Birthday:
12-16-1926
Deathday:
02-27-1989 (62 years)
Birthplace:
Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Biography
Mauricio Féres Yázbek (December 16th, 1926 – February 27th, 1989), better known as Mauricio Garcés, was a Mexican actor.
Garcés, of Lebanese descent, was born in the Mexican port of Tampico, Tamaulipas. With the support of his uncle, the producer Jose Yázbek, he was included in the production of La muerte enamorada (1950) a comedy starring Miroslava and Fernando Fernandez. From that film, Mauricio adopted the artistic last name "Garcés" believing the letter "G" would bring good luck and turn him into a star at the level of his idols Clark Gable, Gary Cooper and Cary Grant.
His famous image as elegant, worldly, and gallant arose thanks to the vision from the producer Angelica Ortiz, mother of the actress Angélica María, who hired Mauricio to star in Don Juan 67 (1966), the first of a series of films in which he played his alter-ego "Mauricio Galán": El matrimonio es como el demonio (Marriage is like the devil) (1967), Click, fotógrafo de modelos (Click, photographer of models) (1968), El criado malcriado (The bad servant) (1968), Departamento de soltero (Bachelor's Apartment) (1969), Fray Don Juan (1969) and Modisto de señoras (Ladies' Fashion Designer) (1969) are some of the most popular films of the extensive filmography of the "zorro plateado" (The Silver Fox).
Garcés, of Lebanese descent, was born in the Mexican port of Tampico, Tamaulipas. With the support of his uncle, the producer Jose Yázbek, he was included in the production of La muerte enamorada (1950) a comedy starring Miroslava and Fernando Fernandez. From that film, Mauricio adopted the artistic last name "Garcés" believing the letter "G" would bring good luck and turn him into a star at the level of his idols Clark Gable, Gary Cooper and Cary Grant.
His famous image as elegant, worldly, and gallant arose thanks to the vision from the producer Angelica Ortiz, mother of the actress Angélica María, who hired Mauricio to star in Don Juan 67 (1966), the first of a series of films in which he played his alter-ego "Mauricio Galán": El matrimonio es como el demonio (Marriage is like the devil) (1967), Click, fotógrafo de modelos (Click, photographer of models) (1968), El criado malcriado (The bad servant) (1968), Departamento de soltero (Bachelor's Apartment) (1969), Fray Don Juan (1969) and Modisto de señoras (Ladies' Fashion Designer) (1969) are some of the most popular films of the extensive filmography of the "zorro plateado" (The Silver Fox).
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The Living Head
Act like Roberto / Acatl
event1963 star_border 6.3
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A group of archaeologists break into the tomb of an ancient Aztec general, arousing the warrior's head and sending his undead servant out to take revenge on the careless scientists.
This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter
Act like Journalist
event1958 star_border 5.1
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The third and final chapter of director Ismael Rodríguez's series about Pancho Villa. Several stories about the life and death of the famous mexican revolutionary general.
Death in Love
Act like Doctor I (as Mauricio Morel)
event1951 star_border 6
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A man's life changes forever when death -- in the form of a female grim reaper -- moves in with him and his family, all so that he can buy a bit more time on earth. The only catch is, his family has no idea that their houseguest, a woman their father says is a foreign relative, is there to take their daddy away. Miroslava Stern, Fernando Fernandez and Jorge Reyes star in this inventive Spanish-language comedy.
Click, fotógrafo de modelos
Act like Mauricio
event1970 star_border 3.9
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Mauricio is a photographer that works for a very important advertisement company. It all starts with Mauricio's work being criticized by the company, to which Mauricio jumps into the discussion and explains to the company that his idea was misinterpreted, and quits. Mauricio bent on revenge, and promises to be enemy number one of his former employers, sets off and works so hard photographing so many models, that he develops a click that when he blinks his eyes, he can see anybody in their underwear. A lot of Mauricio charm, famous quotes and pranks in this movie, very entertaining and beautiful women for that time. Very recommendable.
Casa de citas
Act like Andrés Chozas
event1978 star_border 5
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Luciano has been working in an important company for fifteen years without be rewarded for his efforts, his fidelity and submission. On the recommendation of a cousin, he acts as front man for the shameful business of his managers. They get it so far as to force him to marry the former mistress of one of the directors. Finally, because of a fire in the chalet where he lives and where they cook the dirty business of which he is not responsible for, Luciano ends up in jail for covering up and taking on some responsibilities that are not his, fulfilling his role of straw man until the end.
