Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a respected Mexican

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, and

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. Alcoriza was born in Spain and, exiled because of the

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, established himself in Mexico from 1940. His 1962 film ''

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 ...

'' was nominated for the

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...

. His 1987 film ''

Life Is Most Important ''Life Is Most Important'' ( es, Lo que importa es vivir) is a 1987 Mexican drama film directed by Luis Alcoriza. It was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Lan ...

'' was entered into the

15th Moscow International Film Festival The 15th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 6 to 17 July 1987. The Golden Prize was awarded to the Italian film ''Intervista'' directed by Federico Fellini. Jury * Robert De Niro (United States – President of the Jury) * Tengiz ...

Filmography

Screenwriter

* 1946 : ''

El ahijado de la muerte ''El ahijado de la muerte'' ("The Godson of Death") is a 1946 Mexican film. It was the first film to be written by Luis Alcoriza, co-written with his wife Janet Alcoriza, loosely based on the story by the brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm ( o ...

'' * 1947 : '' Una extraña mujer'' * 1948 : '' Nocturno de amor'' * 1948 : '' Enrédate y verás'' * 1948 : ''

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 ...

'' * 1949 : '' Negra consentida'' * 1949 : ''

Los amores de una viuda ''Los amores de una viuda'' ("The Loves of a Widow") is a 1949 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. Al ...

'' * 1949 : ''

El gran calavera ''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 : ''

Un cuerpo de mujer ''Un cuerpo de mujer'' ("A Woman's Body") is a 1949 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 ...

'' * 1950 : '' Tú, solo tú'' * 1950 : ''

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 : ''

Hipólito el de Santa Hipólito, Hipolito or Hypólito is a masculine given name and surname related to Hippolyte. People so named include: Given name * Hipolito Arenas (1907–1995), Negro league baseball player * Hipólito or Hippolyte Bouchard (1780–1837), French ...

'' * 1950 : ''

Mala hembra ''Mala hembra'' ("Poor Female") is a 1950 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza. Cast * Rosita Quintana * Ernesto Alonso Ernesto Alonso (February 28, 1917 – August 7, 2007) was a Mexican producer, director, cinematographer and acto ...

'' * 1950 : ''

Si me viera don Porfirio ''Si me viera don Porfirio'' ("If Mr. Porfirio Could See Me") is a 1950 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza. Cast * Sara García ... Doña Martirio * Ángel Garasa * Domingo Soler * Eduardo Noriega * Esperanza Issa * ...

'' * 1950 : ''

Huellas del pasado ''Traces of the Past'' ( es, Huellas del pasado) is a 1950 Mexican drama film, directed by Alfredo B. Crevenna and starring Libertad Lamarque, alongside Emilia Guiú, José María Linares-Rivas and Xavier Loyá. The film's art direction was by Ed ...

'' * 1950 : ''

Los olvidados ''Los olvidados'' (, Spanish: ''The Forgotten Ones''; known in the United States as ''The Young and the Damned'') is a 1950 Mexican teen crime film directed by Luis Buñuel. It was filmed at Tepeyac Studios and on location in Mexico City. Produ ...

'' * 1951 : '' La hija del engaño'' * 1951 : ''

Los enredos de una gallega ''Los enredos de una gallega'' ("The Entanglements of a Galician Woman") is a 1951 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Soler and starring Niní Marshall and Fernando Soto. Plot Cándida (Niní Marshall) is a Galician woman who lives in Mexic ...

'' * 1951 : ''

Canasta uruguaya ''Canasta uruguaya'' ("Uruguayan Basket") is a 1951 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza. Cast * Abel Salazar * Alma Rosa Aguirre * Jorge Reyes * Sara Montes * Sara Guasch Sara may refer to: Arts, media and entertainment Film and ...

'' * 1951 : '' Anillo de compromiso'' * 1952 : ''

Hambre nuestra de cada día ''Hambre nuestra de cada día'' ("Our Daily Hunger") is a 1959 Mexican drama film. It was directed by Rogelio A. González and written by Luis Alcoriza. It was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Cast *Pedro Armendáriz *Ro ...

