Mauricio Garcés
Date of birth: 1926-12-16
Place of birth: Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Zorro Plateado, Mauricio Féres Yázbek, Mauricio Galán
Biography
Mauricio Féres Yázbek (December 16th, 1926 – February 27th, 1989), better known as Mauricio Garcés, was a Mexican actor. Garcés, of Lebanese descent, was born in the Mexican port of Tampico, Tamaulipas. With the support of his uncle, the producer Jose Yázbek, he was included in the production of La muerte enamorada (1950) a comedy starring Miroslava and Fernando Fernandez. From that film, Mauricio adopted the artistic last name "Garcés" believing the letter "G" would bring good luck and turn him into a star at the level of his idols Clark Gable, Gary Cooper and Cary Grant. His famous image as elegant, worldly, and gallant arose thanks to the vision from the producer Angelica Ortiz, mother of the actress Angélica María, who hired Mauricio to star in Don Juan 67 (1966), the first of a series of films in which he played his alter-ego "Mauricio Galán": El matrimonio es como el demonio (Marriage is like the devil) (1967), Click, fotógrafo de modelos (Click, photographer of models) (1968), El criado malcriado (The bad servant) (1968), Departamento de soltero (Bachelor's Apartment) (1969), Fray Don Juan (1969) and Modisto de señoras (Ladies' Fashion Designer) (1969) are some of the most popular films of the extensive filmography of the "zorro plateado" (The Silver Fox).
Movie Credits
The Living Head
1963-03-01
A group of archaeologists break into the tomb of an ancient Aztec general, arousing the warrior's he
This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter
1958-07-14
The third and final chapter of director Ismael Rodríguez's series about Pancho Villa. Several storie
Death in Love
1951-01-13
A man's life changes forever when death -- in the form of a female grim reaper -- moves in with him
Click, fotógrafo de modelos
1970-05-07
Mauricio is a photographer that works for a very important advertisement company. It all starts wit
Casa de citas
1978-01-05
Luciano has been working in an important company for fifteen years without be rewarded for his effor
Radio Patrulla
1951-01-01
Mexican feature film
Las Fieras
1969-07-17
Historia de un grupo de estafadores internacionales y sus artimañas.
Modisto de Señoras
1969-10-16
Successful fashiondesigner D'Maurice seduces married women while he pretends to be gay in order to a
Tápame contigo
1970-12-11
Mauricio Garcés plays a composer who tries to seduce several women. The actor performs the song "Soy
El día de la boda
1968-10-31
The love affairs of two couples, modern parents a couple of troubled teens.
El dinero tiene miedo
1970-11-09
John is a rogue that convinces two friends to be trusted with your money, ensuring that you will pla
El jinete negro
1961-01-01
A rancher disguises himself as a generous bandit and murders a tax collector, but is discovered.
Don Juan 67
1967-10-04
Mauricio, millionaire, and irreclaimable Don Juan, lives only for and to seduce women of every class
Amorcito corazón
1961-03-30
Comical crises in the household of a newlywed couple.
Cuernavaca in Spring
1966-07-21
Three romantic-comedy sketches in a movie financed by Cuernavaca's Dept. of Tourism.
Departamento De Soltero
1971-02-25
Newlywed couple are jealous of each other's imagined infidelities.
Mujeres engañadas
1961-01-01
El Amor y Esas Cosas
1969-01-01
Beautiful women argue with various men about those things about love.
The Brainiac
1962-11-09
In 1661 Mexico, the Baron Vitelius of Astara is sentenced to be burned alive by the Holy Inquisition
El sinvergüenza
1971-10-21
Smooth-talking ladies' man runs an employment agency for call girls masquerading as language tutors.
Los fanfarrones
1960-06-19
Three young ladies become the owners of a rough and tumble cowboy bar that they're not well-equippe
Despedida de casada
1968-04-17
A newlywed couple already wants to separate, but the apartment they live in belongs to both in equal
El matrimonio es como el demonio
1967-03-22
The story of a Playboy bachelor who does not know the good that is, until he is married. Slowly, the
El sátiro
1981-03-05
Don Juan tired of using various disguises, is willing to revive its charm and maintain its reputatio
Vidita negra
1973-11-29
Todos los pecados del mundo
1972-03-09
The seven deadly sins are illustrated through short stories.
