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Tony Martínez is a Actor American born on 27 january 1920 at New York City (USA)
Tony Martínez (27 January 1920 - 16 September 2002) was an actor, singer, and bandleader originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico, best remembered for having played the Mexican farmhand Pepino García in the ABC and CBS situation comedy The Real McCoys from 1957 to 1963. Along with Leo Carrillo and Desi Arnaz, Sr., Martinez was among the earliest Latinos featured in regular television roles during the early years of the medium.
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Nationality USA
Birth 27 january 1920 at New York City (USA)
Death 16 september 2002 (at 82 years) at Las Vegas Valley
Birth 27 january 1920 at New York City (USA)
Death 16 september 2002 (at 82 years) at Las Vegas Valley
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Rock Around the Clock (1956)
, 1h17Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Lisa Gaye, John Archer, Tony Martínez, Johnny Duncan, Michael Mark, Joe Palma
Roles Himself
Rating60%
Rock Around the Clock tells a highly fictionalized rendition of how rock and roll was discovered. As band manager Steve Hollis observes that big band dance music is failing to draw audiences any longer, he comes across a new sound that piques his interest. While traveling through a small farming town, he attends the local teenage dance and is introduced to rock and roll music and dancing, in the person of local band Bill Haley & His Comets and their associated dancers. Convinced that rock and roll will be the next big thing, Hollis strikes a deal to manage the group and also strikes up a romance with dancer Lisa Johns.
The Naked Dawn (1955)
, 1h22Directed by Edgar George Ulmer
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors John Arthur Kennedy, Betta St. John, Roy Engel, Tony Martínez, Francis McDonald, Grady Sutton
Roles Vicente
Rating65%
The story focuses on a poor but proud farmer named Manuel and his wife Maria. When glib-tongued drifter Santiago tries to get Manuel mixed up in a robbery, the farmer is at first resistant, but is goaded into joining Santiago. Corrupted by the prospect of untold wealth, Manuel begins plotting the murder of Santiago; meanwhile, Maria makes plans to run off with the handsome stranger.
The Ring (1952)
Directed by Kurt Neumann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films
Actors Gerald Mohr, Lalo Ríos, Rita Moreno, Robert Osterloh, Robert Arthur, Jack Elam
Roles Go-Go
Rating62%
The film focuses on a young Mexican-American named Tommy (Lalo Rios). resident in Los Angeles´s neighborhood. He feels unable to progress in American society, dominated by white Anglophones. Therefore, to achieve popularity, he decides to become a boxer, thus achieving fame and honor. But when he believes he has earned the respect of the "Anglos", he discovers that they are only interested in his reputation, because they still consider him an outsider because of their ancestry and skin colour. Only two white men treat him decently: his manager Pete (Gerald Mohr) and trainer Freddy (Robert Osterloh). However, they also have a personal interest in him. The manager quits due to disappointment over Tommy's unconditional love for Lucy (Rita Moreno), the daughter of a punch-drunk bum.
Barricade (1950)
, 1h17Directed by Peter Godfrey
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Dane Clark, Raymond Massey, Ruth Roman, Robert Douglas, Morgan Farley, Walter Coy
Roles Peso
Rating60%
Angel on the Amazon (1948)
, 1h26Directed by John H. Auer
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Romance
Actors George Brent, Vera Ralston, Brian Aherne, Constance Bennett, Fortunio Bonanova, Alfonso Bedoya
Roles Bellhop
Rating55%
After a plane crashes in the Amazonian jungle, its passengers are rescued by a mysterious young woman.