Alfredo Mayo
Date of birth: 1911-05-17
Place of birth: Barcelona - Catalonia - Spain
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Alfred Mayo, Alfredo Fernández Martínez
Biography
Abandonó los estudios de Medicina para ingresar a los 18 años en la compañía teatral de Ernesto Vilches. Tras finalizar la Guerra Civil Española, donde llegó a ser teniente de Aviación. Inicia su carrera profesional siendo uno de los galanes favoritos de los directores del régimen franquista. Alcanzó una gran fama en la posguerra por encarnar el prototipo de galán militar y heroico y del franquismo. Debutó en 1935, pero su consagración llegó en 1941 con Raza, de José Luis Sáenz de Heredia. Tras ésta llegó A mí la legión (1942), de Juan de Orduña, con el que protagonizó también La leona de Castilla (1951), junto a Amparo Rivelles. Otras de sus películas son la extraordinaria La caza (1965), de Carlos Saura, Peppermint Frappé (1967), también de Saura, o Los desafíos (1969), dirigida por Víctor Erice. Participó en más de 250 películas.
Movie Credits
Attack of the Robots
1966-04-27
Al Pereira, a wise-cracking superspy, investigates a series of assassinations being performed by rut
Mission in Morocco
1959-06-23
During a trip to Morocco, an American oil tycoon is involved in a murder and other intrigues. To sol
Teresa de Jesús
1961-01-01
The life and tribulations of Carmelist nun Teresa de Jesús, who had transcendental experiences. She
El chiste
1976-01-01
My Dear Killer
1972-02-03
Following the mysterious decapitation of an insurance investigator, Police Inspector Peretti is put
Bell from Hell
1974-07-19
When John is released from a psychiatric center where he has been hospitalized for a long time, he d
In the Folds of the Flesh
1970-05-02
Police are in hot pursuit of a criminal who is evading capture on a speeding motorbike. He takes ref
Deliciosamente tontos
1943-04-30
A young couple who doesn´t know each other prepare their wedding in order to receive an inheritance.
Voodoo Black Exorcist
1974-06-12
The mummy of long dormant, but powerful Caribbean voodoo priest Gatanebo gets revived on a luxury So
No le busques tres pies...
1968-01-01
The lieutenant Miguel Aguirre's dream is to become a military pilot, but a dispute with a superior i
Sabata the Killer
1970-09-12
After giving a ride to a man who recently ripped-off his thieving business partner, Sabata and his b
Alerta en el cielo
1961-05-26
A child suffering from leukemia craves getting on a plane, so at a U.S. base located in Zaragoza wil
Peppermint Frappé
1967-10-09
Julián, a middle-aged single doctor, is reunited with Pablo, a childhood friend who has just married
Audiencia pública
1946-09-20
Two women claim the custody of a child, a son of single mother. They have very different social posi
The Seventh Page
1951-10-10
Chronicle of the daily activity of a newspaper called La Jornada. Through the events covered by the
Hombre acosado
1952-07-07
Javier is crazy in love for Bibiana, a beautifull acctress who is foing out with a wicked buisiness
Bullet in the Flesh
1964-12-30
The Masters and the Cherokees living in relative peace until a key member of this tribe falls in lov
Fail in Communism
1956-01-23
The story of two students in a school of terrorism installed in the south of France and considered a
La virgen gitana
1951-02-26
Through a pictoric play, this movie tells the story about the painter Eduardo Miranda who, one night
The Perfect Lover
1976-09-20
A movie actress is being raped by an admirer in the night of the release of her last movie. But inst
El camino de Babel
1945-02-19
On the day that they receive their university diplomas, three young men make a bet: they will marry
Un paso al frente
1960-10-31
Rafael, Miguel and Gabriel are three boys of different social status, who come to the call of the Fl
Those Dirty Dogs!
