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Mario Cid

Mario Cid

Actor · Born June 27, 1932 (94) · Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Mario Cid was born on 27 June 1932 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for El vuelo de la muerte (1991), El judas de la frontera (1989) and Esta y l'otra con un solo boleto (1983). He was married to Margarita Escalante. He died on 11 January 2026 in Houston, Texas, USA.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 27, 1932 (94)
From
Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Works as
Actor
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 65 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 3% in 30 days

What are Mario Cid's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Power
22%
Survival
18%
Self
13%
Society
10%
Bonds
8%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Romantic
1
Thrilling
1
Absurd
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Mario Cid's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mario Cid's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

65 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ultima llamada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Writer

  • Chiflando en la loma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Violento hasta los huesos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Asesinos de narcos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Chacales de la frontera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Comando judicial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • En la linea del fuego (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Infierno en la frontera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Judas de la frontera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • De grueso calibre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Mafia en Acapulco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • El ladrón fenomeno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Mauro el mojado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Mr. Jones

  • La fuga del rojo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • La Tumba Del Mojado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Johnny

  • Peter Knife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Ruperto's assistant

  • Un Hombre Violento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Chente

  • Wild Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Con el cuerpo prestado(1983)

    Actor

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

  • Esta y l'otra con un solo boleto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Writer

  • El diablo en persona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Blas

  • El amor nunca muere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 195 episodes · as Padre Marcial

  • El Cain del bajio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Story · Actor

  • Fuego en el mar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Ingeniero

  • Lagunilla, mi barrio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Perro callejero 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • The Girl with the Blue Backpack 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • The Fearless Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Alejandro Gonzalez

  • Tres de presidio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • The Girl with the Blue Backpack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Fernando, papa de Raúl

  • Chanoc en el Circo Union (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Alguien tiene que morir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Guerra de sexos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Death in Cold Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Writer

  • Mil caminos tiene la muerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Detective

  • Rattlesnake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Gorostiza

  • El hombre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Mexico De Noche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Los galleros de Jalisco(1974)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Vampires of Coyoacan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Writer · as Baron Bradok

  • El Tigre De Santa Julia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Los Hombres No Lloran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Tampico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Policia

  • El cielo y tu(1971)

    as Anselmo

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

  • Río salvaje (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Su precio... unos dólares(1970)

    as Raymond

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

  • Veinticuatro horas de vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Navajas

  • Muchachas, muchachas, muchachas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • El centauro Pancho Villa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • La muerte en bikini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Macario (as Mario Chávez)

  • Crisol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Palemón

  • Si quiero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Man in Bar

  • Esta noche no (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Yerno de Mama Sara

  • Neutron Battles the Karate Assassins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • El beso de ultratumba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Miguel

  • The Mind and the Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Storm in the Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Neutron vs. Dr. Caronte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Santo in the Hotel of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Empleado hotel (uncredited)

  • La tórtola del Ajusco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

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

    as Empleado de don Luis (uncredited)

  • Raffles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Tijerina, agente policía

  • Locos Peligrosos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Fotógrafo

Career shape

Star power in the 52nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 65 titles from 1957 to 1996.

Most popular right now

Su precio... unos dólares (1970)

Film career

  • 1981Screen debut· Perro callejero 2

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting59 of 65: 57 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting4 of 65: 2 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting6 of 65: 2 only writing, 4 with another role

65 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1950s3 · acting1960s14 · acting1970s18 · 17 acting · 2 crew1980s22 · 20 acting · 3 crew1990s8 · 5 acting · 3 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Mario Cid's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

3rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 4 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Los galleros de Jalisco (1974)

80th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Los galleros de Jalisco (1974)

Midcredits 43rd (provisional) · 44% liked

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 Mario Cid work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mario Cid's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Juan Peláez shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors