Ignacio Retes

Known for ActingBorn 1918-11-13Died 2004-04-23Mexico City, Mexico

José Ignacio Retes Guevara was a Mexican playwright, film, theater and television actor, director, and writer. Two-time winner of the Ariel Award. He studied at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in the 30s, where he was able to meet other prominent playwrights and directors of the time such as Rodolfo Usigli, Seki Sano and José Revueltas. He founded the University Theater of San Luis Potosí in 1937 and the theater company Lantern Magic with workers from the Mexican Union of Electricians. With Usigli he founded the company Midnight Theater (in reference to the free time that both had to collaborate in it); with Sano he would work as an assistant. In 1950 he made his directorial debut with "Los cuadrantes de la soledad" by José Revueltas, which reached 100 performances. Said montage also featured scenography designed by Diego Rivera. In 1944 he wrote his first play, "El día de Mañana". As a film actor, he made his debut in the 1950s and was directed by directors such as Jorge Fons, Felipe Cazals, Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, Sergio Olhovich and Arturo Ripstein. In his role as a screenwriter, he wrote the scripts for films such as Anguish Nights and Journey to Paradise, among others. He was also a public official, as director of the theaters of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), where he promoted the massive construction of public theaters, reaching 38 venues. In the 1960s he collaborated closely with the writer Vicente Leñero, with whom he made various works such as the theatrical version of Los albañiles and Los Niños de Sánchez, among others. The Hidalgo-Ignacio Retes Theater in Mexico City has been named after the actor since 2006 His son, Gabriel Retes, became a prominent actor, director and writer.Read more

Movies & web series

Lovers, Partners & Spies

The Big Dead Dog

Los Naúfragos II: Los Piratas

The Gambler

Aunt Alejandra

Broken Flag

Knock Out

Luna de sangre

La casta divina

The Naked City

Doña Perfecta

Mariana Mariana

The Hard Years

El rey de la vecindad

Melodías de amor

Bienvenido-Welcome

Los años duros: El nacimiento de un guerrillero

Los Desalmados

Cuartelazo

They Say I'm a Communist

Three of Cups

If I Never See You Again

Amor a la medida

Playa azul

Everyone's Hell So Feared

Chin Chin el teporocho

The Castaways of Liguria

The Eve

A Married Woman

Vintage Model

Encuentro Inesperado

Mundo mágico

Chido Guan, el tacos de oro

El Reventón

El centro del laberinto

New World

The Realm of Fortune

The Flying Pony

Esmeralda Comes by Night

La vida tiene tres días

The Year of the Plague

Occupation of Darkness

Motel

Herencia maldita

Albur de amor

Deceitful Appearances

Viaje al paraíso

Paper Flowers