
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.
Acting (37 movies)

Él
1953

El Portero
1950

Un año en la luna
2004

The Kneeling Goddess
1947

The Intruder
1954

Gema
1950

The Bewitched House
1949

El Charro del Cristo
1949

Otra primavera
1950

Woman Without a Soul
1944

Cupido pierde a Paquita
1955

Perverse Doll
1969

The Well-paid
1948

La abuelita
1942

Lola Casanova
1949

Monte de piedad
1951

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
1955

El Supersabio
1948

El Siete Machos
1951

El analfabeto
1961

The River and Death
1954

Camelia
1954

Si, Mi vida
1953

Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!
1941

Nocturno de amor
1948

Good Love
1957

Little Black Angels
1970

Mujeres en mi Vida
1950

Mi niño, mi caballo y yo
1959

Reina de reinas: La Virgen María
1948

El agua en el suelo
1934

La ciudad de los sueños
1954

Entre tu amor y el cielo
1950

La sombra vengadora
1956

Nosotros
1945

Prefiero a tu papá
1952

Espinas de una flor
1945
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| The Siege of Huesca | 1937 | Writer | 
| Heroic Division | 1937 | Writer |