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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Full filmography
- The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955) as Priest
- Él (1953) as Padre Velasco
- El analfabeto (1961) as Profesor
- El Portero (1950) as Don Sebastian, el profe
- El Siete Machos (1951) as Padre Guzman
- HKM (Hablan, kantan, mienten) (2008)
- The Intruder (1954) as Don Pedro Almeida
- The Bewitched House (1949)
- Camelia (1954) as Sacerdote (uncredited)
- El Supersabio (1948) as Profesor Archimedes Monteagudo
- The Kneeling Goddess (1947)
- Gema (1950)
- Mi niño, mi caballo y yo (1959)
- El rey se divierte (1944)
- Perverse Doll (1969) as Profesor
- Cupido pierde a Paquita (1955)
- The Well-paid (1948) as Don Jorge Rute
- Woman Without a Soul (1944) as Rosendo Buendía
- Si, Mi vida (1953) as Doctor Amado Castellanos
- Entre tu amor y el cielo (1950) as Padre Juan
- Monte de piedad (1951) as Don Cándido Reyes
- Espinas de una flor (1945) as Padre José
- The River and Death (1954) as Padre Julián
- Little Black Angels (1970) as Padre Francisco