Portrait of Chano Urueta

Directing

Chano Urueta

Career

Active from 1928 to 1974, busiest in 1948 with 10 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Living Head
The Living Head
GoodWatch score59/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chano Urueta Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    0.7, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.3, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    2.4, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Mexican Cinema 8
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Crime 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Romance 3
  • Mexican Western 3
  • Classic Cinema 3
  • Lucha Libre 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Psychological 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

131
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

10 titles · average score 60
Los leones del ring
Los leones del ring (1974)

Director

Los leones del ring contra la Cosa Nostra
Los leones del ring contra la Cosa Nostra (1974)

Director

Guns and Guts
Guns and Guts (1974)
GoodWatch score 53

as Fray José

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
GoodWatch score 76

as Manchot

La Choca
La Choca (1974)

as Don Pomposo

Tu camino y el mio
Tu camino y el mio (1973)

Director

The Incredible Professor Zovek
The Incredible Professor Zovek (1972)

Writer

Kaliman, the Incredible Man
Kaliman, the Incredible Man (1972)

as Tabor Tagore

The Wrath of God
The Wrath of God (1972)
GoodWatch score 51

as Antonio

The Fearmaker
The Fearmaker (1971)

as Pastor

1960s

36 titles · average score 63
The Door and the Butcher's Wife
The Door and the Butcher's Wife (1969)

as Cura (segment "La mujer del carnicero")

Blue Demon vs. the Diabolical Women
Blue Demon vs. the Diabolical Women (1968)

Director, Writer

Blue Demon vs. the Infernal Brains
Blue Demon vs. the Infernal Brains (1968)

Director

Chanoc
Chanoc (1967)

as Tsekub Baloyán

Alma grande
Alma grande (1966)

Director

Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power
Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power (1966)

Director

Blue Demon
Blue Demon (1965)

Director

The Living Head
The Living Head (1963)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Brainiac
The Brainiac (1962)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

The Witch's Mirror
The Witch's Mirror (1962)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Pilotos de la muerte
Pilotos de la muerte (1962)

Director

Los tigres del ring
Los tigres del ring (1960)

Director

1950s

38 titles
Los hermanos Diablo
Los hermanos Diablo (1959)

Director

The Mark of Satan
The Mark of Satan (1957)

Director

The Headless Rider
The Headless Rider (1957)

Director

The Head of Pancho Villa
The Head of Pancho Villa (1957)

Director

Se solicitan modelos
Se solicitan modelos (1954)

Writer, Director

The Witch
The Witch (1954)

Director, Adaptation

The Magnificent Beast
The Magnificent Beast (1953)

Director, Writer

The Revived Monster
The Revived Monster (1953)

Screenplay, Director

Love Me Because I Die
Love Me Because I Die (1953)

Director

Mi campeón
Mi campeón (1952)

Director

Manos de seda
Manos de seda (1951)

Writer, Director

La gota de sangre
La gota de sangre (1950)

Writer, Producer

1940s

34 titles
El abandonado
El abandonado (1949)

Director

No me quieras tanto...
No me quieras tanto... (1949)

Adaptation, Director

Yo maté a Juan Charrasqueado
Yo maté a Juan Charrasqueado (1949)

Director, Writer

An Adventure in the Night
An Adventure in the Night (1948)

Writer

Si Adelita se fuera con otro
Si Adelita se fuera con otro (1948)

Director

Se la llevó el Remington
Se la llevó el Remington (1948)

Director, Writer

Viva Mi Desgracia
Viva Mi Desgracia (1944)

Screenplay

No matarás
No matarás (1943)

Director, Screenplay

El conde de Montecristo
El conde de Montecristo (1942)

Director, Adaptation

El misterioso señor Marquina
El misterioso señor Marquina (1942)

Director

The Underdogs
The Underdogs (1940)

Director, Writer

¡Que viene mi marido!
¡Que viene mi marido! (1940)

Adaptation, Director

1930s

12 titles
The Sign of Death
The Sign of Death (1939)

Director, Screenplay

The Night of the Mayans
The Night of the Mayans (1939)

Director, Writer

María
María (1938)

Writer, Director

Hombres del mar
Hombres del mar (1938)

Writer, Director

Canción del alma
Canción del alma (1938)

Director

Mi candidato
Mi candidato (1937)

Director

Jalisco nunca pierde
Jalisco nunca pierde (1937)

Director

Clemencia
Clemencia (1935)

Director

El escándalo
El escándalo (1934)

Director

Una mujer en venta
Una mujer en venta (1934)

Director

Desecration
Desecration (1934)

Director

Enemigos
Enemigos (1934)

Director

1920s

1 title
El destino
El destino (1928)

Director