Manuel Alexandre
Date of birth: 1917-11-11
Place of birth: Madrid, Spain
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Manuel Alexandre Abarca, Manuel Aleixandre, Manuel Alejandre, Manolo Alexandre, Manuel Alejandre Abarca
Biography
Manuel Alexandre Abarca OAXS MML (11 November 1917 – 12 October 2010) was a Spanish film and television actor. He was a popular supporting actor. He won an Honorary Goya Award in 2003 for his career achievements. Description above from the Wikipedia article Manuel Alexandre, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing
1989-01-17
Teodoro, a Spanish engineer working as a professor in the United States, returns to Spain to enjoy a
Elsa & Fred
2005-07-28
When the retired seventy-seven years old hypochondriac widower Fred moves to an apartment in Madrid,
El Coyote: El tribunal del Coyote
1998-04-03
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe
1998-12-12
On Earth as It Is in Heaven
1995-11-03
Matacanes dies and goes to heaven just to discover that it was not as he expected, and everyone ther
Hooray for Divorce!
1982-03-08
David is married and has no children. However, outside of marriage, he has longstanding relationship
Crucero de verano
1964-05-28
Patricia is guide of a travel agency. One night, when accompanying a group of tourists through the o
Enseñar a un sinvergüenza
1970-04-25
Rosana is an attractive teacher who is losing his youth with such discipline in the study. When sudd
Ligue Story
1972-04-03
El fotogénico
1957-01-01
Nadie lo sabrá
1953-12-07
Operación Plus Ultra
1966-09-20
Nine children, awarded for their exemplary or heroic conduct by the radio program 'Operación Plus Ul
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
The Sea and the Weather
1989-06-15
Jesus returns to Spain after a long exile in Argentina. The family he meets is very different from t
La Regenta
1995-01-17
The imaginary city of Vetusta, a symbol of anachronistic and oppressive traditions, is the realm of
La vendedora de ropa interior
1982-04-01
A story of a family whose father tries by all means to maintain the strictest ethics and morality ..
El vikingo
1972-11-20
Vota a Gundisalvo
1978-03-25
Blanca por fuera y Rosa por dentro
1971-10-21
Blanca and Ramiro are a married couple who are always arguing just for pleasure; but Blanca suddenly
Swindled
2004-07-09
In a flashback, Ernesto, a young con man, tells us how he got to the edge of a big score: childhood
The Sow
1992-11-06
After spending three years in captivity in Tunis, Bartolomé returns home Extremadura with the only h
Hoy como ayer
1966-08-29
An incredulous journalist witnesses how a gentleman in a portrait of the twenties comes out from th
¡Biba la banda!
1987-06-17
In 1938, at the height of the civil war, the musicians of the military band were very worried about
Miracles of Thursday
1957-08-22
In Fontecilla, a Spanish village in decline, the mayor and other illustrious citizens hatch a crazy
Another Man's Wife
1967-11-23
Ana and Andres meet again after many years. They are no longer two youngsters, both are married with
Love Charm
1947-11-24
Berta is a young manicurist whose boyfriend, Jorge, is too shy to ask for a raise, something she alw
Year of Enlightment
1986-12-05
April, 1940. Manolo, 16 years old, and Jesus, who is just 8, are taken by their older brother Pepe,
¿Y tú quién eres?
2007-09-21
La vida es maravillosa
1956-02-20
Eugenio Jalon is a young confident and of good character who has never left her village, Segovia, an
Total
1983-01-01
"Total" opens the trilogy that close "Amanece que no es poco" and "Así en el Cielo como en la Tierra
Long Live the Bride and Groom
1970-04-20
Leo Pozas, native from Burgos and high bank clerk, arrives to a town on the Costa Brava, with his mo
Clara y Elena
2001-10-31
There Is Someone Behind the Door
1960-01-01
For medical advice, Carlos and his wife, Julia go on vacation to a fashion beach. The hotel gets a n
I Wanted to Sleep in Peace
1978-05-18
Two night watchmen take a man sleeping on a park bench to the police station.
La guerra de los niños
1980-02-04
A school closes due to heavy debt which brings the children into action by doing naughty deeds so as
Tocando fondo
1993-08-26
Andres de Granada, a forty-benefit trade more clear, believed that the first months of 1993 are the
Las locuras de Parchís
1982-04-14
When the Parcheesi kids return from Disneyland, they learn that Vicky, Don Atilio's daughter, will b
The Salary of Crime
1964-12-26
Mario, the son of a police captain killed in the line of duty, is completely surrendered to the poli
Merry Christmas
1954-12-13
A marriage without great financial resources and bad luck wins a little lamb in a raffle. Once they
Madregilda
1993-09-26
Madrid, Spain. On Monday, December 22, 1947, Charles Vidor's Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn
… Y después del cuplé
1959-01-01
Garcia, a shy young musician who can not release any of his works, is in love with Lupe, a singer wh
Miserable life
2000-11-17
Parchís entra en acción
1983-08-11
A new adventure of Parchís.
