Alfredo Varela was born on November 30, 1912 in Mexico City, Mexico as Alfredo Varela Catalá. He was an actor and writer, known for El infierno verde (1952), Duro pero seguro(1978) and El extra (1962). He was married to Yuyú. He died on May 1, 1986 in Mexico City. His parents were the actors Alfredo Varela Sr. and Adela Catalá.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 30, 1912
- May 1, 1986 (aged 73)
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Actor and writer
- 20 on MovieCove · 126 credits in all
What are Alfredo Varela's films like?
Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 17
Light 14 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
Grounded 12 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 10 · Intense 0
Steady 14 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 11
A split, not a type: Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 18 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 14 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 18 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Mentoras Alberto Covarrubias in The Loving Women (1953)
Moods and endings
- Happy14
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
- 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 Alfredo Varela's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Alfredo Varela's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.
Filmography
126 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.
El mexicano feo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Poor Child, Rich Child(1983)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
El diablo en persona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
La comadrita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Duro pero seguro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
La presidenta municipal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Faith, Hope and Charity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Besos, Besos... y Más Besos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Mi niño Tizoc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Aguilas de acero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
El sinvergüenza(1971)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
La hora desnuda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
El manantial del amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Vuelve el ojo de vidrio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
La casa de las muchachas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
El ojo de vidrio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Primera Comunión (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Las fieras(1969)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
El Amor y Esas Cosas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Las infieles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Las pecadoras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Esta noche si (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Mujeres, mujeres, mujeres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Un Latin lover en Acapulco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Tirando a gol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Luna de miel en Puerto Rico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Perdóname mi vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Shark Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Vuelven los cinco halcones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
El extra(1962)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Cazadores de asesinos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Las recién casadas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Estoy casado, ja, ja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Los cinco halcones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Jóvenes y rebeldes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Se alquila marido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Paloma brava (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Mark of the Dead Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Vacaciones en Acapulco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Amorcito corazón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Escuela de valientes(1961)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
La chamaca(1961)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Black Horseman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Conqueror of the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Our Daily Hunger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Los resbalosos(1960)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Thirst for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Mi niño, mi caballo y yo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
El superflaco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Mi mujer necesita marido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Pistolas de oro(1959)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)Carabina 30-30 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Tú y la mentira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Desnúdate, Lucrecia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Cuando Mexico canta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Préstame tu cuerpo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
¡Viva el amor! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Una golfa(1958)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
¡Cielito lindo!(1957)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Dios no lo quiera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Backstage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Pancho López (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Ultraje al amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Melodías de amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Pueblo quieto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Al diablo las mujeres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
The River and Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Singing love is born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
The Loving Women(1953)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
I Am Very Macho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
My Three Merry Widows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Mi papá tuvo la culpa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Dark River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
El fronterizo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
The Straying Rooster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Música, mujeres y amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
El dinero no es la vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
El beisbolista fenómeno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Nosotras las sirvientas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Especialista en señoras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Mi mujer no es mía(1951)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
In the Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Love for Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Yo quiero ser tonta(1950)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
They also sing of pain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Si me viera don Porfirio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
La vida en broma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Love Pays for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
El charro y la dama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Dos pesos dejada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
The Grand Champion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Las mañanitas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
El supersabio(1948)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Charro a la fuerza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
¡Fíjate qué suave! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Nocturno de amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Albur de amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
La insaciable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
¡Qué verde era mi padre! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Yo fui una usurpadora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Los maridos engañan de 7 a 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Los nietos de Don Venancio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Cásate y verás(1946)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Canaima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Una mujer que no miente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
La pícara Susana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
El Gran Makakikus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Los Hijos De Don Venancio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
El rosario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
The Pharaoh's Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
¡Viva mi desgracia!(1944)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Adiós juventud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
El ametralladora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
María Eugenia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
The Bloody Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
I'm a Real Mexican (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Cuando viajan las estrellas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Las cinco noches de Adán (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Mil estudiantes y una muchacha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
La gallina clueca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
The Unknown Policeman(1941)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
When the Children are Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
You're Missing the Point(1940)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Al son de la marimba(1941)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 119 titles from 1940 to 1984.
Billing
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 Alfredo Varela's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th8
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 20 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic4
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed10
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 Varela work with?
People who share at least 2 of Alfredo Varela's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Miguel M. Delgado shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Miguel M. DelgadoShared titles: El extra (1962), Los resbalosos (1960), Pistolas de oro (1959), ¡Cielito lindo! (1957), El supersabio (1948), The Unknown Policeman (1941)See all 6 shared titles with Miguel M. Delgado
Writers
- José María Fernández UnsáinShared titles: El extra (1962), Escuela de valientes (1961), La chamaca (1961), Los resbalosos (1960)See all 4 shared titles with José María Fernández Unsáin
- Jaime SalvadorShared titles: El extra (1962), El supersabio (1948), The Unknown Policeman (1941)See all 3 shared titles with Jaime Salvador
- Carlos LeónShared titles: El extra (1962), Yo quiero ser tonta (1950)See all 2 shared titles with Carlos León
Actors
- Arturo Castro 'Bigotón'Shared titles: Escuela de valientes (1961), La chamaca (1961), Pistolas de oro (1959), Una golfa (1958)See all 4 shared titles with Arturo Castro 'Bigotón'
- CantinflasShared titles: El extra (1962), El supersabio (1948), The Unknown Policeman (1941)See all 3 shared titles with Cantinflas
- Rosita QuintanaShared titles: Escuela de valientes (1961), ¡Cielito lindo! (1957), Yo quiero ser tonta (1950)See all 3 shared titles with Rosita Quintana
- Arturo Soto RangelShared titles: Pistolas de oro (1959), Una golfa (1958), ¡Viva mi desgracia! (1944)See all 3 shared titles with Arturo Soto Rangel
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Jorge BustosShared titles: El extra (1962), Los resbalosos (1960), Pistolas de oro (1959), ¡Cielito lindo! (1957), El supersabio (1948)See all 5 shared titles with Jorge Bustos
- Carlos SavageShared titles: Escuela de valientes (1961), Una golfa (1958), The Loving Women (1953)See all 3 shared titles with Carlos Savage
- Víctor HerreraShared titles: Los resbalosos (1960), Pistolas de oro (1959), ¡Cielito lindo! (1957)See all 3 shared titles with Víctor Herrera
- Manuel EsperónShared titles: ¡Cielito lindo! (1957), The Loving Women (1953), ¡Viva mi desgracia! (1944)See all 3 shared titles with Manuel Esperón
Producers
- Sergio KoganShared titles: Los resbalosos (1960), Pistolas de oro (1959)See all 2 shared titles with Sergio Kogan
- Santiago ReachiShared titles: El supersabio (1948), The Unknown Policeman (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Santiago Reachi
Mixed roles
- Emilio TueroShared titles: Una golfa (1958), Al son de la marimba (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Emilio Tuero
- Fernando CortésShared titles: The Loving Women (1953), La guerra de los pasteles (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Fernando Cortés
- Emilio Gómez MurielShared titles: La guerra de los pasteles (1944), The Unknown Policeman (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Emilio Gómez Muriel
