Ignacio Retes
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 13, 1918
- Died
- April 23, 2004 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- Mexico City, Mexico
Biography
José Ignacio Retes Guevara was a Mexican playwright, film, theater and television actor, director, and writer. Two-time winner of the Ariel Award. He studied at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in the 30s, where he was able to meet other prominent playwrights and directors of the time such as Rodolfo Usigli, Seki Sano and José Revueltas. He founded the University Theater of San Luis Potosí in 1937 and the theater company Lantern Magic with workers from the Mexican Union of Electricians. With Usigli he founded the company Midnight Theater (in reference to the free time that both had to collaborate in it); with Sano he would work as an assistant. In 1950 he made his directorial debut with "Los cuadrantes de la soledad" by José Revueltas, which reached 100 performances. Said montage also featured scenography designed by Diego Rivera. In 1944 he wrote his first play, "El día de Mañana". As a film actor, he made his debut in the 1950s and was directed by directors such as Jorge Fons, Felipe Cazals, Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, Sergio Olhovich and Arturo Ripstein. In his role as a screenwriter, he wrote the scripts for films such as Anguish Nights and Journey to Paradise, among others. He was also a public official, as director of the theaters of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), where he promoted the massive construction of public theaters, reaching 38 venues. In the 1960s he collaborated closely with the writer Vicente Leñero, with whom he made various works such as the theatrical version of Los albañiles and Los Niños de Sánchez, among others. The Hidalgo-Ignacio Retes Theater in Mexico City has been named after the actor since 2006 His son, Gabriel Retes, became a prominent actor, director and writer.
Known For
Filmography
Innocent Voices
Movie · as Don Chico
Green Stones
Movie · as Comisionado
A Sweet Scent of Death
Movie · as Marcelino
If I Never See You Again
Movie · as Poncho
Esmeralda Comes by Night
Movie · as Don Gregorio, Esmeralda's father
Bienvenido-Welcome
Movie · as Producer
Midaq Alley
Movie
Encuentro Inesperado
Movie · as Ignacio Torres
Amor a la medida
Movie
Playa azul
Movie · as Matías
Vintage Model
Movie · as Basilio
Los años duros: El nacimiento de un guerrillero
Movie · as El doctor
La muerte de un paletero
Movie · as El tendero
Dispárenle a matar
Movie · as Don Rafael
Lovers, Partners & Spies
Movie · as Priest
Furia en la sangre
Movie · as Don Luis
Mariana Mariana
Movie · as Psychiatrist
Herencia maldita
Movie
Three of Cups
Movie · as Felipe Martínez
Los Naúfragos II: Los Piratas
Movie · as Emilio Albani
Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
Movie · as Nacho Esquivel
The Realm of Fortune
Movie · as Don Gil
La rebelión de los colgados
Movie
El centro del laberinto
Movie
El rey de la vecindad
Movie · as Don Matías
The Castaways of Liguria
Movie · as Emilio Albani
Memoriales perdidos
Movie
Knock Out
Movie · as Old man in the building
Motel
Movie · as Cordova, Padrino
Luna de sangre
Movie · as Pastor
Deceitful Appearances
Movie · as Tío Alberto
Mundo mágico
Movie
Un hombre llamado el diablo
Movie · as Doctor
The Flying Pony
Movie · as Don Luis (padrino de Diego)
The Eve
Movie · as Rubén Rocha
A Married Woman
Movie · as Papá de Irene
Tiempo de lobos
Movie · as Don Frutos (campesino)
The Big Dead Dog
Movie · as Armendariz
Everyone's Hell So Feared
Movie · as Dr. Morales
Occupation of Darkness
Movie · as Don Alfonso
Aunt Alejandra
Movie · as Doctor
La Sucesión
Movie · as El profesor
The Gambler
Movie
Broken Flag
Movie · as Ernesto
The Widow of Montiel
Movie · as Barbero
The Year of the Plague
Movie · as Dr. Mario Zermeño
Paper Flowers
Movie · as China
New World
Movie · as Don Diego de Alba
Xoxontla
Movie · as Sinodal II
The Recourse to the Method
Movie
El Reventón
Movie
La casta divina
Movie · as Don Emilio
Cuartelazo
Movie · as Coronel Rebelde
Chin Chin el teporocho
Movie
Los bandidos
Movie
The Hard Years
Movie
Los Desalmados
Movie
Raffles
Movie · as Agente policía mareado
La vida tiene tres días
Movie · as Tomás, cartero
Melodías de amor
Movie · as Sr. Rentería (no acreditado)
Un minuto de bondad
Movie · as Fiscal
Doña Perfecta
Movie · as Jacintito
They Say I'm a Communist
Movie · as Camarada Francisco Rodríguez Franco (uncredited)