Crisanto Huerta Brieva (26 January 1935 – 28 November 2004), better known as Cris Huerta, was a Portuguese actor. He was sometimes credited as Chris Huerta.

Life and career

Born in

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, Huerta grew up in

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and he studied economics before giving up studies in favor of an acting career. He was one of the busiest character actors of the 1960s and 1970s and worked his way up from uncredited bit parts to leading roles even if usually in low budget films.Enrico Lancia, Fabio Melelli. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano. Attori stranieri del nostro cinema''. Gremese 2006, pp. 99-100. . The portly, bearded and bald actor appeared in more than 100 films, mainly

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, splitting his time between leading roles as the sympathetic sidekick of the hero and character roles such as Mexican bandits, bartenders and sleazy businessmen. Declined the spaghetti western genre, after 1977 he significantly slowed his activities.

Selected filmography

* '' Ursus'' (1961) - Challenging Wrestler * ''

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'' (1961) - Jewish Rebel (uncredited) * ''

A Nearly Decent Girl ''A Nearly Decent Girl'' (, ) is a 1963 West German-Spanish comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Liselotte Pulver, Alberto de Mendoza and Martin Held.Bock & Bergfelder p.11 Synopsis The secretary of a German CEO accompanies him o ...

'' (1963) - Kronlick * ''The Secret Seven'' (1963) - Gular * '' The Secret of the Black Widow'' (1963) - Slim (uncredited) * ''Los muertos no perdonan'' (1963) - Doctor * ''Texas Ranger'' (1964) - Buck * ''

Massacre at Fort Grant ''Fuerte perdido'' or ''Asalto a fuerte apache'' () is a 1965 Spanish western film directed by José María Elorrieta and starred by Germán Cobos, Mariano Vidal and Marta May. The story was written by Fred Uratia. Cast * Germán Cobos as Paul ...

'' (1964) - Arthur * ''

Seven Hours of Gunfire ''Seven Hours of Gunfire'' (, ) is a 1965 Spanish-Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent (as José Hernandez). Cast *Rik Van Nutter as Buffalo Bill (as Clyde Rogers) *Adrian Hoven as Wild Bill Hickok *Kurt Gro� ...

'' (1965) - Steve * ''The Last Tomahawk'' (1965) - Fat Soldier (uncredited) * ''

The Relentless Four ''The Relentless Four'' or ''I quattro inesorabili'' is a 1965 Italy, Italian Spaghetti Western film in Eastmancolor directed by Primo Zeglio. Synopsis A Texas Ranger is framed by the four outlaws he is chasing for a crime he did not commit. Ca ...

'' (1966) - Comisario * ''Cotolay'' (1965) * ''

Seven Guns for the MacGregors ''Seven Guns for the MacGregors'' () is a Technicolor 1966 Spaghetti Western. It is the directorial debut film of Franco Giraldi (here credited as Frank Garfield), who was Sergio Leone's assistant in ''A Fistful of Dollars''. The film gained a g ...

'' (1966) - Crawford * '' Django'' (1966) - Mexican Officer (uncredited) * ''

The Diabolical Dr. Z ''The Diabolical Dr. Z'' () is a 1966 horror film directed by Jesús Franco. The film stars Mabel Karr as Irma Zimmer, a surgeon who creates a machine that turns people into zombified slaves. Ms. Zimmer is the daughter of a Professor Zimmer (a di ...

'' (1966) - Dr. Kallman * ''

Navajo Joe ''Navajo Joe'' is a 1966 spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Burt Reynolds as the titular Navajo Indian who opposes a group of bandits responsible for killing his tribe. Plot Having massacred an Indian village with ...

'' (1966) - El Gordo * ''Residencia para espías'' (1966) - Willy * '' Fantasia 3'' (1966) - Otton (segment "Los tres pelos del diablo") *''

Red Roses for Angelica ''Red Roses for Angelica'' (, , ) is a 1966 adventure film directed by Steno (director), Steno. A co-production between Italy, France and Spain, it is loosely based on the novel ''Le Chevalier de Maison-Rouge'' by Alexandre Dumas. Plot Ca ...

