Tito Novaro
Augusto Novaro Vega (August 1st, 1918 – April 14th, 1986), better known simply as Tito Novaro, was a Mexican film actor, screenwriter, and director. He entered the industry in 1936 as an extra and developed a long career largely in supporting and ensemble roles while also writing story treatments and screenplays in the 1940s–1950s, later working as an assistant director. He moved into directing in the early 1960s, initially in co-direction, and made his solo directorial debut with “El dilema,” a segment of the anthology feature Trampas de amor. From the 1970s through the mid-1980s he directed a cycle of popular genre and melodrama features—often combining directing with writing or adaptation—including El robo de las momias de Guanajuato, El castillo de las momias de Guanajuato, and La hija de nadie, culminating in late-career films such as Lazos de sangre and El último disparo.
Known For
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- 1980 · Tres contra el destino as
- 1979 · La hija de nadie as
- 1977 · The Mansion of The 7 Mummies as
- 1977 · Contrabando y Traicion as
- 1977 · El Reventón as
- 1975 · ...Y la mujer hizo al hombre as
- 1973 · The Castle of Mummies of Guanajuato as Dr. Tanner
- 1973 · Las cautivas as
- 1972 · Robbery of the Mummies of Guanajuato as Conde Cagliostro
- 1972 · Triángulo as Inspector Ojeda
- 1972 · Ni solteros, ni casados as
- 1972 · Apolinar as
- 1972 · The Business of Hate as
- 1971 · Jesús, nuestro Señor as Poncio Pilatos
- 1971 · Alien Terror as Gen. Nord
- 1971 · Departamento De Soltero as
- 1971 · La Chamuscada - Tierra Y Libertad as
- 1969 · Madame Death as
- 1969 · Patsy My Love as
- 1968 · Los Asesinos as Hill Carter
- 1968 · Caballo prieto azabache as Coronel Jiménez
- 1967 · Crisol as
- 1967 · Cruces Sobre El Yermo as Doctor
- 1966 · El cachorro as
- 1966 · The Clutching Hand as Gerente hotel
- 1966 · Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power as
- 1965 · El Hijo De Gabino Barrera as
- 1965 · El asalto as
- 1964 · History of a Scoundrel as
- 1963 · The Jade Mask as Gabacho
- 1962 · La tórtola del Ajusco as
- 1962 · Un día de diciembre as
- 1961 · My Son, the Hero as Quarreling Man
- 1961 · Las cosas prohibidas as
- 1960 · The Shadow of the Tyrant as Diputado
- 1960 · Una estrella y dos estrellados as (uncredited)
- 1960 · El Siete de Copas as Hombre de Cocula
- 1959 · La Cucaracha as Jacobo Méndez
- 1959 · Two Ghosts and a Girl as
- 1959 · Vagabundo y Millonario as Hotel owner
- 1958 · Refifí entre las mujeres as Héctor Chávez
- 1957 · Morir de pie as
- 1957 · Teatro del crimen as Pepe
- 1955 · Drop the Curtain as Actor en teatro
- 1954 · El hombre inquieto as Roque Barrios Pérez
- 1954 · 3 citas con el destino as Sebastián (segmento "México")
- 1953 · Las cariñosas as Pedro Mendoza
- 1953 · Reportaje as Reporter
- 1953 · El mariachi desconocido as Don Manuel
- 1953 · Sombrero as Napoleon Lopez
- 1953 · Remember to Live as José Eduardo Pacheco
- 1953 · Cuatro horas antes de morir as Cómplice de Rosa
- 1952 · El cuarto cerrado as Manuel
- 1952 · Los hijos de María Morales as Tomás Gutiérrez
- 1952 · Vuelve el lobo as
- 1952 · The Martyr of Calvary as Malco
- 1952 · El Ceniciento as Marcelito
- 1952 · Las locuras de Tin Tan as (uncredited)
- 1952 · Las tres alegres comadres as Rafael
- 1951 · Kill Me Because I'm Dying!!! as
- 1951 · Lost Love as Ernesto
- 1950 · Love for Life as Roberto Ancira
- 1947 · Legacy of the Crying Woman as
- 1946 · María Magdalena, pecadora de Magdala as Principe Ra-Ho-Tep
- 1944 · The Black Ace as Piloto avión (uncredited)
- 1943 · Santa as Manuel de la Torre
- 1943 · Wild Flower as Hijo de Esperanza (uncredited)
- 1943 · El circo as Ricardo (as Gustavo Novaro)
- 1940 · Borrasca humana as
- 1940 · Cantinflas y su prima as
- 1940 · Pobre diablo as Amigo de Luisa
- 1936 · El calvario de una esposa as