- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 13, 1918
- Place of Birth
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Died
- April 23, 2004
Ignacio Retes
José Ignacio Retes Guevara was a Mexican playwright, film, theater and television actor, director, and writer. Two-time winner of the Ariel Award. He studied at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in the 30s, where he was able to meet other prominent playwrights and directors of the time such as Rodolfo Usigli, Seki Sano and José Revueltas. He founded the University Theater of San Luis Potosí in 1937 and the theater company Lantern Magic with workers from the Mexican Union of Electricians. With Usigli he founded the company Midnight Theater (in reference to the free time that both had to collaborate in it); with Sano he would work as an assistant. In 1950 he made his directorial debut with "Los cuadrantes de la soledad" by José Revueltas, which reached 100 performances. Said montage also featured scenography designed by Diego Rivera. I…
Filmography
movieA Sweet Scent of Death
1999 · Marcelino
movieIf I Never See You Again
1997 · Poncho
movieEsmeralda Comes by Night
1997 · Don Gregorio, Esmeralda's father
movieBienvenido-Welcome
1995 · Producer
movieAmor a la medida
1993
movieEncuentro Inesperado
1993 · Ignacio Torres
movieVintage Model
1992 · Basilio
moviePlaya azul
1992 · Matías
movieThe Naked City
1989 · Screenplay, Story
movieLos años duros: El nacimiento de un guerrillero
1989 · El doctor
movieLovers, Partners & Spies
1988 · Priest
movieMariana Mariana
1987 · Psychiatrist
movieHerencia maldita
1987
movieThe Realm of Fortune
1986 · Don Gil
movieLos Naúfragos II: Los Piratas
1986 · Emilio Albani
movieChido Guan, el tacos de oro
1986 · Nacho Esquivel
movieThree of Cups
1986 · Felipe Martínez
movieEl rey de la vecindad
1985 · Don Matías
movieViaje al paraíso
1985 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Castaways of Liguria
1985 · Emilio Albani
movieEl centro del laberinto
1985
movieMotel
1984 · Cordova, Padrino
movieKnock Out
1984 · Old man in the building
movieLuna de sangre
1984 · Pastor
movieMundo mágico
1983
movieDeceitful Appearances
1983 · Tío Alberto
movieThe Flying Pony
1982 · Don Luis (padrino de Diego)
movieThe Eve
1982 · Rubén Rocha
movieA Married Woman
1982 · Papá de Irene
movieEveryone's Hell So Feared
1981 · Dr. Morales
movieThe Big Dead Dog
1981 · Armendariz
movieOccupation of Darkness
1981 · Don Alfonso
movieAunt Alejandra
1980 · Doctor
movieThe Gambler
1979
movieBroken Flag
1979 · Ernesto, Screenplay
movieNew World
1978 · Don Diego de Alba
movieThe Year of the Plague
1978 · Dr. Mario Zermeño
moviePaper Flowers
1978 · China, Writer
movieLa casta divina
1977 · Don Emilio
movieCuartelazo
1977 · Coronel Rebelde
movieEl Reventón
1977
movieChin Chin el teporocho
1976
movieThe Hard Years
1973
movieLos Desalmados
1971
movieMelodías de amor
1955 · Sr. Rentería (no acreditado)
movieLa vida tiene tres días
1955 · Tomás, cartero
movieDoña Perfecta
1951 · Jacintito
movieThey Say I'm a Communist
1951 · Camarada Francisco Rodríguez Franco (uncredited)
movieAlbur de amor
1947 · Story