Screenplay: Roberto Gavaldón

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Roberto Gavaldón. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Macario

1960 · Movie · 91 min. · Mexico

Direction Roberto Gavaldón

Cast Ignacio López Tarso · Pina Pellicer · Enrique Lucero · Mario Alberto Rodríguez

Plot Macario is a poor, hungry peasant, with a wife and several children, who sells wood in the town. Fed up with a life full of hardships, Macario longs for a...

7.8

2K votes

7.8

2K votes

La rosa blanca

1961 · Movie · 105 min. · Mexico

Direction Roberto Gavaldón

Cast Ignacio López Tarso · Christiane Martel · Reinhold Olszewski · Rita Macedo

Plot An illiterate Indian (Ignacio Lopez Tarso) lives an idyllic existence as a landowner on Mexico's Gulf Coast until the greed of a US oil company gets in the way. He...

7.4

80 votes

7.4

80 votes

Soledad's Shawl

1952 · Movie · 108 min. · Mexico

7.4

74 votes

7.4

74 votes

In the Palm of Your Hand

1951 · Movie · 90 min. · Mexico

Direction Roberto Gavaldón

Cast Arturo de Córdova · Leticia Palma · Ramón Gay · Consuelo Guerrero de Luna

Plot A con man who takes advantage of single women by posing as a skilled psychic discovers just how cruel karma can be when he and his devious assistant swindle one...

7.2

128 votes

7.2

128 votes

The Other One

1946 · Movie · 98 min. · Mexico

Direction Roberto Gavaldón

Cast Dolores del Rio · Agustín Irusta · Víctor Junco · José Baviera

Plot Manicurist Maria Mendez encounters her twin, Magdalena DeLago (Delores Del Rio in a dual role), at the funeral of Magdalena's wealthy husband. The two sisters have been estranged ever since...

7.2

184 votes

7.2

184 votes

The Boy and the Fog

1953 · Movie · 111 min. · Mexico

7.1

50 votes

7.1

50 votes

La noche avanza

1952 · Movie · 85 min. · Mexico

6.8

70 votes

6.8

70 votes

Rosauro Castro

1950 · Movie · 90 min. · Mexico

6.7

38 votes

6.7

38 votes

Las tres perfectas casadas

1953 · Movie · 110 min. · Mexico

Direction Roberto Gavaldón

Cast Arturo de Córdova · Laura Hidalgo · José María Linares-Rivas · René Cardona

Plot During their collective marriage anniversaries, three husbands find out their best friend has died and decide to open a letter he left to be opened after his death.

6.7

21 votes

6.7

21 votes

The Hidden One

1956 · Movie · 100 min. · Mexico

Direction Roberto Gavaldón

Cast Carlos Agostí · Pedro Armendáriz · María Félix · Sara Guasch

Plot This classic from Mexican director Roberto Gavaldón is a harrowing drama about the Mexican Revolution. Based on the novel by Miguel N. Lira, LA ESCONDIDA is an unflinching look at...

6.7

52 votes

6.7

52 votes

El gallo de oro

1964 · Movie · 105 min. · Mexico

6.5

146 votes

6.5

146 votes

The Kneeling Goddess

1947 · Movie · 107 min. · Mexico

Direction Roberto Gavaldón

Cast María Félix · Arturo de Córdova · Rosario Granados · Fortunio Bonanova

Plot Legendary superstar María Félix, stars in this melodrama noir playing the role of Raquel, a woman who has a passionate love affair with married aristocrat Antonio. However, a sensual sculpture...

6.4

106 votes

6.4

106 votes

Untouched

1954 · Movie · 85 min. · Mexico

6.4

29 votes

6.4

29 votes

Camelia

1954 · Movie · 110 min. · Mexico

Direction Roberto Gavaldón

Cast María Félix · Jorge Mistral · Renée Dumas · Miguel Ángel Ferriz

Plot A woman of low estate is beloved of a promising young man, but sacrifices her love for him in order to protect his future and reputation.

6.3

35 votes

6.3

35 votes

Ash Wednesday

1958 · Movie · 106 min. · Mexico

5.8

47 votes

5.8

47 votes

The Mushroom Man

1976 · Movie · 110 min. · Mexico

5.5

26 votes

5.5

26 votes

5.4

39 votes

Acuérdate de vivir

1953 · Movie · 111 min. · Mexico

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Mi vida por la tuya

1951 · Movie · 85 min. · Argentina

Direction Roberto Gavaldón

Cast Mecha Ortiz · Carlos Cores · Guillermo Battaglia · Emma Gramatica

Plot During a mother's dream comes up Gloria Rivas as a vamp who crushes her son's life.

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Not rated

Not rated