Carlos Martínez Baena

Biography

Carlos Martinez Baena was a character actor, who was born in Spain. At an early age he moved with his family to Mexico where he became a journalist. By 1920 he decided to become an actor while he was living in Argentina, and shortly afterward moved to Spain where he worked as a stage actor, eventually ppearing in films in Argentina, Spain and the U.S in Spanish language films made in the early and mid 1930s. In 1940 he returned to Mexico, escaping the fascist Franco goverment in Spain. The following year he began appearing in Mexican films in character parts, he was often cast as kindly old men, teachers, priests and appeared in many character parts. He was also very involved in the actor's union, during his career he also wrote and adapted sceenplays as well as writing poetry. In 1970 he completed his last film at the age 80, also a character part.

Known For

Él
Él
El Portero
El Portero
Un año en la luna
Un año en la luna
The Kneeling Goddess
The Kneeling Goddess
The Intruder
The Intruder
Gema
Gema
The Bewitched House
The Bewitched House
El Charro del Cristo
El Charro del Cristo
Otra primavera
Otra primavera

Filmography

2008 HKM (Hablan, kantan, mienten)
as
2004 Un año en la luna
as Javier
1970 Little Black Angels
as
1969 Perverse Doll
as Profesor
1961 El analfabeto
as Profesor
1959 Mi niño, mi caballo y yo
as
1957 La mujer que no tuvo infancia
as
1957 Good Love
as
1956 La sombra vengadora
as Dr. Everardo Fuentes
1955 Cupido pierde a Paquita
as
1955 La sombra vengadora contra la mano negra
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1955 The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
as Priest
1955 Pecado Mortal
as Doctor Robles
1954 La ciudad de los sueños
as
1954 The River and Death
as Padre Julián
1954 The Intruder
as don Pedro Almeida
1954 Camelia
as Sacerdote (uncredited)
1953 Él
as Padre Velasco
1953 Si, Mi vida
as Doctor Amado Castellanos
1952 Prefiero a tu papá
as Carlos