Víctor Urruchúa (30 December 1912 – 1981) was a Mexican actor,

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and

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. He appeared in 24 films between 1926 and 1951. He also directed 15 films between 1944 and 1953.

Selected filmography

* '' Two Monks'' (1934 - actor) * ''

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'' (1936 - actor) * '' The Priest's Secret'' (1941 - actor) * ''

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'' (1942 - actor) * ''

Lightning in the South ''Lightning in the South'' (Spanish: ''El rayo del sur'') is a 1943 Mexican historical drama film directed by Miguel Contreras Torres and starring Domingo Soler, Dolores Camarillo and Consuelo Frank. Riera p.42 It was shot at the Azteca Studio ...

'' (1943) * ''

Ramona ''Ramona'' is an 1884 American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California after the Mexican–American War and annexation of the territory by the United States, ''Ramona'' explores the life of a mixed-race Scottish– Native ...

'' (1946 - directed) * ''

Luz en el páramo ''Light in the High Plains'' () is a 1953 Venezuelan film directed by Víctor Urruchúa.Sadlier p.48 It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * José Elías Moreno as Jose * Carmen Montejo as Angela * Hilda Vera as Julia * Luis ...

'' (1953 - directed)

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* 1912 births 1981 deaths Mexican male film actors Mexican film directors Mexican people of Basque descent 20th-century Mexican male actors 20th-century Mexican screenwriters 20th-century Mexican male writers {{Mexico-film-director-stub