Carlos Martínez Baena
Acting • Born 1889-05-07 – Died 1971-05-29
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.
Filmography
42 credits
Él
Movie • 1953
Padre Velasco
El Portero
Movie • 1950
Don Sebastian, el profe
Un año en la luna
Movie • 2004
Javier
The Kneeling Goddess
Movie • 1947
The Intruder
Movie • 1954
Don Pedro Almeida
Pecado Mortal
Movie • 1955
Doctor Robles
Gema
Movie • 1950
The Bewitched House
Movie • 1949
El Charro del Cristo
Movie • 1949
Otra primavera
Movie • 1950
Woman Without a Soul
Movie • 1944
Rosendo Buendía
Cupido pierde a Paquita
Movie • 1955
La sombra vengadora contra la mano negra
Movie • 1955
La mujer que no tuvo infancia
Movie • 1957
Perverse Doll
Movie • 1969
Profesor
The Well-paid
Movie • 1948
Don Jorge Rute
La abuelita
Movie • 1942
Lola Casanova
Movie • 1949
Juan Diego Casanov
Monte de piedad
Movie • 1951
Don Cándido Reyes
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
Movie • 1955
Priest
El Supersabio
Movie • 1948
Profesor Archimedes Monteagudo
El Siete Machos
Movie • 1951
Padre Guzman
El analfabeto
Movie • 1961
Profesor
The River and Death
Movie • 1954
Padre Julián
Camelia
Movie • 1954
Sacerdote (uncredited)
Si, Mi vida
Movie • 1953
Doctor Amado Castellanos
Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!
Movie • 1941
Cura Camacho (as Carlos M. Baena)
Nocturno de amor
Movie • 1948
Good Love
Movie • 1957
Little Black Angels
Movie • 1970
Padre Francisco
Mujeres en mi Vida
Movie • 1950
Músico vagabundo (as Carlos M. Baena)
Mi niño, mi caballo y yo
Movie • 1959
Reina de reinas: La Virgen María
Movie • 1948
El agua en el suelo
Movie • 1934
(uncredited)
La ciudad de los sueños
Movie • 1954
Entre tu amor y el cielo
Movie • 1950
Padre Juan
La sombra vengadora
Movie • 1956
Dr. Everardo Fuentes
Nosotros
Movie • 1945
Don Pedro, padre de Armando (as Carlos M. Baena)
Prefiero a tu papá
Movie • 1952
Carlos
Espinas de una flor
Movie • 1945
Padre José
Un minuto de bondad
Movie • 1954
Fray Antonio
HKM (Hablan, kantan, mienten)
TV • 2008