La otra mujer
1972-07-20
Businessman hires a stand-in to pass as the father of his mistress' children.
El señor gobernador
1951-05-18
Newly-elected state governor is challenged by his responsibilities.
Por querer a una mujer
1951-09-14
Ranch melodrama: romantic triangle leads to multiple murders.
Comedians of the League
1957-07-26
The guy that runs the concession stand at a vaudeville theatre gets tangled up with a gang of thieve
El renegado blanco
1960-06-16
Cowboy comedy turns serious and adventure-y in the middle. Sequel to Los hermanos diablo.
México de mi corazón
1964-02-13
Two Mexican-American gals in LA win a vacation in Mexico City in a talent show.
El Bronco Reynosa
1961-08-24
Star of cowboy-movies returns to his home and locals expect him to be heroic like he is onscreen.
¿Dónde estás, corazón?
1961-11-02
Three female singers in the 1920s pursue their careers.
Bromas, S.A
1967-12-28
Eccentric millionaire hires a team of young people to help him stage practical jokes.
Estoy casado, ja, ja
1962-04-05
Honeymooner has trouble adapting to the idea of consummating her marriage.
24 horas de placer
1969-08-07
Man develops a reputation as a great bedroom athlete after publishing a 'spicy' novel.
La estrella vacía
1960-05-05
Mourners share their memories of a dead film-star at her wake, a la Citizen Kane. Only melodrama.
El joven del carrito
1959-09-29
Ice-cream vendor gets caught up in wacky misadventures.
The Spoilt Servant
1969-11-27
Man hiding from the police is trapped into posing as a butler at a rich family's country estate.
Friar Juan
1970-06-25
A Dominican friar finds himself wrapped in tangled skirts because he is mistaken for his twin brothe
Perdóname mi vida
1965-02-25
Lanza tus penas al viento
1966-09-15
Four guys share an apartment while attending art-school.
Una bala es mi testigo
1960-03-10
Cowboy goes to track down the man who murdered his brother, but it turns out to be someone other tha
Lástima de ropa
1962-11-01
Millionaire goes slumming, meets a girl...
Préstame tu cuerpo
1958-04-01
Heaven Can Wait scenario; a young woman dies forty years ahead of schedule because her guardian ange
The World of the Vampires
1961-11-02
A vampire uses two sisters to seek revenge from the last member of a family that persecuted the unde
The Crying Woman
1960-11-17
A woman takes revenge in the family of her lover.
La Cama
1968-09-02
The story of a women who escapes from her wedding with a womanizer.
Wait for me in Siberia, Darling!
1971-08-11
Debauched playboy has a hypochondriac streak and an unscrupulous doctor that profits from it.
Los hermanos Diablo
1959-11-17
The three Diablo brothers are effete dandies who love chamber music and afternoon tea... but they al
Los resbalosos
1960-10-27
Border town is overrun with wastrels and scofflaws, so the City Council decides to hire a notorious
Mientras el cuerpo aguante
1958-12-04
Housekeeper inherits her employer's fortune, tries to enter into society and make a good match for h
El cuerpazo del delito
1970-07-09
Anthology film: three "sophisticated" rom-com scenarios.
Mujeres, mujeres, mujeres
1967-10-27
Three-episode sex farce.
No tiene la culpa el Indio
1978-12-28
A Mexican indian from Xochimilco has clairvoyant powers and is able to predict the future when the s
Un nuevo modo de amar
1968-12-20
A phony psychic convinces a young widow that her nest husband will die soon after the wedding... so
Venganza Apache
1960-11-23
Three good guys vs a bad dude who sells weapons to the Apaches and provokes a range war between US C
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
Las tres perfectas casadas
1973-02-15
De color moreno
1963-12-27
Napoleoncito
1964-12-03
Sólo para tí
1966-01-01