Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Ernesto Gómez Cruz (November 8, 1933 - April 6, 2024) was a prolific Mexican actor with more than 154 films.

In his beginnings, he began as a photographer in his native Veracruz, where he met a friend who invited him to study dramatic art. In his notes from yesterday, he mentions that he wanted to be a singer, but his shyness and lack of preparation led him to abandon this path. He has more than two hundred films to his credit. He has worked with great directors such as Miguel Littin, Felipe Cazals, Arturo Ripstein and Luis Estrada; He has also worked with actors of the stature of Damián Alcázar, Ignacio López Tarso and Pedro Armendáriz Jr., among others.

His long artistic career has allowed him to be deserving and awarded with different recognitions; one of the most recent was in 2014, at the 56th Ariel award, where he was awarded the Ariel de Oro. He is the second Mexican actor with the most Ariel awards and nominations.

In 2018 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officially invited him to be a special part of its new members.

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	The Perfect Dictatorship (2014)	Señor Humilde		4.3
2	The Fifth Commandment (2012)	-	-	-
3	El Infierno (2010)	Don José Reyes		4.5
4	A Wonderful World (2006)	Compadre Filemón		3
5	Bandidas (2006)	Brujo		5.8
6	Santos Peregrinos (2004)	Don Emiliano		4
7	The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002) Oscars 2003	Obispo		4.3
8	The Mexican (2001)	Tropillo		6.3
9	Herod's Law (1999)	Gobernador		7.3
10	Una papa sin catsup (1995)	-		6
11	Midaq Alley (1995)	Don Ru		3.5
12	The Throne of Hell (1994)	The Wizard	-	-
13	Paty chula (1991)	Mr. Gutierrez		7
14	Latino Bar (1991)	Blind musician		6
15	Baroque (1989)	El Indiano		8
16	Mariana Mariana (1987)	Gardener		2
17	The Realm of Fortune (1986)	Dionisio Pinzón		5
18	The Evil That Men Do (1984)	Café Owner		7
19	El Norte (1983)	Arturo		8
20	Life Sentence (1979)	Corporal Pantoja		3
21	Rattlesnake (1977)	Chankin		3
22	Canoa: A Shameful Memory (1976)	Lucas		8
23	Letters from Marusia (1975)	Crisculo		5
24	The Prophet Mimi (1973)	Hermano Mackenzie		7
25	Tú, yo, nosotros (1972)	Black outlaw		1
26	Reed: Insurgent Mexico (1972)	Pablo Seanez		4
27	The Gates of Paradise (1971)	-		4
28	El águila descalza (1971)	Trabajador factoria		6
29	The Outsiders (1967)	El Azteca		6.5