Juan López Moctezuma
Juan López Moctezuma (1929 – August 2, 1995) was a Mexican film director and actor. He was born in Mexico City in 1929.[1] During his career he directed five films, all in the genres of Gothic horror and suspense: The Mansion of Madness (1972), Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (1974), To Kill a Stranger (1983), El Alimento del Miedo (1994), and his most recognized and controversial work, Alucarda (1978), which tells the story of a satanic possession in a Catholic convent. In 1993 he was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Mexico City because of Alzheimer's disease. He died on August 2, 1995.
Someone Wants to Kill Us!
as uncreditedA woman is sent to Mexico to kill the person who presumptly killed her father.
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as CuraIndia María raises a kidnapped newborn and is pursued by criminals who want the boy.
Movie pageTo Kill a Stranger
as Albert MorellCristina Carver (Angelica Maria) finds herself in dire straits after she arrives to spend some...
Movie pageAdios, amor...
as uncreditedA young man kidnaps a woman and embarks on an energetic crime spree. The reason for his behavior...
Movie pageThe Food of Fear
as Don RamónThe story unfolds in an underclass neighborhood of Mexico City, a place where a unique troupe...
Movie pageAlucardos: Portrait of a Vampire
as Self (Archive footage)Terror, transsexualism, and an eternal cult film. What is on the mind of horror film director...
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