Luis Spota
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- July 13, 1925, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Died
- January 20, 1985
- Movies
- 17
Luis Mario Cayetano Spota Saavedra Ruotti Castañares (13 July 1925, Mexico City — 20 January 1985) was a Mexican writer, journalist, boxing official and film director.
Although he never finished primary school, Spota became a highly successful author and journalist in his lifetime, appearing frequently on TV and radio. He was also a busy screenwriter for the Mexican film industry. He was a close friend of the Mexican president Miguel Aleman Valdes.
He was the first President of the World Boxing Council (WBC) (February 1963 - September 1968).
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1960 | Mi madre es Culpable | |
| 1958 | Mi desconocida esposa | (uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2024 | Quite Like Paradise | Writer |
| 1986 | Murieron a la mitad del rio | Writer |
| 1960 | La estrella vacía | Writer |
| 1958 | El dinamitero | Screenplay, Director |
| 1958 | With my finger on the trigger | Writer, Director |
| 1958 | La tumba | Director |
| 1958 | Con el dedo en el gatillo: El vengador | Director, Writer |
| 1957 | La revolución Mexicana en sus murales | Writer, Director |
| 1956 | Where the Circle Ends | Writer |
| 1955 | Love in Four Parts | Director, Writer |
| 1955 | Tu vida entre mis manos | Writer |
| 1953 | Nadie muere dos veces | Director, Writer |
| 1953 | Quiero vivir | Writer |
| 1951 | Flor de sangre | Writer |
| 1949 | Hipócrita..! | Writer |
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