Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Date of birth: 1933-11-08
Place of birth: Puerto de Veracruz, Mexico
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Ernesto Gómez Cruz (November 8, 1933 - April 6, 2024) was a prolific Mexican actor with more than 154 films. In his beginnings, he began as a photographer in his native Veracruz, where he met a friend who invited him to study dramatic art. In his notes from yesterday, he mentions that he wanted to be a singer, but his shyness and lack of preparation led him to abandon this path. He has more than two hundred films to his credit. He has worked with great directors such as Miguel Littin, Felipe Cazals, Arturo Ripstein and Luis Estrada; He has also worked with actors of the stature of Damián Alcázar, Ignacio López Tarso and Pedro Armendáriz Jr., among others. His long artistic career has allowed him to be deserving and awarded with different recognitions; one of the most recent was in 2014, at the 56th Ariel award, where he was awarded the Ariel de Oro. He is the second Mexican actor with the most Ariel awards and nominations. In 2018 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officially invited him to be a special part of its new members.
Movie Credits
The Crime of Padre Amaro
2002-10-01
Sent to Mexico to help take care of aging Father Benito, young Father Amaro faces a moral challenge
Bandidas
2006-01-18
When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peas
The Sowing of Others
1981-01-01
Short film. Unknown plot.
Latino Bar
1991-07-06
A woman working in a caribean Cabaret meets a man in the harbour that just went out of jail. They re
Herod's Law
1999-11-09
In the 1940s, a small Mexican town has seen its last three mayors assassinated in rapid succession.
Los amorosos
2007-01-01
Tespis Teporocho
2025-11-25
In "Tespis Teporocho", a boy who interacts with vagabonds thirsty for knowledge, finally absorb them
El lado oscuro de la noche
2011-01-01
Valeria and Pablo, her husband, own an important hotel chain, which she inherited and he manages. Va
El Norte
1983-10-11
Brother and sister Enrique and Rosa flee persecution at home in Guatemala and journey north, through
Juan Diego: El indio de Guadalupe
2016-12-31
Amor de mis amores
1999-12-31
Midaq Alley
1995-05-05
Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose live
A Wonderful World
2006-03-17
A fairy tale about the political and socioeconomic realities of Mexico.
El Infierno
2010-09-03
After being deported back to Mexico, a man has no choice but to join the vicious drug cartel that ha
Another Mexican
2010-11-12
Antonio (Ricky Mergold) is a 16 year old boy from a village in the Mexican province, living the awak
La casa de los cuchillos
1992-12-31
Emiliano Zapata
1970-11-20
This is the story of a man, Emiliano Zapata, and of a revolution, the Mexican Revolution.
Los Abandonados – Die Niemandskinder von Camanducaia
1986-05-08
Based on the true story of boys from Brazilian jails taken to the state border and abandoned without
In the Land of Light Feet
1982-08-10
During his vacations, 12-year-old Manuel travels by train with his mother to the Sierra Tarahumara t
The Fifth Commandment
2012-03-02
Víctor, a psychopath, loves carving crosses onto women post-mortem, blames paedophile priest and mot
Mariana Mariana
1987-08-05
The story runs in the 1940s Mexico City. A schoolboy (Carlos) falls in love with his best friend's m
Las Armas
2013-08-05
A group of peasants and teachers of education, tired of abuse, take up arms and decide to attack the
The Cousin
2018-02-02
A married woman, who's husband leaves her alone way too many times, is seduced by a junior spoiled y
The Prodigious Teacher
2010-01-01
Three stories make up this film, each with a teacher as the protagonist of the struggle against the
13 Días antes de vivir
2000-01-01
La hija del odio
1993-01-01
Fraude en el sexenio
1998-01-01
El sexenio de la muerte
1997-01-01
The Stork's Mistake
1993-07-09
India María raises a kidnapped newborn and is pursued by criminals who want the boy.
Manos mágicas
1998-01-01
Vagabunda
1994-01-01
Vagabunda is the story of young girl (Flor), well aware about her seductive skills, who arrives from
Para matar al presidente
1999-01-01
Mexican feature film
Rulfo aeternum
1992-01-01
Adaptation of Juan Rulfo's classic short tale "La herencia de Matilde Arcángel". Tranquilino Herrera
Perro rabioso III: Tras el rostro
1992-01-01
Alto poder
1992-01-01
Odio, amor y muerte
1993-01-01
Nocturno a Rosario
1992-12-04
A tragic romance follows Mexican poet Manuel Acuña's passionate life and his deep love for Rosario d
Mafia En Jalisco
1991-01-01
A battle between Jalisco mobsters & federal agents.
