Deceased

How Did Carlos Orellana Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 59

Also known asCarlos Orellana MartínezGenderMaleNationalityMexicoBorn28/12/1900Born inSantiago Tezontlale, MexicoDied24/01/1960 (aged 59)Died inMexico CityCauselung diseaseWikidataQ2879718 ↗TMDb#1013066 ↗

Teodoro Carlos Orellana Martínez 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 (1932), Mexico's first commercial sound feature film. Over his career, Orellana wrote screenplays for legendary titles such as Pepe el Toro (1953) and Tizoc (1957), and established himself as a versatile co-star alongside Pedro Infante, Jorge Negrete, and Sara García.

Read full Wikipedia article ↗

Filmography23 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1958	Castle of the MonstersMovie	Don Melchor	58
1957	TizocMovie	Don Pancho García	57
1956	Las medias de sedaMovie	—	56
1955	Cupido pierde a PaquitaMovie	—	55
1955	Los paquetes de PaquitaMovie	—	55
1954	Storm in the soulsMovie	—	54
1954	La calle de los amoresMovie	—	54
1953	From the Village to TVMovie	Mr. Cecilio Zarraga	53
1949	Café de chinosMovie	—	49
1947	Vuelven los GarcíaMovie	Priest	47
1946	Pepita JiménezMovie	Padre Belisario	46
1946	Crimen en la alcobaMovie	Don Trinidad Rojas	46
1945	Escuadrón 201Movie	—	45
1943	Tierra De PasionesMovie	—	43
1942	Dos mexicanos en SevillaMovie	—	42
1942	Secreto EternoMovie	—	42
1940	Miente y serás felizMovie	Don Luis	40
1939	En un burro tres baturrosMovie	—	39
1938	El rosario de AmozocMovie	Odilón	38
1938	It Happened in HavanaMovie	—	38
1937	La palomaMovie	Coronel Refugio Romero	37
1937	No basta ser madreMovie	—	37
1934	Juarez and MaximilianMovie	—	34