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Valentín Trujillo
Born: 28th Mar 1951 Atotonilco, Jalisco, Mexico - Died 4th May 2006
Dept: Acting
Valentin Trujillo Gazcón (28 March 1951 – 4 May 2006) was a Mexican actor, writer and director. His career spanned 48 years, where he appeared in over 140 films and directed 20 films. Trujillo was born on March 28, 1951 in a show business family as his grandfather was film producer Valentín Gazcón and his uncle was actor Gilberto Gazcón. He made his film debut as a baby. Trujillo initially studied law at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). He never completed his studies, choosing instead to become an actor. Trujillo made his acting debut at the age of seven in the film El Gran Pillo (1958). As a teen he got into the Columbia Pictures release Rage (1966) alongside Glenn Ford and Stella Stevens. Beginning in the early 1970s, Trujillo was cast often as the male lead. The film Las figuras de arena (1970) directed by Roberto Gavaldón established him as a leading man. He worked steadily as the leading man in action films over the next decade, completing over 30 films between 1970 and 1979. In addition to action films, Trujillo expanded his range in a number of films that incorporated commentary about modern social issues and politics in Mexico. The film Perro Callejero (1980) won a Silver Goddess for Best Picture and Trujillo, who portrayed the lead drunken character, was awarded Best Actor by Premios ACE. Beginning in the 1980s, Trujillo stepped behind the camera as well and began writing and directing his films. He released several popular action films and was soon the top box office draw in Mexico. Trujillo was nominated for several Ariel Awards in the 1980s, including Best Supporting Actor for El Ansia de Matar (1987) and Best Story and Screenplay for Violación(1989). The latter also was the first film to co-star his son, Valentin Trujillo, Jr. Together they co-starred in close to 20 films together before Trujillo's untimely death. Trujillo died on May 4, 2006 in his sleep from a heart attack. He was 55 at the time of his death.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 104
Film: 102 (98%)
Television: 2 (2%)
Remaining genres not in graph: War, Romance
Filmography
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1999
A pair of ghosts haunt a criminal businessman who had them killed as two police officers try to take his organization down. ... view
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Ricardo Castillo
1998
In order to pursue the American dream, he is condemned 3 times and sentenced to death in Texas. ... view
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Film director
1998
After the Quintero crime family's patriarch and leader is murdered, his children go straight. But other people won't let them retire in peace... ... view
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Juan Quintero
1998
A bloodthirsty thief who cuts off the ears of his enemies must face against the vengeful wrath of two of his victims. ... view
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1997
A young man is introduced to drugs by a bodybuilder at the gym, which causes his life to spiral out of control. ... view
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1997
Jose and Diana fall in love while living a world of drug trafficking. ... view
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1996
Smugglers hire a pro diver to retrieve diamonds from a sunken boat. ... view
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1995
Getulio (Valentin Trujillo) is a merciless drug trafficker and gunman who, in search of riches and power, involves himself with narcopolitics. The mos ... view
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Getulio
1995
A wild police officer attempts to rescue a child from the hands of kidnappers. ... view
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Perro
1991
Valentin Trujillo film in which he is in some sort of camp with two other people. ... view
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1991
A Mexican spoof about the DC heroes Batman & Robin. -Edgar Cochran- ... view
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El Ejecutor
Original title: El último escape
1990
An elderly escape artist fails in his act and is fired from the theater. He and his grandchildren Magela and Pablo then perform magic acts in parks. ... view
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1989
In Mexico City, a woman is raped every 9 minutes. This film details some of the legal and social problems in the country and how it's often difficult ... view
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Pepe Garrido
1988
A family of three moves to a haunted house. The couple's 10-year-old son runs into the ghost of the house but isn't scared. He tells the ghost that si ... view
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1988
Nina is a reporter who works in a Latin American country at war when she finds herself trapped in the line of fire and hires a mercenary pilot named V ... view
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Victor
Original title: A Sangre y Fuego
1988
Offbeat Mexican police officer must transport 3 convicts to a trial before a local drug kingpin kills them. ... view
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Rengo
Original title: Cacería humana
1987
A guy whose brother was killed and a waitress whose sister was killed run afoul on a psycho killer who gets his jollies running people off the road wi ... view
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Rodrigo
