Mauricio Magdaleno Cardona (13 May 1906 – 30 June 1986), better known as Mauricio Magdaleno, was a Mexican screenwriter and occasional director of the

Golden Age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age of Mexican cinema ( es, Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano) is a period in the history of the Cinema of Mexico between 1930 and 1969 when the Mexican film industry reached high levels of production, quality and economic success of its ...

. He was nominated for six

Ariel Award The Ariel Award ( es, Premio Ariel) is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award recognizes artistical and technical excel ...

s and won for his second nomination for '' Río Escondido'' in 1949. Magdaleno was also a well-known journalist, writer, and politician.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1943) * ''

Michael Strogoff ''Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar'' (french: Michel Strogoff) is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876. Critic Leonard S. Davidow, considers it one of Verne's best books. Davidow wrote, "Jules Verne has written no better book than t ...

'' (1944) * ''

Tragic Wedding ''Tragic Wedding'' (Spanish:''Bodas trágicas'') is a 1946 Mexican drama film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Roberto Silva, Miroslava and Ernesto Alonso.Berumen p.339 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorge ...

'' (1946) * '' Everybody's Woman'' (1946) * '' Gran Casino'' (1947) * '' The Unloved Woman'' (1949) * '' Coquette'' (1949) * ''

Salón México ''Salón México'' is a 1949 Mexican film noir directed by Emilio Fernández and co-written by Fernandez and Mauricio Magdaleno. It stars Marga López as a dance hall prostitute struggling to support her younger sister at an exclusive upscale ...

'' (1949) * ''

Love for Love ''Love for Love'' is a Restoration comedy written by British playwright William Congreve. It premiered on 30 April 1695 at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre. Staged by Thomas Betterton's company the original cast included Betterton as Valenti ...

'' (1950) * '' History of a Heart'' (1951) * '' Women's Prison'' (1951) * ''

Maria Islands ''María Islands'' (Spanish: ''Islas Marías'') is a 1951 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Pedro Infante, Rosaura Revueltas, and Rocío Sagaón.Heredia p.140 Cast * Pedro Infante as Felipe Ortiz Suárez * Rosaura ...

'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1954) * '' The Rapture'' (1954)

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* 1906 births 1986 deaths Mexican male screenwriters Mexican film directors Mexican journalists Male journalists Mexican male writers Writers from Zacatecas Politicians from Zacatecas 20th-century Mexican politicians 20th-century Mexican screenwriters 20th-century Mexican male writers 20th-century journalists {{Mexico-bio-stub