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Manuel 'Loco' Valdés

Manuel 'Loco' Valdés

Actor · Died August 28, 2020, aged 89 · Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico

Fernando Manuel Alonso Gómez de Valdés y Castillo (21 January 1931 – 28 August 2020), better known as Manuel "El Loco" Valdés, was a Mexican actor and comedian. He was member of the Valdés family; brother of Ramón Valdés, who portrayed "Don Ramón" on the sitcom El Chavo, and Germán Valdés (a.k.a. "Tin Tan"). He was also the father of singers Cristian Castro and Marcos Valdés.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 29, 1931
Died
August 28, 2020 (aged 89)
From
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 51 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 27Up 20% in 30 days

What are Manuel 'Loco' Valdés' films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation 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
60%
Morality
16%
Survival
16%
Society
7%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · 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 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles
Herald
1 of 5
Hero
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5
Trickster
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Tense
2
Warm
2
Hopeful
2
Thrilling
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet1

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 'Loco' Valdés' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Manuel 'Loco' Valdés' 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

51 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • K9 World Cup(2015)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Rafaela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 120 episodes · as Braulio

  • Legend Quest: The Legend of La Nahuala(2007)

    as Lorenzo Villavicencio (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Two Kinds of Schemes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Don Próculo

  • El bar de los nacos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • La pulquería 3: Entre ficheras anda el diablo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • La pulquería 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • La pulquería (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Las Tentadoras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Muñecas de medianoche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Don Prudencio

  • The Loving Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Médico Brujo

  • Bikinis y Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • El capitán Mantarraya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

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

    as Benjamín

  • Detectives o ladrones..? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • The Panther Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Leocadio

  • The Mocking Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Francois de Lavalier

  • Tintansón Cruzoe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • A ritmo de twist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Little Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb vs. the Monsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as El Lobo

  • El tigre negro(1962)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Frankenstein, the Vampire and Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Agapito

  • Dos tontos y un loco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Príncipe Bongo

  • Madness from Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Doctor Lucas

  • Caperucita y sus tres amigos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as The Once-Wicked Wolf

  • Con quien andan nuestros locos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Abundio Plata

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

    as (uncredited)

  • Peligros de juventud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Póker de reinas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Dormitorio para señoritas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Las hermanas Karambazo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Dos fantasmas y una muchacha(1959)

    as Manuel López

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Cada quien su musica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Ferias de México(1959)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • La caperucita roja(1960)

    as El Lobo Feroz

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Las mil y una noches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Music of Always (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

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

    as Danton

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

    as Puppy Lane

  • The Champion Cyclist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Tranquilino

  • La faraona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as (uncredited)

  • La mujer X(1955)

    as Bailarín (uncredited)

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

  • La engañadora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

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

    as Cliente de Tienda (uncredited)

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

    as Bailarín (uncredited)

  • Oh, Love… How Have You Put Me! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Man in Canteen (uncredited)

  • They Say I'm a Communist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Hombre en baile (uncredited)

  • The King of the Neighborhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Man in Billard Room (uncredited)

  • ¡No me defiendas, compadre! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Asistente entrenador (uncredited)

  • Calabacitas tiernas(1949)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Chava Flores: Como lo Querías Ver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Manuel "El Loco" Valdés

Career shape

Star power in the 81st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 51 titles, 50 of them dated from 1949 to 2015; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

Legend Quest: The Legend of La Nahuala (2007)

$4M worldwide

Highest rated

Legend Quest: The Legend of La Nahuala (2007)

Midcredits 72nd

Film career

19492015

Peak 2007 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting51 of 51: 51 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score48th

By decade

1940s2 · acting1950s17 · acting1960s18 · acting1970s4 · acting1980s6 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s2 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

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.

How do Manuel 'Loco' Valdés' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most divisive · actor

K9 World Cup (2015)

97th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Calabacitas tiernas (1949)

Midcredits 81st · 73% 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 Manuel 'Loco' Valdés work with?

People who share at least 2 of Manuel 'Loco' Valdés' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Omar Mustre shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers