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...
This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter
1958
No tiene la culpa el Indio
1978
The World of the Vampires
1961
Todos los pecados del mundo
1972
Cuernavaca in Spring
1966
Por querer a una mujer
1951
El matrimonio es como el demonio
1967
El dinero tiene miedo
1970
La Cama
1968
¿Dónde estás, corazón?
1961
24 horas de placer
1969
Un nuevo modo de amar
1968
Despedida de casada
1968
El sinvergüenza
1971
The Crying Woman
1960
El sátiro
1981
El Amor y Esas Cosas
1969
Las Fieras
1969
El jinete negro
1961
El día de la boda
1968
Mujeres, mujeres, mujeres
1967
Don Juan 67
1967
Estoy casado, ja, ja
1962
Modisto de Señoras
1969
The Living Head
1963
Amorcito corazón
1961
Wait for me in Siberia, Darling!
1971
El cuerpazo del delito
1970
De color moreno
1963
Click, fotógrafo de modelos
1970
The Brainiac
1962
Death in Love
1951
La estrella vacía
1960
Casa de citas
1978
Vidita negra
1973
Mientras el cuerpo aguante
1958