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Chano Urueta

Director·1904–1979·Chihuahua - Mexico

17 horror credits

Santiago Eduardo Urueta Sierra Rodríguez (Mineral de Cusihuiriachi, Chihuahua, Mexico, February 24, 1895-Mexico City, March 23, 1979), better known as Chano Urueta, was a film director, actor and writer who stood out since the first half of the 1930s as one of the most gifted adapters of great works of universal literature.

Director14 films

The Door and the Butcher's Wife

The Door and the Butcher's Wife

Director

1969
The Butcher’s Wife

The Butcher’s Wife

Director

1969
Blue Demon vs. the Diabolical Women

Blue Demon vs. the Diabolical Women

Director

1968
Blue Demon vs. the Infernal Brains

Blue Demon vs. the Infernal Brains

Director

1968
Blue Demon

Blue Demon

Director

1965
The Living Head

The Living Head

Director

1963
The Brainiac

The Brainiac

Director

1962
The Witch's Mirror

The Witch's Mirror

Director

1962 2.5
The Mark of Satan

The Mark of Satan

Director

1957
The Head of Pancho Villa

The Head of Pancho Villa

Director

1957
The Headless Rider

The Headless Rider

Director

1957
The Witch

The Witch

Director

1954
The Revived Monster

The Revived Monster

Director

1953
The Sign of Death

The Sign of Death

Director

1939

Writer4 films

The Incredible Professor Zovek

The Incredible Professor Zovek

Writer

1972
Blue Demon vs. the Diabolical Women

Blue Demon vs. the Diabolical Women

Writer

1968
The Revived Monster

The Revived Monster

Screenplay

1953
The Sign of Death

The Sign of Death

Screenplay

1939

Actor4 films

Guns and Guts

Guns and Guts

Fray José

1974
The Fearmaker

The Fearmaker

Pastor

1971
The Butcher’s Wife

The Butcher’s Wife

Priest

1969
The Door and the Butcher's Wife

The Door and the Butcher's Wife

Cura (segment "La mujer del carnicero")

1969

Other Crew1 film

The Witch

The Witch

Adaptation

1954

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