Martín Garralaga
Date of birth: 1894-11-09
Place of birth: Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Norman Garralaag, Martin Garalaga, Martin Garralga, Martin Garralaga
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Martín Garralaga (10 November 1894, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain – 12 June 1981 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California) was a film and television actor who portrayed more than two hundred roles in film and television. The actor first came to the United States when he sailed from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to San Juan, Puerto Rico on the steamship Catherine in April 1924. He is probably best known for his portrayal as "Pancho" in the early Cisco Kid films. In 1958, Garralaga was cast as Ramirez in the episode "A Tree for Planting" of the CBS western television series, The Texan. Lurene Tuttle and Paul Fix were cast in the episode as Amy Bofert and Bert Gorman, respectively. In the story line, series character Bill Longley (Rory Calhoun) comes to the aid of a distressed Mexican farmer, Ramirez, whose peach orchards are being overrun by cattle ranchers. Garralaga died 12 June 1981 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California aged 86.
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Charros, gauchos y manolas
1930-03-15
The magazine "Paintings of the People" initiates a contest to select the best watercolor painting of
Forward, March!
1930-12-11
Spanish-language version of Doughboys.
The Last of the Vargas
1930-10-03
A cowboy avenges his father's murder, but must flee the law as a result. He attempts the rescue of a
A Town Has Turned to Dust
1958-06-19
The weakling sheriff of a small southwestern town allows a Mexican teenager to be lynched by a local
Bride of the Gorilla
1951-10-01
The owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. Shortly afterward, he is plagued
The Bribe
1949-02-03
United States Federal agent Rigby travels to the Central American island Carlotta to investigate a s
Framed
1947-05-25
Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks
The Left Handed Gun
1958-04-30
When a crooked sheriff murders his employer, William "Billy the Kid" Bonney decides to avenge the de
Lonely are the Brave
1962-05-24
A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape wit
Riders of the Rockies
1937-07-02
Tex and his pals join the Rangers to fight rustlers along the border. When Doc and Pee Wee get frame
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
1952-09-04
The Singer Duke Mitchell meets Sammy Petrillo in this parody of Martin & Lewis. They arrive on a jun
The Kid from Texas
1950-03-01
Billy the Kid becomes embroiled in Lincoln County, NM, land wars. When rancher who gave him a break
The Ring
1952-09-26
A young Mexican/American learns about life both inside and out of the ring when he takes up boxing.
The Gay Caballero
1932-02-14
Football star Ted Radcliffe goes west to manage an inherited cattle ranch. Empire builder and cattle
Song of the Gringo
1936-11-22
In his film debut Ritter is sent to investigate miners being killed and their mines confiscated. The
Ride the Pink Horse
1947-10-08
A con man tries to blackmail a Mexican gangster.
Fortunes of Captain Blood
1950-05-19
When he unwittingly sends some of his men into a trap, pirate Captain Peter Blood decides to rescue
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
1969-08-20
An aging widow hides a deadly secret which she will do anything to keep buried.
Law and Order
1953-05-13
Frame Johnson's attempt to settle down in Tombstone is interrupted when a mob tries to mete out some
Tropic Zone
1953-01-14
A fugitive from the police helps a beautiful farmer run her struggling banana plantation.
Captain Pirate
1952-08-27
In 1690, years have passed since Captain Blood was pardoned by the Crown for his daring deeds agains
African Treasure
1952-05-06
Against stock footage of lions, elephants and wildebeasts, Bomba the Jungle Boy captures a pair of n
Apache Rose
1947-02-15
Roy is an oil prospector. His efforts to get drilling rights on an old Spanish land grant are counte
Susanna Pass
1949-04-29
The bad guys dynamite a fish hatchery. They're trying to put the hatchery out of business so they ca
Woman in the Dark
1952-11-15
A pastry-shop girl (Penny Edwards) sees a priest's (Ross Elliott) and a lawyer's (Rick Vallin) broth
The Big Sombrero
1949-04-19
Gene is hired to be foreman of the Big Sombrero ranch by Jim Garland, who is handling all the busine
The Outriders
1950-03-01
Late in the Civil War, three Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison camp in Missouri. They
Don Ricardo Returns
1946-11-05
After being shanghaied in a plot to have him declared dead and take over his ranchero and other prop
The Law of 45's
1935-12-01
Lawyer Rontel has made Geologist Sheffield his prisoner and by power of attorney is using his money
The Laramie Trail
1944-04-03
A cowbody acquires a ranch whose previous owner is believed to be dead.
The Bandit Queen
1950-12-22
Zara Montalve, half Spanish and half America, returns to her native California in time to see her pa
The Gay Cavalier
1946-03-30
The Cisco Kid (Gilbert Roland) sets out on a double mission of rescuing a girl from forsaking her tr
South of Monterey
1946-06-15
The Cisco Kid (Gilbert Roland) hears of a land-swindling scheme devised by the police Commandante (M
Beauty and the Bandit
1946-11-09
In Old California, a young Frenchman transporting a chest full of silver travels by stagecoach to Sa
Riding the California Trail
1947-01-11
Chasing women and staying one step ahead of the law, the Cisco Kid meets Raquel and then Dolores. He
Port Said
1948-04-15
Travel author Leslie Sears arrives in Cairo, Egypt, to meet with Greg Stewart, an old war buddy who
Blackjack Ketchum Desperado
1956-04-01
A former gunslinger comes to the aid of ranchers battling a murderous land baron.
Cry Tough
1959-08-01
After getting out of prison, a Latino criminal tries to go straight.
Air Devils
1938-05-13
Two daredevil pilots go after the same girl.
Casablanca
1943-01-15
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with un
The Purple Heart
1944-02-25
This is the story of the crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war.
Boots of Destiny
1937-07-16
Both Harmon and his men and a Mexican gang are after a treasure hidden on the Wilson ranch. Acey lea
Gunmen from Laredo
1959-03-01
A framed Texas rancher escapes from prison for a showdown with a saloonkeeper.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
1964-09-10
Based on the beloved book by Scott O'Dell, this family movie tells the adventures of a young Native
Twilight on the Rio Grande
1947-03-31
Gene and Pokie are on vacation in Mexico when they learn that their buddy Dusty has been bumped off.
A Message to Garcia
1936-04-10
A fiery Cuban woman guides an emissary from the U.S. president through the jungles of war-torn Cuba.
Man in the Shadow
1957-12-12
In a modern cow town, the powerful ranch owner’s henchmen kill a ranch hand, prompting the sheriff t
Code of the Secret Service
1939-05-27
Secret Service agents try to solve the theft of treasury banknote plates.
The Fighter
1952-05-23
A boxer, in Mexico, sets out to avenge the murder of his family by using the money from his winnings
The Virginian
1946-05-05
Arriving at Medicine Bow, eastern schoolteacher Molly Woods meets two cowboys, irresponsible Steve a
The Outlaw
1943-02-05
Newly appointed sheriff Pat Garrett is pleased when his old friend Doc Holliday arrives in Lincoln,
Juarez
1939-06-10
The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment f
Another Thin Man
1939-11-17
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a
The Girl from Mexico
1939-06-01
Carmelita Fuentes is a fiery-Latin singer/dancer in Mexico City who has designs on Dennis Lindsay, a
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
1939-07-31
Story deals with slave-running between Hawaii and California in 1840, featuring a wild mutiny aboard
Stage to Chino
1940-07-26
To investigate a gold-shipping scam, a postal inspector goes undercover and tries to infiltrate the
Rhythm of the Rio Grande
1940-03-02
Tex and Shorty ride into Cinco Valley, a gold rich area terrorized by marauders ostensibly lead by o
Rangers of Fortune
1940-09-27
An US Army misfit and his pals roam the west in search of adventure. Arriving in a small town, they
5 Fingers
1952-02-22
During WWII, the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans whil
Gunsight Ridge
1957-09-01
An undercover agent takes the job of sheriff in order to find the men responsible for a series of st
Going My Way
1944-01-01
Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the R
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948-01-15
Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1952-09-17
Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the s
The Sheik Steps Out
1937-09-05
In this comedy, a wealthy sheik kidnaps and falls for a snobby socialite.
Four Faces West
1948-08-03
Cowboy Ross McEwen arrives in town. He asks the banker for a loan of $2000. When the banker asks abo
Strange Voyage
1946-07-06
A group of men go on an expedition seeking sunken treasure, and wind up battling bad weather, rough
Legion of the Lawless
1940-01-05
Residents of a small frontier town take up arms when vigilantes try to block a railroad right-of-way
The Big Trail
1930-11-01
A large caravan of settlers attempt to cross the Oregon Trail. Spanish-language version of The Big T
Rose of the Rio Grande
1938-03-15
The story, based on a novel by Johnston (Zorro) McCulley, concerns a group of aristocratic vigilante
Voice of the Whistler
1945-10-30
A dying millionaire marries his nurse for companionship, only to experience a miracle cure.
The Cisco Kid Returns
1945-02-16
After several years' dormancy, the "Cisco Kid" western-film series returned to the screen with Monog
In Old New Mexico
1945-05-15
Gallant Cisco "kidnaps" murder suspect Ellen from the authorities, then sets about to prove her inno
Law of the Pampas
1939-11-03
Hoppy and Lucky are headed to South America to deliver a heard of cattle. Bay guy Ralph Merritt gets
Tropical Heat Wave
1952-10-01
Story of staid college professor gathering data for a thesis in criminal psychology who becomes the
Wagon Train
1940-10-04
In his first starring Western for RKO, young Tim Holt must not only carry on his father's freight bu
The Great Sinner
1949-06-29
A young man succumbs to gambling fever.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943-07-12
Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war g
Mis dos amores
1938-10-03
Rita Santiago's father, Don Antonio, stubbornly refuses to give permission for her to marry Julio Be
There's a Girl in My Heart
1949-12-19
A Gay-Nineties musical set in NYC's Bowery and East-Side explores the life of its inhabitants---an I
Those Who Dance
1930-12-05
Captain Scarface
1953-10-15
A group of communist spies plan to blow up an essential commercial artery, the Panama Canal. To this
Branded
1950-11-03
A gunfighter takes part in a scheme to bilk a wealthy cattle family out of half a million dollars by
The Lady Has Plans
1942-01-20
Some dastardly criminals have stolen some top secret plans and tattoo them on the back of a woman so
The Son of Davy Crockett
1941-07-15
Dave Crockett (Bill Elliott) comes to the aid of ranchers living on the Yucca Strip, who want their
Black Arrow
1944-01-01
With a plot line mostly lifted from 1941's "White Eagle", Columbia's 24th serial (following "The Des
South of the Rio Grande
1945-09-15
The Kid (Duncan Renaldo) masquerades as a government inspector in this pleasant, and pleasantly tune
Doomed Caravan
1941-01-10
Stephen Westcott and Ed Martin scheme to put Jane Travers' wagon line out of business. They want to
Undercover Man
1942-10-23
A bandit who robs both Americans and Mexicans is causing each side of the border to blame the other.