Original title: Olor A muerte
1987
The Chemos and the Pachecos are two gangs whose adventures are witnessed by the doctor, the assistant and the social worker of a clinic where they kno ... view
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Laurita's Father
1987
A retired mercenary known as 'The Executioner', is forced to take one more case especially when his girlfriend is kidnapped and raped, he then wages a ... view
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El Ejecutor
1987
This is a true story. Kicho and Maria come to Mexico looking for a better life but Maria gets killed by the guerrilla before she gets to sign the pape ... view
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El mayor
Original title: Policía de narcóticos
1986
The kidnapping and murder of an innocent child leads agents Julián Carrera "Valentín Trujillo" and Roberto Rojas to investigate an organization led ... view
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Julian Carrera
1986
Trucker accepts an assignment to haul an extremely dangerous load of explosives from Tijuana to Mexico City. ... view
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Juanito Landa
Apr 1985 (first aired)
Juana Iris is a Mexican telenovela from 1985, starring Victoria Ruffo and Valentín Trujillo. ... view
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Bernardo de la Riva (170 ep.)
1985
A father on the search for his missing child discovers a revealing and shocking drama. The true adventures of thousands of juvenile criminals who live ... view
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Pedro
1984
Bent on avenging the death of his gambling addicted father, Julian Carrera embarks on a violent spree with deadly consequences. ... view
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Julian Carrera
Original title: Perros salvajes
1984
A professional assassin (and widowed deadbeat dad set to soon remarry) decides to call it quits and go straight after one more job. Complications ensu ... view
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Original title: La muerte del Palomo
1983
When a dedicated jockey finds that the local politicians are not to be trusted and begins to feel his romance with a beautiful woman slowly slipping a ... view
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1983
Two bozo construction workers discover a cache of 19th century gold coins while demolishing a building. ... view
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El cucharas
1983
Three interlocking anecdotes about boy/girl stuff. Two gigolos make a bet to see which can boff an heiress first, a young artist tries to persuade his ... view
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1983
Before being confirmed in the priesthood, a seminary student is ordered to go back out into the world for a year to confirm his vocation. It turns out ... view
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Pedro
Original title: Cazador de Demonios
1983
At the highest place in Tarahumaran mountain, a Shaman was brutally murdered. The investigation leads detective Aguilar to ask for help to a veterinar ... view
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Herrero
1982
Young rural-gentry dude sows wild oats, settles down to raise a family, and fights in the Revolution, all at the same time. ... view
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Guadalupe Padilla
1982
Boxer fights his way up toward a world championship and faces ups and downs in his love life. ... view
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1981
After serving his three-year sentence, Perro, who was only visited by Father Maromas, returns to his old environment. There, Chava recruits him back i ... view
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Perro
Original title: El hombre sin miedo
1980
Young man avenges the murder of his family by representatives of a US oil company. ... view
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Domingo Aparicio
1980
Two half-brothers are spiky and resentful toward each other, but they find common cause together when their father is murdered. ... view
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1980
A dishonest judge knowingly sentences three innocent men to prison. The three eventually escape and have only one thing on their minds--kill the judge ... view
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1980
Among Chicanos in Los Angeles, young Alberto lives with the family of Dany, his older brother. Alberto studies at UCLA with the support of Professor B ... view
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Jimmy Joe
1980
An abandoned child steals to survive and has problems when he decides to steal from the priest who helps him. ... view
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Perro
1979
A man returns home only to find out his friend is an undercover drug enforcement agent who is trying to dismantle a criminal organization from within. ... view
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1979
Mauro is your typical deep-heart Mexican man, a merrymaker always ready to sing a song and turn difficulties into a laugh. He's married, has a friend ... view
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Mauro
1979
The arrival of a new school-teacher to a small town triggers various large and small upheavals, including the Police Chief's total meltdown into ragin ... view
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1978
Marginal/unemployed dude with heart of gold tries to make life better for crippled niece, unapproachable girlfriend, others. ... view
