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
El Siete Machos
El analfabeto
El Supersabio
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
The Intruder
The River and Death
El Portero
All Movies (44)
- Un año en la luna2004 · as Javier
- Little Black Angels1970 · as Padre Francisco
- Perverse Doll1969 · as Profesor
- El analfabeto1961 · as Profesor
- Mi niño, mi caballo y yo1959
- La mujer que no tuvo infancia1957
- Good Love1957
- La sombra vengadora1956 · as Dr. Everardo Fuentes
- Cupido pierde a Paquita1955
- La sombra vengadora contra la mano negra1955
- The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz1955 · as Priest
- Pecado Mortal1955 · as Doctor Robles
- La ciudad de los sueños1954
- The River and Death1954 · as Padre Julián
- La entrega1954 · as José (mayordomo)
- The Intruder1954 · as Don Pedro Almeida
- Un minuto de bondad1954 · as Fray Antonio
- Camelia1954 · as Sacerdote (uncredited)
- Él1953 · as Padre Velasco
- Si, Mi vida1953 · as Doctor Amado Castellanos
- Prefiero a tu papá1952 · as Carlos
- Monte de piedad1951 · as Don Cándido Reyes
- El Siete Machos1951 · as Padre Guzman
- Entre tu amor y el cielo1950 · as Padre Juan
- Gema1950
- El Portero1950 · as Don Sebastian, el profe
- Otra primavera1950
- Mujeres en mi Vida1950 · as Músico vagabundo (as Carlos M. Baena)
- The Bewitched House1949
- El Charro del Cristo1949
- Lola Casanova1949 · as Juan Diego Casanov
- El Supersabio1948 · as Profesor Archimedes Monteagudo
- The Well-paid1948 · as Don Jorge Rute
- Reina de reinas: La Virgen María1948
- Nocturno de amor1948
- The Kneeling Goddess1947
- Yo fui una usurpadora1946
- Nosotros1945 · as Don Pedro, padre de Armando (as Carlos M. Baena)
- Espinas de una flor1945 · as Padre José
- Woman Without a Soul1944 · as Rosendo Buendía
- El rey se divierte1944
- La abuelita1942
- Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!1941 · as Cura Camacho
- El agua en el suelo1934 · as (uncredited)