Juan López Moctezuma

Juan López Moctezuma (May 19, 1932 He is best known for directing the 1977 horror film Alucarda, widely considered as one of the best Mexican horror films of all time. His father was a judge, and Moctezuma's family originally wanted him to follow a similar path. He studied art, theatre, and music at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and was active with the University's radio station XEUN-FM, creating the long-running program Panorama de Jazz. and the British Film Institute described it as a masterpiece.

Guillermo del Toro has cited Moctezuma's influence, naming Alucarda as one of his favorite films.

Filmography

Producer only Fando y Lis (1968) - Associate producer El Topo (1970)

Acting roles

Alguien nos quiere matar (1970) - (voice) Adios, amor... (1973) - Police Officer Canoa: A Shameful Memory (1976) - Narrator (voice) Alucarda (1977) - Monk To Kill a Stranger (1984) - Albert Morell Se equivocó la cigüeña (1993) - Curate El alimento del miedo (1994) - Don Ramón