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)
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References
  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.
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