Luis Alcoriza

Biography

Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (5 September 1918 – 3 December 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. Alcoriza was born in Spain and established himself in Mexico from 1940. His 1962 film Tlayucan was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His 1987 film Lo que Importa es Vivir was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Great Madcap (1949) — Alfredo
2. Los miserables (1943) — Juan Prouvaire
3. Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala (1946) — Jesús Nazareno
4. Reina de reinas: La Virgen María (1948)
5. A Mexican Buñuel (1997) — Self
6. San Francisco de Asís (1944) — Fray Bernardo de Quintavalle
7. El capitán Malacara (1945)
8. Tú, solo tú (1950)
9. La virgen morena (1942)
10. El rayo del sur (1943)
11. La casa de la Troya (1948) — Octavio Maragota
12. Flor de caña (1948)
13. Rosa de las nieves (1944)

Directed

1. Terror and Black Laces (1985) — Director
2. National Mechanics (1972) — Director
3. Faith, Hope and Charity (1974) — Director
4. Tlayucan (1962) — Director
5. Love & Sex (Sappho 1963) (1964) — Director
6. Shark Hunters (1963) — Director
7. Living Is What Matters (1987) — Director
8. Omen (1974) — Director
9. Dangerous Game (1967) — Director
10. The Door and the Butcher's Wife (1969) — Director
11. Tarahumara (Further and farther) (1965) — Director
12. Han violado a una mujer (Tac-tac) (1982) — Director
13. National Calvary (1981) — Director
14. Los Jóvenes (1961) — Director
15. The Wall of Silence (1974) — Director
16. At a Lame Pace (1980) — Director
17. Las Fuerzas Vivas (1975) — Director
18. The World's Oldest Profession (1970) — Director
19. Paradise (1970) — Director
20. La sombra del ciprés es alargada (1990) — Director
21. The Gangster (1965) — Director
22. All Souls' Day (1988) — Director
23. Love Is a Strange Game (1983) — Director
24. Divertimento (1967) — Director
25. Hope (1974) — Director