Biography
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
Cast Credits
Alucardos: Portrait of a Vampire
Character: Self (Archive footage)
MOVIE • 2011
The Food of Fear
Character: Don Ramón
MOVIE • 1994
The Stork's Mistake
Character: Cura
MOVIE • 1993
To Kill a Stranger
Character: Albert Morell
MOVIE • 1986
Adios, amor...
Character:
MOVIE • 1973
Someone Wants to Kill Us!
Character:
MOVIE • 1970
Crew
Crew Credits
The Food of Fear
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1994
The Food of Fear
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1994
To Kill a Stranger
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1986
To Kill a Stranger
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1986
Welcome Maria
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1986
Welcome Maria
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1986
Alucarda
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1977
Alucarda
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1977
Alucarda
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1977
Alucarda
Role: Story
MOVIE • 1977
Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1975
The Mansion of Madness
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1973
The Mansion of Madness
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1973
El Topo
Role: Associate Producer
MOVIE • 1970
Fando and Lis
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1970