Juan López Moctezuma
Juan López Moctezuma (May 19, 1932 – 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 supernatural horror and suspense: The Mansion of Madness (1973), Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (1975), To Kill a Stranger (1984), El Alimento del Miedo (1994), and his most recognized and controversial work, Alucarda (1977), 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
- The Mansion of Madness (La Mansión de la Locura) (1973)
- Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (1975)
- Alucarda (Alucarda, la Hija de las Tinieblas) (1977)
- To Kill a Stranger (Matar a un Extraño) (1984)
- El Alimento del Miedo (1994)
References
- ^ Gutiérrez, Vicente (28 February 2011). "López Moctezuma: la historia de un genio maldito". El Economista (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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