1973-03-01
Captain Chadwell, Lieutenant Junger and Sergeant Smith are sent by Washington to help their colleagu
Una muchachita de Valladolid
1958-09-25
Mercedes is a very simple girl from Valladolid who marries a plenipotentiary minister. They are in A
El frente de los suspiros
1942-01-01
Servando, a young Galician who acts as judge in Seville, discovers while snooping old files, a case
Proceso a Jesús
1974-01-01
A group of Sephardic perform the "Trial of Jesus" in an ancient temple and before a baffled audience
The Apolitical Man
1977-05-02
Enrique Tolosa is a boss administrator of a small company which employs 50 workers. There never has
The Hunt
1966-11-07
Three veterans of the Spanish Civil War go rabbit hunting. While doing so, old wounds open up.
Espionage in Lisbon
1965-10-30
An international gang pretends to have the means to destroy a small country in 30 seconds. The autho
Este cura
1968-06-06
A village priest protects a young mother rejected by the people and the mayor.
Badmen of the West
1964-01-01
I Brutos arrive in the town of Fresno during a gunfight and mistakenly think it is a celebration of
Un día con Sergio
1976-08-02
Sergio, a film heartthrob in the decline of his career, agrees to spend 24 hours with the winner of
¿Quién soy yo?
1970-04-13
Mario Colomer, prime minister, is burdened by overwork. His problems seem solved when his assistants
Volveré a nacer
1973-09-27
Mónica, the manager and wife of singer Álex, plans a publicity stunt that goes awry. When her husban
Revolt of the Mercenaries
1961-07-27
Duchess Patrizia is determined to marry, although against her will, effeminate but powerful Prince S
Karate, Fist and Beans
1973-10-19
Sam and Buddy, two highway robbers, join with Colonel Quint, a big crook, who sold his services to M
Obsesión
1947-12-18
A Spanish engineer working in the Guinea jungle marries a woman whom he has been corresponding, only
Canciones de nuestra vida
1975-11-24
Raza
1942-01-30
The troubled story of the Churruca family, a noble lineage of brave seamen, descendants of Cosme Dam
Legions of the Nile
1959-11-27
Octavio secretly sent his consul Curridio to Alexandria in a final attempt to reach peace. In the ci
Follow the Legion!
1942-05-11
In North Africa, in a detachment of the Spanish Legion, el Grajo, a brave veteran, and Mauro, who ha
Malvaloca
1942-09-14
Malvaloca is a good girl who goes wrong until she finds a good man that really loves her, yet her pa
The Roosters of Dawn
1971-11-03
Only a few months after arriving in a fishing village, Lola, a beautiful woman, is found murdered by
Estoy hecho un chaval
1977-06-23
Juan, a 65-year-old accountant, is going to be a father. At the same time, he's going to retire. Nee
55 Days at Peking
1963-05-06
Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the Internati
Smashing Up
1968-03-18
Matilde is a former prostitute who gets married to an american soldier with an uncertain future, due
Ypotron: Final Countdown
1966-08-28
Agent Lemmy Logan is investigating the case of a missing NASA scientist and discovers that an ex naz
Avisa a Curro Jiménez
1978-09-04
Córdoba, Spain. Lord Killarney, representative of the British Museum, acquires an Arabic incunabulum
I want to dream
1981-01-01
A boy lives with the last man his mother loved before she died, but a well-matched couple wants to s
Robinson et le triporteur
1960-03-02
A modern re-telling of the Robinson Crusoe story. But, this time, our hero is a macguivering expert.
Encounters in the Deep
1979-04-04
An oceanographer diving in the Bermuda Triangle discovers an undersea world.
Vera, a Cruel Tale
1974-06-05
South of France, XIX century. Alfredo de Quiroga, a Spanish gentleman in exile, is reluctant to admi
Tooth and Nail
1977-01-01
The second feature length movie of Paulino Viota, this is a disillusioned and biting look at the yea
The Challenges
1969-09-19
Los desafíos presents three separate stories that are linked by an American presence in Spain in the
La florista de la reina
1940-12-12
Hell Commandos
1969-06-07
Members of a German tank crew become trapped behind enemy lines.
