Abel Woolrich
Date of birth:
Place of birth: Mexico
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Abel Woldrich
Biography
Abel Woolrich was an actor and producer, known for The Mask of Zorro (1998), Ravenous (1999) and Apocalypto (2006). He died on May 12, 2006 in Mexico.
Movie Credits
Mexico, Mexico, ra, ra, ra!
1976-02-04
Librado, an unemployed man, lives in a crowded small house with numerous children and relatives, is
Don de Dios
2005-10-28
Tepito is a neighborhood of Mexico City, where the dreams of many destitute people become real. But
Solo
1996-08-23
An android fighting-machine is charged with destroying a small brigade of rebels in a Latin American
National Mechanics
1972-12-28
A mechanic takes his family to a car race and a series of events occur which brings problems, betray
The Heart of the Night
1984-03-15
A young deaf-mute who lives and has intercourse with a blind man much older than she, inevitably att
Midaq Alley
1995-05-05
Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose live
New World
1978-08-10
Towards the end of the 16th century, the Spanish conquerors living in the New World faced a serious
Chin Chin el teporocho
1976-08-15
Rogelio’s story, a young man of humble origin in the neighborhood of Tepito, who falls in love with
Gertrudis
1992-09-24
The life and execution of Gertrudis Bocanegra, a sympathizer of the libertarian cause and a prominen
Cuartelazo
1977-05-04
Narration of one of the bloodiest episodes of the Mexican national history, The Tragic Ten, beginnin
The Harvest
1993-11-05
A screenwriter is sent to Mexico to develop a story that can be used to wrap up a movie presently in
Apocalypto
2006-12-07
Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent inva
Dama de Noche
1993-05-18
Bruno, a novelist with no luck goes to call for help from his love always sofia, who is in Veracruz
In the Time of the Butterflies
2001-10-21
Based on the book by Julia Alvarez. Three sisters become activists during the Dominican Republic's T
The Edge of the Earth
1995-05-31
In a small town where nothing ever happens, the inhabitants learn about a place at the edge of the e
His Most Serene Highness
2000-08-17
This historical drama depicts the waning days of the life of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, who waged
El gavilán de la sierra
2002-03-01
Musician Rosendo Nevárez learns of his brother Gabriel’s death in a remote spot in the Durango moun
Vampires: Los Muertos
2002-09-23
Tough-as-nails vampire hunter Derek Bliss is on the hunt for "suckers" in the heart of Mexico when h
Ave María
1999-11-20
In the colonial New Spain Ana is a missionary who decides to support the indigenous people.
Before Night Falls
2000-09-03
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet an
Die At Night
Searching for answers, Alex finds his father, who he thought was gone forever.
Ravenous
1999-03-16
After arriving at his new, remote Army outpost, Capt. John Boyd and his regiment aid a wounded front
The Mask of Zorro
1998-07-16
It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as
The Castaways of Liguria
1985-08-15
A fire started by Harry Thompson destroys the Liguria, a legendary ship of the 19th century, and it
Broken Flag
1979-06-21
When a group of young filmmakers witness and film a crime of passion, the most outrageous blackmail
La mesa servida
2004-05-29
Carlos has an empty belly and tries to dominate nature by obeying it. The only two pigs in his villa
El agujero negro del sol
2002-03-08
Dr. Ulpiano, a psychologist and doctor of letters, lives immersed in a work routine that over the ye
The Realm of Fortune
1986-11-28
Poor Dionisio finds himself as recipient of the good fortune, but soon he forgets that everything th
Death and the Compass
1992-08-05
In a totalitarian future, in a nightmare metropolis, inhabited only by criminals and police, Erik Lo
Paper Flowers
1978-02-01
On the thinnest of pretexts, a horde of homeless people descend on the apartments of two members of
Wild Women
1984-08-23
Women escape from prison to search for a treasure whose location has been revealed to them by a dyin
Everyone's Hell So Feared
1981-09-09
The inner demons of an aspiring writer, whose dissatisfaction has pushed him to alcohol and drugs, l
La caja
2003-03-21
A Scent of Paradise
1997-08-29
Stockholm 1956. The Swedish botanist, candidate and lieutenant Nils von Ekelöw, presents his researc
Noche santa
2002-01-01
Dance with the Devil
1997-10-31
She's sexy, shameless and loves taking people to their limit. She's a dangerous young woman who drea
The Beginning and the End
1994-06-24
The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty af
Lejos de las fiestas
At one last attempt to get back together, a separated couple discovers just how far apart they’ve gr