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Conchita Gentil Arcos

Date of birth: 1897-01-01

Place of birth: Valencia, Spain

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Concepción González Gentil

Conchita Gentil Arcos

Biography

Spanish-born supporting actress of the '30s-50s, usually playing somebody's aunt, neighbor, or servant. A bit friendlier-looking than her sister, María Gentil Arcos, although she did play a killer in La llorona (1933).

Movie Credits

Vivir a todo dar
2.8

Vivir a todo dar

1956-10-10

Clavillazo is a likeable drifter who gets his diploma because his teachers want to lose sight of him

When mommy comes back
3

When mommy comes back

1961-03-02

A family of six children are orphaned on Christmas Eve and struggle through a year without parental

El que tenga un amor
3

El que tenga un amor

1942-03-11

Victor must leave his life of partying and change his girlfriend, Lucero, for the bride that awaits

Me persigue una mujer
2.5

Me persigue una mujer

1947-01-01

Miguel Strogoff
2.6

Miguel Strogoff

1944-01-01

A Russian courier has to deliver a message from the Czar to the Grand Duke across enemy lines. He en

El rebelde (Romance de Antaño)
2.8

El rebelde (Romance de Antaño)

1945-03-09

A landowner indirect kills another because of false rumors. Time passes. The son of the dead want th

The Rock of Souls
2.9

The Rock of Souls

1943-02-25

The love between María Ángela and Fernando is impossible because there's an ancient history of hate

Por ellas aunque mal paguen
3.2

Por ellas aunque mal paguen

1952-08-16

Don Anastacio, an aristocrat passing through a rough patch,He will make marry his daughter Isabel wi

Calumnia
2.5

Calumnia

1939-01-01

La Devoradora
3.1

La Devoradora

1946-04-18

After her lover commits suicide, Diana involves her fiancé and his nephew in a scheme to help her di

Sentenciado a muerte
2.5

Sentenciado a muerte

1951-01-01

Historia de un corazón
2.5

Historia de un corazón

1951-01-01

Cinco fueron escogidos
2.5

Cinco fueron escogidos

1943-07-08

Cinco fueron escogidos taking place in Slavko, a "peaceful town in Yugoslavia," with only Yugoslavia

Me he de comer esa tuna
2.9

Me he de comer esa tuna

1945-03-01

In rural Mexico, a young man competes with his best school friend for the love of a girl whose marri

El Gran Makakikus
3.2

El Gran Makakikus

1944-12-21

Uncultured nouveau- riche wants to be received in high society. Loose adaptation of Moliere.

Así se quiere en Jalisco
3.6

Así se quiere en Jalisco

1942-11-13

Romantic triangle, land-owner and two employees.

The Secret of the Spinster
2.8

The Secret of the Spinster

1945-05-10

A homeless orphan girl is adopted by a wealthy man against his wife wishes. When the man dies, the g

Cinco rostros de mujer
3.3

Cinco rostros de mujer

1947-02-26

"The great love of his life" happened five times; one of those women just wrote him a letter. Which

El superhombre
2.5

El superhombre

1946-01-01

1946 Mexican film directed by Chano Urueta.

Ojos tapatios
2.5

Ojos tapatios

1938-02-10

Mexican feature film

Yo no me caso compadre
2.5

Yo no me caso compadre

1960-05-26

Neither party of an arranged marriage wants to comply with their parents' expectations, and he & she

Rosenda
3.3

Rosenda

1948-10-20

A ruffian sends his assistant to force a peasant girl to marry him, but while he is bringing her to

¡Qué bravas son las costeñas!
2.8

¡Qué bravas son las costeñas!

1955-06-02

Mexican-American playboy anchors his yacht offshore of a Veracruz fishing village and chases skirts

Slum
2.8

Slum

1950-12-08

Reworking of City Lights -- poor schmoe busts his hump to restore a blind woman's sight...

El fronterizo
2.5

El fronterizo

1952-09-12

Rom-com in charro hats.

