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Ignacio López Tarso

Ignacio López Tarso

Acting1925Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Biography

Ignacio López López (b. 15 January 1925 – 11 March 2023), better known as Ignacio López Tarso, was a Mexican actor of stage, film and television. He acted in about 50 films and appeared in documentaries and in one short feature. In 1973 he was given the Ariel Award for Best Actor for Rosa Blanca, and the Ariel de Oro lifetime achievement award in 2007. He was honored multiple times at the TVyNovelas Awards. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living actor and one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

Acting History

2025
Curandero
as El Curandero
2020
Taken Identity
as Don Jesus
2013
The Waterwheel
as Old Man
Wild at Heart
TVas Ramiro Olivares162 eps
2011
El Encanto del Águila
TVas Porfirio Díaz
2009
Curse by the Sea
TVas El Mojarras165 eps
2003
De Pocas Pocas Pulgas
TVas Don Julián Montes
2002
Hajrá skacok!
TVas Ignacio Robles
Las Lunas del Auditorio
TVas Self2 eps
2001
Navidad sin Fin
TVas Rodito
Atrévete a Olvidarme
TVas Gonzalo Rivas
1998
Camila
TVas Don Genaro
Ángela
TVas Feliciano Villanueva
1997
Reclusorio
as Viejo (segment "Quiero quedarme en la carcel")
Saint Lucifer
as Father Leopoldo Santos Higareda
1996
Esmeralda
TVas Melesio137 eps
1994
Crystal Empire
TVas César Lombardo
1993
Banderas, the Tyrant
as Coronel de la Gándara
1986
El otro
as Sr. Tabares
Astucia
as Don Polo
1981
El Derecho de Nacer
TVas Don Rafael del Junco
1976
The Bricklayers
as Don Jesus
Resigned for Reasons of Health
as Gustavo Sánchez Campero
1975
Rapiña
as Porfirio
1974
Looking for a Wall
as José Clemente Orozco
1973
The Prophet Mimi
as Ángel Peñafiel, Mimi
1972
Cayó de la gloria el diablo
as Don Eme (Emeterio Sánchez)
1971
La Generala
as Rosauro Márquez
1969
The Door and The Butcher's Wife
as Melitón Torres (segment "La mujer del carnicero")
The Butcher’s Wife
as Melitón Torres
1967
Pedro Paramo
as Fulgor Sedano
1964
Furia en el Edén
as Ing. José Argos
The Golden Cockerel
as Dionisio Pinzón
1963
Cri Cri el Grillito Cantor
as Francisco Gabilondo Soler 'Cri-Cri'
Autumn Days
as Albino
La Bandida
as Anselmo
Heart of a Child
as Prof. Ezequiel Almeyda
1961
Ellas también son rebeldes
as Dr. Gabriel Renteria
My Son, the Hero
as Gunslinger
Juana Gallo
as Pioquinto
Rosa blanca
as Jacinto Yáñes
Then God Named It Earth
as Efrén Domínguez
1960
La estrella vacía
as Luis Arvide
Macario
as Macario
The Shadow of the Tyrant
as General Hilario Jiménez
1959
Nazarín
as Thief in church
La Cucaracha
as Trinidad
Sonatas
as Jefe de guerrilleros
1958

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/15/1925
Day of Death
3/11/2023
Place of Birth
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico