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José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla'
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José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla'

1919 – 2015 · Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico · Active 1947–2003

Born in 1922 in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla' made a significant impact in cult cinema with his roles in Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (1975) and To Kill a Stranger (1987). Known for his distinctive presence, he brings a unique flair to the genre of exploitation films. In Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary, he portrays a character that adds depth to the film's exploration of horror and identity, while his role in To Kill a Stranger showcases his versatility in a narrative that blends suspense with social commentary.

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Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary

Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary

1975 ★ 4.8

American artist Mary Gilmore's van breaks down during a thunderstorm in rural Mexico. She finds an abandoned house nearby, occupied by a vagrant named Ben. He offers to spend the night there with her, to which she agrees. In the house, Mary reminisces about murdering a United States Embassy employee she seduced the night before and drinking his blood. Federal Bureau of Investigation inspector Otis Consgrove and Lieutenant Eduardo Pons begin investigating the murder, and subsequently uncover a series of similar crimes in which victims were drugged and drained of their blood. Meanwhile in Mexico, Ben repairs Mary's van and the two spend the day at the beach. While Ben goes to buy fish, Mary drugs a middle-aged fisherman with coffee before stabbing him and drinking his blood. Back at Mary's home, she shows Ben a painting she completed of her father, whom she says died when she was young. That night in the morgue, a masked man breaks in to view the fisherman's body, stabbing a morgue employee to death before. Back at Mary's home, art dealers Greta and Arnold Jenson, view her artwork. After Mary's art show that night, Greta invites her to her home and attempts to seduce her. While she runs a bath for Mary, Mary drugs Greta's tequila. When Greta kisses her, Mary slashes her throat. The following day, Cosgrove and Pons question Ben and Mary about Greta's murder, and accuse Ben when he fails to supply an alibi. Meanwhile, a young girl hitches a ride with the masked man who broke into the morgue. When he attacks her, she jumps from the car and flees into the woods, but is ultimately stabbed to death by the man, who reveals himself to be Mary's father. Upon reading of the girl's murder, Mary is unnerved as it seems another vampire is abroad. Mary's father begins to harass her, calling her home and attempting to run her over with his car. Later at a party attended by Mary and Ben, Mary's father murders a young dancer and disguises himself in his costume. He manages to kidnap Mary from the party, but she flees to a nearby cemetery where her father murders a gravedigger before escaping. Convinced Ben is responsible, Cosgrove and Pons stake out Mary's house. Mary and Ben leave, and are followed by her father in a separate car. As they enter the woods, Mary drugs Ben's coffee before dragging his unconscious body into the woods. Mary's father attempts to force Cosgrove's car off the road, resulting in a collision. As Cosgrove attempts to exit his car, Mary's father stabs him to death. Mary, about to slash Ben's throat, stops when she hears the wreckage, and witnesses her father feeding on Cosgrove. He explains to Mary that his hunger has driven him mad, and removes his mask to show half his face has rotted away. Meanwhile, Ben regains consciousness, and attacks Mary's father, ultimately shooting him with Cosgrove's gun. Mary begins drinking her father's blood before stabbing Ben and feeding on him. Later, at the police station, Pons accepts Mary's account of the masked killer, her father, being responsible for Ben's death. She tells him she plans to leave Mexico and travel before driving away in her van. 

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Filmography

67 credits
2000s 2 credits
2003
Movie ★ 7.3
2002
TV ★ 7.3
1980s 3 credits
1986
To Kill a Stranger as Gas attendant
Movie ★ 5.3
1986
Movie ★ 5.7
1982
El Bronco as Manager
Movie ★ 5.8
1970s 17 credits
1977
Movie ★ 6.3
1977
Cuartelazo as Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora
Movie ★ 6.3
1976
Movie ★ 5.8
1975
The Log of the Black Pearl as Benjamin Velasquez
Movie ★ 10.0
1975
Movie ★ 5.1
1974
Movie ★ 6.0
1973
Movie ★ 6.0
1972
La duda as (as J. A. Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla')
Movie ★ 7.0
1971
Big Jake as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1971
Movie ★ 6.8
1971
Something Big as Emilio Estevez
Movie ★ 5.3
1971
The Bridge in the Jungle as Garcia (as José Ángel Espinoza)
Movie ★ 5.8
1971
Movie ★ 6.4
1970
Chisum as Governor's Aide (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1970
Two Mules for Sister Sara as (as Jose Angel Espinosa)
Movie ★ 7.0
1970
Movie ★ 5.7
1960s 24 credits
1969
The Candy Man as The Vagabond
Movie ★ 5.0
1969
El tunco Maclovio as The Gunfighter
Movie ★ 5.6
1968
Macabre Serenade as Dr. Emery Horvath (as Ángel Espinoza)
Movie ★ 4.0
1967
Movie ★ 6.7
1967
Movie ★ 5.1
1967
Movie ★ 5.0
1966
Movie ★ 6.3
1966
El tragabalas as Viejo preso
Movie ★ 5.8
1966
Planetary Giants as Rey Taquito
Movie ★ 4.2
1966
Los Jinetes De La Bruja as Don Manuelito
Movie ★ 6.6
1965
Movie ★ 6.4
1965
Movie ★ 5.5
1965
Viva Maria! as The Dictator of San Miguel
Movie ★ 6.1
1965
Las tapatías nunca pierden as Casio (as Ferrusquilla)
Movie ★ 5.6
1964
Movie ★ 6.0
1964
Movie ★ 6.0
1964
Movie ★ 5.8
1964
Movie ★ 5.9
1963
The Paper Man as Torcuato
Movie ★ 6.9
1963
Movie ★ 5.6
1963
Movie ★ 6.3
1963
Movie ★ 6.7
1963
Movie ★ 6.0
1961
Movie ★ 6.3
1950s 16 credits
1958
Movie ★ 6.3
1958
Sierra Baron as Felipe (as Ferrusquilla 'Jose Espinosa')
Movie ★ 5.0
1956
Massacre as Vincent (as Ferrusquilla)
Movie ★ 5.4
1955
La mujer X as Ruperto Sánchez (Sanchitos)
Movie ★ 6.0
1954
The Abduction as Don Cándido
Movie ★ 4.9
1953
La extraña pasajera as Lucas Soriano
Movie ★ 6.6
1953
Movie ★ 5.3
1953
Reportaje as Young doctor from Yucatán
Movie ★ 7.3
1951
Movie ★ 5.7
1951
Movie ★ 6.3
1951
Movie ★ 7.6
1950
Movie ★ 5.8
1950
Movie ★ 5.7
1950
Movie ★ 5.4
1940s 5 credits
1949
Midnight as Profesor Florentino Mendizábal (as J. Angel Espinosa)
Movie ★ 6.5
1949
Las puertas del presidio as Zeferino Martínez 'El Ciengramos'
Movie ★ 6.3
1949
Perez Family as Narrator (Prologue)
Movie ★ 6.5
1949
Carta Brava as Gilberto
Movie ★ 6.0
1947
Movie ★ 6.7