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Rafael E. Portas(1897-1975)

  • Director
  • Writer
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Rafael E. Portas was born on 2 December 1897 in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. He was a director and writer, known for The Proud and the Beautiful (1953), El jinete fantasma (1946) and Esa mujer es la mía (1942). He was married to Adelaida Petrilli Assardo. He died on 11 May 1975 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
BornDecember 2, 1897
DiedMay 11, 1975(77)
BornDecember 2, 1897
DiedMay 11, 1975(77)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

René Péron in The Proud and the Beautiful (1953)
The Proud and the Beautiful
7.2
  • Director
  • 1953
El jinete fantasma (1946)
El jinete fantasma
4.5
  • Director
  • 1946
Esa mujer es la mía
  • Director
  • 1942
Los últimos días de Pompeyo
  • Director
  • 1940

Credits

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Director

  • El arzobispo no ha muerto
    • Director
    • 1956
  • El charro inmortal (1955)
    El charro inmortal
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1955
  • René Péron in The Proud and the Beautiful (1953)
    The Proud and the Beautiful
    7.2
    • co-director
    • 1953
  • Con todo el corazón (1951)
    Con todo el corazón
    7.7
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Hijos de la oscuridad
    Short
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Para que la cuna apriete (1950)
    Para que la cuna apriete
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Al caer la tarde... (1949)
    Al caer la tarde...
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Hijos de la mala vida (1949)
    Hijos de la mala vida
    • Director
    • 1949
  • El jinete fantasma (1946)
    El jinete fantasma
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Sol y sombra (1946)
    Sol y sombra
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Esa mujer es la mía
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Los últimos días de Pompeyo
    • Director
    • 1940
  • On a Sunday Afternoon (1938)
    On a Sunday Afternoon
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Abnegación
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Good-Bye Nicanor (1937)
    Good-Bye Nicanor
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1937

Writer

  • El charro inmortal (1955)
    El charro inmortal
    7.4
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Con todo el corazón (1951)
    Con todo el corazón
    7.7
    • adaptation and dialogue
    • 1951
  • Noche de perdición (1951)
    Noche de perdición
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1951
  • Hijos de la oscuridad
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1950
  • Para que la cuna apriete (1950)
    Para que la cuna apriete
    • adaptation
    • 1950
  • Al caer la tarde... (1949)
    Al caer la tarde...
    6.4
    • adaptation
    • 1949
  • El jinete fantasma (1946)
    El jinete fantasma
    4.5
    • adaptation
    • 1946
  • Esa mujer es la mía
    • adaptation
    • story
    • 1942
  • Los últimos días de Pompeyo
    • Writer
    • 1940
  • On a Sunday Afternoon (1938)
    On a Sunday Afternoon
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 1938
  • Abnegación
    • adaptation
    • 1938
  • Good-Bye Nicanor (1937)
    Good-Bye Nicanor
    6.3
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Supreme Law (1937)
    Supreme Law
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • Bohemios
    • adaptation
    • 1935

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 2, 1897
    • Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico
  • Died
    • May 11, 1975
    • Mexico, D.F., Mexico(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Adelaida Petrilli AssardoMay 28, 1924 - May 11, 1975 (his death)

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