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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

43

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-05-07

Day of Death

1971-05-29 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Also Known As

Carlos M. Baena

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.

Known For

Acting

Él

1953

Él

as

Padre Velasco

El Portero

1950

El Portero

as

Don Sebastian, el profe

Un año en la luna

2004

Un año en la luna

as

Javier

The Intruder

1954

The Intruder

as

don Pedro Almeida

Pecado Mortal

1955

Pecado Mortal

as

Doctor Robles

Gema

1950

Gema

as

Woman Without a Soul

1944

Woman Without a Soul

as

Rosendo Buendía

Perverse Doll

1969

Perverse Doll

as

Profesor

The Well-paid

1948

The Well-paid

as

Don Jorge Rute

Lola Casanova

1949

Lola Casanova

as

Juan Diego Casanov

Monte de piedad

1951

Monte de piedad

as

Don Cándido Reyes

El Supersabio

1948

El Supersabio

as

Profesor Archimedes Monteagudo

El Siete Machos

1951

El Siete Machos

as

Padre Guzman

El analfabeto

1961

El analfabeto

as

Profesor

The River and Death

1954

The River and Death

as

Padre Julián

Camelia

1954

Camelia

as

Sacerdote (uncredited)

Si, Mi vida

1953

Si, Mi vida

as

Doctor Amado Castellanos

Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!

1941

Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!

as

Cura Camacho (as Carlos M. Baena)

Good Love

1957

Good Love

as

Mujeres en mi Vida

1950

Mujeres en mi Vida

as

Músico vagabundo (as Carlos M. Baena)

El agua en el suelo

1934

El agua en el suelo

as

(uncredited)

Entre tu amor y el cielo

1950

Entre tu amor y el cielo

as

Padre Juan

La sombra vengadora

1956

La sombra vengadora

as

Dr. Everardo Fuentes

Nosotros

1945

Nosotros

as

Don Pedro, padre de Armando (as Carlos M. Baena)

Espinas de una flor

1945

Espinas de una flor

as

Padre José

Production

Crew

Directing