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Rita Macedo

Date of birth: 1928-12-08

Place of birth: Mexico City, Mexico

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Рита Маседо, María de la Concepción Macedo Guzmán

Rita Macedo

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rita Macedo was a Mexican actress who performed during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She was nominated for an Ariel Award for her 1956 performance in "Ensayo de un crimen" and in 1991 for a TVyNovelas Prize for "Alcanzar una estrella". She won the Best Actress Ariel Award in 1972 for "Tú, yo, y nosotros". She also was instrumental in bringing many works of international writers to the Mexican stage. She was married to a pioneer of Mexican radio, television and film, Luis de Llano Palmer, by whom she had two children, Julissa, an actress and musician, and Luis de Llano Macedo, renowned telenovela producer. On December 5, 1993, Macedo committed suicide after being diagnosed with cancer.

Movie Credits

Una mujer honesta
2.5

Una mujer honesta

1972-01-01

Los ángeles de la tarde
2.5

Los ángeles de la tarde

1972-01-01

Nazarin
3.8

Nazarin

1959-06-04

After hiding a murderer, a Catholic priest is forced into self-exile and decides to embark on a pilg

Poison for the Fairies
3.9

Poison for the Fairies

1986-10-02

In 1965 Mexico City, Flavia, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Veronica, a young orphan gir

Stronghold
2.9

Stronghold

1951-10-25

In 1850s Mexico, the beautiful owner of a silver mine is kidnapped by a bandit leader, who needs mon

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
3.6

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

1955-05-19

A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial ki

The Curse of the Crying Woman
3.4

The Curse of the Crying Woman

1963-08-15

A young woman inherits a mansion, only to discover that it is haunted by witches and evil spirits.

Castle of Purity
3.6

Castle of Purity

1973-05-10

A disciplined and sexually driven man forces his family to stay isolated in their home in order to p

Angel del barrio
2.5

Angel del barrio

1981-06-17

Patada de Mula, an old retired boxer, lives with the guilt of having killed his opponent in his last

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

Internado para señoritas
3

Internado para señoritas

1943-11-11

1940s-style teen comedy set in a private school for girls.

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

Duelo en las montañas
2.6

Duelo en las montañas

1950-02-18

1910: Revolutionary leader escapes military, hides in small town, falls in love.

Los bandidos de Río Frío
2.8

Los bandidos de Río Frío

1956-02-04

Luis Aguilar heads the cast in this story of a band of outlaws whose exploits are more fun than negl

El globero
2.9

El globero

1961-05-18

Loose remake of Chaplin's The Kid.

Angel del barrio
2.5

Angel del barrio

1981-06-17

Patada de Mula, an old retired boxer, lives with the guilt of having killed his opponent in his last

By the False Door
3.4

By the False Door

1950-11-16

Bernardo is in love with Adela and although she does not belong, he has always helped her family alt

Heart of beast
2.6

Heart of beast

1951-02-21

Wanted criminal has plastic surgery, starts new life in a distant town. Old habits die hard.

El señor gobernador
2.5

El señor gobernador

1951-05-18

Newly-elected state governor is challenged by his responsibilities.

Once Upon a Scoundrel
2.5

Once Upon a Scoundrel

1973-01-01

After falling for Alicia, greedy and powerful Mexican landowner Carlos has her fiancé thrown in pris

A Bullet for Billy the Kid
2.5

A Bullet for Billy the Kid

1963-11-01

Western gunfighter Billy Kid decides to embark upon a new life and, accompanied by his sister, sets

La casa colorada
2.6

La casa colorada

1947-08-22

Mexican Revolution: rich man's son kills somebody over a woman, runs off to the war, goes home after

Por querer a una mujer
2.9

Por querer a una mujer

1951-09-14

Ranch melodrama: romantic triangle leads to multiple murders.

Pueblo Canto y Esperanza
3.1

Pueblo Canto y Esperanza

1956-05-17

Anthology-movie with episodes set in Cuba, Mexico and Colombia.

Las 5 noches de Adán
2.6

Las 5 noches de Adán

1942-04-18

Globe-hopping playboy bachelor is getting on in years, so he invites his five international children

Los indolentes
2.4

Los indolentes

1979-06-28

Wealthy family in the 1940s have failed to change with the times, and now everything's collapsing in

Cielo Rojo
2.8

Cielo Rojo

1962-11-05

Troubled young man meets his father for the first time.

La estrella vacía
2.9

La estrella vacía

1960-05-05

Mourners share their memories of a dead film-star at her wake, a la Citizen Kane. Only melodrama.

Jesús, nuestro Señor
3.5

Jesús, nuestro Señor

1971-04-08

Third movie in "Life of Christ" trilogy.

El juicio de los hijos
2.6

El juicio de los hijos

1971-03-25

Widow with teenaged children faces hostility from her dead husband's mother, who seems to know a fam

Una bala es mi testigo
2.5

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

Tú, yo, nosotros
2.5

Tú, yo, nosotros

1972-06-19

Three interwoven stories where the characters experience deception, passion, love and rejection.

El fugitivo
2.6

El fugitivo

1966-02-03

Drifter returns to his home town for revenge, but he get caught up in the town's interpersonal drama

Quinceañera
3.6

Quinceañera

1960-06-09

María Antonia, Beatriz and Leonor are three classmates who are anxiously awaiting the celebration of

Salón de belleza
2

Salón de belleza

1951-11-16

Employees and clients at Merle's Beauty Stuff have illicit romances and cheating husbands and that k

The Paper Man
3.4

The Paper Man

1963-10-05

A deaf and mute vagabond finds a large denomination bill in a Mexico City dump, and while he tries t

Neutron vs. the Maniac
2.5

Neutron vs. the Maniac

1965-08-13

Neutron, a wrestler/superhero, investigates a series of murders at a sanitarium.

Las últimas banderas
0

Las últimas banderas

1954-01-01

Two Spanish soldiers, good friends, have to fight on the battlefield during the Peruvian war of inde

Nosotros los jóvenes
2.5

Nosotros los jóvenes

1966-06-09

Young-adult movie about a crew of 8 or 10 upper-middle-class boys and girls -- mostly about the roma

Espejismo de la ciudad
2.5

Espejismo de la ciudad

1976-03-25

Family from a farming community move to the capital and lose their moral compass.

The Medallion of Crime
3.1

The Medallion of Crime

1955-06-22

Going out for a drink with the guys after work, a salaryman get in over his head with a gangster's m

Las infieles
3.4

Las infieles

1953-07-09

Governess falls in love with the uncle of the children she's teaching. Then complications.

The Corrupted
2.5

The Corrupted

1971-02-10

Hotel with a dozen stories unfolding simultaneously: man with brain tumor, child with leukemia, drug

The Cockfighter
2.5

The Cockfighter

1948-10-27

In Michoacan in the 1920s, Gabriel, a young farmer and champion cockfighter, finds himself in violen

The White Rose
3.5

The White Rose

1961-07-19

An international oil company comes into conflict with a Mexican ranch owner who refuses to sell his

Juana Gallo
3.1

Juana Gallo

1961-05-21

Peasant woman leads a regiment during the final days of the Mexican Revolution. Also, romantic entan

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-

Felipe de Jesús
3.3

Felipe de Jesús

1949-08-05

Biography of the first Catholic Saint to be born in Mexico.

Cambiando el destino
2.3

Cambiando el destino

1992-01-01

A musical band of teens travel by plane to a scheduled event where they will perform in scenario hav

Victoria
2.6

Victoria

1972-06-08

Manos de seda
2.8

Manos de seda

1951-07-04

El rencor de la tierra
2.5

El rencor de la tierra

1949-11-10

Mexican movie

La mujer ajena
2.8

La mujer ajena

1955-10-26

The Other Virginity
2.5

The Other Virginity

1975-04-24

Two young waitresses, Laura and Eva, become romantically involved with a movie distributor, Adrian,

En la mitad del mundo
2.5

En la mitad del mundo

1964-01-01

Mexican-Ecuadorian film from 1964, originally titled: ‘The Misadventures of Don Ventura’. A musical

La reina del cielo
2.5

La reina del cielo

1959-01-01

A tribe of Venezuelan Indians in the jungle, commanded by chief Coromoto live with fear because of t