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Luis Alcoriza

Luis Alcoriza

Writing·1918–1992·86 films

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.

As Writer

The Exterminating Angel
The Exterminating Angel (1962)
The Young and the Damned
The Young and the Damned (1950)
Él
Él (1953)
El Siete Machos
El Siete Machos (1951)
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe (1954)
The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales
The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales (1960)
Death in the Garden
Death in the Garden (1956)
Departamento de soltero
Departamento de soltero (1971)
The Brute
The Brute (1953)
La Vida No Vale Nada
La Vida No Vale Nada (1955)
Illusion Travels by Streetcar
Illusion Travels by Streetcar (1954)
The Great Madcap
The Great Madcap (1949)
Fever Mounts at El Pao
Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959)
School for Buglars
School for Buglars (1958)
Daughter of Deceit
Daughter of Deceit (1951)
The River and Death
The River and Death (1954)
Terror and Black Laces
Terror and Black Laces (1985)
The Innocent
The Innocent (1956)
National Mechanics
National Mechanics (1972)
Untouched
Untouched (1954)
Gitana Tenias Que Ser
Gitana Tenias Que Ser (1953)
Faith, Hope and Charity
Faith, Hope and Charity (1974)
Tlayucan
Tlayucan (1962)
Living Is What Matters
Living Is What Matters (1987)
Shark Hunters
Shark Hunters (1963)
Omen
Omen (1974)
Dangerous Game
Dangerous Game (1967)
The Other Virginity
The Other Virginity (1975)
The Door and the Butcher's Wife
The Door and the Butcher's Wife (1969)
Three Women in a Bonfire
Three Women in a Bonfire (1979)
Meat in Prison
Meat in Prison (1952)
Tarahumara (Further and farther)
Tarahumara (Further and farther) (1965)
La tijera de oro
La tijera de oro (1960)
Long Life Together
Long Life Together (1995)
Han violado a una mujer (Tac-tac)
Han violado a una mujer (Tac-tac) (1982)
National Calvary
National Calvary (1981)
Las Fuerzas Vivas
Las Fuerzas Vivas (1975)
Los Jóvenes
Los Jóvenes (1961)
En la trampa
En la trampa (1979)
The Wall of Silence
The Wall of Silence (1974)
Paradise
Paradise (1970)
Nocturno de amor
Nocturno de amor (1948)
The World's Oldest Profession
The World's Oldest Profession (1970)
La miel se fue de la luna
La miel se fue de la luna (1952)
Our Daily Hunger
Our Daily Hunger (1960)
Si usted no puede, yo sí
Si usted no puede, yo sí (1951)
El ahijado de la muerte
El ahijado de la muerte (1946)
La Chamuscada - Tierra Y Libertad
La Chamuscada - Tierra Y Libertad (1971)
The King of México
The King of México (1956)
The Gangster
The Gangster (1965)
La sombra del ciprés es alargada
La sombra del ciprés es alargada (1990)
Huellas del pasado
Huellas del pasado (1950)
Engagement ring
Engagement ring (1951)
Pesadilla para un rico
Pesadilla para un rico (1996)
Los amores de una viuda
Los amores de una viuda (1949)
Una gringuita en México
Una gringuita en México (1951)
Los enredos de una gallega
Los enredos de una gallega (1951)
Yo quiero ser hombre
Yo quiero ser hombre (1950)
Romeo contra Julieta
Romeo contra Julieta (1968)
The League of Girls
The League of Girls (1950)
Buscando un campeon
Buscando un campeon (1980)
All Souls' Day
All Souls' Day (1988)
Pancho Tequila
Pancho Tequila (1970)
The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel
The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel (2017)
Suicídate mi amor
Suicídate mi amor (1961)
Morir de pie
Morir de pie (1957)
Canasta Uruguaya
Canasta Uruguaya (1951)
Love Is a Strange Game
Love Is a Strange Game (1983)
Enrédate y verás
Enrédate y verás (1948)
Si me viera don Porfirio
Si me viera don Porfirio (1950)
Esperanza
Esperanza (1946)
Una extraña mujer
Una extraña mujer (1947)
Divertimento
Divertimento (1967)

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As Director