Jorge Fons

Biography

Jorge Fons Pérez (23 April 1939 – 22 September 2022) was a Mexican film director. He belonged to the first generation of film directors of the UNAM. His short film, Caridad (1973), is still considered one of the best films in Mexican cinema. Two of the most important films of his filmography are Rojo amanecer (1989) and El callejón de los milagros (1995) based on the homonymous book by Naguib Mahfouz, Midaq Alley of 1947, which breaks the classic lineal plots in films. His 1976 film, Los albañiles, won the Silver Bear at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1995, his film El callejón de los milagros won a Special Mention at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival.

Directed

1. Mi corazón es tuyo (2014) — Director
2. Porque el Amor Manda (2012) — Director
3. Una familia con suerte (2011) — Director
4. Red Dawn (1990) — Director
5. Burden of Guilt (2009) — Director
6. Midaq Alley (1995) — Director
7. The Bricklayers (1976) — Director
8. Faith, Hope and Charity (1974) — Director
9. The Cubs (1973) — Director
10. Jory (1973) — Director
11. File of Attempted Murder (2010) — Director
12. Love Traps (1969) — Director
13. Cinco mil dolares de recompensa (1974) — Director
14. El Quelite (1970) — Director
15. Yo compro esa mujer (1990) — Director
16. Tú, yo, nosotros (1972) — Director
17. Así es Vietnam (1979) — Director
18. Si Dios Me Quita La Vida (1995) — Director
19. The Summit (2003) — Director
20. The Surprise (1969) — Director
21. Charity (1974) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Disrupted (2013) — Self
2. Tú, yo, nosotros (1972) — Ernesto
3. Léemelo (2022) — Self