
Ignacio López Tarso
Known for Acting · 88 credits
- Born
- 1925-01-15
- Died
- 2023-03-11
- Place of birth
- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Also known as
- Игнасио Лопес Тарсо · Ignacio López López
Biography
Ignacio López López (b. 15 January 1925 – 11 March 2023), better known as Ignacio López Tarso, was a Mexican actor of stage, film and television. He acted in about 50 films and appeared in documentaries and in one short feature. In 1973 he was given the Ariel Award for Best Actor for Rosa Blanca, and the Ariel de Oro lifetime achievement award in 2007. He was honored multiple times at the TVyNovelas Awards. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living actor and one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Known For
TV Shows (20)

Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
1997
as Self

Wild at Heart
2013
as Ramiro Olivares

Esmeralda
1996
as Melesio

¡Vivan los niños!
2002
as Ignacio Robles

Curse by the Sea
2009
as El Mojarras

Las Lunas del Auditorio
2002
as Self

Crystal Empire
1994
as César Lombardo

Camila
1998
as Don Genaro

El Derecho de Nacer
1981
as Don Rafael del Junco

De Pocas Pocas Pulgas
2003
as Don Julián Montes

Ángela
1998
as Feliciano Villanueva

Loves with Trap
2015
as Porfirio

Peregrina
2005
as Baltasar

La casa en la playa
2000
as Don Ángel Villarreal Cueto

El Encanto del Águila
2011
as Porfirio Díaz

el gato animado televisa
2001
as papa noel
Atrévete a Olvidarme
2001
as Gonzalo Rivas

Navidad sin Fin
2001
as Rodito

Amor prohibido
1979
as Arturo Galvan

Senda de gloria
1987
as General Eduardo Álvarez
Movies (68)

Curandero
2025
as El Curandero

Macario
1960
as Macario

Nazarín
1959
as Thief in church

Under the Volcano
1984
as Dr. Vigil

The Waterwheel
2013
as Old Man

Saint Lucifer
1997
as Father Leopoldo Santos Higareda

Codicia mortal
1991

Taken Identity
2020
as Don Jesus

Sonatas
1959
as Jefe de guerrilleros

The Children of Sanchez
1978
as Ignacio

Más sabe el Diablo por Viejo
2018
as Joselito

Juana Gallo
1961
as Pioquinto

Reclusorio
1997
as Viejo (segment "Quiero quedarme en la carcel")
Corrupción oficial
1980

El otro
1986
as Sr. Tabares

La Cucaracha
1959
as Trinidad

Antonieta
1982
as Vargas

The White Rose
1961
as Jacinto Yáñes

Pedro Paramo
1967
as Fulgor Sedano

Cri-Cri the Singing little cricket
1963
as Francisco Gabilondo Soler 'Cri-Cri'

Toña Machetes
1985

The Devil's Visitations
1968
as Felix Estrella

The Bricklayers
1976
as Don Jesus

The Useless Life of Pito Pérez
1970
as Pito Pérez

The Shadow of the Tyrant
1960
as General Hilario Jiménez
Ellas también son rebeldes
1961
as Dr. Gabriel Renteria

La Generala
1971
as Rosauro Márquez

Astucia
1986
as Don Polo

Banderas, the Tyrant
1993
as Coronel de la Gándara

My Son, the Hero
1961
as Gunslinger

The Golden Cockerel
1964
as Dionisio Pinzón

La trinchera
1969

Love Your Neighbor
1958
as (voice)

Los hijos de Sanchez
1978

Resigned for Reasons of Health
1976
as Gustavo Sánchez Campero

Morenita: el escándalo
2009
as Santiago

La casta divina
1977
as Don Wilfrido

¿Y ahora qué, señor fiscal?
1977

Rapine
1975
as Porfirio

The Paper Man
1963
as Adán

Tarahumara (Further and farther)
1965
as Raúl

Notes from Under the Volcano
1984
as Self
The Butcher’s Wife
1969
as Melitón Torres

Veneno
2002

Then God Named It Earth
1961
as Efrén Domínguez

Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin
2015
as Self

Our Daily Hunger
1960
as Pablo

La estrella vacía
1960
as Luis Arvide

A Long Journey Toward Death
1968
as Dr. David

La Bandida
1963
as Anselmo

The Prophet Mimi
1973
as Ángel Peñafiel, Mimi

Autumn Days
1963
as Albino

Heart of a Child
1963
as Prof. Ezequiel Almeyda

Los amantes frios
1978

Vanilla, Bronze and to Die
1957
as Ricardo Castillo

Wolves Aren't Meant For The Circus
2021
as Don Cristóbal

The Door and the Butcher's Wife
1969
as Melitón Torres (segment "La mujer del carnicero")

Looking for a Wall
1974
as José Clemente Orozco

One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo
2017
as Self

Un hombre en la trampa
1965

Happy Year, My Love
1957

La desconocida
1954

Chilam Balam
1955

Muelle rojo
1987

Buenos días, Ignacio
2021

Viva México y sus corridos
1982
Furia en el Edén
1964
as Ing. José Argos

Cayó de la gloria el diablo
1972
as Don Eme (Emeterio Sánchez)
About Ignacio López Tarso
Ignacio López López (b. 15 January 1925 – 11 March 2023), better known as Ignacio López Tarso, was a Mexican actor of stage, film and television. He acted in about 50 films and appeared in documentaries and in one short feature. In 1973 he was given the Ariel Award for Best Actor for Rosa Blanca, and the Ariel de Oro lifetime achievement award in 2007. He was honored multiple times at the TVyNovelas Awards. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living actor and one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. With 88 credits spanning from 1954 to 2025, Ignacio López Tarso has appeared in 68 films and 20 TV shows.
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- Curandero (2025) — as El Curandero
- Macario (1960) — as Macario
- Nazarín (1959) — as Thief in church
- Under the Volcano (1984) — as Dr. Vigil
- The Waterwheel (2013) — as Old Man
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