Juan López Moctezuma
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1932
- Died
- August 2, 1995
- Birthplace
- Mexico City, Mexico
Juan López Moctezuma (1929 – August 2, 1995) was a Mexican film director and actor. He was born in Mexico City in 1929.[1] During his career he directed five films, all in the genres of Gothic horror and suspense: The Mansion of Madness (1972), Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (1974), To Kill a Stranger (1983), El Alimento del Miedo (1994), and his most recognized and controversial work, Alucarda (1978), which tells the story of a satanic possession in a Catholic convent. In 1993 he was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Mexico City because of Alzheimer's disease. He died on August 2, 1995.
Filmography
Alucardos: Portrait of a Vampire 2011
as Self (Archive footage)
The Food of Fear 1994
as Don Ramón, Writer, Director
The Stork's Mistake 1993
as Cura
Welcome Maria 1986
Director, Writer
To Kill a Stranger 1986
as Albert Morell, Screenplay, Director
Alucarda 1977
Writer, Director, Story, Producer
Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary 1975
Director
Adios, amor... 1973
Actor
The Mansion of Madness 1973
Director, Writer
Fando and Lis 1972
Producer
El Topo 1970
Associate Producer
Someone Wants to Kill Us! 1970
Actor
El ángel y yo 1966
Actor
Credits from TMDB.