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

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. His 1987 film '' Life Is Most Important'' 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 ( ...

'' * 1947 : '' Una extraña mujer'' * 1948 : '' Nocturno de amor'' * 1948 : '' Enrédate y verás'' * 1948 : '' Flor de caña'' * 1949 : '' Negra consentida'' * 1949 : '' Los amores de una viuda'' * 1949 : '' El gran calavera'' * 1949 : '' Un cuerpo de mujer'' * 1950 : '' Tú, solo tú'' * 1950 : '' La liga de las muchachas'' * 1950 : '' Hipólito el de Santa'' * 1950 : '' Mala hembra'' * 1950 : '' Si me viera don Porfirio'' * 1950 : '' Huellas del pasado'' * 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. Pr ...

'' * 1951 : '' La hija del engaño'' * 1951 : '' Los enredos de una gallega'' * 1951 : '' Canasta uruguaya'' * 1951 : '' Anillo de compromiso'' * 1952 : '' Hambre nuestra de cada día'' * 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 Mexican films of 1953, 1953 Mexico, 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 el ...

'' * 1953 : '' No te ofendas, Beatriz'' * 1953 : '' Él'' * 1953 : '' The Island of Women'' * 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'' * 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, w ...

'' * 1955 : '' El río y la muerte'' * 1956 : '' The King of Mexico'' * 1956 : '' El inocente'' * 1956 : '' La muerte en este jardín'' * 1957 : '' Morir de pie'' * 1958 : '' A media luz los tres'' * 1958 : ''

Escuela de rateros ''Escuela de rateros'' ("School of Thieves") is a 1958 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza, starring Pedro Infante in a dual role, and Yolanda Varela Yolanda Varela was a Mexican actress. Born in Mexico City on 30 March 1930, she s ...

'' * 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 ...

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

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 ...

'' * 1968 : '' Romeo contra Julieta'' * 1969 : '' Persíguelas y alcanzalas'' * 1970 : '' Pancho Tequila'' * 1970 : '' El oficio más antiguo del mundo'' * 1970 : '' Paraíso'' * 1971 : '' La chamuscada'' * 1972 : '' Mecánica nacional'' * 1974 : ''

El muro del silencio ''El muro del silencio'' ("The Wall of Silence") is a 1974 Mexican film starring Brontis Jodorowsky as Daniel. It was directed by Luis Alcoriza. The film was shot 1972 in Bogotá and Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia, and released 31 January 1974 ...

'' * 1975 : '' Presagio'' * 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'' * 1994 : '' 7000 días juntos'' * 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 (K ...

: '' 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 wor ...

: ''

'' *

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 Co ...

: ''

'' * 1964 : ''

Amor y sexo ''Amor y sexo (Safo '63)'' ("Love and Sex (Sappho '63)") is a 1964 Mexican film. It was directed by Luis Alcoriza and starred María Félix and Julio Alemán. It was premiered in Mexico on 5 May 1964. The movie is based on the French writer Alph ...

'' *

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 sworn in for a full term ...

: '' El gángster'' *

: '' Tarahumara (cada vez más lejos)'' * 1967 : '' 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. * J ...

: ''

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 : '' El oficio más antiguo del mundo'' * 1970 : '' Paraíso'' * 1972 : '' 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; ...

: ''

'' *

: '' 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. ...

: '' Presagio'' *

: ''

'' *

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 – In ...

: '' A paso de cojo'' * 1981 : '' 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 Bridge in Washington, D.C ...

: '' Tac-tac'' * 1983 : ''

'' *

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 : '' Life Is Most Important'' * 1988 : ''

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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 humanity on Earth, astrophysicis ...

: '' La sombra del ciprés es alargada''

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 : '' Nana'' : ''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 pro ...

'' * 1945 : '' El Capitán Malacara'' * 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 : '' Flor de caña'' * 1949 : '' El gran calavera'' : ''Alfredo'' * 1950 : '' Tú, solo tú'' * 1950 : '' La Liga de las muchachas''

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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