About

Known credits:
20
Birthday:
1932-01-01
Place of birth:
Mexico City, Mexico
Website:
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Juan López Moctezuma

Overview

Juan López Moctezuma (1929 – August 2, 1995) was a Mexican film director and actor. He was born in Mexico City in 1929.[1] During his career he directed five films, all in the genres of Gothic horror and suspense: The Mansion of Madness (1972), Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (1974), To Kill a Stranger (1983), El Alimento del Miedo (1994), and his most recognized and controversial work, Alucarda (1978), which tells the story of a satanic possession in a Catholic convent.

In 1993 he was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Mexico City because of Alzheimer's disease. He died on August 2, 1995.

Known for

Acting
2011 Alucardos: Portrait of a Vampire Actor Self (Archive footage) 58
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1994 The Food of Fear Actor Don Ramón 58
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1993 The Stork's Mistake Actor Cura 59
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1986 To Kill a Stranger Actor Albert Morell 58
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1973 Adios, amor... Actor 59
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Directing
1994 The Food of Fear Directing Director 58
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1986 To Kill a Stranger Directing Director 58
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1986 Welcome Maria Directing Director 58
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1977 Alucarda Directing Director 60
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1975 Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary Directing Director 58
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1973 The Mansion of Madness Directing Director 58
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Writing
1994 The Food of Fear Writing Writer 58
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1986 To Kill a Stranger Writing Screenplay 58
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1986 Welcome Maria Writing Writer 58
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1977 Alucarda Writing Writer 60
Fair
1977 Alucarda Writing Story 60
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1973 The Mansion of Madness Writing Writer 58
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Production
1977 Alucarda Production Producer 60
Fair
1970 El Topo Production Associate Producer 65
Fair
1970 Fando and Lis Production Producer 60
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