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.
Known for
HKM (Hablan, kantan, mienten)
Un año en la luna
Little Black Angels
Perverse Doll
El analfabeto
Mi niño, mi caballo y yo
Good Love
La sombra vengadora
Cupido pierde a Paquita
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
La ciudad de los sueños
The River and Death
The Intruder
Camelia
Él
Si, Mi vida
Monte de piedad
El Siete Machos
Entre tu amor y el cielo
Gema
El Portero
Otra primavera
Mujeres en mi Vida
The Bewitched House
El Charro del Cristo
Lola Casanova
El Supersabio
The Well-paid
Reina de reinas: La Virgen María
Nocturno de amor
The Kneeling Goddess
Woman Without a Soul
La abuelita
Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!
Heroic Division
El agua en el suelo