Félix Samper

Acting

Known For & Full Filmography23 Titles

#1El ladrón

Movie - 1947, 2h 15m as Banquero (uncredited)

6.7 / 10
ComedyDrama

Bank employee is tempted to make use of banknotes scheduled for destruction.

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#2Si yo fuera diputado

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m as Cliente de Sarita (uncredited)

7.4 / 10
Comedy

Cantinflas is a unique barber, who trades with an elderly neighbor, a lawyer by profession, laws lessons in exchange for haircuts and shaved. It proposes advice to defend in court the disadvantaged neighborhood. His success deputy seeks the votes as the other candidate, Don Próculo, it is not accepted by anyone but his own bodyguards. Don Próculo will use know how much ruse to win the election by the Council, and also for the love of 'Sarita'

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#3El hombre inquieto

Movie - 1954, 2h 15m as Don Genaro Martínez de Hoyo (uncredited)

6.5 / 10
Comedy

Adult street urchin passes himself off as rich man's long-lost son.

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#4Daughter of Deceit

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m as Anciano pateado (uncredited)

5.9 / 10
DramaComedy

In the drama, a father, firmly believing that the baby daughter in his arms is not his own, abandons her upon the doorstep of the town drunk. Many years pass, and the man finds himself continually wracked with guilt about deserting her.

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#5Ángel o demonio

Movie - 1947, 2h 15m as Invitado a fiesta (uncredited)

6.0 / 10
Drama

Wealthy young gentleman falls in love with a cabaret girl of no breeding; he overcomes his prejudices and accepts her in spite of her past... will she live up to his expectations of her?

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#6El Portero

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m as Miembro del patronato (uncredited)

7.7 / 10
Comedy

Cantinflas works as a porter, who writes letters and speeches in his old writing machine to earn an extra money, despite the fact that he still goes to school. The sentimental issues come when Cantinflas falls in love of his pretty neighborhood (Silvia Pinal), who is handicapped and unable to walk. The thing wont be easy, because a young military man also has feelings for the girl. But the porter wants to see her happy, and he will become a sort of Cyrano De Bergerac, writing love letters to her signed by the young soldier. His plan is simple: to win money in the horse races in order to pay the operation which will make her walk again.

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#7El amor de mi bohío

Movie - 1947, 2h 15m as Cock fight spectator

5.5 / 10
DramaRomance

El Amor de M Bohio, which translates to "The Love of My Hut" (or shack ) and it comes from the lyrics o a popular love ballad of the same name. It is Director Juan Orol's tale of a violent love triangle where two farm hands out to prove who is the most macho, and thereby win the affections of a woman. This tragic love story takes place on a tropical plantation located just outside of Havana, where its workers are housed in small, thatched-roof "bohios". The two rival suitors are driven by passion for the girl they both love, and soon engage in a series of challenges designed to help this young woman choose the right guy in the end. These competitions start out to include simple and benign activities at first, like dancing, singing and dueling guitars, or betting on the winning bird at a cock-fight, However, they soon escalate to more violent activities, like public brawls, and saber dueling, which set life changing events into motion for everyone.

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#8El amor de mi bohío

Movie - 1947, 2h 15m as Cabaret Client

5.5 / 10
DramaRomance

El Amor de M Bohio, which translates to "The Love of My Hut" (or shack ) and it comes from the lyrics o a popular love ballad of the same name. It is Director Juan Orol's tale of a violent love triangle where two farm hands out to prove who is the most macho, and thereby win the affections of a woman. This tragic love story takes place on a tropical plantation located just outside of Havana, where its workers are housed in small, thatched-roof "bohios". The two rival suitors are driven by passion for the girl they both love, and soon engage in a series of challenges designed to help this young woman choose the right guy in the end. These competitions start out to include simple and benign activities at first, like dancing, singing and dueling guitars, or betting on the winning bird at a cock-fight, However, they soon escalate to more violent activities, like public brawls, and saber dueling, which set life changing events into motion for everyone.

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#9The Innocent

Movie - 1956, 2h 15m as Invitado a recepción (uncredited)

7.0 / 10
ComedyMusicRomance

After a quarrel with her boyfriend on New Year's Eve, Mane drives her car from Mexico City to Cuernavaca to meet her parents in their country house. The car breaks down in the highway and Mane has to ask for help. Mechanic Cruci arrives and, after testing the car, offers Mane a ride on his motorcycle. Back in Mane's house, she invites him some drinks to celebrate New Year's Eve. They get drunk and, the morning after, Mane's parents arrive and find them sleeping together. Not knowing what happened, Mane and Cruci are forced to get married against their will.

