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Adolfo Torres Portillo(1920-1996)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Production Manager
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Adolfo Torres Portillo was born on 29 December 1920 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was a writer and producer, known for Hellish Spiders (1968), Cazadores de espías (1969) and Santo vs. the Head Hunters (1971). He died on 12 June 1996 in Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico.
BornDecember 29, 1920
DiedJune 12, 1996(75)
BornDecember 29, 1920
DiedJune 12, 1996(75)
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Known for

Hellish Spiders (1968)
Hellish Spiders
5.0
  • Writer
  • 1968
Cazadores de espías (1969)
Cazadores de espías
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1969
Santo vs. the Head Hunters (1971)
Santo vs. the Head Hunters
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1971
Armando Coria, Alberto Gavira, and Manuel de la Llata in Los 3 reyes magos (1976)
Los 3 reyes magos
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1976

Credits

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Writer

  • Dios se lo pague (1990)
    Dios se lo pague
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1990
  • El diablo, el santo y el tonto (1987)
    El diablo, el santo y el tonto
    6.8
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1987
  • Sinvergüenza pero honrado (1986)
    Sinvergüenza pero honrado
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 1986
  • El rey de la vecindad (1985)
    El rey de la vecindad
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Manuel 'Flaco' Ibáñez, Ruben 'El Púas' Olivares, María Rebeca, Patricia Rivera, Héctor Suárez, and Tere Álvarez in Nosotros los pelados (1984)
    Nosotros los pelados
    5.5
    • adaptation
    • 1984
  • Ya nunca más (1984)
    Ya nunca más
    4.5
    • screenplay
    • 1984
  • Vicente Fernández and Blanca Guerra in Una pura y dos con sal (1983)
    Una pura y dos con sal
    6.8
    • writer
    • 1983
  • El héroe desconocido (1983)
    El héroe desconocido
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 1983
  • México 2000 (1983)
    México 2000
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1983
  • Un hombre llamado el diablo (1983)
    Un hombre llamado el diablo
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1983
  • Lagunilla 2 (1982)
    Lagunilla 2
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1982
  • Las braceras (1981)
    Las braceras
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Lagunilla, mi barrio (1981)
    Lagunilla, mi barrio
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Ay Chihuahua no te rajes! (1980)
    Ay Chihuahua no te rajes!
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Eduardo de la Peña, Marcela Delgado, Vicente Fernández, and Héctor Suárez in Picardía mexicana: número dos (1980)
    Picardía mexicana: número dos
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1980

Producer

  • Vicente Fernández and Blanca Guerra in Una pura y dos con sal (1983)
    Una pura y dos con sal
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1983
  • Armando Coria, Alberto Gavira, and Manuel de la Llata in Los 3 reyes magos (1976)
    Los 3 reyes magos
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1976
  • El juego de la guitarra (1973)
    El juego de la guitarra
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Los enamorados (1972)
    Los enamorados
    6.7
    • supervising producer
    • 1972
  • Intimidades de una secretaria (1971)
    Intimidades de una secretaria
    5.0
    • supervising producer
    • 1971

Production Management

  • Cristo te ama (1975)
    Cristo te ama
    • production manager
    • 1975
  • Los enamorados (1972)
    Los enamorados
    6.7
    • production supervisor
    • 1972
  • Los días del amor (1972)
    Los días del amor
    6.1
    • production supervisor
    • 1972
  • Dolores Del Río, Esther Fernández, and Carlos Navarro in Doña Perfecta (1951)
    Doña Perfecta
    7.3
    • production manager
    • 1951
  • Tierra muerta (1949)
    Tierra muerta
    5.7
    • production manager
    • 1949

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • A. Torres Portilla
  • Born
    • December 29, 1920
    • Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico
  • Died
    • June 12, 1996
    • Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico

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