Juan Torena

Juan Torena
Born	(1898-03-24)March 24, 1898 Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died	June 27, 1983(1983-06-27) (aged 85) Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Footballer, Actor
Years active	1929-1953 (film)
Spouse	Natalie Moorhead ​ (m. 1957)​

Juan de Garchitorena de Carvajal, known in cinema as Juan Torena (1898–1983), was a Spanish footballer and actor. After emigrating to Argentina at a young age, he became a footballer who eventually played for the Spanish club FC Barcelona. Later in his life, he went to North America where he acted in Hollywood films, appearing in both English and Spanish-language versions. He was married to the actress Natalie Moorhead.

Selected filmography

• Shadows of Glory (1930)
• Road of Hell (1931)
• There Were Thirteen (1931)
• Nothing More Than a Woman (1934)
• La cruz y la espada (1934)
• Storm Over the Andes (1935)
• The Devil on Horseback (1936)
• Captain Calamity (1936)
• Espionage (1937)
• Mis dos amores (1938)
• American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)

Bibliography

• Jarvinen, Lisa. The Rise of Spanish-language Filmmaking: Out from Hollywood's Shadow, 1929-1939. Rutger's University Press, 2012.

External links

• Juan Torena at IMDb
• Juan Torena at Find a Grave