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José Carlos Ruiz
Actor

José Carlos Ruiz

17 Nov 1936Born
89Age
108Credits
Jerez, Zacatecas, MexicoBirthplace

Biography

José Carlos Ruiz (born November 17th, 1936) is a Mexican film and television actor, born in the City of Jerez, Zacatecas, Mexico.

His first film intervention is in the film Black Wind, which deals with a tragedy that occurred in the Altar Desert, in Sonora, Mexico, where he acted alongside David Reynoso, Fernando Luján, etc.

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filmed in 1965.

Later (1966) he filmed The Scapular, a prestigious film in which he acted alongside Enrique Lizalde, Ofelia Guilmáin, Alicia Bonet, Carlos Cardán and the late Enrique Aguilar, among other actors.

It appears in the historical recreation of a tragic episode that happened in the Republic of Chile, in the tape, Actas de Marusia, which narrates the drama of a bloody crushing of a mining strike in that country. The film is important for the prominent actors who participate in it: Alejandro Parodi, Diana Bracho, Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Eduardo López Rojas, Salvador Sánchez, Gian María Volanté, among others, but also, by the then very recent military coup led by the General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte.

In 1976, he appeared in El Apando, a film in which he played a drug addict locked up in the Black Palace or Lecumberri Prison, which is the complaint made by the political express and now disappeared José Revueltas regarding the Mexican prison system, seen from his confinement as a prisoner of conscience in that prison.

Under the Shrapnel is a film filmed in 1983, which deals with the issue of the Guerrilla and where this actor plays an infiltrator who finally turns out to be a police officer; Two years later he would film Massacre in the Tula River, where he plays a Colombian guerrilla and trafficker, and which refers to a real-life case that happened in Mexico City, allegedly victimized by police officers.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 108 credits.

  1. 2023La posadaFilm: Carlos
  2. 2021CARNALFilm: Gonzalo
  3. 2020Tell Me WhenFilm
  4. 2020TigersFilm: Pascual el Viejo
  5. 2018Laws of loveSeries: Armando (2 episodes)
  6. 2017StormmakerFilm
  7. 2015WarehousedFilm: Mr. Lino
  8. 2015One for the RoadFilm: Emiliano
  9. 2013El lado oscuro de la luzFilm
  10. 2013Wild at HeartSeries: Padre Julián (162 episodes)
  11. 2012Suave PatriaFilm: Jeronimo Natage
  12. 2012Crossing the DesertFilm: Don Prudencio
  13. 2010Soy tu dueñaSeries: Sabino Mercado (146 episodes)
  14. 2009El estudianteFilm: Don Pedro
  15. 2009SortilegioSeries: Chucho (90 episodes)
  16. 2009Buddah's HeadFilm: Invitado 3
  17. 2009Morenita: el escándaloFilm: Obispo
  18. 2009Más allá del muroFilm
  19. 2008Tear This Heart OutFilm: Soriano
  20. 2008Killer WomenSeries: Comandante Quiroz (1 episode)
  21. 2008Cruz de navajasFilm
  22. 2008El GarabatoFilm: Commander Carmona
  23. 2007Storm Over ParadiseSeries: Ahzac (4 episodes)
  24. 200724 Horas para Desaparecer un CadáverFilm
  25. 2007La Casa de los AmantesFilm: Charly
  26. 2006GuadalupeFilm
  27. 2006Amar sin límitesSeries: Don Aurelio Huerta (135 episodes)
  28. 2006Tribus UrbanasFilm
  29. 2005CuranderoFilm: Don Carlos
  30. 2003The MiracleFilm
  31. 2003Dark FateSeries: Isidro Valtierra (135 episodes)
  32. 2003Las perversiones del padre JoséFilm
  33. 2002Las Vías del AmorSeries: Fidel Gutiérrez Arismendi (220 episodes)
  34. 2002BenjamínFilm
  35. 2002Snake SkinFilm
  36. 2002Viaje AterradorFilm: Alejandro
  37. 2001Atrévete a OlvidarmeSeries: Cecilio Rabadán (26 episodes)
  38. 2000His Most Serene HighnessFilm: Máximo Huerta
  39. 2000La casa en la playaSeries: Severo Rincón (65 episodes)
  40. 1999Reclusorio IIIFilm
  41. 1998SoñadorasSeries: Don Eugenio de la Peña (174 episodes)
  42. 1997María IsabelSeries: Pedro (125 episodes)
  43. 1997Pueblo chico, infierno grandeSeries: Arcadio (150 episodes)
  44. 1996Jasmine blossomsFilm: Don Ramón
  45. 1996Morir dos vecesSeries: Orduña (55 episodes)
  46. 1995Two CrimesFilm: Ramón
  47. 1994Suerte en la vida (La Lotería III)Film
  48. 1993Santo: la leyenda del enmascarado de plataFilm: Don Severo
  49. 1991El extensionistaFilm: Manuela, Benito Sánchez
  50. 1990La jaula de la muerteFilm: Enrique
  51. 1989For Better or for WorseFilm: Choirboy
  52. 1989A Christmas CarolFilm
  53. 1989Goitia: A God for HimselfFilm: Goitia
  54. 1988HopeFilm: General
  55. 1988The Wrath of a GodFilm
  56. 1988Reto a la vidaFilm: Doctor
  57. 1988Intriga contra MéxicoFilm
  58. 1987The Scent of DeathFilm: Mr. López
  59. 1987Zapata en ChinamecaFilm: Urbano Martínez
  60. 1987Wandering LivesFilm: Francisco
  61. 1987La mujer policíaFilm
  62. 1986Contrabando y muerteFilm
  63. 1986Three of CupsFilm: Narrator
  64. 1986AstuciaFilm: Tendero
  65. 1986The Hex 2: Messengers of HellFilm: Guillermo
  66. 1986SalvadorFilm: Archbishop Romero
  67. 1986RobachicosFilm
  68. 1985MuchachitaSeries: Pascual Sánchez (150 episodes)
  69. 1985Viaje al paraísoFilm: Pajarito
  70. 1985Violent StoriesFilm
  71. 1985Masacre en el río TulaFilm: El Mulato
  72. 1985Toña MachetesFilm
  73. 1985Operation MarihuanaFilm
  74. 1984El Mil Usos IIFilm
  75. 1984La traiciónSeries: Cholo (120 episodes)
  76. 1984Luna de sangreFilm: Coco Loco
  77. 1984Carnival NightFilm: Jincho
  78. 1983Mundo mágicoFilm
  79. 1983Under the ShrapnelFilm: Martin
  80. 1981Fuego en el marFilm: Manuel

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