Luis Alcoriza

Known for: Writing
Born: September 5, 1918, Badajoz, Spain
Died: December 3, 1992
Movies: 78

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.

Best-Known Movies

8.1

The Young and the Damned

1950

7.7

Él

1953

6.3

Robinson Crusoe

1954

8.0

The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales

1960

6.4

Death in the Garden

1956

6.9

The Brute

1953

8.1

La Vida No Vale Nada

1955

6.5

Illusion Travels by Streetcar

1954

7.3

The Great Madcap

1949

6.1

Fever Mounts at El Pao

1959

Filmography

1997	A Mexican Buñuel	Self
1950	Tú, solo tú
1949	The Great Madcap	Alfredo
1948	Flor de caña
1948	La casa de la Troya	Octavio Maragota
1948	Reina de reinas: La Virgen María
1946	Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala	Jesús Nazareno
1945	El capitán Malacara
1944	Rosa de las nieves
1944	Naná	Héctor de la Falloise (uncredited)
1944	San Francisco de Asís	Fray Bernardo de Quintavalle
1943	El rayo del sur
1943	Los miserables	Juan Prouvaire
1942	La virgen morena

Directing, Writing & Producing

1996	Pesadilla para un rico	Screenplay
1994	7,000 Days Together	Writer
1990	La sombra del ciprés es alargada	Director
1988	All Souls' Day	Writer, Director
1987	Living Is What Matters	Director, Writer
1985	Terror and Black Lace	Screenplay, Director
1983	Love Is a Strange Game	Writer, Director
1982	Han violado a una mujer (Tac-tac)	Director, Writer
1981	National Calvary	Director, Writer
1980	Buscando un campeon	Writer
1980	At a Lame Pace	Director
1979	En la trampa	Writer
1975	Las Fuerzas Vivas	Writer, Director
1975	The Other Virginity	Writer
1974	Omen	Director, Writer
1974	Faith, Hope and Charity	Director
1974	Faith	Writer
1974	Hope	Director, Writer
1974	Charity	Writer
1974	The Wall of Silence	Screenplay, Director
1972	National Mechanics	Director, Writer
1970	Paradise	Director
1970	Pancho Tequila	Writer
1970	The World's Oldest Profession	Director, Writer
1969	The Door and the Butcher's Wife	Director
1969	La Chamuscada - Tierra Y Libertad	Writer
1968	Romeo contra Julieta	Screenplay
1967	Dangerous Game	Director, Writer
1967	Divertimento	Director, Writer
1965	The Gangster	Director
1965	Tarahumara (Further and farther)	Director, Writer
1964	Love & Sex (Sappho 1963)	Director
1963	Shark Hunters	Director, Writer
1962	Tlayucan	Director, Writer
1961	Los Jóvenes	Director, Writer
1961	Suicídate mi amor	Writer
1960	The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales	Writer
1959	Fever Mounts at El Pao	Writer
1959	El cariñoso	Screenplay
1958	A Media Luz Los Tres	Screenplay
1957	Morir de pie	Writer
1956	Death in the Garden	Screenplay
1955	La Vida No Vale Nada	Screenplay
1954	Untouched	Writer
1954	The River and Death	Writer
1954	Robinson Crusoe	Screenplay
1954	Illusion Travels by Streetcar	Writer
1953	Él	Screenplay
1953	The Brute	Writer
1952	Meat in Prison	Writer
1952	La miel se fue de la luna	Writer
1951	Engagement ring	Screenplay
1951	Canasta Uruguaya	Writer
1951	Los enredos de una gallega	Screenplay
1951	Una gringuita en México	Screenplay
1951	Si usted no puede, yo sí	Writer
1950	The Young and the Damned	Screenplay
1950	Yo quiero ser hombre	Writer
1949	The Great Madcap	Screenplay
1948	Enrédate y verás	Writer
1948	Nocturno de amor	Screenplay
1947	Una extraña mujer	Writer
1946	El ahijado de la muerte	Screenplay
1946	Esperanza	Writer

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