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.
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Movies (43)
Un año en la luna
as Javier
2004
Little Black Angels
1970
Perverse Doll
as Profesor
1969
El analfabeto
as Profesor
1961
Mi niño, mi caballo y yo
1959
La mujer que no tuvo infancia
1957
Good Love
1957
La sombra vengadora
as Dr. Everardo Fuentes
1956
Cupido pierde a Paquita
1955
La sombra vengadora contra la mano negra
1955
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
as Priest
1955
Pecado Mortal
as Doctor Robles
1955
La ciudad de los sueños
1954
The River and Death
as Padre Julián
1954
The Intruder
as don Pedro Almeida
1954
Un minuto de bondad
as Fray Antonio
1954
Camelia
as Sacerdote (uncredited)
1954
Él
as Padre Velasco
1953
Si, Mi vida
as Doctor Amado Castellanos
1953
Prefiero a tu papá
as Carlos
1952
Monte de piedad
as Don Cándido Reyes
1951
El Siete Machos
as Padre Guzman
1951
Entre tu amor y el cielo
as Padre Juan
1950
Gema
1950
El Portero
as Don Sebastian, el profe
1950
Otra primavera
1950
Mujeres en mi Vida
as Músico vagabundo (as Carlos M. Baena)
1950
The Bewitched House
1949
El Charro del Cristo
1949
Lola Casanova
as Juan Diego Casanov
1949
El Supersabio
as Profesor Archimedes Monteagudo
1948
The Well-paid
as Don Jorge Rute
1948
Reina de reinas: La Virgen María
1948
Nocturno de amor
1948
The Kneeling Goddess
1947
Nosotros
as Don Pedro, padre de Armando (as Carlos M. Baena)
1945
Espinas de una flor
as Padre José
1945
Woman Without a Soul
as Rosendo Buendía
1944
La abuelita
1942
Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!
as Cura Camacho (as Carlos M. Baena)
1941
Heroic Division
Writer (Writing)
1937
The Siege of Huesca
Writer (Writing)
1937
El agua en el suelo
as (uncredited)
1934
