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Manuel Esperón

Manuel Esperón

Composer · Died February 13, 2011, aged 99 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Manuel Esperón González (August 3, 1911 – February 13, 2011) was a Mexican song writer and composer. He wrote many songs for Mexican films, including Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes! for the 1941 film of the same name, Cocula for El peñón de las ánimas (The Rock of Souls) (1943), and Amor con Amor Se Paga for Hay un niño en su futuro (1952). Other Esperón compositions have become Latin standards such as Yo Soy Mexicano, Noche Plateada and No Volveré which was used in the first episode of the 2001 soap opera El juego de la vida. Among other performers, Chavela Vargas, Pedro Infante, Los Panchos, and Jorge Negrete have made his songs well-known. His fame in the USA derives from when his song The Three Caballeros was used in the Disney film The Three Caballeros (1944). In 1989 Esperón was awarded the Premier National Prize of Mexico for Art and Traditional Culture (de Artes y Tradiciones Populares). In 2001, he was given a tribute at the Palace of Fine Arts in the historical center of Mexico City. Until his Death in 2011 he was the honorary President for life of the Society of Authors and Composers of Mexico. His songs continued to be used in filmmaking and television productions.

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Born
August 3, 1911
Died
February 13, 2011 (aged 99)
From
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Works as
Composer
Titles
48 on MovieCove · 250 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 11% in 30 days

What are Manuel Esperón's films like?

Across their 45 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
49%
Morality
18%
Self
12%
Power
11%
Society
7%
Ideas
3%
Survival
2%
Romantic love19 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 45 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 28 · Serious 8 · Dark 9

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 31 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 18 · Charged 24 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 25 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 17

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 27 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 33 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 45 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
18
Tense
19
Romantic
19
Melancholic
13
Warm
9
Other
34

How their films linger

Feel-good29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy28
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Manuel Esperón's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 48 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Manuel Esperón's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

250 credits, 48 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Mi querido viejo(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Por tu maldito amor(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Acorralado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Composer

  • Rafaga De Plomo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • Masacre en el río Tula(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cruz de olvido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Composer

  • El regreso del carro rojo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Composer

  • No vale nada la vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Music Director

  • Mundo mágico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • Todo un hombre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • El sexo de los pobres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • Una gallina muy ponedora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • El rey de los albures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • San Miguel el alto(1982)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 357 Magnum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Composer

  • Los Reyes del Palenque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Composer

  • La sotana del reo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Composer

  • Mariachi - Fiesta de sangre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Story · as Self

  • Chanoc on the Island of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Composer

  • Chin Chin el teporocho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Composer

  • Red Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Composer

  • Chanoc en el foso de las serpientes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • Las tarántulas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • Chanoc vs. the Tiger and the Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Composer

  • El ausente(1972)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • La mujer de oro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Composer

  • Chanoc en las garras de las fieras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Composer

  • Santo vs. Capulina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Composer

  • El crepúsculo de un dios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Composer · as Esperón

  • The Sin of Adam and Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Composer

  • Stranger in the House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • Requiem por un canalla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • Agente 00 Sexy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • The Angels of Puebla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • Báñame mi amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • Tres mil kilómetros de amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • La guerrillera de Villa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • Ven a cantar conmigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Compositor

  • Un dorado de Pancho Villa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • Los alegres Aguilares(1967)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Los dos rivales(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Juan Pistolas(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Juan Colorado(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Los cuatro Juanes(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • La vida de Pedro Infante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • La cigüeña distraída (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • La Valentina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • The Waltzes came from Vienna and the Children from Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Los reyes del volante(1965)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • ¡Ay, Jalisco no te rajes! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Los tales por cuales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Escuela para solteras(1965)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • La edad de piedra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • ¡Buenas noches, año nuevo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer · as Pianista

  • Napoleoncito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • Así amaron nuestros padres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • Canción del alma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • El ciclón de Jalisco(1964)

    Composer

  • México de mis recuerdos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • El rey del tomate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Yo, el mujeriego (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Voy de gallo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • ¡En peligro de muerte! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer

  • Los cinco halcones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer · Music Director

  • The White Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer

  • The Illiterate One(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Muchachas que trabajan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • The Guns of Juana Gallo(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Martín Santos, El llanero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • The Phantom of the Operetta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • Amor en la sombra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • Bala Perdida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Music Director

  • Una estrella y dos estrellados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • The Woman and the Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • El que con niños se acuesta... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • Vivir del cuento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • Flor de canela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • La vida de Agustín Lara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Music Director

  • La odalisca No. 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • El gran espectáculo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Plazos traicioneros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Refifí entre las mujeres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Trip to the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • El farol de la ventana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Sueños de oro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Guitarras de medianoche(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Pobres millonarios(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • ¡Cielito lindo!(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • El gato sin botas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • Comedians of the League (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • Every Child a Cross to Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • Pablo y Carolina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • Los hijos de Rancho Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer

  • Bodas de oro(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Innocent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer

  • Under the influence of fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer

  • Una Movida Chueca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Sound

  • Escuela de música(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Love in Four Parts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • La Vida No Vale Nada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • La mujer X(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Doctor of the Crazy Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • Los líos de Barba Azul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • School for Tramps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • Una gallega en La Habana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • Watch Out for Love(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • El hombre inquieto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer

