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 La escondida (1956), Sabado D.F. (1988) and Contrabando y traición (1977). He died on August 26, 1992 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.