Garcés was of Lebanese descent and was born in the Mexican port of Tampico, Tamaulipas.
With the support of another uncle, the producer José Yázbek, he was included in the production of La Muerte enamorada ("Death in love", 1950), a comedy starring Miroslava and Fernando Fernández. After 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 Angélica 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 ill-bred servant", 1968), Departamento de soltero ("Bachelor's apartment", 1969), Fray Don Juan ("Friar 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").
Books about Mauricio Garcés
Pérez Medina, Edmundo (2000). "Galanes y villanos del cine nacional". In Cine Confidencial. Mexico: Mina Editores.
Pérez Medina, Edmundo (1999). "Estrellas inolvidables del cine mexicano". In Cine Confidencial. Mexico: Mina Editores.
Varios (1998). "Mauricio Garcés, el eterno seductor". In Somos. Mexico: Editorial Televisa, S. A. de C. V.
Filmography
Actor
1988
Mi fantasma y yo
1981
El sátiro
1979
La revista increible de Silvia Pinal (TV Series)
1978
No tiene la culpa el Indio
1978
Casa de citas as
Andrés Chozas
1974
Con amor de muerte
1973
Vidita negra as
Enrique Nareau
1973
Las tres perfectas casadas as
Gustavo Ferrán
1972
Hay ángeles sin alas as
Hombre en conferencia (uncredited)
1972
La otra mujer as
Antonio
1972
Todos los pecados del mundo as
Roberto
1971
El sinvergüenza as
Roberto
1971
Espérame en Siberia, vida mía as
Mario
1971
Departamento de soltero as
Mauricio
1970
Tápame contigo
1970
El dinero tiene miedo as
Juan Quesada
1970
El cuerpazo del delito as
Dandy (segment "La rebelde")
1970
Fray Don Juan as
Juan primero / Juan segundo
1970
Click, fotógrafo de modelos as
Mauricio
1969
El criado malcriado as
Pablo Namnun
1969
El aviso inoportuno as
Mauricio (uncredited)
1969
Modisto de señoras as
D'Maurice
1969
El amor y esas cosas (segment "Tú serás mio")
1969
Twenty-Four Hours of Pleasure as
Mauricio Saldivar
1969
Las fieras as
Sebastian / Maurice Lafayette
1969
El matrimonio es como el demonio as
Raúl Álvarez
1968
Un nuevo modo de amar
1968
El día de la boda as
Raúl
1968
La cama as
Charlie
1968
Despedida de casada as
Felipe
1967
Bromas, S.A. as
Alberto / Rogelio Naveda
1967
Mujeres, mujeres, mujeres (segment "El imponente")
1967
Don Juan 67 as
Mauricio Galán
1966
Gutierritos (TV Series) as
Jorge Contreras
1966
Sólo para tí as
Doctor Millán
1966
Lanza tus penas al viento as
Marcelo Galván
1966
Cuernavaca en primavera (segment "El bombón")
1965
Perdóname mi vida as
Mauricio
1964
Napoleoncito as
Raúl
1964
México de mi corazón' (Dos Mexicanas en México) as
