Enrique Lizalde

Biography

Enrique Lizalde Chávez (9 January 1937 – 3 June 2013), better wknown simply as Enrique Lizalde, was a Mexicon actor of film, theatre, and television, noted for his distinctive voice and for playing leading-man roles from the 1960s onward. He originated the character Juan del Diablo in Corazón salvaje and later appeared in its 1990s remake in a different role. Born in Tepic, Nayarit, he pursued university studies in literature before turning to acting. He was the brother of Eduardo Lizalde and a cousin of Óscar Chávez. Lizalde began his screen career in the early 1960s and became a prominent presence in Mexican cinema; in popular accounts of the period he was grouped with Joaquín Cordero and Julio Alemán as part of a generation of high-profile leading men. He also worked extensively in theatre and is credited as a founder of the Sindicato de Actores Independientes. He married actress Tita Grieg in 1965. He died in Mexico City at age 76; biographies commonly report liver cancer as the cause of death. His remains were cremated and placed at Panteón Jardín.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Corazón salvaje (1992) — Noel Mancera
2. Deceptions (1998) — Alessandro Farina
3. Esmeralda (1996) — Don Rodolfo Peñarreal
4. Dulce Desafío (1988) — Santiago Sandoval
5. The Outsider (2001) — Rodrigo Junquera (#1)
6. The Scapular (1968) — Pedro
7. Alcanzar una estrella (1990) — Mariano Casablanca
8. Chispita (1982) — Alejandro de la Mora
9. Black Wind (1965) — Jorge Iglesias
10. Maria of My Heart (1979) — Anfitrión de la fiesta
11. The Man and the Beast (1973)
12. The Devil's Visitations (1968) — Lisardo
13. The Olympics in Mexico (1969) — Narrator
14. Ángela Morante, ¿crimen o suicidio? (1981)
15. Rosario (1971) — Gabriel
16. Occupation of Darkness (1981) — Leonardo
17. Estrategia matrimonio (1967) — Raúl
18. All the Horrors of Satan (1974)
19. The Crazy Virgins (1972) — Cipriano Altamira
20. The Monastery of the Vultures (1973) — Prior
21. La mentira (1970) — Demetrio de Santelmo
22. El asesino se embarca (1967) — Víctor Medina
23. Pillow for Three (1969) — Mario Lozano
24. Las Troyanas (1963)
25. Sexo y crimen (1970)
26. La noche violenta (1970)
27. Crown of Tears (1968) — Fernando Chavero
28. La buscona (1970) — Julio
29. La maestra inolvidable (1969) — Luis Piñeyro
30. Camila (1998) — Armando Iturralde
31. Los años verdes (1967)
32. Nosotros los jóvenes (1966) — Julio Jr.
33. Beyond Death (1988) — Javier
34. Violeta (1997)
35. Si Dios Me Quita La Vida (1995) — Enrico de Marchi
36. Los años felices (1984) — Adrián
37. La venganza (1977) — Javier Narvaez (Sergio)
38. Pelearán diez rounds (1991) — Don Pepe Hernández
39. Wounds of Love (2006) — Gonzalo San Llorente
40. Balada por un amor (1989) — Fernando Portugal

Directed

1. Si Dios Me Quita La Vida (1995) — Director
2. Los años felices (1984) — Director