'' * 1952 : ''

Carne de presidio ''Carne de presidio'' (English: ''Meat in Prison'') is a 1952 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. A ...

'' * 1953 : ''

El Bruto ''The Brute'' ( es, El Bruto) is a 1953 Mexican drama film directed by Luis Buñuel and starring Pedro Armendáriz and Katy Jurado. Plot Impoverished tenants are being evicted from their block of flats by their elderly landlord, Cabrera, who w ...

'' * 1953 : ''

No te ofendas, Beatriz ''Don't Be Offended Beatrice'' (Spanish:''No te ofendas, Beatriz'') is a 1953 Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhab ...

'' * 1953 : '' Él'' * 1953 : ''

The Island of Women ''The Island of Women'' (Spanish: ''La isla de las mujeres'') is a 1953 Mexican film directed by Rafael Baledón and starring Germán Valdés, Lilia del Valle and The Julian Sisters.Baugh, p. 249. A man is stranded on a desert island which is ru ...

'' * 1954 : '' La ilusión viaja en tranvía'' * 1954 : ''

La visita que no tocó el timbre ''La Visita Que No Tocó El Timbre'' ("The Visit That Did Not Ring The Bell") is a 1954 Mexican film written by Luis Alcoriza. Two brothers who live together take responsibility for an abandoned baby. Mario Camus Mario Camus García (20 Apri ...

'' * 1954 : ''

Sombra verde ''Untouched'' ( es, Sombra verde) is a 1954 Mexican film 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 born in Spain ...

'' * 1955 : '' ...Y mañana serán mujeres'' * 1955 : ''

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 : '' El río y la muerte'' * 1956 : ''

The King of Mexico ''The King of Mexico'' (Spanish:''El rey de México'') is a 1956 Mexican comedy film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza. Plot A local radio station decides to try out an experiment and offers the first homeless man that walks by the chance of becom ...

'' * 1956 : '' El inocente'' * 1956 : '' La muerte en este jardín'' * 1957 : '' Morir de pie'' * 1958 : ''

A media luz los tres ''A media luz los tres'' is a 1958 Mexican film directed by Julián Soler. It was written by Luis Alcoriza, adapted from the play by Miguel Mihura. Cast * Arturo de Córdova *Lilia Prado *María Elena Marqués *Martha Roth * Sofía Álvarez *Wol ...

'' * 1958 : '' Escuela de rateros'' * 1959 : '' El cariñoso'' * 1959 : '' El hombre de alazán'' * 1959 : ''

La Fièvre Monte à El Pao ''La fièvre monte à El Pao'' ("''Fever Mounts at El Pao''", also known in English as ''Republic of Sin'') is a 1959 film by director Luis Buñuel. Gérard Philipe died four months after the filming. This was his last film. Plot On the remote Ca ...

'' * 1959 : '' El toro negro'' * 1960 : '' Los jóvenes'' * 1961 : '' Guantes de oro'' * 1961 : '' ¡Suicídate, mi amor!'' * 1962 : ''

El ángel exterminador ''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 ...

'' (''L'Ange exterminateur'') * 1962 : ''

'' * 1963 : ''

Tiburoneros ''Tiburoneros'' is a 1963 Mexican film. It was directed 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 born in Spain and, exi ...

'' * 1963 : '' Safo'63'' * 1965 : '' El gángster'' * 1964 : '' Tarahumara (Cada vez más lejos)'' (''Toujour plus loins'') * 1966 : '' Divertimento: Juego peligroso'' (''Jôgo perigroso'') * 1968 : ''

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'' * 1968 : '' Romeo contra Julieta'' * 1969 : '' Persíguelas y alcanzalas'' * 1970 : '' Pancho Tequila'' * 1970 : ''

El oficio más antiguo del mundo ''El oficio más antiguo del mundo'' (English: ''The World's Oldest Profession'') is a 1970 Mexican film. It was directed by Luis Alcoriza Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter ...

'' * 1970 : '' Paraíso'' * 1971 : '' La chamuscada'' * 1972 : '' Mecánica nacional'' * 1974 : '' El muro del silencio'' * 1975 : ''

Presagio ''Presagio'' ("Omen") is a 1975 Mexican film directed and written by Luis Alcoriza. External links * 1975 films Mexican fantasy comedy-drama films 1970s Spanish-language films Films directed by Luis Alcoriza 1970s Mexican films {{ ...

