Janet Alcoriza (born Janet Riesenfeld; January 4, 1918 – November 12, 1998), also known as Raquel Rojas, was an

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screenwriter and actress of Austrian and Scotch-Irish descent who spent most of her career in Mexico. She contributed to more than 50 films from 1945 to 1987, and early in her career was associated with

Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish-Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and m ...

Biography

Her father, Vienna-born composer

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, emigrated to the United States in 1907, where he met and married Mabel Dunning. The couple had Janet in 1918 in New York City. When she was a girl, she fell in love with acting when she observed performances at the theater her father operated. She took lessons from her father's dancing teacher, and she later spent time in Mexico and Spain, which aided her in becoming fluent in Spanish. She later wrote about her experiences in Spain (which was at war at the time) in an autobiographical book. Janet was married to Mexican screenwriter and director

Luis Alcoriza Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. Alcoriza was born in Spain and, exiled because of the Spanish Civil War, established himself in Mexico from 1940 ...

Selected filmography

As screenwriter: * ''Lo que importa es vivir'' (1987) *''El niño y el tiburón'' (1978) *''Lío de faldas'' (1969) *'' Paula'' (1969) *''Como perros y gatos'' (1969) *'' Romeo contra Julieta'' (1968) *''Cómo pescar marido'' (1967) *'' The Gangster'' (1965) *''Perdóname mi vida'' (1965) *'' El buena suerte'' (1961) *''La furia del ring'' (1961) *El hambre nuestra de cada día (1959) *''Me gustan valentones!'' (1959) *'' Morir de pie'' (1957) *''

La vida no vale nada ''La vida no vale nada'' ("Life is Worth Nothing") is a 1955 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza and Janet Alcoriza, and directed by Rogelio A. González. Plot The film tells the story of a depressed, drunk and melancholic man, ...

'' (1955) * ''La isla de las mujeres'' (1953) *'' Don't Be Offended Beatrice'' (1953) *''

La miel se fue de la luna ''La miel se fue de la luna'' ("The Honey Went from the Moon") is a 1952 Mexican film. Cast * Abel Salazar * Alma Rosa Aguirre * Sara García Sara García Hidalgo (8 September 1895 – 21 November 1980) was a Mexican actress who made her ...

'' (1952) *'' Una gringuita en México'' (1951) *''

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'' (1951) *''Si usted no puede, yo sí'' (1951) *'' Daughter of Deceit'' (1951) *''

La liga de las muchachas ''La liga de las muchachas'' ("The League of Girls") is a 1950 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza, who also stars in the film. Cast * Elsa Aguirre - Dorita * Miroslava - Marta * Rubén Rojo - Pablo * Consuelo Guerrero de Luna - Doña R ...

'' (1950) *'' Tú, solo tú'' (1950) *''

The Great Madcap ''El Gran Calavera'' ( ''The Great Madcap'') is a 1949 Mexican comedy film directed by Luis Buñuel. The plot concerns a family patriarch who fakes losing all his wealth to end his family's self-indulgent ways. Plot Everyone takes advantage of ...

'' (1949) *''

Flor de caña ''Flor de caña'' ("Sugarcane Flower") is a 1948 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. Alcoriza was ...

'' (1948) *'' Nocturne of Love'' (1948) * ''Una extraña mujer'' (1947) *''

The Hour of Truth ''The Hour of Truth'' (Spanish: ''La hora de la verdad'') is a 1945 Mexican drama film directed by Norman Foster and starring Ricardo Montalbán, Virginia Serret, Lilia Michel.Mora p.70 It is set in the world of bullfighting. Cast * Ricardo Monta ...

'' (1945) As actress: * ''

Tlayucan ''Tlayucan'' is a 1962 Mexican comedy film directed by Luis Alcoriza and based on a novel by Jesús Murciélago Velázquez. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Cast * Julio Aldama as Eufemio Zárate * Norma An ...

'' (1962) * ''

The Exterminating Angel ''The Exterminating Angel'' ( es, El ángel exterminador, links=no) is a 1962 Mexican surrealist film written and directed by Luis Buñuel, starring Silvia Pinal, and produced by Pinal's then-husband Gustavo Alatriste. It tells the story of a g ...

'' (1962) * ''

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz ''The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz'' (original Spanish title: ''Ensayo de un crimen'', "Rehearsal for a Murder") is a 1955 Mexican crime film by Spanish-born writer-director Luis Buñuel. It focuses on a would-be serial killer whose plan ...

'' (1955) * ''Tribunal de Justicia'' (1944) * ''El niño de las monjas'' (1944) * ''Tormenta en la cumbre'' (1943) * ''Espionaje en el golfo'' (1943) * ''

I'm a Real Mexican ''I'm a Real Mexican'' (Spanish: ''Soy puro mexicano'') is a 1942 Mexican comedy film, comedy thriller film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Pedro Armendariz, Janet Alcoriza and David Silva (actor), David Silva. Its plot has drawn compari ...

'' (1942) * ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight f ...

'' (1942) * ''Cuando viajan las estrellas'' (1942) * ''Café Concordia'' (1939) * ''

Una luz en mi camino ''Una luz en mi camino'' is a 1939 Mexican drama film directed by José Bohr. It stars Narciso Busquets, Consuelo Frank, Virginia Fábregas and Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings (May 9, 1912 – June 18, 1963) was a Mexic ...

'' (1939)

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* 1918 births 1998 deaths Mexican film actresses American emigrants to Mexico Mexican women screenwriters 20th-century Mexican actresses 20th-century Mexican screenwriters {{Screenwriter-stub