BROOK, CLAUDIO

(1927?-1995)

   the tall, somewhat ascetic-looking Brook was born in Mexico City in 1927; he originally studied to become an accountant. Made his film debut in the mid-1950s and by the turn of the decade was receiving substantial parts in films, TV and the stage. In the mid- and late 1960s, made Westerns, comedies, and action films in Europe; also frequently called upon to appear in Hollywood films shot in Mexico. Brook's first wife was Eugenia Avendaño; then married actress Alicia Bonet. Brook won Arieles for Best Actor (for Memoriales perdidos, 1986) and Best Supporting Actor (for Esperanza, 1989), and was particularly notable as the dying millionaire in the cult vampire film, Cronos ('92). He succumbed to stomach cancer on 18 October 1995.