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

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. His

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

, ''Caridad'' (1973), is still considered one of the best films in

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. Two of the most important films of his filmography are ''Rojo amanecer'' (1989) and ''

El callejón de los milagros ''Midaq Alley'' ( es, El callejón de los milagros, also released as ''The Alley of Miracles'') is a 1995 Mexican film adapted from the novel by Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz, written by Vicente Leñero and directed by Jorge Fons. The film dea ...

'' (1995) based on the homonymous book by

Naguib Mahfouz Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha ( arz, نجيب محفوظ عبد العزيز ابراهيم احمد الباشا, ; 11 December 1911 – 30 August 2006) was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature. ...

, '' Midaq Alley'' of 1947 (زقاق المدق), which breaks the classic lineal plots in films. His 1976 film, '' Los albañiles'', won the

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at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1995, his film ''

'' won a Special Mention at the

45th Berlin International Film Festival The 45th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 22 February 1995. The Golden Bear was awarded to French film '' The Bait'' directed by Bertrand Tavernier. The retrospective dedicated to American actor Buster Keaton was show ...

. Fons died in Mexico City on 22 September 2022, at the age of 83.Muere el cineasta, guionista y actor mexicano Jorge Fons a los 83 años

Filmography

*''El atentado'' (2010) *''La cumbre'' (2003) *''

'' (1995) *'' Rojo amanecer'' (1989) *''Así es Vietnam'' (1979) *'' Los albañiles'' (1976) *''La ETA'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1972) *''Cinco mil dólares de recompensa'' (1972) *'' Fe, esperanza y caridad'' (1972) *'' Jory'' (1973) *''

Los cachorros ''Los Cachorros'' (''The Cubs'') is a 1973 Mexican film drama directed by Jorge Fons and written by Fons, Eduardo Lujan, José Emilio Pacheco based upon the novel ''The Cubs and Other Stories'' by Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa. Plot It tel ...

'' (1971) *''Tú, yo, nosotros'' (1970) *''Exorcismos'' (1970) *''La hora de los niños'' (1969) *''El quelite'' (1969) *''Trampas de amor'' (1968) *''Los caifanes'' (1966) *''Amor, amor amor'' (1965) *''Los bienamados'' (1965) *''Pulquería La Rosita'' (1964)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fons, Jorge 1939 births 2022 deaths Best Director Ariel Award winners National Prize for Arts and Sciences (Mexico) Mexican film directors People from Tuxpan, Veracruz 20th-century Mexican screenwriters Male screenwriters 20th-century Mexican male writers