Álvaro Carcaño

26 Credits

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Valentina's Wedding

Valentina's Wedding

2018

as Don Fidel

6.5
Acting

Valentina's seemingly idyllic life in the US is interrupted when planning a wedding means introducing her fiancé to her scandalous family in Mexico.

Pilgrim

Pilgrim

2000

as Jaime

5.7
Acting

A beautiful artist helps an amnesiac piece together his identity and evade a gangster on his trail.

Luces de la noche

Luces de la noche

1998

as Ernesto

5.0
Acting

On a whim, a retired gentleman decides to track down an old girlfriend from decades back.

Deep Crimson

Deep Crimson

1996

as motelero

6.8
Acting

Driven by desire and desperate for self-love, Coral and Nicolás will abandon their past lives in a journey surrounded by murder.

Solo

Solo

1996

as Elder #1

4.8
Acting

An android fighting-machine is charged with destroying a small brigade of rebels in a Latin American war who are fighting to maintain their freedom an...

Sin remitente

Sin remitente

1995

as Police Bureau Official

6.0
Acting

A lonely, aging postal worker finds himself the victim of a cruel practical joke in this pessimistic Mexican drama. The trouble begins when crotchety ...

Midaq Alley

Midaq Alley

1995

as Doc. Beltrán

7.0
Acting

Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose lives cross paths in Mexico City. There is the bar-own...

Los Talacheros

Los Talacheros

1995

5.0
Acting
The Queen of the Night

The Queen of the Night

1994

as Magdaleno

4.5
Acting

The legendary life of Mexican singer Lucha Reyes is the basis of this fictionalized biography ( or as director Arturo Ripstein puts it "an imaginary b...

Kino: The Legend of the Black Priest

Kino: The Legend of the Black Priest

1993

as Captain Solís

3.0
Acting

Propped up on his deathbed, a 17th century Spanish missionary named Father Kino (Enrique Rocha) looks back on his remarkable life and relives one of h...

One Man’s War

One Man’s War

1991

as Officer at Airport

6.8
Acting

Anthony Hopkins plays an English medical doctor living with his family in Paraguay and treating the poor people from the surroundings, who has his lif...

How Did I Come to Fall in Love With You?

How Did I Come to Fall in Love With You?

1990

as Pirate 1

5.3
Acting

The history of Los Bukis, from its humble beginning to its successful tour, going through problems and intrigues.

Viernes tragico

Viernes tragico

1990

5.0
Acting
Solo para adúlteros

Solo para adúlteros

1989

as Juliancito (segmento 'La Modelo del Antifaz')

3.8
Acting

Two stories - "The mask model": An advertising executive, Mateo, gets involved with all the women he can, but he doesn't allow his wife to work. The c...

The Blue Iguana

The Blue Iguana

1988

as Teenager #2

4.0
Acting

To stay out of the slammer, down-on-his-luck bounty hunter Vince Holloway reluctantly agrees to do the bidding of two crooked IRS agents. Tasked with ...

Firewalker

Firewalker

1986

as Willie

5.3
Acting

A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache horde of gold.

Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie

Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie

1984

as Fritz

2.7
Acting

The descendants of Baron Frankenstein return to the family castle to search for the family fortune that is supposed to be hidden there.

Yellowbeard

Yellowbeard

1983

as Beggar

5.5
Acting

For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their hearts. Caught and convicted for tax evasion, he's sent...

The In-Laws

The In-Laws

1979

as Edgardo

6.7
Acting

In preparation for his daughter's wedding, dentist Sheldon Kornpett meets Vince Ricardo, the groom's father. Vince, a manic fellow who claims to be a ...

Seis veces cien

Seis veces cien

1978

Director

5.0
Directing

Mexican feature film

Caminando pasos... caminando

Caminando pasos... caminando

1977

5.0
Acting

In a community of the Matlatzinca ethnic group, a teacher tries to integrate the inhabitants into the struggle of a guerrilla group.

Meridiano 100

Meridiano 100

1976

as El profesor

5.0
Acting

The task of some guerrillas is to try to foment the conscience among peasants of a town, but their attempts will be tragically restricted.

The Heist

The Heist

1976

as Teniente

6.6
Acting

In Mexico City's infamous Lecumberri prison, three drug-addicted convicts celebrate getting drugs from one of their the mothers. They are found out an...

Faith, Hope and Charity

Faith, Hope and Charity

1974

as (segment "Fe")

6.4
Acting

Three episodes. Faith: a woman is attacked. Hope: a fakir is crucified. Charity: a woman faces bureaucracy.

Faith

Faith

1974

as Artemio's brother

Acting

Teresa is married to Filogonio, a man who suffers from pain in his legs, which prevents him from walking, so she decides to make a religious vow and t...

El águila descalza

El águila descalza

1971

as Trabajador factoria

5.5
Acting

Shmuck makes a superhero costume, rides his bike to crime scenes. He gets involved with something big involving US capitalists taking over local Mexic...