
Cast
Mauricio Garcés
Acting
Cast
Mauricio Garcés
Known for
Acting
Born
1926-12-16
From
Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Died
1989-02-27
Also known as Zorro Plateado, Mauricio Féres Yázbek, Mauricio Galán
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).

Radio Patrulla
as Sebastián

Los fanfarrones

La Cama
as Charlie

Wait for me in Siberia, Darling!

Napoleoncito
as Raúl

Departamento de soltero
as Mauricio Machinandiarena

El sinvergüenza

The Crying Woman
as Felipe Arnáiz

Los hermanos Diablo

El sátiro

Death in Love
as Doctor I (as Mauricio Morel)

El Bronco Reynosa

Estoy casado, ja, ja
as Marcelo

Perdóname mi vida

México de mi corazón

No tiene la culpa el Indio

The Spoilt Servant
as Pablo Namnun

Las Fieras
as Sebastian/Maurice Lafayette

This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter
as Journalist

The Brainiac
as Coroner

Mujeres, mujeres, mujeres
as (segment "El imponente")

The World of the Vampires
as Rodolfo Sabre

Las tres perfectas casadas
as Gustavo Ferrán

Modisto de Señoras
as D'Maurice

Don Juan 67
as Mauricio Galán

Friar Juan
as Juan Primero - Juan Segundo

Bromas, S.A
as Alberto/Rogelio Naveda

El dinero tiene miedo
as Juan Quesada

Venganza Apache

El señor gobernador

Comedians of the League
as Juanito

Préstame tu cuerpo
as Gabriel Jiménez

La estrella vacía
as Jiménez

The Black Horseman
as Mauricio Elias

The Living Head
as Roberto / Acatl

Lanza tus penas al viento
as Marcelo Galvan

Mujeres engañadas
as Ricardo Beltrán

Casa de citas
as Andrés Chozas

Los resbalosos

Click, fotógrafo de modelos
as Mauricio

De color moreno
as Carlos / Narciso

Cuernavaca in Spring

El matrimonio es como el demonio
as Raúl Álvarez

Todos los pecados del mundo

Amorcito corazón

Despedida de casada
as Felipe

La otra mujer

El joven del carrito

Sólo para tí

El cuerpazo del delito
as Dandy (segment "La rebelde")

Vidita negra
as Enrique Nareau

Cuando tú me quieras

Tápame contigo

Una bala es mi testigo

24 horas de placer
as Mauricio Saldivar

El día de la boda
as Raúl

Un nuevo modo de amar

El renegado blanco

For Loving a Woman

El Amor y Esas Cosas

Mientras el cuerpo aguante

Lástima de ropa
