Ernesto Gómez Cruz (born 7 November 1933) is a Mexican prolific actor with more than 154 films.Ernesto Gómez Cruz
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. He has been nominated several times for the

Ariel Award The Ariel Award ( es, Premio Ariel) is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award recognizes artistical and technical excel ...

. These include his acting in '' El infierno'' (2010), ''

El crimen del padre Amaro ''The Crime of Padre Amaro'' ( es, El crimen del padre Amaro, known by its literal translation ''The Crime of Father Amaro'' in Australia) is a 2002 Mexican-Spanish film directed by Carlos Carrera. It is very loosely based on the novel ''O Crim ...

'' (2002), '' El imperio de la fortuna'' by

Arturo Ripstein Arturo Ripstein y Rosen (born December 13, 1943) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Considered the "Godfather of independent Mexican cinema", Ripstein's work is generally characterized by "somber, slow-paced, macabre melodramas tackling ...

(1987), '' La Víspera'' (1983), ''

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'' by Ripstein (1979), ''

La venida del Rey Olmos ''La venida del Rey Olmos (The Coming of King Elms)'' is a 1975 Mexican film written by Eduardo Luján and directed by Julián Pastor. After returning from the small Mexican town of Dublán, Chihuahua, a 20th-century Son of the Father creates a ...

'' by Julián Pastor (1975), and ''

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'' by José Estrada (1969).

Selected filmography

* '' Reed: Insurgent Mexico'' (1973) * '' Roots of Blood'' (1978) * '' The Recourse to the Method'' (1978) * '' Guerrilla from the North'' (1983) * ''

The Realm of Fortune ''The Realm of Fortune'' ( es, El imperio de la fortuna) is a 1986 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the ...

'' (1986) * ''

Life Is Most Important ''Life Is Most Important'' ( es, Lo que importa es vivir) is a 1987 Mexican drama film directed by Luis Alcoriza. It was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Lan ...

'' (1987) * '' Sandino'' (1990) * '' Midaq Alley'' (1995)

References

External links

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Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences profile
. 1933 births Best Actor Ariel Award winners Living people Mexican male film actors Male actors from Veracruz People from Veracruz (city) {{Mexico-actor-stub