Acting
Héctor Ortega
Born January 12, 1939 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Died June 3, 2020 · aged 81
Héctor Ortega (12 January 1939 - 3 June 2020) was a Mexican actor, director and writer.
Known For
Santa Sangre · 1989Santa Sangre
★ 7.21989
MovieHorrorDrama
A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless, cult leader mother, and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name.
The Holy Mountain · 1973The Holy Mountain
★ 7.51973
MovieDrama
The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.
A Snow Globe Christmas · 2013A Snow Globe Christmas
★ 5.52013
MovieDramaRomance
In a temper, Meg, a cynical, overworked TV executive, rants about how the movies she produces lie, making you think dreams can come true, and tries to smash her favorite snow globe. Instead, it hits her on the head and knocks her out. When she comes to, she finds herself magically transported to a perfect snow-covered town like the one in her globe, married to a handsome woodworker and mother to two young children.
Curse of the Mayans · 2017Curse of the Mayans
★ 3.62017
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Danielle Noble (played by Carla Ortiz) and her team of expert cave divers led by an ambitious american archaeologist (Steve Wilcox), undertake an expedition in search of the lost Mayan Library, without imagining they will instead find the hidden gates of hell known as Xib'alb'a.
The Night Buffalo · 2007The Night Buffalo
★ 4.62007
MovieDrama
Unable to cope with the fact that his girlfriend cheated on him with his best friend, a 22-year-old schizophrenic sets an elaborate revenge plan into motion before taking his own life.
Mariana Mariana · 1987Mariana Mariana
★ 6.81987
MovieDramaRomance
The story runs in the 1940s Mexico City. A schoolboy (Carlos) falls in love with his best friend's mother (Mariana). Carlos is impressed because this family is not like the ordinary mexican families of the time, because they have many expensive American things, although they are not rich. The drama begins when Carlos gets out of school to go to declare his love to Mariana, and is discovered by his teachers.
Lucía, Lucía · 2003Lucía, Lucía
★ 5.22003
MovieAdventureDrama
Lucia, an children's book author, tells the story of her husband's disappearance. One day on their way to Brazil he just disappears. She goes to the police, gets a ransom note, and makes friends with the old dude downstairs and the young dude upstairs as she tries to find him. Things take a bit of a twist as she realized the kidnapping may not be as simple as it seems on the surface.
Nest of Virgins · 1972Nest of Virgins
★ 5.61972
MovieComedyDrama
"Faith-healer" develops a cult-like following in 1920s Jalisco.
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El vals sin fin · 1972El vals sin fin
★ 6.01972
MovieHistoryWar
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