Roberto Gavaldón
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Mexican filmmaker Roberto Gavaldon was one of his country's leading directors from the early '40s through the late '70s. Gavaldon started out in 1933 as a movie actor. He then spent much of the decade assisting other directors before making his own directorial debut. ~ Sandra Brennan, RoviFilmography:
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Roberto Gavaldón
| Roberto Gavaldón | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 7, 1909 Jiménez, Chihuahua |
| Died | September 4, 1986 (aged 77) Mexico City |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1941 - 1979 |
Roberto Gavaldón (born June 7, 1909 in Jiménez, Chihuahua — died September 4, 1986 in Mexico City) was a Mexican film director.
Eight of Gavaldón's films were featured on the list 100 Best Movies of the Cinema of Mexico. His 1958 film Ash Wednesday was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival[1] and his 1959 film Beyond All Limits was entered into the following years festival.[2] His 1960 film Macario was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not win.[3]
Selected filmography
- El Conde de Monte Cristo (1941)
- La Baraca (1944)
- El Socio (1945)
- La Otra (1946)
- La Vida intima de Marco-Antonio y Cleopatra (1946)
- Adventures of Casanova (1948)
- La Casa chica (1949)
- Deseada (1950)
- La Noche Avanza (1952)
- The Boy and the Fog (1953)
- Las Tres perfectas casadas (1953)
- Camelia (1953)
- El Rebozo de Soledad (1953)
- After the Storm (1955)
- The Littlest Outlaw (1955)
- Sombre Verde (1955)
- The Hidden One (1956)
- Ash Wednesday (1958)
- Beyond All Limits (1959)
- Macario (1960)
- La Rosa blanca (1961)
- El Gallo de Oro (1964)
- El Hombre de los Hongos (1976)
- La Playa vacia (1979)
References
- ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Ash Wednesday". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051939/awards. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Beyond All Limits". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050400/awards. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ^ "The 33rd Academy Awards (1961) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/33rd-winners.html. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
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