Carlos Martínez Baena
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.
El Siete Machos
as Padre GuzmanRosario, the niece of the rancher, returns to the ranch after ten years of absence. She takes in...
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The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
as PriestA bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned...
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El analfabeto
as ProfesorInocencio Prieto y Calvo receives a letter telling him he is the heir to his uncle's fortune of...
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Él
as Padre VelascoGloria encounters Francisco, a man whose social veneer betrays a truer self burrowed underneath.
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The River and Death
as Padre JuliánA useless and bloody vendetta has been going on for ages between two families in this Mexican...
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El Portero
as Don Sebastian, el profeCantinflas works as a porter, who writes letters and speeches in his old writing machine to earn...
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El Supersabio
as Profesor Archimedes MonteagudoCantinflas is the apprentice of a renowned scientist, Prof. Arquimides Monteagudo (Carlos...
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Woman Without a Soul
as Rosendo BuendíaAmbitious young woman climbs the social ladder. A bit too fast.
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Camelia
as Sacerdote (uncredited)A sort of meta riff on Alexandre Dumas fils' novel The Lady of the Camellias (La Dame aux...
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Little Black Angels
as uncreditedA racist woman who doesn't know about her own mixed heritage—even though she's lived with her...
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Si, Mi vida
as Doctor Amado CastellanosDr. Castellanos is saved from bankruptcy.
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Otra primavera
as uncreditedHis wife dies and now he's free to marry his mistress and adopt their children officially. How...
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La abuelita
as uncreditedGranny rules the roost, but little sister's a bit rebellious. She listens to Cuban music, she...
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Perverse Doll
as ProfesorA troubled woman commits a series of murders that exposes some dark family secrets.
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The Kneeling Goddess
as Esteban (as Carlos M. Baena)Legendary superstar María Félix, stars in this melodrama noir playing the role of Raquel, a...
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Reina de reinas: La Virgen María
as uncreditedStandard retelling of the the Gospels, with a brief epilogue about the death of Mary.
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The Intruder
as don Pedro AlmeidaUpon her arrival to the village San Ignacio, Gabriela meets Raúl, owner of a residence that her...
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Cupido pierde a Paquita
as uncreditedRich family's maid thinks that maybe if she plays her cards right, she can land a moneybags...
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Monte de piedad
as Don Cándido ReyesAnthology-movie, series of anecdotes about the personal tragedies that lead people to take their...
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Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!
as Cura Camacho (as Carlos M. Baena)A not very grief stricken young widow flutters her hand fan between a dashing young soldier and...
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El Charro del Cristo
as uncreditedFavored son of a wealthy rural family forced to go into hiding after killing someone in a duel.
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Lola Casanova
as uncreditedSonora Mexico, 1880s: Seri Indian tribe splits into two factions after a white woman comes to...
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La sombra vengadora
as Dr. Everardo FuentesAn evil mastermind, known as La mano negra, attempts to steal a formula that creates synthetic...
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The Bewitched House
as uncreditedStage magician Fu Manchu uses his illusions and trickeries to find a murderer.
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Mujeres en mi Vida
as Músico vagabundo (as Carlos M. Baena)Mexican romantic musical.
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Good Love
as uncreditedMother and son conspire against his sister when she marries against their wishes.
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Un año en la luna
as JavierIn late September, Iñigo comes to Madrid to study psychology and stays at the home of his sister...
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Mi niño, mi caballo y yo
as uncreditedNun tries to heal the relationship between a six-year-old boy and his estranged father.
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