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- Birth nameJuan Francisco López Moctezuma Torres Landa
- Juan López Moctezuma was born on October 4, 1931 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was an actor and director, known for El Topo (1970), Alucarda (1977) and Dr. Tarr's Torture Dungeon (1973). He died on August 2, 1995 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Friend and collaborator of director Alejandro Jodorowsky.
- His last name is a famous last name in Mexico of Nahua/Aztec origin. It is almost identical with the name of the famous emperor who was ruling the Aztec Empire in Tenotitlan when Hernan Cortez arrived at the capital city.
- His father was a judge. He wanted Juan to study law and was reportedly very upset with him for going into pictures.
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