Portrait of Abel Santacruz

Writing

Abel Santacruz

Career

Active from 1940 to 2021, busiest in 1956 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Carrusel
Carrusel
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 6.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Abel Santacruz Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    1.8, average 4.8
  • Violence
    1.3, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.4, average 6.0
  • Dark Humor
    0.6, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family Drama 4
  • Emotional Catharsis 4
  • Classic Telenovela 4
  • Classic Mexican Telenovela 3
  • Heartwarming Family Drama 3
  • Mexican Cinema 2
  • Latin American Cinema 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Emotional Turmoil 2
  • Domestic Drama 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Slapstick Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

87
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Candido Perez, Specialist in Women
Candido Perez, Specialist in Women (1991)

Writer

1980s

3 titles
Gran Valor en la Facultad de Medicina
Gran Valor en la Facultad de Medicina (1981)

Writer

Locos por la música
Locos por la música (1980)

Writer

Frutilla
Frutilla (1980)

Theatre Play

1970s

20 titles
La comadrita
La comadrita (1978)

Story

Papá Corazón se quiere casar
Papá Corazón se quiere casar (1974)

Writer

Siempre fuimos compañeros
Siempre fuimos compañeros (1973)

Writer

Los padrinos
Los padrinos (1973)

Screenplay

Hoy le toca a mi mujer
Hoy le toca a mi mujer (1973)

Writer

Destino de un capricho
Destino de un capricho (1972)

Writer

Había una vez un circo
Había una vez un circo (1972)

Writer

La sonrisa de mamá
La sonrisa de mamá (1972)

Writer

Mi amigo Luis
Mi amigo Luis (1972)

Writer

The Bomb-thrower Teacher
The Bomb-thrower Teacher (1972)

Writer

La familia hippie
La familia hippie (1971)

Writer

Natacha
Natacha (1971)

Story

1960s

31 titles
The Hippie Teacher
The Hippie Teacher (1969)

Writer

Pimienta
Pimienta (1966)

Writer

Canuto Cañete, detective privado
Canuto Cañete, detective privado (1965)

Writer

Bicho raro
Bicho raro (1965)

Writer

Canuto Cañete y los 40 ladrones
Canuto Cañete y los 40 ladrones (1964)

Writer

Alias Flequillo
Alias Flequillo (1963)

Writer

Canuto Cañete, conscripto del 7
Canuto Cañete, conscripto del 7 (1963)

Writer

Violated Love
Violated Love (1963)

Screenplay

Forty Years of Dating
Forty Years of Dating (1963)

Theatre Play, Writer

Detrás de la mentira
Detrás de la mentira (1962)

Writer

Last year of Nacional High School
Last year of Nacional High School (1961)

Writer, Producer

La madrastra
La madrastra (1960)

Writer

1950s

31 titles
La hermosa mentira
La hermosa mentira (1958)

Writer

El ángel de España
El ángel de España (1957)

Writer

Love at First Sight
Love at First Sight (1956)

Writer

Catita is a lady
Catita is a lady (1956)

Writer

La pícara soñadora
La pícara soñadora (1956)

Writer

Un novio para Laura
Un novio para Laura (1955)

Writer

Los ojos llenos de amor
Los ojos llenos de amor (1954)

Writer

La edad del amor
La edad del amor (1954)

Writer

La muerte en las calles
La muerte en las calles (1952)

Writer

El hermoso Brummel
El hermoso Brummel (1951)

Writer

Al compás de tu mentira
Al compás de tu mentira (1950)

Writer

La muerte está mintiendo
La muerte está mintiendo (1950)

Writer

1940s

1 title
Un señor mucamo
Un señor mucamo (1940)

Writer