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Alberto Mariscal

Alberto Mariscal

Director, actor and writer, also producer · Died April 24, 2010, aged 84 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Alberto Mariscal (Chicago, March 10, 1926-Los Angeles, April 24, 2010) was an American-born Mexican actor and film director. He is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of the chili western genre in Mexico.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 10, 1926
Died
April 24, 2010 (aged 84)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Director, actor and writer, also producer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 95 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 32% in 30 days

What are Alberto Mariscal's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action 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
Morality
40%
Bonds
30%
Self
7%
Survival
7%
Society
7%
Ideas
4%
Power
4%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 7 · Intense 1

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · 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 6 · 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 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
2
Romantic
2
Warm
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Alberto Mariscal's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alberto Mariscal'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

95 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • El bronko negro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · as The Governor / Mr. George

  • Danik, el viajero del tiempo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • El gorra prieta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • A Golpe de Hacha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • School for Witches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • El reportero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Funerals of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • El loco Bronco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • La corneta vengadora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • La tumba de Matías (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Neighborhood Rats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Killer Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Los ojos del muerto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

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

    Director

  • Forajidos en la mira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Las pobres ilegales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • San Miguel el alto(1982)

    Director · Producer · Writer

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

  • The White Indian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • La combi asesina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Con la muerte en ancas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Las tres tumbas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • El cara parchada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director · Writer

  • El Brazo de Oro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • El Arracadas(1978)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Xoxontla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • La Ley Del Monte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Kalimán in the Sinister World of Humanón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • The Return of a Man Called Horse(1976)

    as Red Cloud

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Cornered Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Tivoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Alcalde

  • Uno para la horca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • El juez de la soga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Los indomables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Kaliman, the Incredible Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • They Call Him Marcado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • Eye for an Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Writer

  • El tunco Maclovio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Matrimonio y Sexo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Sexo y crimen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Los problemas de mamá (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Primera Comunión (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Adaptation

  • La Chamuscada - Tierra Y Libertad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • Todo Por Nada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Writer

  • Adventures of Juliancito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · as Dr. Ramírez

  • El caudillo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Bromas, S.A (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Screenplay

  • El Silencioso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Pistoleros de la frontera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

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

    Director · Adaptation

  • Crosses Over the Wasteland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Jinetes de la llanura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • El Hijo De Gabino Barrera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Co-Director · Actor

  • Los dos cuatreros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Neutron vs. the Maniac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Captain Julio Fuentes

  • ...Qué hacer con mis hijos... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

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

    Co-Director

  • Shadow of the Black Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Los fenómenos del fútbol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Los hermanos Barragán (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • El mundo de las drogas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Las chivas rayadas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Co-Director

  • Narcotics Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Los bravos de California (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Assistant Director

  • The Macabre Footprint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Bring Me the Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Adventures of the X Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • El señor Tormenta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Co-Director

  • House of the Frights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

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

    Assistant Director

  • Santo vs. the King of Crime(1962)

    Assistant Director · Actor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • La barranca sangrienta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Second Unit Director · Actor

  • Sangre en el ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Assistant Director

  • The Black Whip vs. the Impostors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director of Communications

  • El muchacho de Durango (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Neutrón, el enmascarado negro(1960)

    Assistant Director

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

  • Que me maten en tus brazos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Iron Mask(1960)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Pistolas de oro(1959)

    as Felipe

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Padre nuestro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Enrique Molina

  • Misericordia(1953)

    as Antonio

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sueños de gloria(1953)

    as Ingeniero Ricardo Rojas

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

  • Quiero vivir(1953)

    as Secuaz de Ángel

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

  • El Monstruo Resucitado(1953)

    as Mischa

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

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

    as Mario

  • The Martyr of Calvary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Anás el Joven

  • Flor de sangre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • El sol sale para todos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as El chivo (uncredited)

  • El amor no es ciego (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Vagabunda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Marcial

  • Street Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Memo

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

    as Alfredo

  • Confidencias de un ruletero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Constantino Escamilla Cejudo (Tino)

  • El rencor de la tierra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Hijo del Valle (uncredited)

  • Hay lugar para... dos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Treinta libras

  • Carta Brava (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Policia

Career shape

A full career of 94 titles from 1949 to 1998.

Most popular right now

El Arracadas (1978)

Film career

  • 1952Screen debut· The Martyr of Calvary

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting30 of 94: 25 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thDirecting62 of 94: 51 only directing, 11 with another roleWriting8 of 94: 0 only writing, 8 with another roleOther crew7 of 94: 5 only other crew, 2 with another role

94 titles, 13 with more than one role — directing and acting overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1940s5 · acting1950s13 · acting1960s36 · 8 acting · 32 crew1970s18 · 3 acting · 15 crew1980s15 · crew1990s7 · 1 acting · 7 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 Alberto Mariscal's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

2ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

San Miguel el alto (1982)

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

Most loved · director

El Arracadas (1978)

Midcredits 70th · 60% 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 Alberto Mariscal work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alberto Mariscal's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carlos Savage shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers