Juan López Moctezuma

Born: 1932-01-01

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.


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Someone Wants to Kill Us!

as uncredited
Released: 1970-11-05

A woman is sent to Mexico to kill the person who presumptly killed her father.

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The Stork's Mistake

as Cura
Released: 1993-07-09

India María raises a kidnapped newborn and is pursued by criminals who want the boy.

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To Kill a Stranger

as Albert Morell
Released: 1986-02-06

Cristina Carver (Angelica Maria) finds herself in dire straits after she arrives to spend some...

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Adios, amor...

as uncredited
Released: 1973-09-06

A young man kidnaps a woman and embarks on an energetic crime spree. The reason for his behavior...

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The Food of Fear

as Don Ramón
Released: 1994-01-01

The story unfolds in an underclass neighborhood of Mexico City, a place where a unique troupe...

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Alucardos: Portrait of a Vampire

as Self (Archive footage)
Released: 2011-04-14

Terror, transsexualism, and an eternal cult film. What is on the mind of horror film director...

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