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Alfredo Mayo

Alfredo Mayo

Actor · Died May 19, 1985, aged 74 · Barcelona - Catalonia - Spain

Abandonó los estudios de Medicina para ingresar a los 18 años en la compañía teatral de Ernesto Vilches. Tras finalizar la Guerra Civil Española, donde llegó a ser teniente de Aviación. Inicia su carrera profesional siendo uno de los galanes favoritos de los directores del régimen franquista. Alcanzó una gran fama en la posguerra por encarnar el prototipo de galán militar y heroico y del franquismo. Debutó en 1935, pero su consagración llegó en 1941 con Raza, de José Luis Sáenz de Heredia. Tras ésta llegó A mí la legión (1942), de Juan de Orduña, con el que protagonizó también La leona de Castilla (1951), junto a Amparo Rivelles. Otras de sus películas son la extraordinaria La caza (1965), de Carlos Saura, Peppermint Frappé (1967), también de Saura, o Los desafíos (1969), dirigida por Víctor Erice. Participó en más de 250 películas.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 17, 1911
Died
May 19, 1985 (aged 74)
From
Barcelona - Catalonia - Spain
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 145 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 44% in 30 days

What are Alfredo Mayo's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
37%
Survival
19%
Power
18%
Bonds
13%
Self
6%
Society
6%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 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 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 7 · 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 5 · Engaged 4 · 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 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 3
Threshold guardian
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Thrilling
3
Absurd
4
Dread
2
Warm
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Alfredo Mayo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alfredo Mayo'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

145 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • El caso del procurador enamorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Padre de Carmen

  • Poppers(1984)

    as Pablo Jordan

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Angry Cid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Padre de Rodrigo

  • Mar brava (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Anchoa

  • Bearn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Vicario

  • Hablamos esta noche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Padre

  • Cristóbal Colón, de oficio... descubridor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Fray Diego de Deza

  • Perdóname, amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • La Máscara Negra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • La leyenda del tambor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Clussá's Grandfather

  • National Heritage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Nacho

  • I want to dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Alfredo

  • Les Chevaux du soleil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 12 episodes · as Général de Bourmont

  • The Cantabrians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Lábaro

  • The Gambler(1979)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Encounters in the Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Pop

  • Cabo de Vara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Avisa a Curro Jiménez(1978)

    as Don Fulgencio

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

  • Red Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Padre de Aurelia

  • The Remains from the Shipwreck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Don Emilio

  • Cañas y barro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tío Palomo

  • Gusanos de seda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as D. Ernesto

  • Raza, el espíritu de Franco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Estoy hecho un chaval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Don Amalio

  • Secretos de alcoba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Conde

  • The Apolitical Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Sr. Bustos

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

    as Aldo

  • Tooth and Nail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Rodolfo Ortiz

  • Call girl: la vida privada de una señorita bien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Alejandro

  • Curro Jiménez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Don Esteban

  • El límite del amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Ricardo

  • The Perfect Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Un día con Sergio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Productor

  • Songs for After a War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Jesús Churruca (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • La espuela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Don Pedro

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

    as Hombre emocionado / Emiliano / Alfredo

  • Terapia al desnudo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Doctor Armayor, Director del sanatorio

  • Chicas de alquiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Don Carlos

  • Doctor, me gustan las mujeres, ¿es grave? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Dr. Ángel Alcántara

  • Bell from Hell(1973)

    as Don Pedro

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Voodoo Black Exorcist(1974)

    as Dr. Kessling

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Hen Pecked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Héctor Goizueta

  • Vera, a Cruel Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as D. Juan Manuel

  • Sergeant Berry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Ernest Culp

  • Vida conyugal sana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Don Alfonso

  • Larga noche de julio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Padre de Toni

  • Proceso a Jesús (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Karate, Fist and Beans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Colonel Randolf Quint

  • Volveré a nacer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Oscar

  • La llamaban la madrina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Don Ramón

  • The Scarlet Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Gov. Fuller

  • Those Dirty Dogs! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as General Muller / Lopez

  • Entre dos amores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • The Call of the Wild(1972)

    as Judge Miller

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Prey of Vultures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as John Wolley

  • Great Treasure Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as André

  • My Dear Killer(1972)

    as Beniamino

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Roosters of Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Sabata the Killer(1970)

    as Garfield

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • El mejor del mundo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Doctor Márquez

  • In the Folds of the Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Police inspector

