Juan López Moctezuma

Juan López Moctezuma (May 19, 1932 – August 2, 1995) was a Mexican film director and actor. He was born in Mexico City in 1929.[1] During his career he directed five films, all in the genres of supernatural horror and suspense: The Mansion of Madness (1973), Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (1975), To Kill a Stranger (1984), El Alimento del Miedo (1994), and his most recognized and controversial work, Alucarda (1977), which tells the story of a satanic possession in a Catholic convent.

In 1993 he was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Mexico City because of Alzheimer's disease. He died on August 2, 1995.

Filmography

The Mansion of Madness (La Mansión de la Locura) (1973)
Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (1975)
Alucarda (Alucarda, la Hija de las Tinieblas) (1977)
To Kill a Stranger (Matar a un Extraño) (1984)
El Alimento del Miedo (1994)

References

Gutiérrez, Vicente (28 February 2011). "López Moctezuma: la historia de un genio maldito". El Economista (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

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[1] Gutiérrez, Vicente (28 February 2011). "López Moctezuma: la historia de un genio maldito". El Economista (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2017.