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Carlos López Moctezuma
★ Acting

Carlos López Moctezuma

1909 – 1980 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico · Active 1938–1981

Carlos López Moctezuma, born in 1909, was a prolific Mexican actor whose career spanned over four decades. He is known for his roles in The Curse of the Crying Woman (1961) and Night of the Bloody Apes (1969), where he brought a unique gravitas to the horror and exploitation genres. His performances contributed to the cult status of these films, showcasing the blend of melodrama and horror that defines much of Mexican cinema during that era. López Moctezuma's work remains a significant part of the conversation surrounding cult cinema.

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Eyes of the Dead

Eyes of the Dead

1956 ★ 6.7
as Enrique

Enrique kills a man for stealing him a check he has received due to an accident. However, things get complicated because it had not yet been cashed. This will force him to try to forge the signature and eliminate any suspect, including his girlfriend Clara, who works in a law office and who talked him about the check. Police tracks the case, but by chance Pedrito, the police inspector's son, is also investigating on his own.

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Filmography

188 credits
1980s 2 credits
1981
Movie ★ 7.4
1980
Perro callejero as Don Filo
Movie ★ 7.9
1970s 25 credits
1979
Movie ★ 4.9
1979
Movie ★ 6.7
1978
Movie ★ 4.2
1978
Movie ★ 4.7
1978
Movie ★ 4.7
1977
Lo mejor de Teresa as Orientador Vocacional
Movie ★ 6.5
1977
Movie ★ 6.4
1976
Movie ★ 5.4
1975
Movie ★ 6.0
1975
Movie ★ 5.5
1975
Movie ★ 5.7
1975
Movie ★ 6.0
1974
Looking for a Wall as Frank Lloyd Wright
Movie ★ 6.0
1974
Movie ★ 5.3
1974
Cabalgando a la luna as Don José Maldonado
Movie ★ 5.7
1974
Movie ★ 4.1
1974
Movie ★ 6.0
1973
Movie ★ 4.6
1973
Movie ★ 5.4
1972
Movie ★ 5.7
1972
Movie ★ 6.8
1970
Movie ★ 5.6
1960s 57 credits
1969
Movie ★ 5.5
1969
El crepúsculo de un dios as Conde de Molinero
Movie ★ 6.8
1969
Modisto de Señoras as Álvaro de la Vaca
Movie ★ 4.1
1969
Movie ★ 6.7
1969
Movie ★ 7.9
1969
Movie ★ 5.0
1968
Movie ★ 6.7
1968
Ambición sangrienta as Lorenzo Mantilla
Movie ★ 6.0
1968
Movie ★ 5.8
1967
Movie ★ 6.0
1967
La perra as Walter Johnson
Movie ★ 5.9
1967
Movie ★ 6.7
1967
Rocambole vs. the Harpies as Inspector Ansaldo
Movie ★ 5.6
1967
Si quiero as Francisco Vaca del Monte
Movie ★ 6.0
1967
Un dorado de Pancho Villa as Don Gonzalo de los Monteros
Movie ★ 6.3
1966
Movie ★ 5.4
1966
House of Women as Inspector Canales
Movie ★ 5.5
1966
Movie ★ 5.7
1966
Movie ★ 6.0
1966
Movie ★ 6.7
1965
Viva Maria! as Rodríguez
Movie ★ 6.1
1965
Movie ★ 5.7
1965
Movie ★ 6.2
1965
Movie ★ 5.8
1965
Santo vs. the Strangler as Inspector Villegas
Movie ★ 4.5
1965
Las tapatías nunca pierden as Don Celorio Martínez
Movie ★ 5.6
1965
El texano as Pedro
Movie ★ 5.7
1965
Movie ★ 4.9
1964
Preludio 11 as Ravelo
Movie ★ 7.0
1964
Movie ★ 6.3
1964
Movie ★ 6.3
1964
Movie ★ 6.0
1964
Movie ★ 6.0
1964
Movie ★ 6.6
1964
Movie ★ 5.8
1964
Museum Of Horror as Professor Abramov
Movie ★ 6.2
1963
Movie ★ 6.9
1963
Movie ★ 6.0
1963
Ghost Town as Don Néstor Ramírez
Movie ★ 5.6
1963
Movie ★ 6.0
1963
The Jade Mask as Professor Velez
Movie ★ 5.8
1963
Movie ★ 5.8
1963
Movie ★ 5.0
1962
Movie ★ 5.8
1961
Movie ★ 6.7
1961
Movie ★ 6.7
1961
Movie ★ 6.0
1961
Movie ★ 6.5
1961
Movie ★ 5.7
1960
Movie ★ 6.0
1960
Simitrio as Don Fermín
Movie ★ 7.1