'' (1966) - Paul * ''The Desperate Ones'' (1967) * ''

Two Crosses at Danger Pass ''Two Crosses at Danger Pass'' ( and ) is a 1967 Spanish western film directed by Rafael Romero Marchent. It is produced by Eduardo Manzanos Brochero, written by Enzo Battaglia, Eduardo Manzanos and Gianlorenzo Battaglia, and starring Pietro Ma ...

'' (1967) - Loud Drunk * ''

Bandidos Bandidos may refer to: * Bandidos (film), ''Bandidos'' (film), a 1967 Italian spaghetti western film * Bandidos Films, a Mexican film production house * Bandidos (TV series), ''Bandidos'' (TV series), a 2024 Mexican TV series See also

* Ba ...

'' (1967) - Vigonza * ''

More Than a Miracle ''More Than a Miracle'' () is a 1967 film also titled ''Cinderella Italian Style'' and ''Happily Ever After''. It stars Sophia Loren, Omar Sharif and Dolores del Río. The movie has a fairy tale narrative. Filmed in the countryside outside Naple ...

'' (1967) * ''Amor en el aire'' (1967) * ''No somos de piedra'' (1968) - Miguel Dicazo * ''Los que tocan el piano'' (1968) - Profesor Sorenson * '' One by One'' (1968) - Lonely Drunkard in Saloon * ''

A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof ''A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof'' () is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film. It is the second western film directed by Giulio Petroni. At first the director was to be Franco Giraldi, but then he moved to direct '' A Minute to Pray, a S ...

'' (1968) - Fat man in stagecoach * ''La dinamita está servida'' (1968) - Tino * ''Long-Play'' (1968) - Sacerdote * ''

White Comanche ''White Comanche'' or ''Comanche blanco'' or ''Rio Hondo'' is a 1968 Spaghetti Western starring William Shatner in a dual role. The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book '' The Official Razzie Movie Guide'' as ...

'' (1968) - Blacksmith (uncredited) * '' Cemetery Without Crosses'' (1969) - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) * ''

Sundance and the Kid ''Sundance and the Kid'' () is a 1969 Spaghetti Western comedy directed by Duccio Tessari and starring Giuliano Gemma, Nino Benvenuti, and Sydne Rome. The film was also released under the titles ''Alive or Preferably Dead'' and ''Sundance Cassid ...

'' (1969) - James 'Bad Jim' Williams * ''Urtain, el rey de la selva... o así'' (1969) * ''Il corsaro'' (1970) * ''

Sartana Kills Them All ''Sartana Kills Them All'' () is a 1970 Spanish crime comedy western film directed by Rafael Romero Marchent, written by Mario Alabiso and Santiago Moncada and starring Gianni Garko Gianni Garko (born Giovanni Garcovich; 15 July 1935) is a reti ...

'' (1970) - Deputy Smithy * '' Sabata the Killer'' (1970) - Fuller * ''The Magnificent Robin Hood'' (1970) - Little John * ''

Cannon for Cordoba ''Cannon for Cordoba'' is a 1970 American Western film. Filmed in Spain, the larger part of the movie takes place in Mexico in 1912. Directed by Paul Wendkos, it stars: George Peppard, Pete Duel, Giovanna Ralli and Raf Vallone, and features ...

'' (1970) - Cordoba officer (uncredited) * ''La Lola, dicen que no vive sola'' (1970) - Don Federico * ''

The Wind's Fierce ''The Wind's Fierce'' (, , also known as ''Revenge of Trinity'', ''Trinity Sees Red'' and ''The Wind's Anger'') is a 1970 Spanish-Italian western-drama film written and directed by Mario Camus. Plot Andalusia, the late nineteenth century. Wealthy ...

'' (1970) - Murdered Priest (uncredited) * ''

The Tigers of Mompracem ''The Tigers of Mompracem'' (original title: ) is an exotic adventure novel written by Italian author Emilio Salgari, published in 1900. It features his most famous character, Sandokan. It was adapted into a 1970 film '' The Tigers of Momprace ...