Starlight Over Texas
1938-09-06
Tex has been sent to investigate the theft of government provisions along the border. Kildare is the
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943-01-01
A training film for OSS agents who are to be dropped behind enemy lines.
In Old California
1942-05-31
Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt D
The Last Bandit
1949-02-25
About to marry Jim Plummer, Kate Foley runs off to Nevada when Ed Bagley convinces her a quick fortu
The Unknown Terror
1957-08-12
A woman leads an expedition into a remote jungle to find her long-lost brother, but instead finds a
Meet the Wildcat
1940-10-22
Magazine photographer Ann Larkin is snapping photos at Mexico's National Museum when she sees Brod W
Border River
1954-01-06
A Confederate officer travels to a wild Mexican border town to buy guns, aiming to keep up the fight
Jubilee Trail
1954-05-15
A wild-west trader and his New York wife head out for the California by wagon train. The trader is k
A Man Alone
1955-10-17
A gunfighter, stranded in the desert, comes across the aftermath of a stage robbery, in which all th
Adventure
1945-12-28
A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.
Angelina, o El honor de un brigadier
1935-09-06
Madrid, Spain, 1880. Angelina, daughter of the pompous Brigadier Marcial, is tempted by the womanize
Voice in the Wind
1944-03-03
Former concert pianist, victim of Nazi torture, pursues a confused, melancholic existence on the isl
The Fighting Gringo
1939-08-08
A gunfighter and his partners clear a Spanish rancher charged with murder.
Four Men and a Prayer
1938-04-29
The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.
The Little Witch
1945-12-28
Olga San Juan is the singing and dancing star of a night club in a South America country,and is in l
Madonna of the Desert
1948-02-23
A jeweled Madonna, property of rancher Joe Salinas, attracts two crooks to his ranch, Monica Dell, a
Panama Lady
1939-05-12
A weary dance-hall girl in a Panama saloon is given the choice of jail or going with a rough-and-tu
The Feathered Serpent
1948-12-19
In order to learn the location of a fabled Aztec treasure, a professor kidnaps his colleague, the on
Outlaw Express
1938-06-17
Bradley and sidekick Sharpe are sent west to investigate the murders of pony express riders who are
The Hitch-Hiker
1953-03-30
Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
1949-08-14
Joe heads for South America to fight the Latin champ. Shipboard, he helps federal agents fight count
A Lady Without Passport
1950-08-03
An undercover U.S. Immigration agent falls in love with an immigrant attempting to enter the United
Our Wife
1941-08-20
A musician's ex-wife wants him back after he finds love and success.
Tycoon
1947-12-27
Engineer Johnny Munroe is enlisted to build a railroad tunnel through a mountain to reach mines. His
Serenade
1956-03-23
A wealthy woman discovers a vineyard worker with a beautiful operatic singing voice. She helps make
Piernas de seda
1935-10-04
Mysterious Intruder
1946-04-11
A private detective is hired to find a young heiress but finds himself accused of murder.
There Were Thirteen
1931-12-04
This is the Spanish-language version, with a different cast and crew, of the Charlie Chan film Charl
The Fabulous Senorita
1952-03-31
A Cuban businessman's daughter elopes with a professor instead of marrying a banker's son.
Rogues' Regiment
1948-12-28
A post World War 2, US Army agent is assigned to join the Foreign Legion in search of high ranking N
Shep Comes Home
1948-12-03
Little Larry Havens, whose father died in WWII, runs away from home to keep from being separated fro
Green Fire
1954-12-29
In Colombia, mining engineer Rian Mitchell discovers Carrero, the lost emerald mine of the Conquista
California
1947-02-21
"Wicked" Lily Bishop joins a wagon train to California, led by Michael Fabian and Johnny Trumbo, but
Anthony Adverse
1936-08-26
Based on the novel by Hervey Allen, this expansive drama follows the many adventures of the eponymou
Dos noches
1933-06-16
A Spanish-language version of "Revenge at Monte Carlo".
It Started with a Kiss
1959-08-19
While on leave in New York, a serviceman both weds a chorus girl and wins a red convertible in a cha
Sevilla de mis Amores
1930-12-05
A student nun falls in love with a Mexican singer starring in a cafe next door to her convent. Spani