Su herencia era matar
1993-01-01
El amarrador
1991-01-01
Sandino
1990-01-01
Narrative of a period of life (1926 - 1934) of the Nicaraguan revolutionary leader Sandino, who was
Chacales de la frontera
1990-01-01
Invitación a morir
1991-01-01
José, hijo del hombre
1989-01-01
Mexican feature film
Arizona
1984-01-01
Tragedy strikes a group of immigrants crossing the border between Arizona and Mexico.
Angeles Infernales
1992-01-01
A gang of cross-dressers terrorize a city and a vengeful cop is after them.
Zapata en Chinameca
1987-02-15
Urbino Martínez, on his deathbed, regrets his wrongdoing after betraying Emiliano Zapata.
Operation Marihuana
1985-01-29
Thousands of peasants are kidnapped by the mafia and are forced to work in marijuana fields. Facing
El puente II
1986-01-01
Mexican feature film
Las Lupitas
1984-01-01
Mexican feature film
Pueblo de Boquilla
1981-01-01
Mexican feature film
Guerilla from the North
1983-01-01
The Mexican Revolution in the state of Sonora.
Visita al Pasado
1981-01-01
Mexican feature film
The Evil That Men Do
1984-03-14
A former assassin (Charles Bronson) comes out of retirement to avenge the brutal murder of his frien
Erendira
1983-06-01
While Erendira, a beautiful teenage girl, has a surreal mystical vision, her grandmother's house cat
La madre
1979-01-01
Mexican feature film
Caminando pasos... caminando
1977-04-10
In a community of the Matlatzinca ethnic group, a teacher tries to integrate the inhabitants into th
Tacos al Carbón
1972-06-08
Tacos al carbón is a mexican movie released on june 8th 1972 on Mexico City.
Los perturbados
1972-07-14
La derrota
1973-01-01
Tú, yo, nosotros
1972-06-19
Three interwoven stories where the characters experience deception, passion, love and rejection.
Pasajeros en Transito
1978-01-01
Paty chula
1991-05-18
Paty, an employee of an advertising company, is summoned to a business dinner by Mr. Gutiérrez, a su
El extensionista
1991-02-28
Mudstained Flower
2011-03-23
A married, middle-aged well-known biochemist and university teacher Augusto, leaves his wife, his jo
Life Sentence
1979-08-09
After being released from jail, "Tarzan" Lira seeks to rebuild his life as a bank employee. Unfortun
Reed: Insurgent Mexico
1972-01-05
A dramatization of John Reed's newspaper accounts of the Mexican Revolution. Considered the first re
Cháman, viento de muerte
2000-01-01
Two ambitious brothers take jobs with the region's most powerful man, willing to risk everything - e
The Outsiders
1967-08-17
A couple on the verge of getting married gets mixed up with a gang of thugs in this routine crime dr
Los confines
1987-05-17
Mix magical universe of Juan Rulfo, in which Juan Preciado, "Pedro Paramo", located incestuous sibli
Living Is What Matters
1987-10-21
A drifter named Candelario asks to spend the night at the hacienda of Don Lazaro. Once there, he get
The Widow of Montiel
1979-11-30
Mexican drama film directed by Miguel Littín. It is based on a short story of the same name by Gabri
La ley del ejecutor
1988-01-01
A Shred Of Mist
2014-04-10
After the dead of his mother, Daniel is put under the care of his aunt Elizabeth, a foreign woman wi
Familia Gang
2014-03-25
A senior official of the Mexican political system decides to fake the capture and death of The Coyot
El rutas
1988-01-01
The film got its inspiration from a real life character that killed policemen in the streets. The fi
El baile de la iguana
2005-01-01
Faced with the hardships of a tenant, landlord Don Fulberto insists on collecting rent in kind, givi
The Realm of Fortune
1986-11-28
Poor Dionisio finds himself as recipient of the good fortune, but soon he forgets that everything th
Así es la Suerte
2011-08-18
Ramiro is a theater actor who lives estranged from his father and half brother. One morning, he runs
De la infancia
2010-03-14
Niebla, a teenage gangster, is killed in a shootout and his ghost returns to help Francisco, a ten-y
Pachito Rex: I'm Leaving but Not for Good
2001-11-09
The attack on a popular singer known as Pachito -who becomes the favorite candidate to win the presi
Baroque
1989-10-10
A series of images, music and sounds which transport through Mexico's history, without any narrative
Mister barrio
1992-01-01
Santos Peregrinos
2004-11-26
When greed comes calling, say goodbye to saintliness. An irresistible comedy about what happens when
Desires
1977-01-01
Snippets of a family drama involving a rebellious son coming to his depressing home village, his fat
The Prophet Mimi
1973-12-27
Childhood trauma and religious repression causes little boy to grow up and murder .
Días de Combate
1982-09-30
A private detective starts a game of cat and mouse with a psychopath who strangles women who leaves
Las delicias del poder
1999-01-01
A political candidate has an accident that will bring her out of the campaign unless her twin sister
Alta Tensión
1997-06-06
A retired man that used to work for the National Electricity Company fight with his sons who want to
Teo's Journey
2008-10-10
Separated from his father after illegally crossing the Mexico-U.S. border, young Teo and his new fri
A Married Woman
1982-01-28
Irene is a young housewife and mother who tries to raise her young family, love her husband and keep
Cosa fácil
1982-12-09
This is a story of revenge, as detective Shayne's own clients sabotage his actions, and leave him bl
Rattlesnake
1977-09-01
A filmmaker is commissioned to film a documentary on the social reality of the Lacandon people in th
Canoa: A Shameful Memory
1976-03-04
A group of students arrives in a small town during a hiking expedition. Once there, the local priest
All Souls' Day
1988-10-27
Two families gather at a cemetery to honor their departed.
La sangre de un valiente
1993-05-21
General Pershing invades Mexican territory in retaliation for Villa's attack on the town of Columbus
El águila descalza
1971-12-08
Shmuck makes a superhero costume, rides his bike to crime scenes. He gets involved with something bi
Cayó de la gloria el diablo
1972-05-11
Subsistence-economy slum guy who sells used newsprint for a living breaks into showbiz with an inadv
Uno y medio contra el mundo
1973-11-01
Small-time crook teams up with a street urchin for mutual support on the margins of society.
Crazy Carnival
2006-03-04
In a seedy brothel, their frustrations parade: A poet who has never published, a revolutionary who c
La revancha
1985-02-21
Industrial spies are holed up in a safe-house after killing a half-dozen people to steal some data.
The Mongol Plot
1977-03-28
In the context of a visit by the President of the United States to Mexico, there is a threat that Ch
The Coming of the King Olmos
1975-09-11
After spending some time with the Mennonite community in Chihuahua, Reynaldo Olmos goes back to Mexi
Nosotros los pelados
1984-06-14
Slice-of-life comedy/melodrama aout life in a working-class neighborhood.
The Gates of Paradise
1971-06-19
Due to betting problems, Andrés and his lover, Blanca, flee the city and travel through several stat
Maten al León
1977-01-27
A pilot is called back to his homeland, the Latin American republic of Arepa, by the rich islanders
There's Always a First Time
1971-02-25
Los gemelos alborotados
1982-03-04
Gumaro and his buddy Chon are among the First Citizens locally. One day, unexpectedly, twin brothers
Long live Tepito!
1981-01-15
Slice of life covering four or five days in a badly run-down neighborhood. Matriarch of a slum famil
Peregrina
1974-07-04
Biopic: the last year or so in the life of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Governor of Yucatan in the early
Trampas de amor
1969-06-22
Love, infidelity and desire are the protagonists of three stories full of entanglements and romance.
Viaje al paraíso
1985-09-08
Family plans for a quiet weekend at the beach, but everything goes wrong.
Zone of Silence
1990-01-01
Several fantastic stories occur in the Mexican "Zone of Silence." It begins in the 1920s when a man
Trail of Death
1981-11-29
Thriller directed by Arturo Ripstein.
Satanic Sect: Messenger of the Lord
1990-01-01
A satanic preacher comes to a small town where he unleashed the terror of the inhabitants.
The Throne of Hell
1994-01-17
A group of archeologists excavating Aztec ruins in Mexico City uncover a bizarre statue, which unlea
Roots of Blood
1979-05-30
A deadly riot breaks out after unfair labor practices at a garment factory raises tensions between M
La muerte de Pancho Villa
1974-05-01
After the Revolution, Villa works on defining his legacy... and then he gets assassinated.
