Adalberto Martínez
Adalberto Martínez Chávez, better known in the entertainment world as Resortes was a renowned Mexican actor. Known primarily for his talent as a comedian, Resortes was also an accomplished dancer. His dancing defied gravity itself. He is believed to be, as seen in several of his movies, the creator of the "walking backwards" dance steps, which many years later became known as "The Moonwalk" and popularized by Michael Jackson.
Resortes, who began his career as a member of a circus, made his motion picture debut in 1946. He participated in more than 50 Mexican movies throughout his career, and he also participated in many television series. Many of his best films he made were El Rey de México (The King of Mexico), El Cartero del Barrio, Al Son del Mambo (To the Mambo's Rhythm) and El Futbolista Fenómeno (The Phenomenal Soccer Player). But one of his most famous movies was La Niña de la Mochila Azul (The Girl With the Blue Back Pack). That movie also had a sequel, La Niña de la Mochila Azul 2 (The Girl With the Blue Back Pack 2). Those two movies in particular became two of the largest teen movie hits in Mexican movie history and helped Resortes gain familiarity among the younger generations during the 1980s
Resortes was hospitalized with emphysema on April 3, 2003 and died on April 4.
His nephew is the international artist Alex Martinez.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.761 |
| Birthday | 1916-01-25 |
| Place of Birth | Mexico |
| Also Known As | Adalberto 'Resortes' Martínez, 'Resortes', Adalberto Martínez Chávez, Resortes , Adalberto Martínez 'Resortes', |
1981
D.F./Distrito Federal
6.5/29
Anthology film, six little anecdotes about life in the big city.
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1975
La presidenta municipal
7/13
La India Maria becomes the municipal president due to a ballot typo.
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1988
Viva la risa
5/2
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1989
Viva la risa II
5/2
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1958
Yo quiero ser artista
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1952
El luchador fenómeno
5.2/4
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1963
La risa de la ciudad
6/5
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1985
Chiquidracula
7.6/12
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1961
El aviador fenómeno
5/2
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1980
A Fuego Lento
5/2
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1986
Miracles
5/8
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1981
Cuentos colorados
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1984
Mamá, soy Paquito
8/21
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1951
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6.2/5
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1982
El rey de los albures
5.4/5
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1951
Dance my king!
5.3/3
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1979
The Girl with the Blue Backpack
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1980
El secuestro de los cien millones
5/2
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1956
¡Viva la juventud!
5.6/5
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1959
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4.2/4
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1961
Jóvenes y rebeldes
4/6
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1955
Love in Four Parts
5.5/6
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1950
To the Sound of the Mambo
5.5/4
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1950
El amor no es negocio
5/2
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1984
Peter Knife
7.5/68
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1962
Pilotos de la muerte
5.3/6
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Pilotos de la muerte
1976
The Bricklayers
6.6/25
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The Bricklayers
1950
Slum
5.5/6
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1999
Las delicias del poder
7.6/12
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1988
All Souls' Day
5.3/3
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All Souls' Day
1953
My Three Merry Widows
5.3/3
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1954
Me gustan todas
5.3/3
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1956
The King of México
5.5/4
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1957
Comedians of the League
5.3/3
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1957
Asesinos, S.A.
4.8/5
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1967
Los tres mosqueteros de Dios
6/4
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1965
El dengue del amor
5/3
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1961
The Kid
5/4
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1978
Picardía mexicana
7.274/62
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1983
Las modelos de desnudos
4.7/7
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1979
El futbolista fenómeno
4.5/4
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1981
The Girl with the Blue Backpack 2
5.2/4
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1981
Mojado de nacimiento
5.8/7
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1966
Matar es fácil
5.4/5
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1957
Dying of Laughter
5/4
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1980
El oreja rajada
5/4
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1989
La ley de las calles
4.7/6
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1965
The Mocking Ghosts
6/6
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1952
Rumba caliente
6/4
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1973
San Simón de los Magueyes
5.7/3
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1961
Carnaval en mi barrio
5.3/3
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1955
Chain of lies
5.2/5
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1991
Theater of Horror
5.3/3
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1956
The Flying Saucers
5/5
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1981
Las noches del Blanquita
5/2
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1949
Confidencias de un ruletero
6.3/7
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1989
Panic in the Mountain
6.929/14
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1949
I Slept With a Ghost
5/2
Ghost horror-comedy.
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1958
Échenme al gato
5/4
Comical mix-up in the operating room: by mistake, a notorious gangster's arm is grafted onto an accident-victim's stump.
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1960
El gran pillo
5/3
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1972
Tacos al Carbón
7.1/34
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1984
El padre trampitas
4.5/4
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1972
Los cacos
5.8/4
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1982
Fieras contra fieras
5/2
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1957
Hora y media de balazos
5.2/5
Unassuming, milquetoast-y shepherd-boy is pressured into posing as a dangerous gunslinger.
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1986
The Son of Peter the Knife
4.8/6
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1948
El nieto del Zorro
5/4
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1980
Las Tentadoras
4.2/5
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Las Tentadoras
1958
Manos arriba
5/5
A tailor is mistaken for the leader of an agricultural union and gets tangled up in a price-fixing conspiracy.
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Manos arriba
1979
México de mis amores
5.7/3
Anthology of clips from classic-era Mexican films, with reality-footage of elderly actors discussing their memories of the period.
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México de mis amores
1954
Miradas que matan
5/2
Sketchy TV personality exploits a busker with psychic powers for personal gain.
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1960
Ni hablar del peluquín
5/4
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1955
Pobre huerfanita
5.7/3
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Pobre huerfanita
1958
Music of Always
6.8/6
Producer, director and projectionist watch an assortment of musical numbers and brainstorm about framing narrative that could contain them all.
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Music of Always
1955
Soy un golfo
5/4
Slacker decides to work and create a career for himself after he falls in love with an ambitious woman.
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Soy un golfo
1961
Suerte te dé Dios
5.6/5
Two construction workers discover a stash of gold coins hidden in the walls of a building they're demolishing.
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1973
La marchanta
5/2
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La marchanta
1952
El beisbolista fenómeno
6.2/5
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El beisbolista fenómeno
1980
El ladrón fenomeno
5/2
A movie about a thief who got caught but redeemed himself by getting a job as a locksmith.
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El ladrón fenomeno
1970
Misión cumplida
5/2
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1954
Los Fernández de Peralvillo
6.2/8
A young man fails as a seller of household goods and his sister, tired of poverty, elopes with a criminal.
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1978
De Cocula es el mariachi
5.7/3
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1956
Policías y ladrones
5/2
When an inexperienced police officer discovers a corpse while inspecting a crime scene, he flees with no explanation. However, that action will help h...
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1970
Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters
6.4/34
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Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters
1981
Como México no hay dos
7.3/22
Rags-to-riches story about the rise of a fictional ranchera-music superstar.
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