Riquelme, Carlos

(1913 or 1914?-1990)

   Carlos Riquelme, although he originally studied law and philosophy, turned to acting and made his stage debut in the mid-1930s. His first screen appearance followed in 1938. Riquelme's meek looks somewhat typecast him as clerks, doctors, and so on in his earlier pictures, but from time to time he was given change-of-pace roles, such as the mad doctor in Ladrón de cadáveres. Later, he would specialize in mildly distracted, fey, but generally sympathetic parts. Riquelme appeared in a number of international productions such as Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary and The Milagro Beanfield War (1988), and also did considerable TV dubbing and radio work. He received a Best Actor Ariel nomination for En la tormenta, and a nomination as Best Suppporting Actor for El joven Juárez.