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Alfredo Zacarías

Writer, director and producer · Born November 21, 1941 (84) · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Born
November 21, 1941 (84)
From
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Works as
Writer, director and producer
Titles
9 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are Alfredo Zacarías' films like?

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

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
47%
Morality
17%
Survival
16%
Power
14%
Society
7%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 8 · 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 8 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Joyful
4
Absurd
5
Romantic
4
Hopeful
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1

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 Zacarías' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Alfredo 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

51 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Pearl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Las Nachas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Crime of Crimes(1989)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • El sargento Capulina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • El naco mas naco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • El rey de Monterrey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay · Story

  • Demonoid(1981)

    Director · Original Story · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Un cura de locura(1979)

    Executive Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • El circo de Capulina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • The Bees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Original Story · Producer

  • Capulina Chisme Caliente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Producer · Writer

  • Lo veo y no lo creo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • The Aztec Karate Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Writer

  • El Investigador Capulina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Producer · Writer

  • Capulina vs. the Monsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Producer · Script · Writer

  • El caballo torero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Capulina vs. the Mummies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • El bueno para nada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Screenplay

  • Ni solteros, ni casados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Jesús, María y José (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Producer · Writer

  • ¡Cómo hay gente sinvergüenza! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Writer

  • Me he de comer esa tuna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Jesús, el niño Dios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Producer

  • El nano: Niñera con bigotes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Jesús, nuestro Señor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • El inolvidable Chucho el Roto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • Capulina Speedy González (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • La mujer de oro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • El hermano Capulina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Los amores de Chucho el Roto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Yo soy Chucho el Roto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • La Vida De Chucho El Roto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Jóvenes de la Zona Rosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Santo vs. Capulina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Producer · Writer

  • Mi padrino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • Stranger in the House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Operación carambola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Story

  • The Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • Dos pintores pintorescos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Story

  • Ven a cantar conmigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Writer

  • Los alegres Aguilares(1967)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Los dos rivales(1966)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Juan Pistolas(1966)

    Producer · Writer

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

  • Juan Colorado(1966)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Los cuatro Juanes(1966)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cada quién su lucha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Writer

  • Escuela para solteras(1965)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • La edad de piedra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Script · Writer

  • Fuerte, audaz y valiente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Story

  • Las hijas del Amapolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 50 titles from 1962 to 2013.

Highest rated

Demonoid (1981)

Midcredits 8th

Most popular right now

Un cura de locura (1979)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing27 of 50: 15 only directing, 12 with another roleWriting33 of 50: 9 only writing, 24 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thProducing21 of 50: 1 only producing, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thOther crew2 of 50: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

50 titles, 25 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1960s16 · crew1970s26 · crew1980s5 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s1 · 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 Alfredo Zacarías' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Crime of Crimes (1989)

89th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Escuela para solteras (1965)

Midcredits 81st · 65% 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 Alfredo Zacarías work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alfredo Zacarías' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Miguel Zacarías shares the most, 6.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors