Acting

Juan Ángel Martínez

Born July 19, 1939 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Died May 10, 1984 · aged 44

Born in Mexico City in 1939, died there in 1984. He married journalist Marta de la Lama in 1976. He was nominated for the Ariel Award for Best Actor in 1982 (Noche de Carnaval), 1985 (Luna de Sangre)

Known For

Under the VolcanoUnder the Volcano · 1984
Under the Volcano
6.51984
MovieDrama
Against a background of war breaking out in Europe and the Mexican fiesta Day of Death, we are taken through one day in the life of Geoffrey Firmin, a British consul living in alcoholic disrepair and obscurity in a small southern Mexican town in 1939. The consul's self-destructive behaviour, perhaps a metaphor for a menaced civilization, is a source of perplexity and sadness to his nomadic, idealistic half-brother, Hugh, and his ex-wife, Yvonne, who has returned with hopes of healing Geoffrey and their broken marriage.
Broken FlagBroken Flag · 1979
Broken Flag
6.91979
MovieDramaThriller
When a group of young filmmakers witness and film a crime of passion, the most outrageous blackmail of the century begins. By means of a fantastic plan, the filmmakers send to the murderer, a financial and industrial big shot, a copy of the movie that incriminates him and they demand him an improvement of the standard of living for the working class.
ApuntesApuntes · 1976
Apuntes
6.71976
MovieDrama
Recounts the union struggle of taxi drivers supported by the Communist Party.
El AlbañilEl Albañil · 1975
El Albañil
7.11975
MovieDramaComedy
Construction worker falls in love with a handicapped woman who aspires to a career as a singer.
El otroEl otro · 1986
El otro
4.91986
MovieDrama
A novelist travels to the country to learn the problems of a friend's shy son and runs into an intruder.
Espejismo de la ciudadEspejismo de la ciudad · 1976
Espejismo de la ciudad
6.31976
MovieDramaCrime
Family from a farming community move to the capital and lose their moral compass.
Juan Armenta El RepatriadoJuan Armenta El Repatriado · 1976
Juan Armenta El Repatriado
7.11976
MovieWesternDrama
Juan returns home to Mexico after working in the USA for awhile, and gets caught up in cowboy problems among his townsfolk.
Canoa: A Shameful MemoryCanoa: A Shameful Memory · 1976
Canoa: A Shameful Memory
7.81976
MovieHistoryCrime
A group of students arrives in a small town during a hiking expedition. Once there, the local priest accuses them of being communist agitators on the run from an army crack-down against student demonstrations in nearby Mexico City and rallies the townsfolk to lynch them. Based on a true story.

Filmography

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