Luis Alcoriza

Writer

Born: September 5, 1918 (74 years old)

Died: December 3, 1992

Place of birth: Badajoz, Spain

Biography

Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (5 September 1918 – 3 December 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. Alcoriza was born in Spain and established himself in Mexico from 1940. His 1962 film Tlayucan was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His 1987 film Lo que Importa es Vivir was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.

Filmography (54)

• The Great Madcap (1949, ★ 7.2)
• The Young and the Damned (1950, ★ 8)
• Él (1953, ★ 7.7)
• Our Daily Hunger (1960, ★ 8)
• The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales (1960, ★ 8)
• The Brute (1953, ★ 6.9)
• Shark Hunters (1963, ★ 6.7)
• The River and Death (1954, ★ 6.4)
• National Mechanics (1972, ★ 7.3)
• The Door and the Butcher's Wife (1969, ★ 7.2)
• El Siete Machos (1951, ★ 8.1)
• The Exterminating Angel (1962, ★ 7.9)
• School for Buglars (1958, ★ 7.6)
• Gitana Tenias Que Ser (1953, ★ 7.6)
• La Vida No Vale Nada (1955, ★ 8.1)
• Untouched (1954, ★ 6.8)
• Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala (1946, ★ 5.8)
• Reina de reinas: La Virgen María (1948, ★ 5.6)
• A Mexican Buñuel (1997, ★ 5.8)
• San Francisco de Asís (1944, ★ 5.8)
• Daughter of Deceit (1951, ★ 5.8)
• Paradise (1970, ★ 5.7)
• Terror and Black Laces (1985, ★ 5.8)
• Tarahumara (Further and farther) (1965, ★ 5.8)
• Tlayucan (1962, ★ 6.6)
• Los Jóvenes (1961, ★ 6.6)
• Las Fuerzas Vivas (1975, ★ 5.6)
• El ahijado de la muerte (1946, ★ 5.6)
• Departamento De Soltero (1971, ★ 6.5)
• Faith, Hope and Charity (1974, ★ 6.3)