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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

172

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-11-08

Day of Death

2024-04-06 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Puerto de Veracruz, Mexico

Also Known As

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Biography

Ernesto Gómez Cruz (November 8, 1933 - April 6, 2024) was a prolific Mexican actor with more than 154 films. In his beginnings, he began as a photographer in his native Veracruz, where he met a friend who invited him to study dramatic art. In his notes from yesterday, he mentions that he wanted to be a singer, but his shyness and lack of preparation led him to abandon this path. He has more than two hundred films to his credit. He has worked with great directors such as Miguel Littin, Felipe Cazals, Arturo Ripstein and Luis Estrada; He has also worked with actors of the stature of Damián Alcázar, Ignacio López Tarso and Pedro Armendáriz Jr., among others. His long artistic career has allowed him to be deserving and awarded with different recognitions; one of the most recent was in 2014, at the 56th Ariel award, where he was awarded the Ariel de Oro. He is the second Mexican actor with the most Ariel awards and nominations. In 2018 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officially invited him to be a special part of its new members.

Known For

Acting

Bandidas

2006

Bandidas

as

Brujo

Latino Bar

1991

Latino Bar

as

Blind musician

Herod's Law

1999

Herod's Law

as

Gobernador

Tespis Teporocho

2025

Tespis Teporocho

as

Tespis

El lado oscuro de la noche

2011

El lado oscuro de la noche

as

Papá Valeria

El Norte

1983

El Norte

as

Arturo

Midaq Alley

1995

Midaq Alley

as

Don Ru

A Wonderful World

2006

A Wonderful World

as

Compadre Filemón

El Infierno

2010

El Infierno

as

Don José Reyes

Another Mexican

2010

Another Mexican

as

Don Leodegario

Mariana Mariana

1987

Mariana Mariana

as

Gardener

Las Armas

2013

Las Armas

as

Gobernador Giner

The Cousin

2018

The Cousin

as

Cacique gordo

13 Días antes de vivir

2000

13 Días antes de vivir

as

Fiscal Especial

The Stork's Mistake

1993

The Stork's Mistake

as

Don Cosme

Vagabunda

1994

Vagabunda

as

Don Melitón

Sandino

1990

Sandino

as

Farabundo Martí

Arizona

1984

Arizona

as

Zapata en Chinameca

1987

Zapata en Chinameca

as

Pancracio Rodríguez

Las Lupitas

1984

Las Lupitas

as

José, el Carnicero

Visita al Pasado

1981

Visita al Pasado

as

Benito Juárez

The Evil That Men Do

1984

The Evil That Men Do

as

Café Owner

Erendira

1983

Erendira

as

Grocer

La madre

1979

La madre

as

Tacos al Carbón

1972

Tacos al Carbón

as

Uncredited

Los perturbados

1972

Los perturbados

as

El Cacomistle (segment "La Obsesión")

Tú, yo, nosotros

1972

Tú, yo, nosotros

as

Black outlaw

Paty chula

1991

Paty chula

as

Mr. Gutierrez

El extensionista

1991

El extensionista

as

Nazario

Mudstained Flower

2011

Mudstained Flower

as

Don Trini

Life Sentence

1979

Life Sentence

as

Corporal Pantoja

Reed: Insurgent Mexico

1972

Reed: Insurgent Mexico

as

Pablo Seanez

The Outsiders

1967

The Outsiders

as

El Azteca

Los confines

1987

Los confines

as

Juvencio Nava

The Widow of Montiel

1979

The Widow of Montiel

as

Carmichael

A Shred Of Mist

2014

A Shred Of Mist

as

Doctor

El rutas

1988

El rutas

as

El Perro

The Realm of Fortune

1986

The Realm of Fortune

as

Dionisio Pinzón

Así es la Suerte

2011

Así es la Suerte

as

Esposo de Lidia

De la infancia

2010

De la infancia

as

Aguacate

Baroque

1989

Baroque

as

El Indiano

Santos Peregrinos

2004

Santos Peregrinos

as

Don Emiliano

Desires

1977

Desires

as

The Prophet Mimi

1973

The Prophet Mimi

as

Hermano Mackenzie

Días de Combate

1982

Días de Combate

as

Gilberto Gómez Letras

Las delicias del poder

1999

Las delicias del poder

as

Carmelo Barriga

A Married Woman

1982

A Married Woman

as

Guillermo

Cosa fácil

1982

Cosa fácil

as

Gilberto Gómez

Rattlesnake

1977

Rattlesnake

as

Chankin

All Souls' Day

1988

All Souls' Day

as

Poet

El águila descalza

1971

El águila descalza

as

Trabajador factoria

Crazy Carnival

2006

Crazy Carnival

as

El indio

The Mongol Plot

1977

The Mongol Plot

as

Licenciado

Nosotros los pelados

1984

Nosotros los pelados

as

Don Seve

Maten al León

1977

Maten al León

as

Salvador Pereira

There's Always a First Time

1971

There's Always a First Time

as

Hilario (segment "Rosa")

Long live Tepito!

1981

Long live Tepito!

as

Chucho / Jesús Ramírez

Peregrina

1974

Peregrina

as

Viaje al paraíso

1985

Viaje al paraíso

as

Víctor

Trail of Death

1981

Trail of Death

as

Torres

The Throne of Hell

1994

The Throne of Hell

as

The Wizard

La Generala

1971

La Generala

as

Cómplice de Feliciano

El guapo

2007

El guapo

as

Los Cacos

1972

Los Cacos

as

Arturo

El Quelite

1970

El Quelite

as

Gavillero

Auandar Anapu

1975

Auandar Anapu

as

Auándar Anapu

The Eve

1982

The Eve

as

Manuel Miranda

Tivoli

1975

Tivoli

as

engineer Reginaldo

Highway Patrolman

1991

Highway Patrolman

as

Comandante Navarro

Lost Objects

1992

Lost Objects

as

Professor Robles

The Mexican

2001

The Mexican

as

Tropillo

Sweet Release

1997

Sweet Release

as

Papá

El valle de los miserables

1975

El valle de los miserables

as

Comandante López

Neighborhood Rats

1988

Neighborhood Rats

as

Héctor Malagón Ruiz

La combi asesina

1982

La combi asesina

as

Capitan de la Cruz

Those Years

1974

Those Years

as

Guillermo Prieto

Letters from Marusia

1975

Letters from Marusia

as

Crisculo

The Perfect Dictatorship

2014

The Perfect Dictatorship

as

Señor Humilde

Passport to Death

1988

Passport to Death

as

Pancho the Peasant

The Surprise

1969

The Surprise

as

Ballesteros

The Marked Hour

The Marked Hour

as

(Varios)

Laws of love

Laws of love

as

Plutarco

Hasta que te conocí

Hasta que te conocí

as

Juan "Juanito" Contreras

Capadocia

Capadocia

as

Fernando Mirana

María José

María José

as

Serafín

El vuelo del águila

El vuelo del águila

as

Benito Juárez

La fuerza del amor

La fuerza del amor

as

Don Torino

El padre Gallo

El padre Gallo

as

Padre Gallo

Production

Crew

Directing