
Cast
Ignacio Retes
Acting
Cast
Ignacio Retes
Known for
Acting
Born
1918-11-13
From
Mexico City, Mexico
Died
2004-04-23
Biography
José Ignacio Retes Guevara was a Mexican playwright, film, theater and television actor, director, and writer. Two-time winner of the Ariel Award. He studied at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in the 30s, where he was able to meet other prominent playwrights and directors of the time such as Rodolfo Usigli, Seki Sano and José Revueltas. He founded the University Theater of San Luis Potosí in 1937 and the theater company Lantern Magic with workers from the Mexican Union of Electricians. With Usigli he founded the company Midnight Theater (in reference to the free time that both had to collaborate in it); with Sano he would work as an assistant. In 1950 he made his directorial debut with "Los cuadrantes de la soledad" by José Revueltas, which reached 100 performances. Said montage also featured scenography designed by Diego Rivera. In 1944 he wrote his first play, "El día de Mañana". As a film actor, he made his debut in the 1950s and was directed by directors such as Jorge Fons, Felipe Cazals, Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, Sergio Olhovich and Arturo Ripstein. In his role as a screenwriter, he wrote the scripts for films such as Anguish Nights and Journey to Paradise, among others. He was also a public official, as director of the theaters of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), where he promoted the massive construction of public theaters, reaching 38 venues. In the 1960s he collaborated closely with the writer Vicente Leñero, with whom he made various works such as the theatrical version of Los albañiles and Los Niños de Sánchez, among others. The Hidalgo-Ignacio Retes Theater in Mexico City has been named after the actor since 2006 His son, Gabriel Retes, became a prominent actor, director and writer.

The Eve
as Rubén Rocha

El Reventón

Vintage Model
as Basilio

The Gambler

The Flying Pony
as Don Luis (padrino de Diego)

Doña Perfecta
as Jacintito

The Castaways of Liguria
as Emilio Albani

Playa azul
as Matías

Knock Out
as Old man in the building

New World
as Don Diego de Alba

The Year of the Plague
as Dr. Mario Zermeño

Deceitful Appearances
as Tío Alberto

Cuartelazo
as Coronel Rebelde

Aunt Alejandra
as Doctor

Mariana Mariana
as Psychiatrist

The Realm of Fortune
as Don Gil

Lovers, Partners & Spies
as Priest

Broken Flag
as Ernesto

La casta divina
as Don Emilio

Esmeralda Comes by Night
as Don Gregorio, Esmeralda's father

The Hard Years

Herencia maldita

They Say I'm a Communist
as Camarada Francisco Rodríguez Franco (uncredited)

Melodías de amor
as Sr. Rentería (no acreditado)

El centro del laberinto

A Married Woman
as Papá de Irene

If I Never See You Again
as Poncho

The Big Dead Dog
as Armendariz

Motel
as Cordova, Padrino

Los años duros: El nacimiento de un guerrillero
as El doctor

Three of Cups
as Felipe Martínez

Paper Flowers
as China

Amor a la medida

Los Naúfragos II: Los Piratas
as Emilio Albani

Everyone's Hell So Feared
as Dr. Morales

Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
as Nacho Esquivel

Encuentro Inesperado
as Ignacio Torres

Chin Chin el teporocho

A Sweet Scent of Death
as Marcelino

Mundo mágico

Los Desalmados

Bienvenido-Welcome
as Producer

Occupation of Darkness
as Don Alfonso

La vida tiene tres días
as Tomás, cartero

El rey de la vecindad
as Don Matías

Luna de sangre
as Pastor