Benito Alazraki (27 October 1921 – 6 June 2007) was a Mexican
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
and
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.
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. He directed 40 films between 1955 and 1995. He was the father of advertising executive
Carlos Alazraki and grandfather of director
Gary Alazraki
Gary "Gaz" Alazraki is the writer and director of Mexico's record breaking comedy '' Nosotros los Nobles'' (2013) and the co-creator, executive producer and director of ''Club de Cuervos'' (2015), Netflix's first original series in Spanish. He head ...
.
Selected filmography
* ''
Roots
A root is the part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors the plant body, and absorbs and stores water and nutrients.
Root or roots may also refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
* ''The Root'' (magazine), an online magazine focusing ...
'' (1955)
* ''
Where Are Our Children Going?
''Where Are Our Children Going?'' ( es, ¿Adónde van nuestros hijos?) is a 1958 Mexican drama film directed by Benito Alazraki. It was released in 1958. It starred Dolores del Río. Based in the play ''Half Tone (Medio tono)'' by Rodolfo Usigli.
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'' (1958)
* ''
Dangers of Youth
''Dangers of Youth'' (Spanish: ''Peligros de juventud'') is a 1960 Mexican drama film directed by Benito Alazraki and starring Elvira Quintana, Tere Velázquez and Fernando Luján.Riera p.107
Cast
* Elvira Quintana as Sue
* Tere Velázquez as ...
'' (1960)
* ''
Invincible Guns
''Invincible Guns'' (Spanish: ''Pistolas invencibles'') is a 1960 Mexican western film directed by Benito Alazraki and starring Elvira Quintana, Armando Silvestre and Roberto G. Rivera.Riera p.86
Cast
* Elvira Quintana as Carmen Montenegro
* Ar ...
'' (1960)
* ''
Rebel Without a House
''Rebel Without a House'' (Spanish:''Rebelde sin casa'') is a 1960 Mexican comedy film directed by Benito Alazraki and starring Germán Valdés, Ana Bertha Lepe and Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo.Monsiváis & Kraniauskas p.117
Cast
* Germán Valdés as Te ...
'' (1960)
* ''
Muñecos infernales'' (1961)
* ''
Santo Contra los Zombis'' (1961)
* ''Espiritismo'' (1961, released as ''Spiritism'' in the US), an adaptation of "
The Monkey's Paw
"The Monkey's Paw" is a horror short story by English author W. W. Jacobs, first published in the collection '' The Lady of the Barge'' in 1902.
In the story, three wishes are granted to the owner of The Monkey's Paw, but the wishes come with ...
".
References
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1921 births
2007 deaths
Film directors from Mexico City
Mexican male screenwriters
20th-century screenwriters
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