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Chano Urueta

Director 26 / Writer 13 / Actor 9 · 1934 – 1974 · 🎬 48 · 🇲🇽 Mexico

Santiago Eduardo "Chano" Urueta Sierra was a Mexican film director, screenwriter, and actor, active in the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. He is considered the creator of the luchador film genre, and one of the fathers of Mexican horror cinema.

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La Choca

La Choca

actor

1974

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

actor

1974

Guns and Guts

Guns and Guts

actor

1974

The Wrath of God

The Wrath of God

actor

1972

The Fearmaker

The Fearmaker

actor

1971

El capitán Mantarraya

El capitán Mantarraya

actor

1970

The Door and the Butcher's Wife

The Door and the Butcher's Wife

director

1969

The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

actor

1969

Todo Por Nada

Todo Por Nada

actor

1969

Blue Demon vs. the Diabolical Women

Blue Demon vs. the Diabolical Women

director

1968

Blue Demon vs. the Diabolical Women

Blue Demon vs. the Diabolical Women

writer

1968

Chanoc

Chanoc

actor

1967

Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power

Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power

director

1966

Blue Demon

Blue Demon

director

1965

The Living Head

The Living Head

director

1963

The Brainiac

The Brainiac

director

1962

The Witch's Mirror

The Witch's Mirror

director

1962

El torneo de la muerte

El torneo de la muerte

director

1960

Las canciones unidas

Las canciones unidas

director

1960

Los tigres del ring

Los tigres del ring

director

1960

Furias desatadas

Furias desatadas

director

1957

Assassins of the Night

Assassins of the Night

writer

1957

Diabolical Kidnapping

Diabolical Kidnapping

director

1957

The Illegitimate

The Illegitimate

director

1956

La perversa

La perversa

director

1954

La perversa

La perversa

writer

1954

Love Me Because I Die

Love Me Because I Die

director

1953

The Magnificent Beast

The Magnificent Beast

writer

1953

The Magnificent Beast

The Magnificent Beast

director

1953

El cuarto cerrado

El cuarto cerrado

director

1952

Música, mujeres y amor

Música, mujeres y amor

director

1952

La estatua de carne

La estatua de carne

director

1951

La estatua de carne

La estatua de carne

writer

1951

El desalmado

El desalmado

writer

1950

El desalmado

El desalmado

director

1950

An Adventure in the Night

An Adventure in the Night

writer

1948

El deseo

El deseo

writer

1948

El deseo

El deseo

director

1948

El puente del castigo

El puente del castigo

writer

1946

No matarás

No matarás

writer

1943

No matarás

No matarás

director

1943

El conde de Montecristo

El conde de Montecristo

writer

1942

El conde de Montecristo

El conde de Montecristo

director

1942

¡Que viene mi marido!

¡Que viene mi marido!

writer

1940

¡Que viene mi marido!

¡Que viene mi marido!

director

1940

The Sign of Death

The Sign of Death

writer

1939

The Sign of Death

The Sign of Death

director

1939

Una mujer en venta

Una mujer en venta

director

1934

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