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Chano Urueta(1905-1979)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Chano Urueta was born on 24 February 1905 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was a director and writer, known for The Wild Bunch (1969), La bestia magnífica (1952) and El ratón (1957). He was married to Gloria Calero Sierra and Edelmira Orta Rodríguez. He died on 23 March 1979 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
BornFebruary 24, 1905
DiedMarch 23, 1979(74)
BornFebruary 24, 1905
DiedMarch 23, 1979(74)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination

Known for

The Wild Bunch (1969)
The Wild Bunch
7.9
  • Don Jose
  • 1969
La bestia magnífica (1952)
La bestia magnífica
6.3
  • Director
  • 1952
El ratón (1957)
El ratón
  • Director
  • 1957
La gota de sangre (1950)
La gota de sangre
7.4
  • Director
  • 1950

Credits

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Director

  • Los leones del ring contra la Cosa Nostra (1974)
    Los leones del ring contra la Cosa Nostra
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Los leones del ring (1974)
    Los leones del ring
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Tu camino y el mio (1973)
    Tu camino y el mio
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1973
  • La puerta y la mujer del carnicero (1969)
    La puerta y la mujer del carnicero
    6.4
    • Director (segment La mujer del carnicero)
    • 1969
  • El as de oros (1968)
    El as de oros
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Blue Demon contra las diabólicas (1968)
    Blue Demon contra las diabólicas
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Blue Demon contra cerebros infernales (1968)
    Blue Demon contra cerebros infernales
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Los gavilanes negros (1966)
    Los gavilanes negros
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Blue Demon vs. el poder satánico (1966)
    Blue Demon vs. el poder satánico
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Alma Grande (1966)
    Alma Grande
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Especialista en chamacas (1965)
    Especialista en chamacas
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Blue Demon: El Demonio Azul (1965)
    Blue Demon: El Demonio Azul
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1965
  • El robo al tren correo (1964)
    El robo al tren correo
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Cinco asesinos esperan (1964)
    Cinco asesinos esperan
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Lupe Balazos (1964)
    Lupe Balazos
    • Director
    • 1964

Writer

  • El increíble profesor Zovek (1972)
    El increíble profesor Zovek
    5.7
    • story
    • 1972
  • Blue Demon contra las diabólicas (1968)
    Blue Demon contra las diabólicas
    6.0
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Los chacales (1963)
    Los chacales
    • Writer
    • 1963
  • Fernando Casanova and Flor Silvestre in Luciano Romero (1960)
    Luciano Romero
    • adaptation
    • 1960
  • El torneo de la muerte (1960)
    El torneo de la muerte
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Los tigres del ring (1960)
    Los tigres del ring
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Secuestro diabolico (1957)
    Secuestro diabolico
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Furias desatadas (1957)
    Furias desatadas
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Asesinos de la noche (1957)
    Asesinos de la noche
    7.0
    • story
    • 1957
  • El ratón (1957)
    El ratón
    • adaptation
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • El túnel 6 (1955)
    El túnel 6
    8.2
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • La bruja (1954)
    La bruja
    6.4
    • adaptation and screenplay
    • 1954
  • Se solicitan modelos (1954)
    Se solicitan modelos
    4.8
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Por qué ya no me quieres (1954)
    Por qué ya no me quieres
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • La perversa (1954)
    La perversa
    6.5
    • adaptation
    • 1954

Actor

  • Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
    7.4
    • Manchot, the bartender
    • 1974
  • La choca (1974)
    La choca
    6.3
    • Don Pomposo
    • 1974
  • Guns and Guts (1974)
    Guns and Guts
    5.4
    • Fray Jose
    • 1974
  • Once Upon a Scoundrel (1973)
    Once Upon a Scoundrel
    5.4
    • Priest
    • 1973
  • Rita Hayworth, Robert Mitchum, Frank Langella, Victor Buono, and John Colicos in The Wrath of God (1972)
    The Wrath of God
    6.0
    • Antonio
    • 1972
  • Kalimán, el hombre increíble (1972)
    Kalimán, el hombre increíble
    6.3
    • 1972
  • Katy Jurado in The Fearmaker (1971)
    The Fearmaker
    5.2
    • Pastor
    • 1971
  • Los dos hermanos (1971)
    Los dos hermanos
    5.4
    • Rulfo
    • 1971
  • Furias bajo el cielo (1971)
    Furias bajo el cielo
    • 1971
  • Zapata (1970)
    Zapata
    7.3
    • 1970
  • The Bridge in the Jungle (1970)
    The Bridge in the Jungle
    4.9
    • Funeral Singer
    • 1970
  • El pueblo del terror (1970)
    El pueblo del terror
    • Álvaro
    • 1970
  • El hermano Capulina (1970)
    El hermano Capulina
    4.8
    • Padre Anselmo
    • 1970
  • Dos esposas en mi cama (1970)
    Dos esposas en mi cama
    6.6
    • 1970
  • El capitán Mantarraya (1970)
    El capitán Mantarraya
    6.6
    • El Hippie
    • 1970

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • February 24, 1905
    • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
  • Died
    • March 23, 1979
    • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
  • Spouses
      Gloria Calero SierraFebruary 22, 1930 - ? (divorced)
  • Relatives
      Marco Urueta(Grandchild)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Son of Mexican revolutionary leader Jesús Urueta, director Chano Urueta was brother of playwright Margarita Urueta and painter Cordelia Urueta.

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