Humberto Gómez Landero (1904–1968) was a Mexican

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

and

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.Balderston, Gonzalez & Lopez p.1473

Selected filmography

Screenwriter

* ''

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'' (1938) * '' The Girl's Aunt'' (1938) * ''

Horse for Horse ''Horse for Horse'' (Spanish: ''Caballo a caballo'') is a 1939 Mexican comedy film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Leopoldo 'Chato' Ortín, Joaquín Pardavé and Consuelo Frank. Richard p.539 It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico ...

'' (1939) * '' Every Madman to His Specialty'' (1939) * '' In the Times of Don Porfirio'' (1940) * ''

The Stronger Sex ''The Stronger Sex'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by Gareth Gundrey and starring Colin Clive, Adrianne Allen and Gordon Harker. It was made by Gainsborough Pictures and shot at the company's Islington Studios in London.Wood p.70 ...

'' (1946) * '' Two of the Angry Life'' (1948) * ''

Only Veracruz Is Beautiful ''Only Veracruz Is Beautiful'' (Spanish: ''Solo Veracruz es bello'') is a 1949 Mexican comedy film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Esther Fernández, Antonio Badú and Alfredo Varela. Alfaro p.302 It was shot at the Churubusco Studios ...

'' (1949) * '' Every Child a Cross to Bear'' (1957) * '' So Loved Our Fathers'' (1964)

Director

*'' The Disobedient Son'' (1945) * '' The Noiseless Dead'' (1946) * '' The Lost Child'' (1947) * '' Music Inside'' (1947) * ''

Music, Poetry and Madness ''Music, Poetry and Madness'' (Spanish title: ''Músico, poeta y loco'') is a 1948 Mexican comedy film directed by Humberto Gómez Landero, who also co-wrote the screenplay. It stars Germán Valdés, Marcelo Chávez and Meche Barba.Hershfield & ...

'' (1948) * '' Our Hateful Husbands'' (1962)

References

Bibliography

* Daniel Balderston, Mike Gonzalez & Ana M. Lopez. ''Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures''. Routledge, 2002.

External links

* 1904 births 1968 deaths Mexican film directors Writers from Veracruz People from Orizaba 20th-century Mexican screenwriters 20th-century Mexican male writers {{Mexico-film-director-stub