Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Ernesto Gómez Cruz (7 November 1933 – 6 April 2024) was a Mexican actor with more than 154 film credits. Gómez was nominated several times for the Ariel Award. These included his acting in El infierno (2010), El crimen del padre Amaro (2002), El imperio de la fortuna by Arturo Ripstein (1987), La Víspera (1983), Cadena perpetua by Ripstein (1979), La venida del Rey Olmos by Julián Pastor (1975), and Rosa by José Estrada (1969).
Also recorded as Ernesto Gomez Cruz
Ernesto Gómez Cruz

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- Name
- Ernesto Gómez Cruz
- Born
- 7 November 1933
- Birthplace
- Veracruz, Mexico
- Died
- 6 April 2024
- Place of death
- Mexico City
- Occupation
- Actor Ernesto Gómez Cruz (7 November 1933 – 6 April 2024) was a Mexican actor with more than 154 film credits.
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Fields
- acting
- Languages
- Spanish
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Ernesto Gómez Cruz (7 November 1933 – 6 April 2024) was a Mexican actor with more than 154 film credits. Gómez was nominated several times for the Ariel Award. These included his acting in El infierno (2010), El crimen del padre Amaro (2002), El imperio de la fortuna by Arturo Ripstein (1987), La Víspera (1983), Cadena perpetua by Ripstein (1979), La venida del Rey Olmos by Julián Pastor (1975), and Rosa by José Estrada (1969).
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Ernesto Gómez Cruz (1933–2024) was a Mexican actor. Born in Veracruz, the actor died in Mexico City. Ernesto Gómez Cruz was active in acting. Languages used include Spanish.
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Gómez died in Mexico City on 6 April 2024, at the age of 90. At the 97th Academy Awards, his name was mentioned in the In Memoriam section.
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• Name — Ernesto Gómez Cruz • Born — 7 November 1933 • Birthplace — Veracruz, Mexico • Died — 6 April 2024 • Place of death — Mexico City • Occupation — Actor Ernesto Gómez Cruz (7 November 1933 – 6 April 2024) was a Mexican actor with more than 154 film credits. At the time of his death, he was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. Gómez was nominated several times for the Ariel Award. These included his acting in El infierno (2010), El crimen del padre Amaro (2002), El imperio de la fortuna by Arturo Ripstein (1987), La Víspera (1983), Cadena perpetua by Ripstein (1979), La venida del Rey Olmos by Julián Pastor (1975), and Rosa by José Estrada (1969). Gómez died in Mexico City on 6 April 2024, at the age of 90. At the 97th Academy Awards, his name was mentioned in the In Memoriam section.
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Selected filmography
• Reed: Insurgent Mexico (1973) • Roots of Blood (1978) • The Recourse to the Method (1978) • Guerrilla from the North (1983) • The Realm of Fortune (1986) • Life Is Most Important (1987) • Sandino (1990) • Midaq Alley (1995) • El infierno (2010)
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1933
Ernesto Gómez Cruz was born on 7 November 1933.
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Ernesto Gómez Cruz died on 6 April 2024.
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