1960
Movie ★ 5.6
1960
La estrella vacía as Don Federico Guillén
Movie ★ 6.6
1960
The Crying Woman as Gerardo Montes
Movie ★ 5.5
1960
The Shadow of the Tyrant as Diputado Emilio Olivier Fernández
Movie ★ 7.0
1960
La llamada de la muerte as Bronco Joe; Richard Martin
Movie ★ 6.0
1950s 47 credits
1959
Movie ★ 5.3
1959
Movie ★ 5.3
1958
Una cita de amor as don Mariano
Movie ★ 6.0
1958
Movie ★ 5.8
1958
Movie ★ 5.4
1958
Movie ★ 6.0
1958
Movie ★ 6.0
1958
Love Your Neighbor as Julián Rosales
Movie ★ 6.3
1957
Movie ★ 5.8
1957
Movie ★ 7.2
1957
Movie ★ 6.0
1956
Locura pasional as Alberto Morales
Movie ★ 5.6
1956
Movie ★ 6.7
1956
Movie ★ 5.8
1955
X Murderer as Alcalde Harrison García
Movie ★ 5.4
1955
Movie ★ 5.5
1955
El barro humano as Eduardo Vargas Peña
Movie ★ 5.7
1954
Un minuto de bondad as Daniel Monterde
Movie ★ 6.4
1954
Take Me in Your Arms as Don Gregorio
Movie ★ 5.0
1954
Return to Youth as Don Gonzalo
Movie ★ 7.4
1954
Movie ★ 6.8
1954
Movie ★ 5.8
1954
Movie ★ 6.5
1953
Movie ★ 6.8
1953
Movie ★ 3.4
1953
Movie ★ 5.3
1953
Padre nuestro as Don Carlos Molina
Movie ★ 6.2
1953
The Naked Woman as Don Pedro
Movie ★ 6.0
1953
Movie ★ 6.7
1953
Reportaje as Police Chief
Movie ★ 7.3
1952
Soledad's Shawl as David Acosta
Movie ★ 6.5
1952
Movie ★ 6.2
1952
Movie ★ 5.6
1952
Meat in Prison as Mayor Felipe García, el gusano
Movie ★ 6.2
1952
Movie ★ 6.2
1951
Movie ★ 6.3
1951
Crimen y castigo as Delegado Porfirio Marín
Movie ★ 4.7
1951
Movie ★ 5.2
1951
Movie ★ 5.4
1951
Movie ★ 4.3
1951
Movie ★ 5.7
1951
Furia roja as Don Miguel Navarro
Movie ★ 4.0
1950
Rosauro Castro as Don Antonio
Movie ★ 6.3
1950
Movie ★ 5.8
1950
Movie ★ 5.7
1950
Movie ★ 5.7
1950
Inmaculada as Jorge Villagran
Movie ★ 6.3
1940s 49 credits
1949
Movie ★ 6.0
1949
Movie ★ 5.7
1949
Ángeles de arrabal as Comandante Pepe Morán
Movie ★ 6.2
1949
Movie ★ 6.0
1949
Movie ★ 6.8
1949
Movie ★ 5.0
1949
Midnight as Sr. Carrasco
Movie ★ 6.5
1949
Movie ★ 6.0
1949
Movie ★ 5.7
1949
Feast Of Vultures as Roberto Escalada
Movie ★ 6.7
1948
Movie ★ 6.0
1948
Movie ★ 6.4
1948
Hidden River as Regino Sandoval
Movie ★ 6.2
1948
Movie ★ 5.7
1948
Movie ★ 5.8
1948
Maclovia as Sgt. Genovevo de la Garza
Movie ★ 6.8
1948
Movie ★ 6.8
1948
Movie ★ 5.4
1948
Movie ★ 6.0
1947
Movie ★ 6.4
1946
Movie ★ 5.4
1946
La reina del trópico as Esteban Gómez (as Carlos L. Moctezuma)
Movie ★ 6.4
1946
Movie ★ 6.3
1946
La culpable as Ernesto
Movie ★ 5.7
1945
Movie ★ 5.7
1945
Canaima as Col. José Francisco Ardavin
Movie ★ 6.4
1945
Movie ★ 6.0
1944
Movie ★ 6.0
1944
Movie ★ 5.8
1944
Movie ★ 5.4
1943
The Rock of Souls as María Ángela's grandfather
Movie ★ 6.2
1943
Konga Roja as Don Macario Carrera
Movie ★ 5.4
1943
Movie ★ 6.0
1942
Simón Bolívar as General José Tomás Boves
Movie ★ 6.7
1942
El conde de Montecristo as Baron Danglars
Movie ★ 5.6
1942
Movie ★ 7.5
1942
Movie ★ 6.7
1942
Movie ★ 5.3
1942
Movie ★ 6.7
1941
Movie ★ 5.8
1941
Movie ★ 6.3
1941
The Unknown Policeman as Matias Luis Riquelme
Movie ★ 7.9
1940
The Underdogs as El curro (Luis Cervantes) (as C. Lopez Moctezuma)
Movie ★ 6.3
1940
¡Que viene mi marido! as Luis Costilla
Movie ★ 6.0
1940
Viviré otra vez as Martí (as Carlos L. Moctezuma)
Movie ★ 5.6
1940
Movie ★ 5.7
1940
Movie ★ 6.3
1940
Movie ★ 6.0
1930s 8 credits
1939
La casa del ogro as (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.1
1939
Movie ★ 5.1
1939
Movie ★ 6.2
1938
Los millones de Chaflán as Alberto de los Ríos
Movie ★ 6.5
1938
Movie ★ 6.0
1938
Movie ★ 6.6
1938
Movie ★ 6.3
1938
Movie ★ 4.4