'' * 1975 : ''

Las fuerzas vivas ''Las fuerzas vivas'' ("The Living Forces") is a 1975 Mexican film. It was directed by Luis Alcoriza Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. Alcoriza ...

'' * 1979 : '' En la trampa'' * 1981 : '' Semana santa en Acapulco'' * 1982 : '' Tac-tac (Han violado a una mujer)'' * 1983 : ''

El amor es un juego extraño ''El amor es un juego extraño'' ("Love is a Strange Game") is a 1983 Mexican film. It was directed by Luis Alcoriza Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and a ...

'' * 1987 : '' Lo que importa es vivir'' * 1988 : '' Viacrucis nacional (Día de difuntos)'' * 1990 : ''

La sombra del ciprés es alargada ''La sombra del ciprés es alargada'' () is a 1990 Mexican-Spanish film directed by Luis Alcoriza. It is based on the book of the same name, written by Miguel Delibes. Cast Release Distributed by United International Pictures, the film was r ...

'' * 1994 : ''

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'' * 1996 : '' Pesadilla para un rico''

Director

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 ...

: '' Los jóvenes'' *

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

: ''

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1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...

: ''

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1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

: '' Amor y sexo'' *

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

: '' El gángster'' *

: '' Tarahumara (cada vez más lejos)'' *

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

: '' Juego peligroso'' *

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

: ''

La puerta y la mujer del carnicero LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...

'' *

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

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: '' Paraíso'' *

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

: '' Mecánica nacional'' *

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

: '' El muro del silencio'' *

: '' Fe, esperanza y caridad'' *

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

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1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

: '' A paso de cojo'' *

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

: '' Semana santa en Acapulco'' *

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

: '' Tac-tac'' *

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

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1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

: '' Terror y encajes negros'' *

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

: ''

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1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

: ''

Día de muertos The Day of the Dead ( es, Día de Muertos or ''Día de los Muertos'') is a holiday traditionally celebrated on November 1 and 2, though other days, such as October 31 or November 6, may be included depending on the locality. It is widely obser ...

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1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

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Actor

* 1941 : '' La Torre de los suplicios'' * 1942 : '' La Vírgen morena'' * 1943 : '' Los Miserables'' * 1943 : '' El rayo del sur'' * 1944 : '' San Francisco de Asís'' * 1944 : ''

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'' : ''De Fauchery'' * 1944 : '' Rosa de las nieves'' * 1945 : ''

Sierra Morena The Sierra Morena is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain. It stretches for 450 kilometres from east to west across the south of the Iberian Peninsula, forming the southern border of the ''Meseta Central'' plateau and providi ...

'' * 1945 : ''

El Capitán Malacara ''El Capitán Malacara'' ("Captain Malacara") is a 1945 Mexican film directed by Carlos Orellana. It stars Pedro Armendáriz and Manolita Saval. Cast *Pedro Armendáriz *Manolita Saval *Armando Soto La Marina * Amelia Wilhelmy *Mimí Derba *Elena ...

'' * 1946 : '' María Magdalena: Pecadora de Magdala'' : ''Jesús Nazareno'' * 1948 : '' Reina de reinas: La Virgen María'' : ''Jesús, el Nazareno'' * 1948 : ''

La casa de la Troya ''La casa de la Troya'' ("The House of Troy") is a 1948 Mexican film based on Alejandro Pérez Lugín's novel of the same name. It stars Armando Calvo, Rosario Granados, Ángel Garasa and Luis Alcoriza Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, ...

'' * 1948 : ''

'' * 1949 : ''

'' : ''Alfredo'' * 1950 : '' Tú, solo tú'' * 1950 : ''

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 ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alcoriza, Luis 1918 births 1992 deaths Ariel Award winners Best Director Ariel Award winners Mexican male screenwriters Mexican film directors Mexican male film actors 20th-century Mexican male actors Spanish emigrants to Mexico People from Badajoz 20th-century Mexican screenwriters 20th-century Mexican male writers