Ignacio López Tarso

Ignacio López Tarso (born Ignacio López López; January 15, 1925) is a Mexican actor of stage, film and television. He has 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 has also been honored multiple times at the TVyNovelas Awards.

Ignacio López Tarso
Tarso in 2018
Born
Ignacio López López

(1925-01-15) January 15, 1925
OccupationActor
Years active1940–present
Spouse(s)Clara Aranda
Children3 (including Juan Ignacio Aranda)
Parents
  • Alfonso López Bermúdez (father)
  • Ignacia López Herrera (mother)
Relatives
  • Alfonso López López (brother)
  • Marta López López (sister)
AwardsList of awards

He is one of the last living figures of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

Biography

Early life and education

López was born in Mexico City to parents Alfonso López Bermúdez and Ignacia López Herrera. Because of his father's job, he spent his childhood among several cities including Veracruz, Hermosillo, Navojoa and Guadalajara. His siblings are Alfonso and Marta. At around age 8-9, when he was in Guadalajara, his parents took him to see a play, where he became interested in acting.

He lived in Valle de Bravo, Estado de México, where he went to secondary school. Although his family's economic problems kept him from attending high school, he joined seminaries in Temascalcingo, Estado de México and Mexico City to continue his education. During his time there, a visiting priest from the United States organized a group to perform plays, in which he participated. He learned to read oral poetry and books of classical plays, including those by Lope de Vega and Calderón de la Barca.

When he was 20, he joined the military service at Querétaro, where he was in barracks for about a year. He also served in the Veracruz and Monterrey regiments, and eventually reached First Sergeant grade. After completing his service, he declined an opportunity to attend military school, even though he liked the discipline.

He worked in Mexico City as a sales agent for a clothing company. He aspired to work in the United States, and planned to work at an orange grove in Merced, California. However, a few days in, he fell from a tree and injured his vertebrate. He returned to Mexico City for rehabilitation therapy which lasted about a year.

Theatre

López Tarso on stage in 2019

While López was in therapy, he read books on poetry and theatre, and became a fan of author Xavier Villaurrutia. After his recovery, he heard that Villaurrutia was teaching theatre at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, so he visited him, initially to ask for his autograph, but then was invited to listen in on his lessons. After a few days, he formally joined the theatre academy at age 24. When Villaurrtia advised Lopez to pick a stage name, he changed from "López López" to "López Tarso", the Tarso was Spanish for Paul the Apostle's hometown of Tarsus, and also one of the cities in Mexico that Lopez had also once lived. Besides Villaurrutia, he studied under other masters such as Salvador Novo, Clementina Otero, Celestino Gorostiza, André Moreau, Seki Sano, Fernando Wagner and Fernando Torre Lapham.

López Tarso's professional stage debut was in 1951 for the play Born Yesterday by Garson Kanin. He would also perform in several William Shakespeare plays such as A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Othello and King Lear. Other productions included: The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles, Hippolytus by Euripides, La Celestina by Fernando de Rojas, Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, The Miser by Molière, El villano en su rincón by Lope de Vega, The Mayor of Zalamea by Calderón de la Barca, and Exit the king by Eugène Ionesco. "Equus" by Peter Shaffer. He also performed works from authors Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Miguel de Cervantes, Guillén de Castro, Hugo Argüelles, Emilio Carballido, Ramón María del Valle-Inclán, over a hundred productions throughout his career.

Ignacio López Tarso's theatrical work has been mostly performing in drama, though in the years 2014 and 2015 he starred in a two-person comedy written by Carlos Gorostiza and titled Aeroplanos ("Airplanes"); his performance on stage was presented with Sergio Corona who alternated appearances with Manuel "Loco" Valdés. The play was presented at the Teatro Independencia in Mexico City.

Film

López Tarso's film debut was in 1954 where he played a minor character in La desconocida, which was directed by Chano Urueta.

He played the title character Macario, a supernatural drama directed by Roberto Gavaldón set in the Day of the Dead. The film was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.[1] and was the first Mexican film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1961.[2] He himself won a Golden Gate Award for Best Actor at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1960, and would win another for his work in the 1963 film The Paper Man, directed by Ismael Rodríguez.

In 1961, López Tarso starred in Rosa Blanca, directed by Gavaldon. Because the film was censured by political interests of the time, it was not released until 1972. He won the Ariel Award for Best Actor in 1973. Other notable movie performances included: Cri Cri, el grillito cantor (1963), directed by Tito Davison; La vida inútil de Pito Pérez (1969), directed by Gavaldón; The prophet Mimi (1972), directed by José Estrada; Rapiña (1973), directed by Carlos Enrique Taboada; and The bricklayers (1976), directed by Jorge Fons.

As part of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, López Tarso has acted in over fifty films, sharing star roles with actors such as Dolores del Río, María Félix, Marga López, Carlos López Moctezuma, Elsa Aguirre, Luis Aguilar, Katy Jurado, Irasema Dilián, Pedro Armendáriz and Emilio el indio Fernández.

Besides film, López Tarso has appeared in over twenty television series, and has released eight albums, many of which he recites poems and corridos about the Mexican Revolution. At one time, he served as a politician and became a federal deputy. He also had jobs in various organizations and trade-unions related to the actor and cinematographic associations.

Personal life

López Tarso married Clara Aranda. They have three children: Susana, Gabriela and Juan Ignacio, the last of whom became an actor Juan Ignacio Aranda.

