Person
Adolfo Torres Portillo
Writing · 1920–1996 · Mexico, D.F., Mexico
Biography
Adolfo Torres Portillo was born on 29 December 1920 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was a writer and producer, known for Santa Claus (1959), Coyote and Bronca (1980), and El Diablo, el santo y el tonto (1987). He died on 12 June 1996 in Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico.
Known for

The Gambler
Writer

El Diablo El Santo Y El Tonto
Story

Santa Claus
Writer

Lagunilla 2
Screenplay

Alazán y enamorado
Writer

Sinverguenza pero honrado
Writer

Rigo is Love
Story
Los enamorados
Supervising Producer

Tom Thumb
Screenplay

El Arracadas
Writer
Filmography
- 1986Entre Compadres Te VeasScreenplay
- 1985El rey de la vecindadWriter
- 1985Sinverguenza pero honradoWriter
- 1985El Diablo El Santo Y El TontoStory
- 1984Nosotros los peladosAdaptation
- 1984Ya nunca másAdaptation
- 1983Una pura y dos con salScript
- 1983El héroe desconocidoWriter
- 1983Mexico 2000Writer
- 1982Lagunilla 2Screenplay
- 1981Lagunilla, mi barrioWriter
- 1980Rigo is LoveStory
- 1980Coyote and BroncaScreenplay
- 1979The GamblerWriter
- 1978El ArracadasWriter
- 1976Los 3 reyes magosScreenplay
- 1975La loca de los milagrosScreenplay
- 1975Yo Amo, Tu Amas, Nosotros...Adaptation
- 1974Pobre niño ricoWriter
- 1974De sangre chicanaWriter
- 1974El Hijo Del PuebloStory
- 1973El principioPapá Juan
- 1973Entre Monjas Anda El DiabloWriter
- 1972Los enamoradosSupervising Producer
- 1971Santo vs. the Head HuntersWriter
- 1971A Secretary's IntimaciesProducer
- 1970La Hermanita DinamitaScreenplay
- 1970El cuerpazo del delitoWriter
- 1970The Young AnimalsScreenplay
- 1969El Ultimo PistoleroWriter
- 1969The Vampire GirlsScreenplay
- 1968Hellish SpidersWriter
- 1968Infernal AngelsIdea
- 1968The Angels of PueblaScreenplay
- 1967Retablos de la GuadalupanaWriter
- 1966Alazán y enamoradoWriter
- 1964Lupe BalazosWriter
- 1962Little Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb vs. the MonstersStory
- 1962The White HorseScreenplay
- 1961Con quien andan nuestros locosWriter
- 1961Tres Romeos y una JulietaWriter
- 1960The Crying WomanWriter
- 1960Me importa pocoStory
- 1960Dos gallos en palenqueWriter
- 1959Santa ClausWriter
- 1958El dinamiteroScreenplay
- 1958With my finger on the triggerWriter
- 1958Tom ThumbScreenplay
- 1958Con el dedo en el gatillo: El vengadorWriter
- 1957Vanilla, Bronze and to DieWriter
- 1957The Marked WomanStory
- 1952When the Fog LiftsWriter
- 1951Doña PerfectaProduction Manager
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