Juan López Moctezuma
Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1932 · Mexico City, Mexico
- Died
- August 2, 1995 (age 63)
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.
Known for
Behind the camera8
- 1994The Food of Fear Writer, Director
- 1986Welcome Maria Director, Writer
- 1986To Kill a Stranger Screenplay, Director
- 1977Alucarda Writer, Director, Story, Producer
- 1975Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary Director
- 1973The Mansion of Madness Director, Writer
- 1972Fando and Lis Producer
- 1970El Topo Associate Producer