Portrait of Rafael Portillo

Directing

Rafael Portillo

Career

Active from 1944 to 1991, busiest in 1958 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score37/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Life in the Balance
A Life in the Balance
GoodWatch score64/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rafael Portillo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.3, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.3, average 4.9
  • Social Commentary
    2.9, average 4.9
  • Pathos
    3.4, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Mexican Cinema 4
  • Nostalgia 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Western 2
  • B-Movie 2
  • Aztec Mummy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

68
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 46
Impuratus
Impuratus (2023)
GoodWatch score 46

as Shadow Demon

2000s

1 title
The Reunion
The Reunion (2004)

Associate Producer

1990s

1 title
Escorpiones
Escorpiones (1991)

Director, Writer

1980s

10 titles
Mojado... pero caliente
Mojado... pero caliente (1989)

Director

El chorizo del carnicero
El chorizo del carnicero (1989)

Director

Misión venganza
Misión venganza (1989)

Writer, Director

My Gun and Your Handcuffs
My Gun and Your Handcuffs (1989)

Director

El pájaro muerto
El pájaro muerto (1988)

Director

Dos Chichimecas en Hollywood
Dos Chichimecas en Hollywood (1986)

as Melesio

El rey de los albures
El rey de los albures (1982)

Director

Una gallina muy ponedora
Una gallina muy ponedora (1982)

Director

Las Tentadoras
Las Tentadoras (1980)

Director

Emilio Varela vs Camelia la Texana
Emilio Varela vs Camelia la Texana (1980)

Director

1970s

9 titles · average score 34
Muñecas de medianoche
Muñecas de medianoche (1979)

Director

The Loving Ones
The Loving Ones (1979)

Director

Tierra sangrienta
Tierra sangrienta (1979)

Director

Noches de Cabaret: Las Reinas del Talón
Noches de Cabaret: Las Reinas del Talón (1978)

Director

Mariachi - Fiesta de sangre
Mariachi - Fiesta de sangre (1977)

Screenplay, Director

I Was Raped
I Was Raped (1976)

Director

Sangre derramada
Sangre derramada (1975)

Adaptation, Director

The Devil’s Rain
The Devil’s Rain (1975)
GoodWatch score 34

Second Unit Director

Tres noches de locura
Tres noches de locura (1970)

Director

1960s

11 titles · average score 29
Cautivo del mas allá
Cautivo del mas allá (1968)

Director, Writer

The Island of the Dinosaurs
The Island of the Dinosaurs (1967)

Director

Hard Breed to Kill
Hard Breed to Kill (1967)

Director, Adaptation

Amanecí en tus brazos
Amanecí en tus brazos (1967)

Director

Operación Tiburón
Operación Tiburón (1965)

Writer

Face of the Screaming Werewolf
Face of the Screaming Werewolf (1965)
GoodWatch score 31

Director

Mar sangriento (La gaviota roja)
Mar sangriento (La gaviota roja) (1965)

Director, Adaptation

La conquista de El Dorado
La conquista de El Dorado (1965)

Director

Attack of the Mayan Mummy
Attack of the Mayan Mummy (1964)
GoodWatch score 27

Director

Bello amanecer
Bello amanecer (1964)

Writer

Condenados a muerte
Condenados a muerte (1963)

Director

1950s

18 titles · average score 55
Ferias de México
Ferias de México (1959)

Director

The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy
The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy (1958)
GoodWatch score 21

Director

Locos por la televisión
Locos por la televisión (1958)

Director

Bolero Inmortal
Bolero Inmortal (1958)

Screenplay, Director

Mujeres encantadoras
Mujeres encantadoras (1958)

Director

Música y dinero
Música y dinero (1958)

Director

The Curse of the Aztec Mummy
The Curse of the Aztec Mummy (1957)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

The Aztec Mummy
The Aztec Mummy (1957)
GoodWatch score 34

Director

Ultraje al amor
Ultraje al amor (1956)

Director

A Life in the Balance
A Life in the Balance (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Ghost falls in Love
The Ghost falls in Love (1953)

Director, Screenplay

Traigo mi 45
Traigo mi 45 (1952)

Screenplay

1940s

17 titles · average score 76
Prisión de sueños
Prisión de sueños (1949)

Editor, Screenplay

Secreto entre mujeres
Secreto entre mujeres (1949)

Adaptation, Editor

The Bewitched House
The Bewitched House (1949)

Editor

Rondalla
Rondalla (1949)

Screenplay, Editor

La dama del velo
La dama del velo (1949)

Editor

El rencor de la tierra
El rencor de la tierra (1949)

Editor

Vuelven los García
Vuelven los García (1947)
GoodWatch score 69

Editor

The Three Garcías
The Three Garcías (1947)
GoodWatch score 83

Editor

Canaima
Canaima (1945)

Editor

Murallas de pasión
Murallas de pasión (1944)

Writer

Me ha besado un hombre
Me ha besado un hombre (1944)

Editor

¡Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra!
¡Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra! (1943)

Editor