The Crying Woman
2.7

The Crying Woman

1933-03-31

Llorona is a figure unique to Mexican folklore -- the wailing spirit of a woman who lost or killed h

Dicen que soy hombre malo
2.5

Dicen que soy hombre malo

1960-06-23

Mistaken identities, courtship woes, invalidated marriages, and sombreros de charro.

Dark Angel
3

Dark Angel

1942-08-12

Despite the strange death of Jorge's previous wives, Elisa decides to marry him.

¡Acá las Tortas!
4

¡Acá las Tortas!

1951-10-12

College students, ready to start entering adult society, are ashamed of their working-class backgrou

Por querer a una mujer
2.9

Por querer a una mujer

1951-09-14

Ranch melodrama: romantic triangle leads to multiple murders.

El bombero atómico
4.1

El bombero atómico

1952-09-10

Cantinflas is a clumsy fireman, who one day receives the visit of his little goddaughter, whose moth

What a Man
2.5

What a Man

1955-01-05

Father and adult sons give help to an orphaned teenage girl.

Hay ángeles con espuelas
2.8

Hay ángeles con espuelas

1957-06-20

Two brothers butt heads: one's a gadabout charro playboy and the other's a priest.

Las medias de seda
2.6

Las medias de seda

1956-11-02

Vineyard worker is happy when her long-estranged artist brother comes to visit her. But then...

The King of México
2.8

The King of México

1956-04-20

A humble tramp is turned, for a couple of days, into the richest and most famous man in México.

El 7 leguas
3.9

El 7 leguas

1955-12-08

Horse-trader gets absorbed into Pancho Villa's battalions, becomes a spy.

Yo, el mujeriego
3

Yo, el mujeriego

1963-07-18

Playboy bachelor poses as a woman's husband to protect her daughter's reputation at a private school

Asesinos, S.A.
2.4

Asesinos, S.A.

1957-09-16

Incompetent clown is drafted into a Murder Incorporated style squad of hitmen.

Así amaron nuestros padres
2.6

Así amaron nuestros padres

1964-07-16

Elderly roue interferes in the love life of a young woman because she's secretly his daughter. Remak

The Woman of the Port
2.9

The Woman of the Port

1934-02-14

Her father dies... her fiance dumps her... and she can't find a job... so she covers the waterfront.

El superflaco
2.8

El superflaco

1959-02-19

Mad scientist gives Atomic Powers to a 98 pound weakling.

The Useless Life of Pito Perez
3

The Useless Life of Pito Perez

1944-11-07

Episodes from the life of an alcoholic hobo.

Ruletero a toda marcha
2.5

Ruletero a toda marcha

1964-05-14

Country-boy migrates to the big city to work as a taxi-driver.

Lo que no se puede perdonar!..
2.5

Lo que no se puede perdonar!..

1953-10-09

Hortensia is almost ready to take her vows at the convent... but she gets distracted by her stepmoth

El muchacho alegre
2.6

El muchacho alegre

1948-02-04

Boisterous young charro has to prove to his girlfriend's parents that he's ready to settle down and

Mil estudiantes y una muchacha
2.5

Mil estudiantes y una muchacha

1942-03-10

Every single student at Uni flips over the young woman that lives in the building across the street

El señor fotógrafo
4.1

El señor fotógrafo

1953-09-02

Cantinflas, a traveling photographer, is captured by some gangsters while trying to get some flowers

Pobre diablo
2.8

Pobre diablo

1940-04-24

An elderly homeless dude lucks into a situation where a young woman's uncle and her boyfriend ask hi

El museo del crimen
2.5

El museo del crimen

1945-08-08

Stage magician/amateur detective helps police to solve a murder.

