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Raúl Martínez Solares(1908-1972)

  • Cinematographer
  • Writer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Raúl Martínez Solares was born in Mexico City, in 1908. Cinemetographer, screenwriter and actor, he was brother of Gilberto Martínez Solares and Agustín Martínez Solares. He started working in 1934. He won the Ariel Award en 1958 for Yambao (Alfredo B. Crevenna, 1957). He died while filming El rincón de las vírgenes (Isaac, 1972).
BornMarch 13, 1908
DiedJanuary 27, 1972(63)
BornMarch 13, 1908
DiedJanuary 27, 1972(63)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 4 nominations total

Known for

Cry of the Bewitched (1957)
Cry of the Bewitched
3.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1957
Santo contra Blue Demon en la Atlántida (1970)
Santo contra Blue Demon en la Atlántida
5.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 1970
Hugo del Carril in A media luz (1947)
A media luz
6.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1947
Retorno a la juventud (1954)
Retorno a la juventud
6.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1954

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Las tarántulas (1973)
    Las tarántulas
    5.5
    • director of photography
    • 1973
  • La satánica (1973)
    La satánica
    3.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973
  • Santo vs. the Killers from Other Worlds (1973)
    Santo vs. the Killers from Other Worlds
    5.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973
  • Cuna de valientes (1972)
    Cuna de valientes
    6.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • Emilio Fernández in El rincón de las vírgenes (1972)
    El rincón de las vírgenes
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • The Innocent (1972)
    The Innocent
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter (1972)
    Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter
    5.8
    • Cinematographer (as Raul Martinez Solares)
    • 1972
  • Marga López, Carmen Montejo, Carmen Salinas, and Héctor Suárez in Doña Macabra (1972)
    Doña Macabra
    5.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • Me he de comer esa tuna (1972)
    Me he de comer esa tuna
    6.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • Chanoc contra el tigre y el vampiro (1972)
    Chanoc contra el tigre y el vampiro
    5.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • Fernando Almada and Mario Almada in Por Eso (1972)
    Por Eso
    7.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • Capulina contra los vampiros (1971)
    Capulina contra los vampiros
    5.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy (1971)
    Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy
    5.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • La sangre enemiga (1971)
    La sangre enemiga
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • Mama Dolores (1971)
    Mama Dolores
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971

Writer

  • Las tarántulas (1973)
    Las tarántulas
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • 1973
  • Chanoc contra el tigre y el vampiro (1972)
    Chanoc contra el tigre y el vampiro
    5.6
    • story and screenplay
    • 1972
  • Chanoc en las garras de las fieras (1970)
    Chanoc en las garras de las fieras
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Blue Demon y las invasoras (1969)
    Blue Demon y las invasoras
    5.6
    • adaptation (as Raul Martinez Solares)
    • 1969

Camera and Electrical Department

  • The World at Their Feet (1970)
    The World at Their Feet
    6.8
    • camera operator (as Raul Martinez S)
    • 1970
  • Night of the Bloody Apes (1969)
    Night of the Bloody Apes
    4.8
    • cameraman
    • 1969
  • Linda Christian and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
    Tarzan and the Mermaids
    5.5
    • associate photographer
    • 1948
  • Ni sangre, ni arena (1941)
    Ni sangre, ni arena
    6.8
    • collaborating cinematographer
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Raúl Martínez
  • Born
    • March 13, 1908
    • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
  • Died
    • January 27, 1972
    • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico(pancreatic cancer)
  • Spouses
      Rosario Granados(divorced)
  • Relatives
      Gilberto Martínez Solares(Sibling)

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  • Trivia
    With over 35 years behind the camera, he was a very prolific Mexican cinematographer. He is best remembered internationally for his atmospheric photography of a number of Mexican horror films.

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