  • The Ancines Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Don Nicolás de Valcárcel

  • ¿Quién soy yo? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Pedro Astófano

  • The Challenges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Germán

  • Hell Commandos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Professor van Kolstrum

  • Eagles Over London(1969)

    as English officer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • El taxi de los conflictos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Alfredo, el amante

  • Este cura(1968)

    as Don Pedro

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Madigan's Millions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Smashing Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Luis

  • Christopher Colombus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

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

    Actor

  • No le busques tres pies... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Mota

  • Peppermint Frappé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Pablo

  • The Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Paco

  • Ypotron: Final Countdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Morrow / Leikman

  • Special Mission Lady Chaplin(1966)

    as Sir Hillary

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Las últimas horas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Juan de la Cierva

  • Attack of the Robots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Baxter

  • Espionage in Lisbon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Losky

  • The Amazing Doctor G(1965)

    as Automobilista Affeminato

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Mission Bloody Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Make Your Bets Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Boss de Mike

  • Bullet in the Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Mortimer Lasky

  • Casi un caballero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Eduardo Montalbán - inspector de policía

  • Badmen of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Philip

  • El señor de La Salle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Lanceroy

  • El secreto de Tomy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Don Fernando Mendoza

  • 55 Days at Peking(1963)

    as Spanish Minister

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • El turista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Don Luis

  • Los guerrilleros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Padre Antonio

  • Commando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Mayor

  • Historia de una noche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Del Río

  • Siempre en mi recuerdo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Armas contra la ley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Fray Escoba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Don Juan de Porres

  • Cariño mío (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Ministro

  • Revolt of the Mercenaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Marco

  • Alerta en el cielo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Coronel Gadea

  • Teresa de Jesús (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Padre Francisco de Borja

  • Queen of the Tabarin Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Charles

  • Un paso al frente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Comandante Guzmán

  • Don Lucio and Brother Pío (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Casinos

  • Fontana di Trevi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Sor Giovanni

  • Un ángel tuvo la culpa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Comisario

  • Robinson et le triporteur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Legions of the Nile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Ottaviano

  • Mission in Morocco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Major Selim Naruf

  • 15 under the canvas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Una muchachita de Valladolid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Raimundo Aymat - el Canciller

  • Héroes del aire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Coronel Gonzalo Rivas

  • The Teacher and the Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Preside

  • Pasos de angustia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Ernesto

  • The Last Couplet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Gran Duque Vladimir de Rusia

  • Piedras vivas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Playa prohibida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Fail in Communism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Demetrio

  • Sucedió en Sevilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Alberto Campos

  • Haute Couture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Ramón

  • El alcalde de Zalamea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Don Alvaro

  • Hombre acosado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Fussot

  • The Seventh Page (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Paco

  • La Leona de Castilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Manrique

  • María Antonia "La Caramba" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • La virgen gitana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Eduardo Miranda

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

    as Federico

  • The Marquis of Salamanca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as José de Salamanca

  • Pototo, Boliche y Compañía (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

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

    as Víctor

  • Heroes del 95 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Teniente Padilla

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

    Actor

  • Audiencia pública (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Raúl Pituá

  • El camino de Babel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as César Jiménez

  • Deliciosamente tontos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Ernesto Azavedo

  • El abanderado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Actor

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

    as Leonardo

  • Follow the Legion! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as El Grajo

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

    as José Churruca

  • El frente de los suspiros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • Sarasate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Pablo Sarasate

  • Escuadrilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Teniente Miguel

  • ¡Harka! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Capitán Santiago Balcázar

  • La florista de la reina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Actor

  • As très graças (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Actor

  • El ciento trece (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Marcelo

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 145 titles from 1935 to 1985; peak year 1966.

Biggest box office

Voodoo Black Exorcist (1974)

$129K worldwide

Highest rated

Bell from Hell (1973)

Midcredits 35th

Most popular right now

The Gambler (1979)

Film career

19351985

Peak 1966 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting145 of 145: 145 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score35th

By decade

1930s2 · acting1940s18 · acting1950s19 · acting1960s43 · acting1970s49 · acting1980s14 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
6373

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Alfredo Mayo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

The Gambler (1979)

73rd percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Gambler (1979)

Midcredits 75th · 60% liked

Reviewers score the acting 49/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Alfredo Mayo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alfredo Mayo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Santiago Moncada shares the most, 2.

Writers

Editors

Producers