Pesadilla para un rico
1996-11-22
A mature and successful businessman leads a peaceful life with his family and his lover. However,
La cera virgen
1972-02-21
María works in a hostess bar in Madrid because, forced by the Puritans of her little village, she ha
The Sadistic Baron Von Klaus
1962-06-15
In the eerie village of Holfen, a series of gruesome murders sparks rumors of a centuries-old curse,
Maddened Couple Seeks Surrogate Mother
1990-04-06
In this Spanish comedy, a couple’s attempt to find a surrogate mother leads to a whirlwind of humoro
20-N: Los últimos días de Franco
2008-11-20
Dream Kiss
1992-12-21
The gorgeous Margot supports her aged father by seducing men on trains, slipping them a Mickey Finn
Sleep, Sleep, My Love
1975-02-24
A dark and surrealistic comedy about a man who gives drugs to his wife, to make her sleep and avoid
La batalla del domingo
1963-09-02
Alfredo Di Stéfano plays himself, not as a soccer player but as a man, husband and father. This is a
Préstame tu mujer
1981-01-01
El cabezota
1982-12-06
The establishment of obligatory school for children divides to a father and his little son.
Fray Torero
1966-12-02
La venganza de Don Mendo
1972-09-29
Film version of Pedro Muñoz Seca's play.
...And the Third Year, He Resuscitated
1980-03-01
On November 20, 1978 a truck driver picks up a man on the road, that tells him to take him to Pardo'
La insólita y gloriosa hazaña del cipote de Archidona
1979-03-02
The Black Hand
1980-01-01
Three old schoolmates, who in their time as students had formed a kind of secret society called The
Fulanita y sus menganos
1976-09-26
The Spanish official representative of the European Congress of prostitutes, held in Paris, is dedic
Franky Banderas
2004-02-20
Robbery at 3 O'clock… and Half
2003-06-14
A German bank buys a small Spanish entity and announces to its employees that it will pre-retire the
Robbery at 3 O'clock
1962-12-10
Galindo works in a bank. One day he convinces the other employees in the bank to plan a hold-up in t
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
1992-01-29
Miniseries version of the first half of Cervantes' famous novel.
Mayores con reparos
1966-11-12
Fernando / Miguel / Manuel are provincial men who go to the cabaret El Sultán, in Madrid (Spain), in
Los días del pasado
1977-05-12
A woman arrives in town to work as a teacher. It is the time of the 'maquis', the anti-Franco guerri
La violación
1977-05-02
Pilar is a young admirer of Miguel Santos, a famous pianist. At a concert that he gives in Cádiz, sh
El caso Almería
1984-01-26
When a Spanish judge has the courage to look into a political murder...
For Men Only
1960-09-08
Spain, late 19th century. When, in a time of great political instability, Flora, a beautiful young w
La vuelta del Coyote
1998-07-21
In the mid-19th century, California, a Mexican territory, became part of the United States. Faced wi
Death and the Lumberjack
1963-05-03
An organ grinder called “El Rubio” has the crank of his street organ confiscated because he did not
Death of a Cyclist
1955-09-07
A couple having an affair strike a bicyclist with their car and do not offer aid out of fear of thei
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
1953-04-04
A small Spanish town, Villar del Río, is alerted to the upcoming visit of American diplomats and its
Siempre hay un camino a la derecha
1997-08-29
The Executioner
1963-08-31
An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must c
Main Street
1956-10-26
A small town in Spain, October 1955. Isabel, a 35-year-old dreamer who feels like a failure because
Doce hombres sin piedad
1973-03-16
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a
The Case of the Man Dressed in Violet
1969-04-07
Laughter and warm fuzzies guaranteed! This movie strikes the perfect balance between comedy and hear
Los extremeños se tocan
1973-09-12
Life Ahead
1958-09-14
Finished their careers of Law and Medicine, respectively, Antonio Redondo and Josefina Castro, a pai
Hostesses with permission
1959-08-30
Celia and María are two attractive young women who survive by stealing wallets from tourists who vis
El amor sí tiene cura
1991-05-31
Father Cami's Wedding
1979-12-20
A Jesuit priest in 1950s Spain becomes disillusioned with his faith, swapping religion for politics
High Voltage
1972-04-01
José, a young mechanic, arrives in Madrid to make it big. After being conned he loses his savings, a
Ambiciosa
1976-05-09
Chely
1977-07-03
A gang of criminals, composed entirely of young people, bases its unique fun on stealing from rich e
We Are All Necessary
1956-07-14
After serving their sentence, three prisoners, a doctor, a civil servant and a thief, leave jail. Du
Cariñosamente infiel
1980-01-01
The film chronicles the life and marital problems of a couple, through the vision of his two sons, f
Till Divorce Us Do Part
1977-03-11
Miguel is a young Spanish naval engineer in love with an American student of History of Art. When sh
Viaje de novios
1956-12-10
Specialized in arranging weddings, Federico arranges marriage by proxy between Ana and Juan, two fri
Gay Club
1981-03-12
A group of homosexual friends tries to set up a gay club in a town in Andalusia, meeting the opposit
Foul Play
1977-03-11
A workshop employee decides to take advantage of a long weekend to go to Torremolinos to have fun an
La duquesa roja
