Joaquín Martínez

Joaquín Martínez was a Mexican actor who worked in film, television and theater, born in Cozumel, Mexico, and trained in method acting under Seki Sano. His breakthrough came with the 1967 drama Pedro Páramo, directed by Carlos Velo, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and he moved to Los Angeles soon afterward, working professionally for more than 30 years. He often appeared in Westerns, playing a Crow chief in Jeremiah Johnson (1972) and taking a role in Robert Aldrich's Ulzana's Raid (1972), which featured Burt Lancaster. Frequently given stereotyped parts for Latino, Mexican and Native American characters, he reworked his roles and sometimes clashed with directors. In Revenge (1990), he acted alongside Anthony Quinn and Kevin Costner, and he also appeared in The House of the Spirits (1993) and, at Lee Tamahori's request, Die Another Day (2002). His stage work included the original cast of Zoot Suit in 1978, and he died in 2012.