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#10El socio

Movie - 1946, 2h 15m as Hombre jugando billar (uncredited)

5.8 / 10
DramaAdventure

A former singer, determined to succeed in business, comes up with a partner and just believing their existence. In the end, wake up ...

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#11Fruto prohibido

Movie - 1953, 2h 15m as Pariente de Minú (sin créditos)

6.2 / 10
DramaRomance

A writer is given custody of his editor's daughter after she is orphaned. Once she grows up, they become romantically involved.

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#12Camelia

Movie - 1954, 2h 15m as Espectador (uncredited)

6.2 / 10
DramaRomance

A sort of meta riff on Alexandre Dumas fils' novel The Lady of the Camellias (La Dame aux Camélias or Camille) here in Mexican melodrama form involving the doomed love of a bullfighter and a beautiful but ailing actress/courtesan.

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#13Soy un prófugo

Movie - 1946, 2h 15m as Representante del banco (uncredited)

7.7 / 10
Comedy

A janitor in a large bank is accused of pulling of a major heist. He is forced to become a fugitive while hunting for the real culprits.

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#14Prefiero a tu papá

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m as Actor en escena

4.8 / 10
ComedyDrama

Theatre director macks on his sons' girlfriends.

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#15A Place Close to Heaven

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m as Espectador anciano en cine (uncredited)

8.2 / 10
Drama

An honest man emigrates to the capital in search of a better life, but ends up mired in extreme poverty along with his family; forced to overcome tragedy and despair to find, even in misery, a glimmer of hope.

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#16The Troublemaker

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m as Santa Claus (uncredited)

7.2 / 10
Comedy

Well-intentioned Tin Tan who is always making trouble for other people, sometimes on purpose and sometimes by accident.

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#17La reina de la opereta

Movie - 1946, 2h 15m as Espectador teatro (uncredited)

6.8 / 10
DramaComedyMusic

Mario marries Blanca, the queen of operetta, but after their daughter is born, they separate and she leaves on a world tour to continue her artistic career. Meanwhile, he stays behind and waits with the baby until they reunite again.

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#18They also sing of pain

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m as Cliente en cabaret (uncredited)

7.3 / 10
ComedyDramaMusic

The movie starts with Braulio Peláez (Pedro Infante), a schoolteacher, having just fallen off his horse, representing the situation he and his family are in. The next scenes introduce the viewer to his family and their poor financial and social situation. As Braulio stumbles around looking for his glasses, he causes a famous film star, Alfonso de Madrazo (Rafael Alcaide) to crash his car. Braulio offers him to eat at his house as an apology. Braulio's sister and mother, big film fans, immediately recognise Alfonso and attempt to get him to bring the girl, Luisa Peláez (Irma Dolores) to Mexico City to become a film star. Alfonso agrees and tells them to come to the capital.

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#19Las tandas del principal

Movie - 1949, 2h 15m as Espectador teatro (uncredited)

6.8 / 10
ComedyDramaRomance

Frivolous young dandy is trying to score with an operetta singer, but she ends up with his uncle.

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#20Extraña cita

Movie - 1947, 2h 15m as Empleado (uncredited)

6.3 / 10
ComedyDramaMystery

After her father's death, María Eugenia is pressured by Don Remigio Pérez who her father owed debts to, to marry her. Instead, the kindly Roberto de los Ríos pays off her debts and she goes to live at his country house with his two twin nephews Carlos and Leonardo. However, she faces an attempt to murder.

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#21Al diablo las mujeres

Movie - 1955, 2h 15m as Pueblerino (uncredited)

6.0 / 10
ComedyDramaWestern

Rosa, a mayor, faces pressure from her police chief father to imprison her cousins. After a kidnapping and tampering with vaccines, Rosa realizes politics isn't for women.

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#22Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!

Movie - 1941, 2h 15m as Miembro de la Liga (uncredited)

6.8 / 10
RomanceComedyMusic

A not very grief stricken young widow flutters her hand fan between a dashing young soldier and an elderly politician in this Belle Epoque era musical comedy.

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#23La pícara Susana

Movie - 1945, 2h 15m as Invitado cena (uncredited)

5.7 / 10
ComedyDramaMusic

Socialist librarian gets mixed up in the family life of a spoiled rich girl and her screwball family.

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