Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 15, 1925
Place of Birth:
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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Ignacio López Tarso
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Curandero | El Curandero |
| 2021 | Wolves Aren't Meant For The Circus | Don Cristóbal |
| 2021 | Buenos días, Ignacio | |
| 2020 | Taken Identity | Don Jesus |
| 2018 | Más sabe el Diablo por Viejo | Joselito |
| 2017 | One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo | Self |
| 2015 | Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin | Self |
| 2013 | The Waterwheel | Old Man |
| 2009 | Morenita: el escándalo | Santiago |
| 2002 | Veneno | |
| 1997 | Saint Lucifer | Father Leopoldo Santos Higareda |
| 1997 | Reclusorio | Viejo (segment "Quiero quedarme en la carcel") |
| 1993 | Banderas, the Tyrant | Coronel de la Gándara |
| 1991 | Codicia mortal | |
| 1987 | Muelle rojo | |
| 1986 | Astucia | Don Polo |
| 1986 | El otro | Sr. Tabares |
| 1985 | Toña Machetes | |
| 1984 | Under the Volcano | Dr. Vigil |
| 1984 | Notes from Under the Volcano | Self |
| 1982 | Antonieta | Vargas |
| 1982 | Viva México y sus corridos | |
| 1980 | Corrupción oficial | |
| 1978 | Los amantes frios | |
| 1978 | The Children of Sanchez | Ignacio |
| 1977 | La casta divina | Don Wilfrido |
| 1977 | ¿Y ahora qué, señor fiscal? | |
| 1976 | The Bricklayers | Don Jesus |
| 1976 | Resigned for Reasons of Health | Gustavo Sánchez Campero |
| 1975 | Rapine | Porfirio |
| 1974 | Looking for a Wall | José Clemente Orozco |
| 1973 | The Prophet Mimi | Ángel Peñafiel, Mimi |
| 1972 | Cayó de la gloria el diablo | Don Eme (Emeterio Sánchez) |
| 1971 | La Generala | Rosauro Márquez |
| 1970 | The Useless Life of Pito Pérez | Pito Pérez |
| 1969 | La trinchera | |
| 1969 | The Door and The Butcher's Wife | Melitón Torres (segment "La mujer del carnicero") |
| 1968 | The Devil's Visitations | Felix Estrella |
| 1968 | A Long Journey Toward Death | Dr. David |
| 1967 | Pedro Paramo | Fulgor Sedano |
| 1965 | Un hombre en la trampa | |
| 1965 | Tarahumara (Further and farther) | Raúl |
| 1964 | The Golden Cockerel | Dionisio Pinzón |
| 1964 | Furia en el Edén | Ing. José Argos |
| 1963 | La Bandida | Anselmo |
| 1963 | The Paper Man | Adán |
| 1963 | Cri Cri el Grillito Cantor | Francisco Gabilondo Soler 'Cri-Cri' |
| 1963 | Autumn Days | Albino |
| 1963 | Heart of a Child | Prof. Ezequiel Almeyda |
| 1961 | Ellas también son rebeldes | Dr. Gabriel Renteria |
| 1961 | My Son, the Hero | Gunslinger |
| 1961 | Rosa blanca | Jacinto Yáñes |
| 1961 | Juana Gallo | Pioquinto |
| 1961 | Then God Named It Earth | Efrén Domínguez |
| 1960 | Macario | Macario |
| 1960 | The Shadow of the Tyrant | General Hilario Jiménez |
| 1960 | Our Daily Hunger | Pablo |
| 1960 | La estrella vacía | Luis Arvide |
| 1959 | Nazarin | Thief in church |
| 1959 | La Cucaracha | Trinidad |
| 1959 | Sonatas | Jefe de guerrilleros |
| 1958 | Love Your Neighbor | (voice) |
| 1957 | Happy Year, My Love | |
| 1957 | Vanilla, Bronze and to Die | Ricardo Castillo |
| 1955 | Chilam Balam | |
| 1954 | La desconocida |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Loves with Trap | Porfirio |
| 2013 | Wild at Heart | Ramiro Olivares |
| 2011 | El Encanto del Águila | Porfirio Díaz |
| 2009 | Curse by the Sea | El Mojarras |
| 2005 | Peregrina | Baltasar |
| 2003 | De Pocas Pocas Pulgas | Don Julián Montes |
| 2002 | ¡Vivan los niños! | Ignacio Robles |
| 2002 | Las Lunas del Auditorio | Self |
| 2001 | Navidad sin Fin | Rodito |
| 2001 | Atrévete a Olvidarme | Gonzalo Rivas |
| 2001 | el gato animado televisa | papa noel |
| 2000 | La casa en la playa | Don Ángel Villarreal Cueto |
| 1998 | Ángela | Feliciano Villanueva |
| 1998 | Camila | Don Genaro |
| 1997 | Conversando con Cristina Pacheco | Self |
| 1996 | Esmeralda | Melesio |
| 1994 | Crystal Empire | César Lombardo |
| 1987 | Senda de gloria |