  • El mil amores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer

  • Prisionera del pasado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer

  • Si volvieras a mi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer

  • Mulata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer

  • Cuando me vaya(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • El rapto(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Reto a la vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer

  • Two Careful Fellows(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Anxiety (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • ¡Yo soy gallo dondequiera! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • Nadie muere dos veces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • Pepe El Toro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • El vagabundo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • Me traes de un ala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • Remember to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Sound

  • Del rancho a la televisión(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Loving Women(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • El enamorado(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • A Place Close to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • Por ellas aunque mal paguen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • Los hijos de María Morales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • Meat in Prison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • Angélica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • La loca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • La miel se fue de la luna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • Los tres alegres compadres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • La huella de unos labios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • Far from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • Four Nights With You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • Las tres alegres comadres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Compositor

  • ¡Acá las Tortas! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • Los enredos de una gallega (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • For Loving a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • I Need Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • Daughter of Deceit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • My Outlaw Brother(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Heart of beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer · Music Director

  • Si usted no puede, yo sí (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • Tierra baja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • El siete machos(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Entre tu amor y el cielo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • Huellas del pasado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • Inmaculada(1950)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cuando acaba la noche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • Piña madura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • Si fuera una cualquiera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • No desearás la mujer de tu hijo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • Doña Diabla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • Red Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • Yo quiero ser mala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • The Possession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • Una gallega en México (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • The Great Madcap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • La mujer del puerto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • Prisión de sueños (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Songs

  • Las puertas del presidio(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dos pesos dejada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • Ángeles de arrabal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • El embajador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • Escuela para casadas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Sound

  • Los amores de una viuda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • Perez Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • La vorágine: abismos de amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • Dicen que soy mujeriego (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • Out on the Big Ranch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • El precio de la gloria(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ustedes, los ricos(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Ojos de juventud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • Algo flota sobre el agua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • Si Adelita se fuera con otro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • May God Forgive Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • Nosotros los pobres(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • El deseo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Sound Recordist

  • El canto de la sirena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • Soledad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Composer

  • Los tres García(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Vuelven los García (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Music Director

  • La barca de oro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Composer

  • La insaciable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Composer

  • Gran Casino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Composer

  • La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Composer

  • El ahijado de la muerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Composer

  • Nuestros maridos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Sound Recordist

  • Tragic Weddings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Composer · Music Sound Design and Processing · Songs

  • El puente del castigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Composer · Sound Recordist

  • El socio(1946)

    Composer · Sound Recordist

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • It’s Not Enough to Be a Charro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Composer · as Professor Esperón

  • Sol y sombra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Composer · Sound Recordist

  • Pepita Jiménez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Sound Recordist

  • Cantaclaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Composer

  • Amor Prohibido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • Bugambilia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • Canaima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • Adam, Eve and the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • Soltera y con gemelos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Sound Recordist

  • Nosotros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • La pícara Susana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • The Abandoned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • Twilight(1945)

    Music Sound Design and Processing

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Me he de comer esa tuna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • Bésame mucho(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Amok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer · Sound Engineer

  • The Three Caballeros(1944)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Escándalo de estrellas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • Gran Hotel(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • El rosario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Sound Recordist

  • The Black Ace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • El sombrero de tres picos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • México de mis recuerdos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • The Headless Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer · Sound Recordist

  • ¡Viva mi desgracia!(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Divorciadas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Sound Recordist

  • A Letter of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Another Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Adiós juventud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer · Songs

  • El espectro de la novia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer · Sound Recordist

  • Romeo y Julieta(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Tentación (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Sound Recordist

  • Santa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Sound Recordist

  • Wild Flower(1943)

    Sound

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • María Eugenia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Qué hombre tan simpático (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Songs

  • El circo(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • El rebelde (Romance de Antaño) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer · Songs

  • The Rock of Souls(1943)

    Composer · Music Arranger · Songs

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Love in Jalisco(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Yo bailé con Don Porfirio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Story of a Great Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Unidos por el eje (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Los tres mosqueteros(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Alejandra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Cuando viajan las estrellas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Las cinco noches de Adán (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Allá en el bajio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Lo que el viento trajo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • El jefe máximo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • A Macabre Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • La bestia negra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer · Music Director

  • Canto a mi tierra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Vagabundo (as Los Cuatro Vagabundos)

  • Mientras México duerme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Hombres del mar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 242 titles from 1938 to 1991.

Highest rated

Two Careful Fellows (1953)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Por tu maldito amor (1990)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 242: 1 only acting, 3 with another roleWriting1 of 242: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleMusic217 of 242: 201 only music, 16 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stOther crew36 of 242: 23 only other crew, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

242 titles, 16 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

1930s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew1940s84 · 1 acting · 84 crew1950s83 · crew1960s45 · 2 acting · 45 crew1970s12 · crew1980s11 · crew1990s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Manuel Esperón's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of the 47 of 48 with a score; across their 45 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Reach · how many have seen their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 47 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · composer

San Miguel el alto (1982)

95th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Two Careful Fellows (1953)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 68/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 88, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Manuel Esperón work with?

People who share at least 2 of Manuel Esperón's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Miguel Zacarías shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles