Person Details

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Aliases: Carlos M. Baena

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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Movie Involvements: 16

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Él
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8

Él

(1953) Padre Velasco
The River and Death
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6

The River and Death

(1954) Padre Julián
The Kneeling Goddess
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7

The Kneeling Goddess

(1947) Esteban (as Carlos M. Baena)
La sombra vengadora
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6

La sombra vengadora

(1956) Dr. Everardo Fuentes
Camelia
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5

Camelia

(1954) Sacerdote (uncredited)
Lola Casanova
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6

Lola Casanova

(1949) Juan Diego Casanov
Perverse Doll
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7

Perverse Doll

(1969) Profesor
The Well-paid
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5

The Well-paid

(1948) Don Jorge Rute

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2008 N/A
2004 Javier
1970 N/A
1969 Profesor
1961 Profesor
1959 N/A
1957 N/A
N/A
1956 Dr. Everardo Fuentes
1955 N/A
N/A
Priest
Doctor Robles
1954 N/A
Padre Julián
don Pedro Almeida
Sacerdote (uncredited)
1953 Padre Velasco
Doctor Amado Castellanos
1951 Don Cándido Reyes
Padre Guzman
1950 Padre Juan
N/A
Don Sebastian, el profe
N/A
Músico vagabundo (as Carlos M. Baena)
1949 N/A
N/A
Juan Diego Casanov
1948 Profesor Archimedes Monteagudo
Don Jorge Rute
N/A
N/A
1947 Esteban (as Carlos M. Baena)
1944 Rosendo Buendía
1942 N/A
1941 Cura Camacho (as Carlos M. Baena)
1934 (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1937 Writer
Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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