Chano Urueta

Chano Urueta

Known for

Directing

Born

February 24, 1904

Birthplace

Chihuahua - Mexico

Died

March 23, 1979 (aged 75)

Biography

Santiago Eduardo Urueta Sierra Rodríguez (Mineral de Cusihuiriachi, Chihuahua, Mexico, February 24, 1895-Mexico City, March 23, 1979), better known as Chano Urueta, was a film director, actor and writer who stood out since the first half of the 1930s as one of the most gifted adapters of great works of universal literature.

Best known work

The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch
1969
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
Kaliman, the Incredible Man
Kaliman, the Incredible Man
1972
The Witch's Mirror
The Witch's Mirror
1962
The Brainiac
The Brainiac
1962
The Wrath of God
The Wrath of God
1972
The Sign of Death
The Sign of Death
1939
La Choca
La Choca
1974
Guns and Guts
Guns and Guts
1974
El hermano Capulina
El hermano Capulina
1970

Filmography

  1. 1974

    La Choca

    as Don Pomposo

  2. 1974

  3. 1974

  4. 1974

  5. 1974

    Guns and Guts

    as Fray José

  6. 1974

  7. 1973

  8. 1972

  9. 1972

  10. 1972

  11. 1971

    The Fearmaker

    as Pastor

  12. 1971

  13. 1970

  14. 1970

  15. 1970

  16. 1970

  17. 1970

  18. 1969

    The Door and the Butcher's Wife

    as Cura (segment "La mujer del carnicero"), Director

  19. 1969

    The Butcher’s Wife

    as Priest, Director

  20. 1969

  21. 1969

    The Wild Bunch

    as Don Jose

  22. 1969

    Todo Por Nada

    as Nicolás

  23. 1968

  24. 1968

  25. 1968

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