Frank Ramirez Movies

One interesting aspect of this film is that director Sergio Cabrera created it by adding a surrounding story to another previously released film, Dueling Techniques (1988). Dueling Techniques chronicled the dispute of two friends who duel for an unnamed breach of honor. There are at least two possible causes for the duel. Both men, Oquendo, a butcher, and Albarracin, a teacher, were involved in left-wing terrorism. They were assigned to blow up train containing the Colombian president and they failed miserably. The other possible reason for the duel was Oquendo's wife Miriam who on one occasion gave Albarracin, a bachelor, a shoulder massage. Miriam is the only one in town who does not know of the duel. The rest of the town are placing bets on the winners. Even the town priest, Father Tronsco, is involved. The new story, added to the old, is set after the duel. Oquendo's adolescent son Vladimir is thrown out of military school after they learn of his father's duel. Vladimir begins looking for the truth behind the duel. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

In 1912, the Rio Negro in the northern part of the Amazon was one of the places where ambitious men went to try and get rich quick in the rubber trade and other jungle-related businesses. In this story, the local population endures the excesses of strong men who vie with one another for power. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

When a teacher and butcher butt heads, it is not a pretty sight as can be seen in this Spanish comedy. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

A schoolteacher (Frank Ramirez) and a butcher (Humberto Dorado) who were once best friends prepare for a duel to the death in this comedy of manners. The reason for their duel is never given, but soon the upcoming event becomes the talk of the town. Even the mayor and the police chief place bets on the event. Both men make final preparations by paying their debts, saying goodbye to loved onces, and ordering coffins. Latin machismo, bureaucracy, and religion are just some of the sacred cows that are gored by the lampooning lance that shows no mercy with satirical stabs. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

This misunderstood film is a satirical western, written, directed, and produced by Ralph Nelson, which he adapted from the book by James Graham (a pseudonym for Jack Higgins) In a restless Central American nation in the 1920s, Van Horne (Robert Mitchum), a defrocked American priest, hides a gun in his Bible and a knife in his crucifix. He rescues Emmet Keogh (Ken Hutchinson), who is being held by a group of rapacious bandits who are angry that Keogh has taken a mute native girl, Chela (Paula Pritchett), away from them. Keogh, an Irishman, and his friend Jennings (Victor Buono), a British rum-runner, are captured along with Van Horne by Colonel Santilla (John Colicos), a revolutionary leader. The colonel offers to set the three men free and send them safely to the U.S. -- if they agree to kill Tomas De La Plata (Frank Langella), the crazed local strongman. De La Plata was driven mad by Santilla's followers, who murdered his father, raped his mother, and tormented his sister into suicide. Van Horne dons his priestly garb and reopens the church in De La Plata's village, thereby setting up the trap to lure in the madman. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi

One of the better Disney features of the late 1960s, Smith relies not upon humanized Volkswagens or singing bears but on the considerable talents of its cast. Glenn Ford stars as Smith, a tenacious modern-day rancher who comes to the aid of a fugitive Native American boy (Frank Ramirez). When a sadistic sheriff (Keenan Wynn), anxious to railroad the boy into jail on a trumped-up murder charge, begins stomping upon the basic civil rights of everyone within his reach, Smith vows to see that justice is done. Acting as the boy's defense counsel, Smith profoundly moves the jury with an impassioned speech about the wrongs done the American Indian in the name of "The Law." As good as Glenn Ford is (and this is one of his finest and subtlest performances), Smith is stolen by its hand-picked supporting cast, including Warren Oates as an Indian turncoat and Jay "Tonto" Silverheels in a minor role. Many of the bit parts are expertly filled by members of the Indian Actors Workshop of Hollywood. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

A larcenous stray dog, appropriately named Raffles, wreaks havoc at Convent San Tanco. The pooch's habit of picking pockets gets the convent children in trouble-and by extension, also places the nuns in jeopardy. To save the day, Sr. Bertrille again takes to the skies. Written by Ted Sherdeman and Jane Klove, "Love Me, Love My Dog" first aired on April 4, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Sr. Bertrille comes up with another of her sure-fire fundraising schemes for Convent San Tanco. This time, she persuades the other nuns to bottling and selling their own special brand of sea-grape juice. Alas, the beverage costs more to manufacture than it does to buy, and that's only the beginning of the problem facing Sr. Bertrille and her fellow stockholders. Originally telecast on November 2, 1967, "Days of Nun and Roses" was written by Austin and Irma Kalish. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi