Antonio Bravo
Acting
Biography
Antonio Bravo (1906–1992) was a Spanish-born Mexican film and television actor. He appeared in more than a hundred and forty productions during a lengthy career.
Born: May 12, 1906
Place of Birth: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Known For
You’re Missing the Point
Cantinflas, the boyfriend of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to kill a mad dog. Suddenly this man appears so the servant tells him that Cantinflas is his wife's brother (Leonardo), who had been lost for years. The rich man then remembers that his father in law's testament could only be paid when all brothers get together, so treats Cantinflas, a real bum, as a king.
Tonta, tonta, pero no tanto
The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales
A taxidermist decides to murder his wife after having to put up with her after twenty years of hellish marriage.
The Exterminating Angel
After a lavish dinner party, the guests find themselves unable to depart... and, over the next few days, all of their elaborate societal pretenses and façades deteriorate as they are reduced to living like animals.
The Martyr of Calvary
The life of Jesus from the beginning of his ministry, his miracles, the Sermon on the Mount and his death on the cross.
Él
Gloria encounters Francisco, a man whose social veneer betrays a truer self burrowed underneath.
Nazarín
A Catholic priest in a poor community lives a charitable life in accordance with his religious principles, but others do not return the favor.
Simon of the Desert
Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.
Fear Doesn't Ride a Donkey
This funny Mexican film tell the tale of a family who will do anything to get rid of the rich old lady who sits at the head of the clan. All the hilarious members want a piece of the very lucrative inheritance money. What they don't know, however, is that grandma has left all of the money to her trusty dog.
The Three Musketeers
Cantinflas and three friends return a stolen necklace to an actress who invites them to be extras at Clasa studios. While on the set, he falls asleep and dreams that he is d'Artagnan, fighting on behalf of Queen Anne.
Filmography
as Matias
as Don Diego Suárez
as Luis de la Parra
as Doctor
as Señor cura
as Rabino Morales
as Sigfrido Piña
as Padre de Amilamia
as Esteban
as Doctor
as Sr. Presidente del juicio
as Romano
as Priest
as Don Cosme
as Doctor
as Álvaro
as Productor pelicula azteca
as Sergio Russell
as Don Carlos
as Señor La Valle
as Empresario
as Padre Artemio Familiar
as Don Pablo
as Horacio Quezada
as Felipe, mayordomo
as Don Luis
as Invitado a reunión
as Tío Alfonso
as Maître d'
as Señor director de empresa (uncredited)
as Antiques dealer (uncredited)
as Sr. Cervantes
as Don Rubén
as Abogado
as Invitado a fiesta (uncredited)
as Tomás Pizarro
as Escriba
as Esposo de Guadalajara
as Alfonso
as Cristobal de Villahermosa
as Poeta
as Conde Hugolino
as Radilla
as Rocha / Rochefort
as Doctor
as Bobby Lechuga, el Fox Terrier
as Fiscal