José Ignacio Gabriel Jorge Retes Balzaretti (March 25, 1947 – April 20, 2020) 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 ...
, writer, producer, and actor. His 1977 film ''
Paper Flowers'' was entered into the
28th Berlin International Film Festival
The 28th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 February to 5 March 1978. Director Wolf Donner successfully managed to shift the festival's date from June to February, a change which has remained ever since. This was the firs ...
.
His 1979 film ''
Broken Flag
''Broken Flag'' ( es, Bandera rota) is a 1979 Mexican drama film directed by Gabriel Retes. It was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.
Cast
* Cristina Baker
* Fernando Balzaretti as Luis Iriarte
* Elpidia Carrillo as Ver ...
'' was entered into the
11th Moscow International Film Festival
The 11th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 14 to 28 August 1979. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Italian-French film '' Christ Stopped at Eboli'' directed by Francesco Rosi, the Spanish film '' Siete días de enero'' directed ...
.
His 1999 film ''
A Sweet Scent of Death'' was entered into the
21st Moscow International Film Festival
The 21st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 29 July 1999. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Japanese film ''Will to Live'' directed by Kaneto Shindo.
Jury
* Fernando Solanas (Argentina – President of the Jury)
* Flor ...
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Filmography
*''
Arresto domiciliario'' (2008)
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Bienvenido-Welcome II'' (2006)
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@festival.ron'' (2003)
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Despedida de amor'' (2003)
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La mudanza
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* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
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Un dulce olor a muerte
''A Sweet Scent of Death'' ( es, Un dulce olor a muerte, links=no) is a 1999 drama film directed by Gabriel Retes based on the novel of the same name by Guillermo Arriaga who also wrote the screenplay. It was entered into the 21st Moscow Internat ...
'' (Spanish and Argentinian co-production – 1998)
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Bienvenido-Welcome'' (1994)
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El Bulto
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
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* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
'' (1991)
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El nacimiento de un guerrillero'' (1989)
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La ciudad al desnudo'' (1988)
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Los náufragos del Liguria II: Los piratas'' (1985)
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Los náufragos del Liguria
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'' (1985)
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Mujeres salvajes
''Mujeres salvajes'' (translated as either Savage/Wild Women) is a 1984 Mexican exploitation film directed by Gabriel Retes.
The story is about a group of women who escape a prison in search for a treasure at a beach. On that beach, there are some ...
'' (1984)
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The Recourse to the Method
''The Recourse to the Method'' ( es, El recurso del método) is a Mexican-Cuban drama film directed by Chilean filmmaker Miguel Littín. It is based on the 1974 novel of the same name written by Alejo Carpentier. It was entered into the 1978 Can ...
'' (1978)
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Bandera rota
''Broken Flag'' ( es, Bandera rota) is a 1979 Mexican drama film directed by Gabriel Retes. It was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.
Cast
* Cristina Baker
* Fernando Balzaretti as Luis Iriarte
* Elpidia Carrillo as Ver ...
'' (1978)
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Flores de papel'' (1977)
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Nuevo mundo Nuevo is the Spanish word for "new". It may refer to:
* Nuevo, California, a town in the state of California
* Nuevo (band), featuring singer and musician Peter Godwin
* Nuevo (Bayamón), a settlement in Puerto Rico
* "Nuevo", Spanish-language vers ...
'' (1976)
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Chin Chin el teporocho
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Evolution
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'' (1975)
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Los bandidos'' (1974)
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Los años duros
LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to:
Science and technology
* Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation
* Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers
* Level of significance, a measure of statistical significance ...
'' (1973)
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Tribulaciones en el seno de una familia burguesa'' (1972)
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El asunto
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
'' (1972)
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Fragmentos'' (1971)
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Comunicados de insurgencia obrera'' (1971)
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El paletero'' (1970)
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Sur
Sur or SUR or El Sur (Spanish "the South") may refer to:
Geography
* Sur or Shur (Bible), the wilderness of Sur/Shur from the Book of Exodus
* Sur (river), a river of Bavaria, Germany
* Súr, a village in Hungary
* Sur, a district of the city of ...
'' (1970)
References
External links
*
Cine Mexicano ITESM
1947 births
2020 deaths
Mexican film directors
Mexican people of Italian descent
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