(1937-1999)
Heavy-set character actor, born in the U.S. of Mexican parents, who first gained fame in Los caifanes (1966), along with Ernesto Gómez Cruz and Oscar Chávez. López Rojas has been nominated for two Arieles: Best Male Co-Star for Actas de Marusia, and Best Actor for La mujer de Benjamín. He appeared in the recent Hollywood "Latino" production Mi familia. López Rojas suffered from diabetes and a chronic kidney ailment, and passed away from cardiac arrest shortly before a scheduled operation in July 1999.
Biographical Dictionary of Mexican Film Performers. EdwART. 2012.