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Ernesto Gómez Cruz(1933-2024)

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Ernesto Gómez Cruz and David Villalpando in El Norte (1983)
After being deported back to Mexico, a man has no choice but to join the vicious drug cartel that has corrupted his hometown in order to survive.
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Ernesto Gómez Cruz was born on 7 November 1933 in Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico. He was an actor, known for The Realm of Fortune (1986), Midaq Alley (1995) and The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002). He died on 6 April 2024 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
BornNovember 7, 1933
DiedApril 6, 2024(90)
BornNovember 7, 1933
DiedApril 6, 2024(90)
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    • 11 wins & 7 nominations total

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Ernesto Gómez Cruz in The Realm of Fortune (1986)
The Realm of Fortune
7.3
  • Dionisio Pinzón
  • 1986
Midaq Alley (1995)
Midaq Alley
7.3
  • Don Ru
  • 1995
Gael García Bernal and Ana Claudia Talancón in The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
The Crime of Padre Amaro
6.7
  • Obispo
  • 2002
Life Sentence (1979)
Life Sentence
7.2
  • Cabo Pantoja
  • 1979

Credits

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Actor

  • El qué sabe, sabe
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1980
  • Ernesto Gómez Cruz in Tespis Teporocho (2025)
    Tespis Teporocho
    Short
    • Tespis
    • 2025
  • Julián Gil, David Zepeda, and Ana Brenda Contreras in Por amar sin ley (2018)
    Por amar sin ley
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Plutarco
    • 2018
  • Jesús Ochoa, Mark Tacher, and Natasha Esca in La prima (2018)
    La prima
    3.4
    • Cacique Gordo
    • 2018
  • Cómo Filmar Una XXX (2017)
    Cómo Filmar Una XXX
    4.9
    • Sr. Molina
    • 2017
  • Wild Lands (2017)
    Wild Lands
    6.3
    TV Series
    • 2017
  • Renata Notni and Pablo Lyle in Mi adorable maldición (2017)
    Mi adorable maldición
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Padre Basilio
    • 2017
  • The Candidate (2016)
    The Candidate
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Licenciado de la Garza
    • 2016
  • Juan Diego: El indio de Guadalupe (2016)
    Juan Diego: El indio de Guadalupe
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Juan Bernardino
    • 2016
  • Julián Román in Hasta Que Te Conocí (2016)
    Hasta Que Te Conocí
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Juan 'Juanito' Contreras
    • 2016
  • The Perfect Dictatorship (2014)
    The Perfect Dictatorship
    7.2
    • Señor humilde (scenes deleted)
    • 2014
  • Familia Gang (2014)
    Familia Gang
    4.1
    • Alto funcionario
    • 2014
  • El Mariachi (2014)
    El Mariachi
    7.7
    TV Series
    • 2014
  • Jirón de Niebla (2013)
    Jirón de Niebla
    6.5
    • Profesor de Anatomia
    • 2013
  • Las Armas del Alba (2013)
    Las Armas del Alba
    • Gobernador Giner
    • 2013
  • Lalo & Santaclós
    Short
    • Santacls
    • 2012

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  • Alternative names
    • Ernesto G. Cruz
  • Born
    • November 7, 1933
    • Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
  • Died
    • April 6, 2024
    • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

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