Carlos Martínez Baena

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1889-05-07

Deathday 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

Actor

2004
1969
Perverse Doll

as Profesor

1961
El analfabeto

as Profesor

1956
La sombra vengadora

as Dr. Everardo Fuentes

1955
Pecado Mortal

as Doctor Robles

1954
The River and Death

as Padre Julián

1954
The Intruder

as don Pedro Almeida

1954
Camelia

as Sacerdote (uncredited)

1953
Él

as Padre Velasco

1953
Si, Mi vida

as Doctor Amado Castellanos

1951
Monte de piedad

as Don Cándido Reyes

1951
El Siete Machos

as Padre Guzman

1950
1950
1950
El Portero

as Don Sebastian, el profe

1950
Mujeres en mi Vida

as Músico vagabundo (as Carlos M. Baena)

1949
Lola Casanova

as Juan Diego Casanov

1948
El Supersabio

as Profesor Archimedes Monteagudo

1948
The Well-paid

as Don Jorge Rute

1947
The Kneeling Goddess

as Esteban (as Carlos M. Baena)

1944
Woman Without a Soul

as Rosendo Buendía

1941
Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!

as Cura Camacho (as Carlos M. Baena)

1934
El agua en el suelo

as (uncredited)

Writer

1937
1937
Heroic Division

as Writer