Héctor Alejandro Galindo Amezcua (January 14, 1906 – February 1, 1999), better known as Alejandro Galindo, was a Mexican

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and

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.Spicer p.467

Selected filmography

Director

* '' While Mexico Sleeps'' (1938) * '' Neither Blood Nor Sand'' (1941) * '' Red Konga'' (1943) * '' A Family Like Many Others'' (1949) * '' Confessions of a Taxi Driver'' (1949) * ''

Doña Perfecta ''Doña Perfecta'' (1876) is a 19th-century realist novel by Benito Pérez Galdós from what is called the first of Galdós's three epochs in his novels of social analysis. Plot summary The action occurs in 19th century Spain, when a young li ...

'' (1951) * '' They Say I'm a Communist'' (1951) * '' Los dineros del diablo'' (1953) * ''

The Last Round ''The Last Round'' ( it, Il conto è chiuso) is a 1976 Italian crime film directed by Stelvio Massi. Cast *Carlos Monzón: Marco Russo *Luc Merenda: Rico Manzetti *Leonora Fani: Nina *Mariangela Giordano: Lisa's Mother *Gianni Dei: Beny Manzetti ...

'' (1953) * ''

Golden Legs ''Golden Legs'' (Spanish:''Piernas de oro'') is a 1958 Mexican comedy sports film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Antonio Espino, Tere Velázquez and Marco de Carlo.Hershfield & Maciel p.183 It is set in the world of competitive cyclin ...

'' (1958) *''

The Life of Agustín Lara ''The Life of Agustín Lara'' (Spanish: ''La vida de Agustín Lara'') is a 1959 Mexican musical film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Germán Robles, Lorena Velázquez and Ofelia Montesco.Mora p.261 It is a biographical film about the l ...

'' (1959)

References

Bibliography

* Spicer, Andrew. ''Historical Dictionary of Film Noir''. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

External links

* 1906 births 1999 deaths Best Director Ariel Award winners Mexican film directors People from Monterrey 20th-century Mexican screenwriters 20th-century Mexican male writers {{Mexico-film-bio-stub