'' (1970) - Giro Batol * ''

Reverend's Colt ''Reverend's Colt'' (originally titled ''Reverendo Colt'') is a 1970 Spanish-Italian Spaghetti Western directed by León Klimovsky. Cast * Guy Madison: Reverend Miller * Richard Harrison: Sheriff Donovan * Ennio Girolami: Mestizo (credited ...

'' (1970) - Pat MacMurray * ''

Nights and Loves of Don Juan ''Nights and Loves of Don Juan'' (, ) is a 1971 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Alfonso Brescia. Plot Cast *Robert Hoffmann as Don Giovanni Tenorio *Barbara Bouchet as Esmeralda Vargas *Edwige Fenech as Aisha *Ira von Fürsten ...

'' (1971) * ''

Black Beauty ''Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse'' is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was written from a horse as main character's perspective. She wrote it in the last years of her life, during which s ...

'' (1971) - The Commissioner panish prints(uncredited) * ''The Feast of Satan'' (1971) - Hotel Guest * '' A Town Called Hell'' (1971) - Gonzales (uncredited) * ''

Una chica casi decente ''Una chica casi decente'' is a 1971 Spanish comedy film directed by Germán Lorente and starring Rocío Jurado. Cast * Rocío Jurado - Silvia * Adolfo Celi - El Duque * Máximo Valverde - Daniel * Mirta Miller * Manuel Gómez Bur * Luis Sá ...

'' (1971) - Director italiano * ''

Captain Apache ''Captain Apache'' is a 1971 Spanish-British acid Western film directed by Alexander Singer and starring Lee Van Cleef, Carroll Baker, and Stuart Whitman. It was written and produced by Milton Sperling and Philip Yordan. The film was based on ...

'' (1971) * ''Vamos a matar Sartana'' (1971) * ''Kill'' (1971) - Nico Bizanthios * ''

The Legend of Frenchie King ''The Legend of Frenchie King'' (, also known as ''Petroleum Girls'') is a 1971 French, Spanish, Italian and British international co-production western comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Claudia Cardinale and Brigitte Bardot. ...

'' (1971) * ''Un colt por cuatro cirios'' (1971) - Oswald * ''Simón, contamos contigo'' (1971) - Director del western * ''

Ben and Charlie ''Ben and Charlie'' (also known as ''Amigo, Stay Away'' and ''Humpty Dumpty Gang''; ) is a 1972 Spaghetti Western comedy movie directed by Michele Lupo. Plot Just out of jail, Ben (Giuliano Gemma) finds his old buddy Charlie (George Eastman), ...

'' (1972) - San Diego Bank Manager (uncredited) * '' His Name Was Holy Ghost'' (1972) - Carezza * ''La liga no es cosa de hombres'' (1972) - Hans * ''Escalofrío diabólico'' (1972) - Dr. Badman * ''

My Horse, My Gun, Your Widow ''My Horse, My Gun, Your Widow'' () is a 1972 Spanish Eastmancolor western film directed by Juan Bosch (who used the pseudonym John Wood), scored by Bruno Nicolai Bruno Nicolai (20 May 1926 – 16 August 1991) was an Italian film music compo ...

'' (1972) - Grasco * ''Ninguno de los tres se llamaba Trinidad'' (1972) - Bud Wesley * ''Fat Brothers of Trinity'' (1973) - Bud * '' Holy God, Here Comes the Passatore!'' (1973) - 'Domandone' * ''My Colt, Not Yours'' (1973) - Town boss Jefferson * ''

Man Called Invincible ''Man Called Invincible'' (, also known as ''They Called Him the Player with the Dead'', ''In the West There Was a Man Named Invincible'' and ''Tricky Dicky'') is a 1973 Italian Spaghetti Western-comedy film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo. Cast ...

'' (1973) - Banker McPherson * ''...e così divennero i 3 supermen del West'' (1973) - Jake Patch * ''

The Three Musketeers of the West ''Tutti per uno... botte per tutti'', internationally released as ''The Three Musketeers of the West'', is a 1973 Cinema of Italy, Italian spaghetti Western-comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is a western-comedy version of Alexandre Dumas ...

'' (1973) - Portland * ''Storia di karatè, pugni e fagioli'' (1973) - Buddy Piccolo * ''Cebo para una adolescente'' (1974) - Onaindía * ''El padrino y sus ahijadas'' (1974) - Salvatore * ''Di Tresette ce n'è uno, tutti gli altri son nessuno'' (1974) - Paco * ''Es knallt - und die Engel singen'' (1974) - Bud / Butch * ''Con la música a otra parte'' (1974) - Pepito * ''Chicas de alquiler'' (1974) - Señor * ''Doctor, me gustan las mujeres, ¿es grave?'' (1974) - Guardia * ''

Dick Turpin Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher ear ...

'' (1974) - Conde de Belfort * ''El último proceso en París'' (1974) - Dr. Laporte * ''

The White, the Yellow, and the Black ''The White, the Yellow, and the Black'' (), also known as ''Samurai'' and ''Shoot First... Ask Questions Later'', is a 1975 Spaghetti Western comedy film. It is the last spaghetti western directed by Sergio Corbucci. Differently from his previou ...

'' (1975) - Robinson Watson 'Grasso' * ' (1975) - Robert Breidlinger * ''Tarzán y el tesoro Kawana'' (1975) - Christopher Malcolm * ''Bienvenido, Mister Krif'' (1975) * ''Los hijos de Scaramouche'' (1975) - Modisto * ''

El poder del deseo ''El poder del deseo'' (, 'The force of desire') is a 1975 Spanish film starring Marisol and English actor Murray Head. The film was directed by Juan Antonio Bardem. The script was written by him and Rafael Azcona based on the novel by Manuel de ...

'' (1975) - Inspector gordo * ''

School of Death A school is the educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of fo ...

'' (1975) * ''Imposible para una solterona'' (1976) - Juan * ''Storia di arcieri, pugni e occhi neri'' (1976) - Friar Tuck * ''Las delicias de los verdes años'' (1976) - Herculano * ''Virilidad a la española'' (1977) - Marido secuestrador * ''Impossible Love'' (1977) - Comandante * ''Doña Perfecta'' (1977) * ''7 días de enero'' (1979) - Rubén (uncredited) * ''Rocky Carambola'' (1979) - Jerry * ''Die Brut des Bösen'' (1979) - Sumo * ''Mieux vaut être riche et bien portant que fauché et mal foutu'' (1980) * ''La guerra de los niños'' (1980) - Padre de Carlitos * ''La patria del rata'' (1981) - Hombre Gordo Del Coche (uncredited) * ''Una espía enamorada'' (1984) * ''A Man Called Rage'' (1984) - Omar * '' The Rogues'' (1987) - Il fabbro * ''El aullido del diablo'' (1987) - Zacarías * ''¡No, hija, no!'' (1987) - Curro (uncredited) * ''

Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing ''Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing'' () is a 1989 Spanish surrealist comedy film written and directed by José Luis Cuerda. It has attained cult film status. The film is a critique of Spain under General Franco's dictatorship (1939-1976), as ...

'' (1989) - Tirso - el mesonero * ''Aquí huele a muerto... (¡pues yo no he sido!)'' (1990) - Vecino * ''

The Dumbfounded King ''The Dumbfounded King'' () is a 1991 French- Portuguese-Spanish comedy-historical film directed by Imanol Uribe and written by Joan Potau and Gonzalo Torrente Ballester. The screenplay was based on Torrente's 1989 novel ''The King Amaz'd''. Plot ...

'' (1991) - Capuchino * (1991) - Prof. Bardenk * ''Cautivos de la sombra'' (1994) - Perista * ''La isla del diablo'' (1994) - Capitán Kraffa * ''

The City of Lost Children ''The City of Lost Children'' () is a 1995 science fantasy film directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, written by Jeunet and Gilles Adrien, and starring Ron Perlman. An international co-production of companies from France, Germany, ...

'' (1995) - Father

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Huerta, Chris Portuguese male film actors 1935 births 2004 deaths Portuguese male television actors Male Spaghetti Western actors Portuguese expatriates in Spain