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name: "Carlos Arruza"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/carlos-arruza"
roles: []
born: "17 February 1920"
died: "20 May 1966"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T03:46:18.603655+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Carlos Arruza

Actor. Born 17 February 1920 in Mexico City. Died 20 May 1966.

## Details

- **Born:** 17 February 1920, Mexico City
- **Died:** 20 May 1966
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Arruza, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2618760, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0037364/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/235770

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*The Alamo*](https://film.one/film/the-alamo.md) (50)

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## Biography

Carlos Arruza (born Carlos Ruiz Camino) was a Mexican bullfighter and actor. Born on 17 February 1920 in Mexico City, he began fighting bulls professionally at the age of 14 and became one of the leading matadors of the 1940s, competing with Manolete in Spain.

He appeared in several films, including the Mexican bullfighting dramas *Mi reino por un torero* (1944) and *Sangre torera* (1950). His final screen role was as Lt. Reyes in the 1960 John Wayne film *The Alamo*. Arruza died on 20 May 1966 in a car accident near Toluca, Mexico. He was the subject of the 1971 documentary *Arruza*, directed by Budd Boetticher.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, britannica.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Alamo* (1960), Fi1m 50, as Lt. Reyes — [page](https://film.one/film/the-alamo.md)

## Complete filmography (4)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Alice, My Father!* (2023), Actor
- *The Alamo* (1960), as Lt. Reyes — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/the-alamo.md)
- *Bullfight* (1951), Actor
- *Mi reino por un torero* (1944), as Carlos / Fernando

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