1997-07-17
An Andalusian duchess has the dilemma of what to do with a grove, whether to convert it into a natur
Death Whistles the Blues
1964-07-04
Vogel, an important trafficker, betrayed two of his accomplices, Castro and Smith. The first was sho
El inquilino
1958-02-24
One unlucky day, a married couple with four children get an eviction notice: the building they live
Placido
1962-06-27
In a small Spanish town, during the Christmas holidays, a group of rich old ladies organize a peculi
El señor está servido
1976-07-26
Three stories of three housemaids: Martina, shop steward, serves a marriage that can not have childr
A Tied Blasé
1981-02-03
Un beso en el puerto
1966-05-19
Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo
1973-03-09
A new vision of the Knight of the sad figure, which lives obsessed by the chivalry and its codes of
La bella Dorotea
1967-10-18
Los árboles mueren de pie
1966-10-04
La fierecilla domada
1979-03-21
The swaggering Petruchio agrees to marry the spitting hellcat, Katherine.
In the Lost City
2009-02-04
The city of Madrid as it appears in the Spanish films of the 1950s. A small tribute to all those who
Verde doncella
1968-06-25
Los porretas
1996-09-13
Pretextos
2008-06-13
Marriage of Vienna, theater director, and Daniel, a geriatric physician, is in crisis. Both cling to
El sueño
1991-05-22
Life Size
1974-08-21
When Michel gets the life-sized sex doll he ordered, shipped directly from Japan, he is only intrigu
Adiós, tiburón
1996-11-13
Black Jack
1981-09-14
Sir Thomas Bedford orchestrates the heist of a Spanish casino, with the aid of a singer performing t
Los nuevos españoles
1974-12-18
A Spanish insurance company is absorbed by a multinational, so that, in order to modernize, its empl
Donde hay patrón...
1978-03-04
Relaciones casi públicas
1968-01-21
Relaciones casi públicas
1968-01-21
Revenge
1958-05-02
After spending ten years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Juan is released.
Offsides
1991-09-22
Comedy as six pensioners in residence take on the sponsorship of the FOOTBALL team in the neighbouri
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
Maestros
2000-11-17
Five legendary bank robbers carve out a nice lifestyle for themselves during their long sentences in
La boda
1964-05-31
A man whose wife was murdered on the wedding night returns to town to marry another and is resisted
Accident 703
1962-08-06
Hector travels with Luisa by the road linking Madrid with Barcelona. When another car suddenly cross
Comedians
1954-05-17
Ana Ruiz, a young actress who works in a traveling theater company, plays only minor roles, but she
Una chica y un señor
1974-01-07
The life of a young attractive singer in search of success changes when he meets an accomplished law
Funny Money
1966-03-09
Fulbert is a sidewalk artist who is duped into working for a counterfeiter. He accompanies a woman p
Jenaro, el de los 14
1974-03-08
Mi mujer es muy decente, dentro de lo que cabe
1975-02-19
La playa de las seducciones
1967-01-01
Don Juan, a rich man with a reputation as a seducer, has reserved half of the rooms in a hotel on th
Las viudas
1966-10-27
Comedy consists of three stories about the sudden death of three husbands: a newly married man dies
The Inveterate Bachelor
1958-09-19
Marcello is engaged to Gina, the daughter of the boarding house where he lives, but he is undecided
Beyond the Walls
1985-09-01
This 1985 Spanish film reveals one of the many terrible aspects of 16th century Spain, still plagued
Everyone Off to Jail
1993-12-22
A prison in Valencia hosts an event recognizing political prisoners jailed during Franco’s reign. Th
Pídele cuentas al rey
2000-02-10
Fidel, an Asturian miner, after the closure of the mine where he works, decides to walk to Madrid wi
Tú estás loco Briones
1981-03-06
Faustino Briones is a hardline Falangist who, unhappy with the changes in Spain and after mounting s
Amor bajo cero
1960-09-01
In the resort of La Molina an international competition is held and ski racers from different count
Assassination in Rome
1965-06-07
In this crime-thriller, Rome proves to be an unhappy destination for an American couple when the hus
The Wicked Carabel
1956-10-15
Since he wants get married, the young Carabel, who is employed in a real estate agent, decides to as
The Lonely Heart
1973-07-22
Antoñito is a bachelor who works in a cabaret as a clarinetist. He has put an advertisement in the n
Lázaro de Tormes
2001-01-19
Sinatra
1988-05-13
Antonio Castro, Sinatra, is a fighter of life working in an old cabaret in Barcelona imitating Frank
Tocata y fuga de Lolita
1974-09-26
Carlos, a widower in his forties, lives with his daughter Lolita and his sister Merche. He is a cand
Two Tough Guys
2003-09-05
Two botcher killers, Paco and Alex carry out a crime caper. Later on, they are joined by Tatiana -
El traje de oro
1960-05-16
The Rocket from Calabuch
1956-09-28
Professor Hamilton, a naive Nuclear scientist who once thought bombs were good for humanity, realize
Las tres perfectas casadas
1973-02-15
La becerrada
1963-05-27
San Ginés de la Sierra is a small village lost in the mountains in southern Spain. It is known throu
The Man Who Killed Billy the Kid
1967-03-09
This spaghetti western presents a fictitious version of the often filmed legend of Pat Garrett and B
Furnished Studio 2.P.
1969-10-17
Two bank employees use a computer to determine the girls for their sexual affairs in their newly hir
El juego de la verdad
1963-09-09
Lucia is a mature woman who maintains a relationship with the young John. When he is found murdered
Vampiresas 1930
1962-05-07
As the era of silent films finds itself at a close, four down-and-out silent film actors and musicia
Señora Doctor
1974-04-22
Elvira Ruiz, a graduate in medicine, is aimed at a village inhabited by rude and stubborn people who
The Blackmailers
1963-06-14
A girl has two suitors: a famous bullfighter who is in love and rejecting a pawn. His relationship w
Pierna creciente, falda menguante
1970-12-25
In 1916, while Europe was in the middle of First World War and Spain was enjoying the advantages of
Zorro the Avenger
1962-06-25
Don Jose disguises himself as Zorro, the masked freedom fighter, who tries to protect his people fro
Wrath of the Wind
1970-12-04
A mute gunslinger takes on an oppressive landlord in 19th century Valencia and falls in love with a
El mensaje
1954-05-03
La barrera
1966-05-16
In a small town, the administrator, confronted with the baker, forbids his children fto talk with th
El secreto de papá
1967-04-26
La paz empieza nunca
1960-12-19
Inspired by the classic novel by journalist and writer Emilio Romero. Shortly before the outbreak of
Historias de la televisión
1965-05-03
Film divided into two stories: 1. Cuando los gorilas hablan por teléfono 2. Una chica de fortuna
Cuatro noches de boda
1969-08-04
After getting married in a church in Madrid, four couples, who have already left behind the anxiety
Police Calling 091
1960-11-07
A police inspector makes his service in a patrol car attenging emergency calls. A memory hauns him,
El aprendiz de malo
1958-03-17
La noche y el alba
1958-10-10
Pedro, a street photographer who fought during the Spanish Civil War on the Republican side, becomes
The Palomos
1964-11-02
Emilio and Virtudes Palomo are invited by Don Alberto, Emilio's boss, to a dinner at his chalet. Don
The Enchanted Forest
1987-10-02
In Galicia, in northern Spain, Malvís, a frustrated day laborer who, fed up with his life, has becom
Amor en el aire
1967-12-25
An Argentine travels to Spain to begin his studies. During the flight, he causes so much troubles to
¡Se armó el belén!
1969-12-29
An old priest, who has old ideas, is intended to exercise the apostolate in a neighborhood in the su
Don erre que erre
1970-09-21
Don Rodrigo goes to the bank and when he is going to take his money there is a robbery. Then the ban
The Four Truths
1962-12-21
"Les quatre vérités" aka "The Four Truths" is a movie anthology that consists of four segments, all
Fulano y Mengano
1957-07-24
Eudosio and Carlos were imprisoned by mistake. Now out of prison, are trying to get a job and to ada
El hombre del paraguas blanco
1958-05-01
Sonatas
1959-10-12
In the fall of 1824 Javier Montenegro, Bradomin Marquis is spared death hanging by Captain Casares,
Amor a todo gas
1969-09-05
Un adulterio decente
1969-08-25
Federico is having an affair with Fernanda, which he believes widow, when in fact she is married. Wh
Las mujeres de mi vida
1994-11-10
The women of my life.
Asylum
1954-01-25
Carlos goes to visit his girlfriend Juana at the asylum where she works. Once there, the director in
Vamos a contar mentiras
1962-05-21
A happily married woman lies with surprising ease because, according to her husband, she leads too i
We Are All Necessary
1956-07-14
After serving their sentence, three prisoners, a doctor, a civil servant and a thief, leave jail. Du