Carlos Martínez Baena
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.
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Movies (76)

Un año en la luna
2004 · Javier

Jesús, María y José
1972

El inolvidable Chucho el Roto
1971

Little Black Angels
1970 · Padre Francisco

Perverse Doll
1969 · Profesor

El analfabeto
1961 · Profesor

Mi niño, mi caballo y yo
1959
A Media Luz Los Tres
1958 · Doctor

Un vago sin oficio
1958
La mujer que no tuvo infancia
1957
Hay ángeles con espuelas
1957 · Señor cura

Good Love
1957

La sombra vengadora
1956 · Dr. Everardo Fuentes

Cupido pierde a Paquita
1955

Chilam Balam
1955 · Francisco de Montejo (El Mozo)
La sombra vengadora contra la mano negra
1955

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
1955 · Priest
Pecado Mortal
1955 · Doctor Robles

La ciudad de los sueños
1954

The River and Death
1954 · Padre Julián

La entrega
1954 · José (mayordomo)

The Intruder
1954 · Don Pedro Almeida

Un minuto de bondad
1954 · Fray Antonio

Camelia
1954 · Sacerdote (uncredited)

Las cariñosas
1953

Él
1953 · Padre Velasco

El lunar de la familia
1953 · Padre José

Si, Mi vida
1953 · Doctor Amado Castellanos

Ni pobres ni ricos
1953

Prefiero a tu papá
1952 · Carlos

Mamá nos quita los novios
1952 · Tío Leoncio

Secretaria particular
1952 · Don Juan Reynaldos

Monte de piedad
1951 · Don Cándido Reyes

El Siete Machos
1951 · Padre Guzman

Entre tu amor y el cielo
1950 · Padre Juan

Gemma
1950 · Bernardo

Gema
1950

El Portero
1950 · Don Sebastian, el profe

Otra primavera
1950 · Papá de Amelia

Mujeres en mi Vida
1950 · Músico vagabundo (as Carlos M. Baena)

Una canción a la vírgen
1949 · don Andrés Saldivar

The Bewitched House
1949 · Inocente de los Ángeles

El Charro del Cristo
1949

Lola Casanova
1949 · Juan Diego Casanov

El Supersabio
1948 · Profesor Archimedes Monteagudo

The Well-paid
1948 · Don Jorge Rute

Reina de reinas: La Virgen María
1948

Nocturno de amor
1948

The Kneeling Goddess
1947

El amor abrió los ojos
1947 · Screenplay

Con la música por dentro
1947 · Molinette

Chachita la de Triana
1947 · Don Carlos

Smoke in the Eyes
1946 · Samuel

Yo fui una usurpadora
1946

¡Ya tengo a mi hijo!
1946 · Doctor

Bienaventurados los que creen
1946 · Padre Isidro

Papá Lebonard
1946 · Lebonard

Una sombra en mi destino
1946 · Dr. Palafox

El último amor de Goya
1946 · Screenplay

The Hour of Truth
1945

Como yo te quería
1945 · Don Pepito, Screenplay

Un corazón burlado
1945 · Padre Vázquez

Nosotros
1945 · Don Pedro, padre de Armando (as Carlos M. Baena)

Espinas de una flor
1945 · Padre José

Woman Without a Soul
1944 · Rosendo Buendía

El rey se divierte
1944

Amores de ayer
1944 · Don Eduardo Ribalta

Alma de bronce
1944

El Intruso
1944

Maravilla del toreo
1943 · Screenplay

La abuelita
1942 · Screenplay

Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!
1941 · Cura Camacho

Heroic Division
1937 · Writer

The Siege of Huesca
1937 · Writer

El agua en el suelo
1934 · (uncredited)

¿Cuándo te suicidas?
1932 · Abraham