Radio Patrulla
Act like Sebastián
event1951 star_border 5
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Mexican feature film
Las Fieras
event1969 star_border 5
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Historia de un grupo de estafadores internacionales y sus artimañas.
Modisto de Señoras
Act like D'Maurice
event1969 star_border 4.2
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Successful fashiondesigner D'Maurice seduces married women while he pretends to be gay in order to avoid arousing suspicion among his clientele's husbands
Tápame contigo
event1970 star_border 5
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Mauricio Garcés plays a composer who tries to seduce several women. The actor performs the song "Soy tan hermoso", which became a popular hit a t the time.
El día de la boda
Act like Raúl
event1968 star_border 5
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The love affairs of two couples, modern parents a couple of troubled teens.
El dinero tiene miedo
Act like Juan Quesada
event1970 star_border 5.6
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John is a rogue that convinces two friends to be trusted with your money, ensuring that you will place in Switzerland in very good condition, but his plan will encounter some difficulties.
El jinete negro
Act like Mauricio Elias
event1961 star_border 5
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A rancher disguises himself as a generous bandit and murders a tax collector, but is discovered.
Don Juan 67
Act like Mauricio Galán
event1967 star_border 7
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Mauricio, millionaire, and irreclaimable Don Juan, lives only for and to seduce women of every class and condition. With the help of his butler manages to capture the hearts of many to abandon and then having a panic marriage.
Amorcito corazón
event1961 star_border 5
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Comical crises in the household of a newlywed couple.
Cuernavaca in Spring
event1966 star_border 5
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Three romantic-comedy sketches in a movie financed by Cuernavaca's Dept. of Tourism.
Departamento De Soltero
Act like Mauricio Machinandiarena
event1971 star_border 6.5
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Newlywed couple are jealous of each other's imagined infidelities.
El amor y esas cosas
event1969 star_border 5
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Beautiful women argue with various men about those things about love.
The Brainiac
Act like Coroner
event1962 star_border 5.4
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In 1661 Mexico, the Baron Vitelius of Astara is sentenced to be burned alive by the Holy Inquisition of Mexico for witchcraft, necromancy, and other crimes. As he dies, the Baron swears vengeance against the descendants of the Inquisitors. 300 years later, a comet that was passing overhead on the night of the Baron's execution returns to earth, bringing with it the Baron in the form of a horrible, brain-eating monster that terrorizes the Inquisitor's descendants
El sinvergüenza
event1971 star_border 4.2
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Smooth-talking ladies' man runs an employment agency for call girls masquerading as language tutors.
Los fanfarrones
event1960 star_border 5
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Three young ladies become the owners of a rough and tumble cowboy bar that they're not well-equipped to manage.
El sátiro
event1981 star_border 5
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Don Juan tired of using various disguises, is willing to revive its charm and maintain its reputation
Todos los pecados del mundo
event1972 star_border 5.6
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The seven deadly sins are illustrated through short stories.
El matrimonio es como el demonio
Act like Raúl Álvarez
event1967 star_border 6
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The story of a Playboy bachelor who does not know the good that is, until he is married. Slowly, the man discovers that having a woman is not easy, but sometimes ... being faithful recomended. After sympathetic experiences and funny situations, he realizes that there are two uncorrectable errors committed by the man in your life: Being born and married!
La otra mujer
event1972 star_border 6.2
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Businessman hires a stand-in to pass as the father of his mistress' children.
El señor gobernador
event1951 star_border 5
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Newly-elected state governor is challenged by his responsibilities.
Por querer a una mujer
event1951 star_border 5.7
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Ranch melodrama: romantic triangle leads to multiple murders.
Comedians of the League
Act like Juanito
event1957 star_border 5.3
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The guy that runs the concession stand at a vaudeville theatre gets tangled up with a gang of thieves.
El renegado blanco
event1960 star_border 5
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Cowboy comedy turns serious and adventure-y in the middle. Sequel to Los hermanos diablo.
México de mi corazón
event1964 star_border 7.8
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Two Mexican-American gals in LA win a vacation in Mexico City in a talent show.
El Bronco Reynosa
event1961 star_border 5
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Star of cowboy-movies returns to his home and locals expect him to be heroic like he is onscreen.
¿Dónde estás, corazón?
event1961 star_border 5
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Three female singers in the 1920s pursue their careers.
