
  • Prisión de sueños (1949)
    Prisión de sueños
    5.9
    • Editor
    • 1949

Writer

  • Hollywood Dreams (1994)
    Hollywood Dreams
    2.9
    • story (as Ralph Portillo)
    • 1994
  • En legítima defensa (1992)
    En legítima defensa
    • dialogue
    • screenplay
    • 1992
  • Misión venganza (1989)
    Misión venganza
    • adaptation
    • story
    • 1989
  • El pájaro muerto
    • writer
    • 1988
  • El monje loco (1984)
    El monje loco
    4.7
    • story
    • adaptation
    • 1984
  • Emilio Varela vs Camelia la Texana (1980)
    Emilio Varela vs Camelia la Texana
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Mariachi - Fiesta de sangre (1977)
    Mariachi - Fiesta de sangre
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1977
  • Sangre derramada (1975)
    Sangre derramada
    6.0
    • adaptation
    • 1975
  • Dos esposas en mi cama (1970)
    Dos esposas en mi cama
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Terror, Sex and Witchcraft (1968)
    Terror, Sex and Witchcraft
    5.2
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Operación Tiburón (1967)
    Operación Tiburón
    5.4
    • adaptation
    • 1967
  • Un tipo dificil de matar (1967)
    Un tipo dificil de matar
    5.8
    • adaptation
    • 1967
  • Bloody Sea (1965)
    Bloody Sea
    • adaptation
    • 1965
  • La conquista de El Dorado (1965)
    La conquista de El Dorado
    6.2
    • adaptation
    • 1965
  • Bello amanecer (1964)
    Bello amanecer
    3.8
    • Writer
    • 1964

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Rafael Portillo Gomez
  • Born
    • November 11, 1916
    • Mexico, D.F., Mexico
  • Died
    • November 30, 1995
    • Mexico, D.F., Mexico

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    He was a prolific Mexican director who helmed about 40 films in an almost 45-year directing career. He is best remembered internationally for a trio of horror films made early in his career and are referred today as the "Aztec Mummy" trilogy. The three films were shot back to back and released in the 1957-1958 period.

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