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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-12-16

Place of Birth

Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Mauricio Garcés

Biography

Mauricio Féres Yázbek (December 16th, 1926 – February 27th, 1989), better known as Mauricio Garcés, was a Mexican actor. Garcés, of Lebanese descent, was born in the Mexican port of Tampico, Tamaulipas. With the support of his uncle, the producer Jose Yázbek, he was included in the production of La muerte enamorada (1950) a comedy starring Miroslava and Fernando Fernandez. From that film, Mauricio adopted the artistic last name "Garcés" believing the letter "G" would bring good luck and turn him into a star at the level of his idols Clark Gable, Gary Cooper and Cary Grant. His famous image as elegant, worldly, and gallant arose thanks to the vision from the producer Angelica Ortiz, mother of the actress Angélica María, who hired Mauricio to star in Don Juan 67 (1966), the first of a series of films in which he played his alter-ego "Mauricio Galán": El matrimonio es como el demonio (Marriage is like the devil) (1967), Click, fotógrafo de modelos (Click, photographer of models) (1968), El criado malcriado (The bad servant) (1968), Departamento de soltero (Bachelor's Apartment) (1969), Fray Don Juan (1969) and Modisto de señoras (Ladies' Fashion Designer) (1969) are some of the most popular films of the extensive filmography of the "zorro plateado" (The Silver Fox).

Known for

Las Fieras

Las Fieras

Historia de un grupo de estafadores internacionales y sus artimañas.

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Tápame contigo

Tápame contigo

Mauricio Garcés plays a composer who tries to seduce several women. The actor performs the song "Soy tan hermoso", which became a popular hit a t the time.

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Gutierritos

Gutierritos

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El señor gobernador

El señor gobernador

Newly-elected state governor is challenged by his responsibilities.

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Wait for me in Siberia, Darling!

Wait for me in Siberia, Darling!

Debauched playboy has a hypochondriac streak and an unscrupulous doctor that profits from it.

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Los hermanos Diablo

Los hermanos Diablo

The three Diablo brothers are effete dandies who love chamber music and afternoon tea... but they also love brawling and whoring and all that wild west stuff. They inherit a ranch, and all hell breaks loose when they go to take ownership of it.

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Departamento de soltero

Departamento de soltero

Newlywed couple are jealous of each other's imagined infidelities.

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Comedians of the League

Comedians of the League

The guy that runs the concession stand at a vaudeville theatre gets tangled up with a gang of thieves.

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Estoy casado, ja, ja

Estoy casado, ja, ja

Honeymooner has trouble adapting to the idea of consummating her marriage.

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El sátiro

El sátiro

Don Juan tired of using various disguises, is willing to revive its charm and maintain its reputation

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México de mi corazón

México de mi corazón

Two Mexican-American gals in LA win a vacation in Mexico City in a talent show.

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The Living Head

The Living Head

A group of archaeologists break into the tomb of an ancient Aztec general, arousing the warrior's head and sending his undead servant out to take revenge on the careless scientists.

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The Brainiac

The Brainiac

In 1661 Mexico, Baron Vitelius is executed for witchcraft. 300 years later, during a comet's return, he resurfaces as a brain-eating monster seeking revenge on the Inquisitors' descendants.

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Cuando tú me quieras

Cuando tú me quieras

A shoe-clerk's aunt and uncle send him to a remote fishing village to retrieve a distant cousin and bring her back to the bosom of the family.

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Don Juan 67

Don Juan 67

Mauricio, millionaire, and irreclaimable Don Juan, lives only for and to seduce women of every class and condition. With the help of his butler manages to capture the hearts of many to abandon and then having a panic marriage.

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