Joaquín Martínez

Joaquín Martínez
Joaquín Martínez in the film Joe Kidd, 1972
Born(1930-11-05)November 5, 1930
DiedJanuary 3, 2012(2012-01-03) (aged 81)
OccupationActor
Years active1962–2005

Joaquín Martínez (November 5, 1930 – January 3, 2012) was a Mexican film, television, and theatre actor. Often appearing in Westerns, Martínez had roles in Jeremiah Johnson, in which he played a Crow chief, and Ulzana's Raid, which was directed by Robert Aldrich and co-starred Burt Lancaster.

Martínez was often typecast in roles that stereotyped Latinos, Native Americans, and Mexicans, but he frequently changed and reworked his characters through his acting, sometimes causing tensions with a production's director.