Cast & creator
Carlos Martínez Baena
Best known for The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz, El Siete Machos, El analfabeto
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.
Also known as: Carlos M. Baena
46
film credits
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television credits
45
1934–2008 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (47)
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The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
Priest
1955
El Siete Machos
Padre Guzman
1951
El analfabeto
Profesor
1961
El rey se divierte
1944
HKM (Hablan, kantan, mienten)
2008
The River and Death
Padre Julián
1954
Mi niño, mi caballo y yo
1959
Él
Padre Velasco
1953
El Charro del Cristo
1949
El Supersabio
Profesor Archimedes Monteagudo
1948
El Portero
Don Sebastian, el profe
1950
Un año en la luna
Javier
2004
Prefiero a tu papá
Carlos
1952
Woman Without a Soul
Rosendo Buendía
1944
Un minuto de bondad
Fray Antonio
1954
Cupido pierde a Paquita
1955
La ciudad de los sueños
1954
El agua en el suelo
(uncredited)
1934
Entre tu amor y el cielo
Padre Juan
1950La mujer que no tuvo infancia
1957
Reina de reinas: La Virgen María
1948
The Well-paid
Don Jorge Rute
1948
Gema
1950
The Kneeling Goddess
1947
Yo fui una usurpadora
1946
The Bewitched House
Inocente de los Ángeles
1949
Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!
Cura Camacho
1941
Mujeres en mi Vida
Músico vagabundo (as Carlos M. Baena)
1950
Perverse Doll
Profesor
1969La sombra vengadora contra la mano negra
1955
Monte de piedad
Don Cándido Reyes
1951
The Intruder
Don Pedro Almeida
1954
Espinas de una flor
Padre José
1945
Little Black Angels
Padre Francisco
1970
Good Love
1957
Nocturno de amor
1948
Si, Mi vida
Doctor Amado Castellanos
1953
Camelia
Sacerdote (uncredited)
1954
The Siege of Huesca
Writer
1937Pecado Mortal
Doctor Robles
1955
La sombra vengadora
Dr. Everardo Fuentes
1956
Lola Casanova
Juan Diego Casanov
1949
Nosotros
Don Pedro, padre de Armando (as Carlos M. Baena)
1945
La abuelita
1942
La entrega
José (mayordomo)
1954
Otra primavera
Papá de Amelia
1950
Heroic Division
Writer
1937