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José Carlos Ruiz

José Carlos Ruiz

Actor · Born November 17, 1936 (89) · Jerez, Zacatecas, Mexico

José Carlos Ruiz (born November 17th, 1936) is a Mexican film and television actor, born in the City of Jerez, Zacatecas, Mexico. His first film intervention is in the film Black Wind, which deals with a tragedy that occurred in the Altar Desert, in Sonora, Mexico, where he acted alongside David Reynoso, Fernando Luján, etc. filmed in 1965. Later (1966) he filmed The Scapular, a prestigious film in which he acted alongside Enrique Lizalde, Ofelia Guilmáin, Alicia Bonet, Carlos Cardán and the late Enrique Aguilar, among other actors. It appears in the historical recreation of a tragic episode that happened in the Republic of Chile, in the tape, Actas de Marusia, which narrates the drama of a bloody crushing of a mining strike in that country. The film is important for the prominent actors who participate in it: Alejandro Parodi, Diana Bracho, Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Eduardo López Rojas, Salvador Sánchez, Gian María Volanté, among others, but also, by the then very recent military coup led by the General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte. In 1976, he appeared in El Apando, a film in which he played a drug addict locked up in the Black Palace or Lecumberri Prison, which is the complaint made by the political express and now disappeared José Revueltas regarding the Mexican prison system, seen from his confinement as a prisoner of conscience in that prison. Under the Shrapnel is a film filmed in 1983, which deals with the issue of the Guerrilla and where this actor plays an infiltrator who finally turns out to be a police officer; Two years later he would film Massacre in the Tula River, where he plays a Colombian guerrilla and trafficker, and which refers to a real-life case that happened in Mexico City, allegedly victimized by police officers.

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Born
November 17, 1936 (89)
From
Jerez, Zacatecas, Mexico
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 109 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 6% in 30 days

What are José Carlos Ruiz's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
17%
Morality
15%
Power
14%
Society
12%
Survival
7%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 5 of 6 analyzed roles.

Mentor
5 of 6
Hero
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
11
Romantic
5
Dread
6
Contemplative
5
Other
13

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch José Carlos Ruiz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for José Carlos Ruiz's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

109 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • La posada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Carlos

  • CARNAL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Gonzalo

  • Tell Me When(2020)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Tigers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Pascual el Viejo

  • Laws of Love(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Armando

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Stormmaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Warehoused (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Mr. Lino

  • One for the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Emiliano

  • El lado oscuro de la luz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Wild at Heart(2013)

    Show 162 episodes · as Padre Julián

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Suave Patria(2012)

    as Jeronimo Natage

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Crossing the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Don Prudencio

  • Soy tu dueña (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 146 episodes · as Sabino Mercado

  • El Estudiante(2009)

    as Don Pedro

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Sortilegio(2009)

    Show 90 episodes · as Chucho

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Buddah's Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Invitado 3

  • Morenita: el escándalo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Obispo

  • Más allá del muro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Tear This Heart Out(2008)

    as Soriano

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Killer Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Comandante Quiroz

  • Cruz de navajas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • El garabato(2008)

    as Commander Carmona

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Storm Over Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ahzac

  • 24 Horas para Desaparecer un Cadáver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • La Casa de los Amantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Charly

  • Trece miedos(2007)

    Show as Don Emilio

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Guadalupe: El Milagro Y El Mensaje(2006)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Amar sin límites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 135 episodes · as Don Aurelio Huerta

  • Tribus Urbanas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Curandero(2005)

    as Don Carlos

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Mariana de la noche(2003)

    Show 135 episodes · as Isidro Valtierra

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Las perversiones del padre José (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Las vías del amor(2002)

    Show 220 episodes · as Fidel Gutiérrez Arismendi

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Benjamín (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Snake Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Viaje Aterrador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Alejandro

  • Atrévete a Olvidarme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 26 episodes · as Cecilio Rabadán

  • His Most Serene Highness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Máximo Huerta

  • La casa en la playa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 65 episodes · as Severo Rincón

  • Reclusorio III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Soñadoras(1998)

    Show 174 episodes · as Don Eugenio de la Peña

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • María Isabel(1997)

    Show 125 episodes · as Pedro

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Pueblo chico, infierno grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 150 episodes · as Arcadio

  • Jasmine blossoms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Don Ramón

  • Morir dos veces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 55 episodes · as Orduña

  • Two Crimes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Ramón

  • Suerte en la vida (La Lotería III) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Santo: la leyenda del enmascarado de plata(1993)

    as Don Severo

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • El extensionista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Benito Sánchez · as Manuela

  • La jaula de la muerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Enrique

  • For Better or for Worse(1989)

    as Choirboy

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Carol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Goitia: A God for Himself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Goitia

  • Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as General

  • The Wrath of a God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Reto a la vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Doctor

  • Intriga contra México (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • The Scent of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Mr. López

  • Zapata en Chinameca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Urbano Martínez

  • Wandering Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Francisco

  • La mujer policía (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Contrabando y muerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • El tres de copas(1986)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Astucia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Tendero

  • The Hex 2: Messengers of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Guillermo

  • Salvador(1986)

    as Archbishop Romero

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Robachicos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Muchachita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 150 episodes · as Pascual Sánchez

  • Viaje al paraíso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Pajarito

  • Historias violentas(1985)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Masacre en el río Tula(1985)

    as El Mulato

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Toña Machetes(1985)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Operation Marihuana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • El Mil Usos II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • La traición (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 120 episodes · as Cholo

  • Luna de sangre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Coco Loco

  • Carnival Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Jincho

  • Mundo mágico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Under the Shrapnel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Martin

  • Fuego en el mar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Manuel

  • Occupation of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • El mil usos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Cabo Blanco(1980)

    as Hernandez

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Eagle's Wing(1979)

    as Lame Wolf

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Holy War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Celso Dominguez

  • Los hijos de Sanchez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Cananea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Manuel Diéguez

  • Who'll Stop the Rain(1978)

    as Galindez

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Children of Sanchez(1978)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Year of the Plague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Dr. Jorge Martínez Abasolo

  • Rattlesnake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Tomás

  • El elegido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Judas

  • The Bricklayers(1976)

    as Jacinto Martínez

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as El Carajo

  • The House in the South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Peasant

  • Mexico, Mexico, ra, ra, ra! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Letters from Marusia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Argandoña

  • El valle de los miserables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Tío Chinto

  • Simón Blanco(1975)

    as Lic. Cardoso

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Dogs of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Javier Ortega / Priest / Man on the street

  • La muerte de Pancho Villa(1974)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Buck and the Preacher(1972)

    as Brave

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • They Call Him Marcado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as el Manco

  • Emiliano Zapata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Valentín de la Sierra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • The Scapular(1968)

    as Ruiz, soldado

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Black Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Pablo Penagos

  • Major Dundee(1965)

    as Riago

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 108 titles from 1965 to 2023; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Suave Patria (2012)

$3.4M worldwide

Highest rated

The Scapular (1968)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Las vías del amor (2002)

Film career

19652023

Peak 2014 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1965Screen debut· Major Dundee
  • 2015First top-billed film· One for the Road
  • 2015Career best· One for the Road

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting108 of 108: 108 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1960s4 · acting1970s21 · acting1980s33 · acting1990s11 · acting2000s26 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 8% of 13 roles
6580

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do José Carlos Ruiz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 32 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

Guadalupe: El Milagro Y El Mensaje (2006)

94th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Tear This Heart Out (2008)

Midcredits 93rd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 21. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does José Carlos Ruiz work with?

People who share at least 2 of José Carlos Ruiz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eleazar García shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles