Carlos Orellana

Teodoro Carlos Orellana Martínez (28 December 1900 – 24 January 1960) was a prominent Mexican actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He first achieved widespread recognition for starring as Hipólito in Santa, Mexico's first commercial sound feature film.

Early life and military service Orellana was born in Santiago Tezontlale, a town in the municipality of Ajacuba within the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. He served in the military campaign until the assassination of President Carranza in 1920, after which he relocated to the capital to pursue a career in the arts. His remains were interred in the actors' institutional plot within the Panteón Jardín cemetery in Mexico City.