Zacarías began directing for film in 1933. Even from his early career he developed a reputation for recognizing new acting talent and founded the careers of the some of Mexico's most notable actors including Pedro Armendáriz in Rosario (1935), María Félix, Marga López, Esther Fernández, and Manuel Medel. His 1961 film Juana Gallo was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. Zacarías directed his last film in 1986. He died at the age of 101 on April 20, 2006.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 19, 1905
- April 20, 2006 (aged 101)
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Director, writer and producer
- 15 on MovieCove · 72 credits in all
What are Miguel Zacarías' films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
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 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 14
A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 5
Grounded 12 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 5 · Charged 5 · Intense 5
Steady 8 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0
Casual 11 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 9 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 2
Resolved 15 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic3
- 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 Miguel Zacarías' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).
- Watch Out for Love (1954) · director, writer, producer
- Escuela para solteras (1965) · director, writer, producer
- El enamorado (1952) · director, writer
- Espérame en Siberia, vida mía (1971) · producer
- Juan Colorado (1966) · director, writer
- El dolor de pagar la renta (1960) · producer
- Los cuatro Juanes (1966) · director
- Los dos rivales (1966) · director
Subscription and free streaming for Miguel Zacarías' 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
72 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.
La Vida De Nuestro Señor Jesucristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Demonoid(1981)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Bees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
El bueno para nada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
El metiche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Jesús, María y José (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Me he de comer esa tuna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Capulina vs. the Vampires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Jesús, el niño Dios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Moderate Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Jesús, nuestro Señor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
La mujer de oro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
La hermana Trinquete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Claudia y el deseo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Capulina Corazón de León (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Estafa de amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Sin of Adam and Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Stranger in the House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
The Specter's Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Dos pintores pintorescos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Ven a cantar conmigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Los alegres Aguilares(1967)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Los dos rivales(1966)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Juan Colorado(1966)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Los cuatro Juanes(1966)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
La vida de Pedro Infante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Escuela para solteras(1965)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Los astronautas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
¡En peligro de muerte! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
The Guns of Juana Gallo(1961)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
El sordo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
El gran espectáculo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Sueños de oro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
La faraona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Escuela de música(1955)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Watch Out for Love(1954)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
La infame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Anxiety (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
La alegre casada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
El enamorado(1952)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
La loca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Ahí viene Martín Corona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
I Need Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
La marquesa del barrio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Tierra baja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Médico de guardia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Piña madura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Escuela para casadas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Las tandas del principal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
El dolor de los hijos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
La vorágine: abismos de amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
El Colmillo de Buda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Soledad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Si me han de matar mañana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Flor de durazno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Me he de comer esa tuna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
A Letter of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
The Rock of Souls(1943)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Papá se desenreda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Las tres viudas de papá (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Papá se enreda otra vez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Love of my loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Los enredos de papá (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
La cuna vacía (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Rapsodia mexicana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
The Macabre Trunk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Rosario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Payasadas de la vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Over the Waves(1933)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Career shape
A full career of 71 titles from 1933 to 1986.
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 Miguel Zacarías' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 15 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed9
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 Miguel Zacarías work with?
People who share at least 2 of Miguel Zacarías' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Manuel Esperón shares the most, 10.
Writers
- Alfredo ZacaríasShared titles: Demonoid (1981), Los alegres Aguilares (1967), Juan Colorado (1966), Los cuatro Juanes (1966), Los dos rivales (1966), Escuela para solteras (1965)See all 6 shared titles with Alfredo Zacarías
Actors
- Antonio AguilarShared titles: Los alegres Aguilares (1967), Juan Colorado (1966), Los cuatro Juanes (1966), Los dos rivales (1966), Escuela para solteras (1965)See all 5 shared titles with Antonio Aguilar
- Antonio RaxelShared titles: Los alegres Aguilares (1967), Juan Colorado (1966), Los cuatro Juanes (1966), Los dos rivales (1966)See all 4 shared titles with Antonio Raxel
- Emma RoldánShared titles: Los dos rivales (1966), Watch Out for Love (1954), Over the Waves (1933)See all 3 shared titles with Emma Roldán
- Luis AguilarShared titles: Los cuatro Juanes (1966), Escuela para solteras (1965), The Guns of Juana Gallo (1961)See all 3 shared titles with Luis Aguilar
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Manuel EsperónShared titles: Los alegres Aguilares (1967), Juan Colorado (1966), Los cuatro Juanes (1966), Los dos rivales (1966), Escuela para solteras (1965), The Guns of Juana Gallo (1961), Escuela de música (1955), Watch Out for Love (1954), El enamorado (1952), The Rock of Souls (1943)See all 10 shared titles with Manuel Esperón
- José W. BustosShared titles: Los cuatro Juanes (1966), Escuela para solteras (1965), El dolor de pagar la renta (1960), Escuela de música (1955), Watch Out for Love (1954), El enamorado (1952), The Rock of Souls (1943)See all 7 shared titles with José W. Bustos
- Gloria SchoemannShared titles: Espérame en Siberia, vida mía (1971), Los alegres Aguilares (1967), Juan Colorado (1966), Los dos rivales (1966)See all 4 shared titles with Gloria Schoemann
- Gabriel FigueroaShared titles: Los cuatro Juanes (1966), Escuela para solteras (1965), The Guns of Juana Gallo (1961), El enamorado (1952)See all 4 shared titles with Gabriel Figueroa
Producers
- Mario A. ZacaríasShared titles: El dolor de pagar la renta (1960), El enamorado (1952)See all 2 shared titles with Mario A. Zacarías
- Antonio MatoukShared titles: Escuela de música (1955), Watch Out for Love (1954)See all 2 shared titles with Antonio Matouk