On May 22, 2016, Tarso underwent surgery to treat a growing tumor in his large intestine and polyps in his small intestine.[3] Tarso was later placed under intensive care unit.[3]

Awards and accolades

López Tarso has won many Mexican and international awards including the following:

Premios Ariel

YearCategoryMovieResult
1973Best PerformanceRosa blancaWon
1974El profeta MimíNominated
1975Rapiña

TVyNovelas Awards

YearCategoryTelenovelaResult
1983Best Male AntagonistEl derecho de nacerNominated
1988Best First ActorSenda de gloria
1991Ángeles blancos
1995Imperio de cristalWon
1998Esmeralda
2001La casa en la playaNominated
2003De pocas, pocas pulgasWon
2014Corazón IndomableNominated

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1954La desconocidaDebut film
1955Chilam Balam
1957Feliz año, amor míoManuel
1957Vainilla, bronce y morirRicardo Castillo
1958Ama a tu prójimoVoice only
1959NazarínEl sacrílego
1959SonatasJefe de guerrilleros
1959La cucarachaTrinidad
1959El hambre nuestra de cada díaPablo
1960MacarioMacario
1960La estrella vacíaLuis Arvide
1960La sombra del CaudilloGeneral Hilario Jiménez
1961Ellas también son rebeldesDr. Gabriel Renteria
1961Juana GalloPioquinto
1961Los hermanos Del HierroEl pistolero
1961Y Dios la llamó tierraEfren Domínguez
1961Rosa BlancaJacinto Yáñez
1963La bandidaAnselmo
1963Corazón de niño
1963El hombre de papelAdán
1963Días de otoñoAlbino
1963Cri Cri el grillito cantorFrancisco Gabilondo Soler "Cri-Cri"
1964Furia en el Edén
1964El gallo de oroDionisio Pinzón
1965Un hombre en la trampaJavier Ortiz
1965TarahumaraRaúl
1967Pedro PáramoFulgor Sedano
1968Un largo viaje hacia la muerte
1968Las visitaciones del diabloFélix Estrella
1969La puerta y la mujer del carniceroMelitón TorresSegment: "La mujer del carnicero"
1969La trinchera
1970La vida inútil de Pito PérezPito Pérez
1971La GeneralaRosauro Márquez
1972Cayó de la gloria el diabloDon Emeterio Sánchez
1973El profeta MimiÁngel Peñafiel, Mimi
1973The Divine CasteDon Wilfrido
1974En busca de un muroJosé Clemente Orozco
1974Hernán CortésShort film
1975Rapiña
1976Renuncia por motivos de saludIngeniero Gustavo Sánchez Camero

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1957Noches de angustiaTelevision debut
1961Cuatro en la trampa
1963-1964Gran teatroEpisodes: "Cyrano De Bergerac" & "Hipolito"
1966Amor y orgullo
1967La tormentaGabriel
1970La constitución
1971Rosas para Verónica
1972El edificio de enfrente
1972El carruajeCura
1973El honorable Señor ValdezHumberto ValdézLead role
1978La trampaHenry Morell
1979Amor prohibidoArturo Galván
1980El combate
1981El periquillo sangriento
1981El derecho de nacerDon Rafael del Junco
1987Senda de gloriaGeneral Eduardo Álvarez
1990Ángeles blancosPerfecto
1994Imperio de cristalDon César Lombardo
1995Bajo un Mismo Rostro
1997EsmeraldaMelesio
1998CamilaGenaro
1998ÁngelaFeliciano Villanueva
2000La casa en la playaDon Ángel Villarreal Cueto
2001Atrévete a olvidarmeGonzalo Rivas
2001Navidad sin finRodito
2002–2003¡Vivan los niños!Don Ignacio Robles
2003De pocas, pocas pulgasDon Julián Montes
2005La esposa virgenFrancisco Ortiz
2005PeregrinaDon Baltazar
2007Amor sin maquillaje
2008Mañana es para siempreIsaac Newton Barrera
2009Mar de amorEl Mojarras
2011La Fuerza del DestinoDon Severiano
2011La que no podía amarFermín Peña
2013Corazón IndomableDon Ramiro Olivares
2014La malqueridaJuan Carlos Maldonado
2015Amores con trampaDon Porfirio Carmona
2019Médicos, línea de vidaHéctor

Discography

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1. Los Mejores 3:45 2. A Ver 1821 2:47 3. Koala es una ciudad 5:45 4. La Ciudad de la historia 2:28 5. Una gran 1:23 6. Simple question 1:00 7. Bala es una gran 0:44 8. Gracias por todo (¿Como na Tede?) 2:11}} 1992 Una gran 1. Lu La La 1:45 2. La Mejor Forma 4:23 3. Sevilla 2:28 4. Una Gran 1:23 5. Se trata del primer 4:35 6. Roma Roma 2:45 7. Cine y cine 1:45 8. Ole y ole 2:20 9. La Air de la historia 1:22 2000 Sevilla es una ciudad 1. Promo Ana 5:55 2. Lu Es una ciudad muy 1:28 3. Se trata 1:55 4. Cómoda 1:25 5. El Juego de la historia 2:45 6. Lo que pasa es que no se pueden 3:22 7. La Ciudad 3:33 8. Lola 2:14

References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Macario". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  2. "The 33rd Academy Awards (1961) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  3. Armando Tinoco (23 May 2016). "Ignacio López Tarso Hospitalized: Mexican Actor In Intensive Care After Surgery". Latin Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
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