Bromas, S.A
Act like Alberto/Rogelio Naveda
event1967 star_border 5
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Eccentric millionaire hires a team of young people to help him stage practical jokes.
Estoy casado, ja, ja
Act like Marcelo
event1962 star_border 4.6
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Honeymooner has trouble adapting to the idea of consummating her marriage.
24 horas de placer
Act like Mauricio Saldivar
event1969 star_border 5.2
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Man develops a reputation as a great bedroom athlete after publishing a 'spicy' novel.
La estrella vacía
Act like Jiménez
event1960 star_border 5.8
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Mourners share their memories of a dead film-star at her wake, a la Citizen Kane. Only melodrama.
El joven del carrito
event1959 star_border 5.8
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Ice-cream vendor gets caught up in wacky misadventures.
El criado malcriado
event1969 star_border 6.2
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Man hiding from the police is trapped into posing as a butler at a rich family's country estate.
Friar Juan
Act like Juan Primero - Juan Segundo
event1970 star_border 6.2
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A Dominican friar finds himself wrapped in tangled skirts because he is mistaken for his twin brother, a womanizer.
Lanza tus penas al viento
Act like Marcelo Galvan
event1966 star_border 6
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Four guys share an apartment while attending art-school.
Una bala es mi testigo
event1960 star_border 5
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Cowboy goes to track down the man who murdered his brother, but it turns out to be someone other than the one he was looking for. Together, they set things straight and take care of the real murderer.
Lástima de ropa
event1962 star_border 6.2
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Millionaire goes slumming, meets a girl...
Préstame tu cuerpo
Act like Gabriel Jiménez
event1958 star_border 5
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Heaven Can Wait scenario; a young woman dies forty years ahead of schedule because her guardian angel made a mistake... so the divine powers that be put her back on earth in a new body.
The World of the Vampires
Act like Rodolfo Sabre
event1961 star_border 5.1
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A vampire uses two sisters to seek revenge from the last member of a family that persecuted the undead in Europe, but his plan is threatened by a man who knows how to destroy him with a peculiar piece of music.
The Crying Woman
Act like Felipe Arnáiz
event1960 star_border 5.2
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A woman takes revenge in the family of her lover.
La Cama
Act like Charlie
event1968 star_border 5.8
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The story of a women who escapes from her wedding with a womanizer.
Espérame en Siberia, vida mía
event1971 star_border 5.2
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Debauched playboy has a hypochondriac streak and an unscrupulous doctor that profits from it.
Los hermanos Diablo
event1959 star_border 5.8
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The three Diablo brothers are effete dandies who love chamber music and afternoon tea... but they also love brawling and whoring and all that wild west stuff. They inherit a ranch, and all hell breaks loose when they go to take ownership of it.
Los resbalosos
event1960 star_border 5
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Border town is overrun with wastrels and scofflaws, so the City Council decides to hire a notorious gunslinger to help them clean up their streets.
Mientras el cuerpo aguante
event1958 star_border 5.8
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Housekeeper inherits her employer's fortune, tries to enter into society and make a good match for her God-daughter.
El cuerpazo del delito
Act like Dandy (segment "La rebelde")
event1970 star_border 4.7
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Anthology film: three "sophisticated" rom-com scenarios.
Mujeres, mujeres, mujeres
Act like (segment "El imponente")
event1967 star_border 5.7
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Three-episode sex farce.
No tiene la culpa el Indio
event1978 star_border 6
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A Mexican indian from Xochimilco has clairvoyant powers and is able to predict the future when the sight of some features of a beautiful woman gets him into a trance. A greedy urban playboy notices and tries to profit from the indian's power by supplying enough female beauty to look at. But then things go wrong.
Un nuevo modo de amar
event1968 star_border 5.5
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A phony psychic convinces a young widow that her nest husband will die soon after the wedding... so she tells her fiancé to take a number, and marries a rando to sidestep that problem.
Venganza Apache
event1960 star_border 5
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Three good guys vs a bad dude who sells weapons to the Apaches and provokes a range war between US Cavalry and a splinter group of tribesmen, breaking the standing treaty between their tribe and the invaders. Sequel to Los Hermanos Diablo.
Cuando tú me quieras
event1951 star_border 5
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A shoe-clerk's aunt and uncle send him to a remote fishing village to retrieve a distant cousin and bring her back to the bosom of the family.
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