Arturo Martínez was born on January 21, 1919 in San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico as Arturo Martínez Chávez. He was an actor and director, known for The Mummies of San Angel (1975), Juan Charrasqueado (1948) and Los vampiros de Coyoacán (1974). He died on September 26, 1992 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.