Terapia al desnudo
1975-04-25
Mar brava
1983-08-16
Mingo, a kid whose father and brother have disappeared in shipwrecks, finds an amnesic man lying on
Poppers
1984-10-14
A guy named Santos is released from prison after having killed his best friend. The dead friends fat
Vida conyugal sana
1974-02-11
Enrique is a thirty-year-old lawyer who is married to Ana. Apparently he is a normal man who has onl
The Remains from the Shipwreck
1978-06-06
Whatever his reasons or intent, when the young man carrying a cello begins working at the old-folks
¡Harka!
1941-04-12
In North Africa, Captain Valcázar and Lieutenant Herrera's harka, great friends, stands out for its
Entre dos amores
1972-12-17
El abanderado
1943-01-01
The Cantabrians
1980-01-01
In this film Paul Naschy embodies the Roman general Agrippa Vipsanio in a fierce battle against the
Las últimas horas
1966-05-01
La espuela
1976-02-01
Pasión
1977-02-21
Mission Bloody Mary
1965-08-13
An American secret agent is tasked with recovering a nuclear bomb stolen by spies.
Gusanos de seda
1977-11-21
Chicas de alquiler
1974-11-11
The world of prostitution, where women meet men of all kinds. These young women who have often left
The Ancines Woods
1970-04-19
Benito Freire, a pedlar in a small village in northern Spain suffers from epileptic seizures and rum
The Teacher and the Miracle
1957-11-08
Don Juan, a widowed teacher, asks to be transferred to the capital to create a painting school and i
The Angry Cid
1983-12-19
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, “Mio Cid”, is in love with Jimena, but the Count of Oviedo, his father, chall
Secretos de alcoba
1977-06-21
El mejor del mundo
1970-07-17
A professional runner can't run anymore since he has a heart condition.
El turista
1963-04-04
The Scarlet Letter
1973-03-13
In 17th-century Salem, Hester Prynne must wear a scarlet A because she is an adulteress, with a chil
El caso del procurador enamorado
1985-04-26
Salamanca, 1973. A congressman in love with his daughter's teacher hires an assassin to kill his wif
Raza, el espíritu de Franco
1977-11-02
Documentary made immediately after Franco's death, which includes interviews with the dictator's sis
Escuadrilla
1941-10-23
Heroes del 95
1947-02-27
Red Gold
1978-08-18
A boatswain finds himself stranded on an island. Though surrounded by starving, and poor islanders,
El paseíllo
1968-01-01
Hen Pecked
1974-06-10
Don Juan Alcántara is ruined. He does not dare to confess it to the family, since the unanimous opi
Los guerrilleros
1963-02-05
Don Lucio and Brother Pío
1960-09-27
Brother Pío, intending to collect charity for a group of nuns who run an orphanage, travels to Madri
Special Mission Lady Chaplin
1966-08-12
Lady Chaplin is a beautiful woman, she is a fashion stylist and she owns an atelier in Paris. Zoltan
Eagles Over London
1969-06-04
The British High Command finds itself in the thick of a huge dilemma when it is realized that they h
Doctor, me gustan las mujeres, ¿es grave?
1974-09-14
Carlos, a university professor, is admired and praised above all by people who see in him the ideal
Piedras vivas
1956-12-17
Armas contra la ley
1961-11-20
El límite del amor
1976-10-25
Manuela and Juan, a young couple who has been married for four years, likes to practice sexual games
Cristóbal Colón, de oficio... descubridor
1982-09-07
El tahúr
1979-11-01
Three childhood friends; when they grow up, the poor boy is shut out from the possibility of romanci
The Marquis of Salamanca
1948-12-13
José de Salamanca was arguably one of the most influential figures of the Spanish 1800s. This films
The Amazing Doctor G
1965-10-15
Nefarious villain Goldginger is thwarted by bumbling secret agents Franco and Ciccio in his scheme t
La Leona de Castilla
1951-05-28
Crown of Castile, 1520. The Comuneros rise up against Charles I, king of Castile and Aragon and empe
Cabo de Vara
1978-10-23
The Call of the Wild
1972-11-30
John Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton w
Make Your Bets Ladies
1965-04-05
A famous American secret service agent tries to rescue a German 17-year-old prodigy scientist who ha
Great Treasure Hunt
1972-02-07
This dark, dusty western concerns a wealthy criminal, a blind man, and four mercenaries. The blind m
Commando
1962-11-14
A French Foreign Legion commander is told to assemble a unit and capture an Algerian rebel leader. H
La leyenda del tambor
1981-09-17
In June 1808, Napoleon's troops invade Spain. A boy named Isidro will beat his drum in the mountains
El taxi de los conflictos
1969-04-16
Taxi driver Tadeo is about to encounter a busy shift. Throughout the day heterogeneous characters ge
Queen of the Tabarin Club
1960-11-14
In 1913 a family of traveling musicians goes to the house of a rich marquise. Lolita, daughter of on
El señor de La Salle
1964-01-01
Biography of San Juan Bautista de la Salle , where the effort and hardships that this canon of the n
Un ángel tuvo la culpa
1960-04-25
Claudio is a kind mand who works as cashier in a company for several years. Whe he finds closed the
La llamaban la madrina
1973-04-21
Trini is the daughter and granddaughter of thieves. Before it was a specialist in the art of opening
Call girl: la vida privada de una señorita bien
1976-12-27
A girl enters the service of the owner of a brothel who will initiate her into the profession.
National Heritage
1981-03-26
After the death of General Franco, the Leguineche family leaves their estate of Los Tejadillos, wher
Hablamos esta noche
1982-09-16
Victor is the engineer who has set up the Nuclear Power Plant Zapater. Alongside his professional pr
Larga noche de julio
1974-01-01
Tony wants to carry out a perfect robbery and get a lot of money during the celebration of the 24 Ho
Fontana di Trevi
1960-09-25
Haute Couture
1954-05-06
Tona, model of a fashion house goes to see her ex-boyfriend to claim for some letters and finds him
Bearn
1983-04-14
Mallorca, 1865. Mr Bearns' funerals, "better to dye thant to mix blood". Juan Mayol, orphan unknow h
Casi un caballero
1964-12-07
An inexperienced and naive thief, Susan, associated with two other thieves of the same character mee
El ciento trece
1935-12-30
As très graças
1936-12-01
Bocage was a former naval officer, a cultured gentleman, a passionate man, and a poet. He lived in t
Historia de una noche
1962-07-12
After a few years, Víctor Morel comes back to the city. He has been a happy and Bohemian man who spe
Sarasate
1941-12-01
Chantaje
1946-09-26
Pototo, Boliche y Compañía
1948-01-01
Héroes del aire
1958-05-19
El secreto de Tomy
1963-10-14
The racing stables of Gandia family go to auction. Tomy, son of the owner, manages to save his favor
Fray Escoba
1961-11-14
Sucedió en Sevilla
1955-01-17
Don Fernando is a senior engineer of Sevilla for years as a partner had a friend working. But his pa
Prey of Vultures
1972-04-22
Thanks to his ability, Danny can draw each of the bandits who robbed the stage coach in which he was
The Last Couplet
1957-05-06
A musical drama featuring a tragic love story. Relates a singer's rise to fame and her subsequent do
Playa prohibida
1956-04-19
After her father has been murdered, the beautiful but allegedly insane Isabella lives in the house o
María Antonia "La Caramba"
1951-03-24
El alcalde de Zalamea
1954-01-25
Film version of the historic piece of Calderon de la Barca. An army officer faces the local authorit
Paz
1949-11-25
Madigan's Millions
1968-05-30
When a deported gangster dies in Italy, the U.S. Treasury Department is very interested in the one m
Songs for After a War
1976-02-09
A particular reading of the hard years of famine, repression and censorship after the massacre of th
Perdóname, amor
1982-05-20