The Human Hyena
1995-04-21
The dead body of a young man who was kidnapped is found, the police looks for the kidnappers as a we
La Generala
1971-01-01
During the Mexican Revolution, a hardened and rich lady landowner is overtaken by the violence of th
El guapo
2007-03-17
Unattractive man receives a large inheritance on condition that he use the money to get plastic surg
Los Cacos
1972-12-28
A group of Soccer-loving friends devise a plan to make easy money.
Las caguamas ninja
1991-01-01
A group of workers at a beer factory fight crime together.
El Quelite
1970-12-10
Agapito, leader of the revolutionary movement of his state, comes to a town, kills all the federales
La guerra es un buen negocio
1982-07-17
Comatose little village gets rich overnight selling minerals to arms manufacturers.
En la cuerda del hambre
1979-12-25
Owners of two small farms try to move forward in life by wholesaling their own produce instead of re
Auandar Anapu
1975-03-06
People's hero is Anapu... He extracts the water from a rock, befriends, and baptize and get it to Ma
Una papa sin catsup
1995-07-06
Gloria's grandmother is kidnapped by "La greñas", a gang leader, and is forced to impersonate her to
The Eve
1982-10-07
Aging politicians who have faded from the public eye hold a cocktail party to celebrate one friend's
Cómo Filmar Una XXX
2017-11-29
Ulises Alpuyeca, a film initiate, wants to make his debut feature and he accepts the first opportun
Tivoli
1975-06-26
While trying to save the famous Tivoli burlesque theater, the participants uncover a web of commerci
The Recourse to the Method
1978-06-06
Set in the early 1900s, this film charts the rule of a Latin American dictator as he moves from bein
Highway Patrolman
1991-12-28
A naïve rookie in the Mexican highway patrol must adapt in order to survive as he contends with wide
Mundo mágico
1983-12-29
Anthology movie that presents 3 stories about romance.
Una buena forma de morir
1994-11-11
After his wife is murdered by gang members, a man must take revenge.
Mexico, Mexico, ra, ra, ra!
1976-02-04
Librado, an unemployed man, lives in a crowded small house with numerous children and relatives, is
Lost Objects
1992-07-11
Juan and Pilar return to Mexico City on the same train. Destiny cross their paths in a taxi stop, of
Sin salida
1971-09-16
Ex-con trying to go straight is backed into a corner by "former associates."
Violent Stories
1985-08-29
Five surreal short stories make up this Mexican anthology film.
The Mexican
2001-03-01
Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to
Tiempo de lobos
1985-01-03
Two young emigres return home from USA to their family farm to visit for a week.
Dos pistoleros violentos
1985-08-30
Two little boys grow up and go after the two blackhats that killed their parents.
Figuras de la Pasión
1984-01-01
This fairy type of movie is divided in episodes (Figuras) that are settle either on a jail or an pla
La loteria
1993-01-01
Four stories that tell the tales of lottery winner. Each story features a different cast of street v
El primer paso... de la mujer
1974-05-02
Three girls from different social classes are forced to take that first step into adulthood that lea
Crónica de familia
1986-10-07
Esteban and María are a young couple of lovers, both belonging to aristocratic families. When María
Ya la hicimos
1994-03-04
Virginia and Nacho, is a poor marriage, living precariously on their meager salaries, insufficient t
The Overturning Of The Heart
1996-10-18
1941, Jose Antelmo Cruz regrets his past while writing a novel and falling in love with a prostitute
They Call Me Violence
1989-01-01
Female-lead action film.
Sweet Release
1997-01-01
The love secrets of a large family are revealed during a trajinera tour on Xochimilco, culminating i
El valle de los miserables
1975-04-16
Neighborhood Rats
1988-01-01
Mexican feature film
La combi asesina
1982-01-01
Mexican feature film
Santo: la leyenda del enmascarado de plata
1993-01-01
Those Years
1974-03-21
President Juárez fights against the conservatives, who have ordered an emperor to be brought from Fr
Letters from Marusia
1975-12-26
Chronicle of the repression that a foreign company exerts on the miners of a small nitrate town in C
¿Y si Platicamos de Agosto?
1980-01-01
It tells the story of two young people who, in the context of the 1968 student movement, awaken to l
Everyone's Hell So Feared
1981-09-09
The inner demons of an aspiring writer, whose dissatisfaction has pushed him to alcohol and drugs, l
The Perfect Dictatorship
2014-10-16
TV MX, the most powerful Mexican Television Corporation, discloses a scandalous story involving Gove
Passport to Death
1988-04-02