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Original title: Muerte a sangre fría
1978
A man is murdered. His father tracks the killer, hoping to get revenge before the police capture him. What happened to cause his son's death is gradua ... view
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Original title: Raza de viboras
1978
Two cousins have always been rivals in everything, and to top it all off, they fall in love with the same woman. ... view
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1977
Two criminals, Emilio and Camelia try to smuggle drugs into the USA. ... view
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Emilio Varela
1977
Footloose roving-gambler type marries a young woman against her father's wishes; she assimilates herself to his rootless, random lifestyle, but her fa ... view
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1977
Man is murdered in a cockfighting dispute at the exact moment that his son is being born. The son grows up to avenge him. ... view
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1977
Working-class dude grows up surrounded with petty delinquency and ghetto temptations; he marries a rich girl and faces the disapproval of her parents. ... view
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José
1977
Young man returns from college to his family estate; when he learns that a rival family is trying to take over all available acreage, he gradually war ... view
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Jun 1976 (first aired)
The title "Manana Sera Otro Dia" is the name of a Mexican telenovela. It began in 1976, with principal actors Jacqueline Andere and Eduardo Fajardo. T ... view
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Roberto Lorenzana (253 ep.)
Original title: Acorralados
1976
Conflicts in town force a guy to escape to a hiding-place in the countryside. ... view
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1975
Two street gangs vie for primacy, which will give them control of drug smuggling and stolen jewelry. ... view
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Julio
Original title: La otra virginidad
1975
Two young waitresses, Laura and Eva, become romantically involved with a movie distributor, Adrian, and his friend Luis. ... view
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Adrián Romero
Original title: Simón Blanco
1975
The peasant and revolutionary Zapatista Simon Blanco still in arms but Zapata is dead. Simon with his lieutenant Andres visits his mother and his girl ... view
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Capuleque
1974
Decadent, failing Mexico City family get life-lessons from rural visitors. ... view
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Carlos
1974
Disenfranchised drifter finds a home, working on a young orphan woman's ranch. ... view
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Original title: Novios y amantes
1973
Three short films about intimacy, infidelity and life as a couple (or almost) ... view
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Juan Manuel
Original title: Cuando quiero llorar no lloro
1973
In Venezuela, one day in 1948 there were born three children all named Victorino: Pérez, mulatto and son of the poor Lucía; Perdomo, son of a middle ... view
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Victorino Peralta
1972
Young man returns to his childhood home-town, planning to git the people that killed his father. ... view
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1971
Widow with teenaged children faces hostility from her dead husband's mother, who seems to know a family secret she wants to use against her. ... view
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Alberto
1971
The young pacifist Claudio is saddened to see some children playing war. He goes with a group of rebels who make fun of him and invite him to particip ... view
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1970
Lawyer and his secretary enter into a midlife marriage, deal with complications coming from their adult children and the former partners of each. ... view
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1970
Separated Mom, Dad and son all come into conflict with each other during a brief reunion visit. Everyone learns and grows. ... view
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1966
Small-town doctor bitten by rabid dog, races the clock to get to the city and receive treatment. ... view
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Jose
Original title: La risa de la ciudad
1963
The underside of Mexico City: street performers, factory workers, a drunk, an old man with civic pride, a pickpocket, and others live and interact in ... view
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1962
Cantinflas is a man who hangs around the studios and helps anyone who needs his advice while at the same time envisioning his own versions of how cert ... view
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Chevo, hermano de Rosa
1961
Three childhood friends are reunited after twenty years to receive an inheritance. ... view
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1961
Two construction workers discover a stash of gold coins hidden in the walls of a building they're demolishing. ... view
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1960
A comic movie that involves a guy who sees a kid in his house who escaped from his wealthy grandfather's mansion. ... view
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Beto's neighbor boy