Tailored gentleman
3.5

Tailored gentleman

1954-09-01

Cantinflas works as a model of tuxedos in a prestigious store, your job is to use the smoking in the

Tierra brava
2.5

Tierra brava

1938-08-20

Financier threatens to foreclose on a cigar-factory's mortgage, but a secret benefactor pays off the

A Family Like Many Others
3.4

A Family Like Many Others

1949-03-11

The dynamics of a typical middle-class family are shaken up after the introduction of an enthusiasti

Confidencias de un ruletero
3.1

Confidencias de un ruletero

1949-11-16

Taxi driver takes the wrong passenger at the wrong time and gets caught up in a murder investigation

Músico, poeta y loco
3.6

Músico, poeta y loco

1948-05-08

An underaged heiress is sent to a reformatory by her unscrupulous guardians to prevent her from fulf

I Slept With a Ghost
2.5

I Slept With a Ghost

1949-01-01

Ghost horror-comedy.

Romeo y Julieta
3.1

Romeo y Julieta

1943-09-02

Verona's peace is disturbed by the rivalry between noble families: the Montesco and the Capuleto, ir

Gran Hotel
3.6

Gran Hotel

1944-08-14

Cantinflas is a vagrant being evicted for not paying rent, after wandering gets a job at the 'Grand

El Portero
3.8

El Portero

1950-05-03

Cantinflas works as a porter, who writes letters and speeches in his old writing machine to earn an

Daughter of Deceit
2.9

Daughter of Deceit

1951-08-28

In the drama, a father, firmly believing that the baby daughter in his arms is not his own, abandons

Illusion Travels by Streetcar
3.3

Illusion Travels by Streetcar

1954-03-10

Confronted with the unfortunate news that their favorite Streetcar, no. 133, is going to be decommis

Encadenada (El yugo)
2.8

Encadenada (El yugo)

1947-05-27

A marriage becomes a living hell when hubby's pathologies start surfacing.

Delirio tropical
2.8

Delirio tropical

1952-06-24

Vindictive rich girl spreads rumors about her rival being a witch. Townsfolk get all agitated.

Rosauro Castro
3.1

Rosauro Castro

1950-12-22

Cardoza's death, a candidate for mayor of a village chief enemy and Rosauro Castro, leads to Mr. Gar

Ella y Yo
2

Ella y Yo

1951-10-02

Pedro Muñoz is a womanizer that does not escape one until Irene Garza arrives and makes him to see h

We the Poor
4

We the Poor

1948-03-25

Carpenter Pepe El Toro lives peacefully with his daughter Chachita in an impoverished Mexico City ne

In the Times of Don Porfirio
2.8

In the Times of Don Porfirio

1940-04-04

In a Mexican city at the end of the 19th century, Don Francisco, a gambler and a bohemian, almost fo

El jefe máximo
2.5

El jefe máximo

1940-10-01

A 1940 film directed by Fernando de Fuentes.

Mi viuda alegre
2.5

Mi viuda alegre

1942-02-22

A 1942 film directed by Miguel M. Delgado.

¡Que viene mi marido!
2.9

¡Que viene mi marido!

1940-06-06

Rom-com: collecting on a big inheritance "forces" a family to play games with their daughter's marit

Miente y serás feliz
2.5

Miente y serás feliz

1940-05-31

A Spanish, Juan, is obsessed with telling the truth always. As a result he is consistently in the mi

El mil amores
3.6

El mil amores

1954-11-19

Carmen has a daughter, Patricia, who attends a school for young ladies where they think Carmen is ma

Allá en el bajio
2.8

Allá en el bajio

1942-02-05

Ranchera/western; white hats vs. black hats.

Mi campeón
2.5

Mi campeón

1952-06-20

Catita is a simple and poor woman who dreams of that her son stands out on something important to he

La pequeña madrecita
2.5

La pequeña madrecita

1944-06-15

Little girl develops her maternal instincts with dolls and with an infant cousin while family traged

El cuarto mandamiento
3.4

El cuarto mandamiento

1948-08-14

A Mexican family drama.

La fe en Dios
2.5

La fe en Dios

1950-10-17

Criminal on the lam assumes the identity of a dead priest and takes his place in a rural parish.

Dos cadetes
3

Dos cadetes

1938-04-10

Mama thinks one of her sons is going into the priesthood... but he wants to join the army instead. N

La segunda mujer
2.5

La segunda mujer

1953-09-02

Couple with preteen children break up; Dad meets a new woman and they marry. The children grow up, a

Guardián, el perro salvador
2.5

Guardián, el perro salvador

1950-04-05

Poor woman and her daughter hire on to rich family as servants. Husband/Daddy comes back from his fo

Mujeres en mi Vida
1.6

Mujeres en mi Vida

1950-04-05

Mexican romantic musical.

Martín Garatuza
2.5

Martín Garatuza

1935-09-02

Sixteenth-century swashbuckler helps a young woman claim a rightful inheritance in the face of oppos

Mi adorado salvaje
2.5

Mi adorado salvaje

1952-03-21

The old folks back home in Spain have arranged a marriage for their niece living in Mexico. To side-

Miradas que matan
2.5

Miradas que matan

1954-04-07

Sketchy TV personality exploits a busker with psychic powers for personal gain.

No me platiques más
2.5

No me platiques más

1956-11-11

The owner of their performance space dies, and a group of young singer/dancers is concerned about th

Pobre huerfanita
2.9

Pobre huerfanita

1955-01-27

Little girl with a cruel nanny and neglectful parents hears mumsy and popsy talking about divorce, a

La loca de la casa
2.9

La loca de la casa

1950-10-06

Novice nun returns to her parent's home to save the family fortune by marrying a creditor.

Romance de fieras
3.4

Romance de fieras

1954-06-24

Newly-graduated lawyer gets caught up in the personal drama surrounding a rich industrialist and his

Suerte te dé Dios
2.8

Suerte te dé Dios

1961-05-11

Two construction workers discover a stash of gold coins hidden in the walls of a building they're de

Lodo y armiño
2.5

Lodo y armiño

1951-11-30

Wealthy libertine tries to seduce another man's mistress by threatening to send him to jail if she d

Cuando tú me quieras
2.5

Cuando tú me quieras

1951-12-19

A shoe-clerk's aunt and uncle send him to a remote fishing village to retrieve a distant cousin and

Los Fernández de Peralvillo
3.2

Los Fernández de Peralvillo

1954-09-14

A young man fails as a seller of household goods and his sister, tired of poverty, elopes with a cri

La Mujer Que Yo Perdí
4

La Mujer Que Yo Perdí

1949-07-12

A political revolutionary fights against injustice, his adoring wife by his side. But only in her de

Shark Hunters
3.4

Shark Hunters

1963-05-23

Aurelio is a shark fisherman who works very hard to send money to his family in the city and keep Ma

The Hell of the Poor
2.9

The Hell of the Poor

1951-11-01

A young woman becomes pregnant but when his boyfriend leaves her she gets a job as a prostitute in o

Hombres sin alma
2.9

Hombres sin alma

1951-12-07

Final installment in Juan Orol's Percal trilogy. In this film, Malena is freed from prison by a gang

Two Monks
3.1

Two Monks

1934-11-28

In a Gothic-styled monastery, a monk named Javier sees the face of another monk, Juan, and suddenly

Cuatro contra el mundo
3

Cuatro contra el mundo

1950-04-06

This dazed Mexican-melodrama-cum-boozer-heist-noir cuts a dark swath over a border nominally dominat

Esposa o amante
2.5

Esposa o amante

1950-06-21

Siete mujeres
2.5

Siete mujeres

1953-01-01

Mexican feature film

El pecado de quererte
2.5

El pecado de quererte

1950-03-22

México de mis recuerdos
2.9

México de mis recuerdos

1963-09-12

Prefiero a tu papá
2.1

Prefiero a tu papá

1952-10-17

Theatre director macks on his sons' girlfriends.

San Francisco de Asís
2.9

San Francisco de Asís

1944-01-08

Historical drama on the life of the medieval Italian saint, Francis of Assisi.