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Luis Alcoriza (1918–1992)

Writer | Director | Actor

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Spanish-Mexican actor/writer/director.

Born:

Luis Alcoriza de la Vega
in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain

Died:

(age 74) in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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1996 Pesadilla para un rico (screenplay / story)
 
1990 La sombra del ciprés es alargada (dialogue)
 
1988 Día de muertos (writer)
 
1987 Lo que importa es vivir
 
1985 Terror and Black Lace (screenplay)
 
1983 El amor es un juego extraño (screenplay / story)
 
1982 Tac-tac
 
1981 Semana santa en Acapulco
 
1979 Tres mujeres en la hoguera (story)
 
1979 En la trampa (writer)
 
1975 Las fuerzas vivas
 
1975 Presage
 
1974 Fe, esperanza y caridad (story and adaptation / segment "Esperanza")
 
1974 El muro del silencio (screenplay / story)
 
1972 National Mechanics
 
1971 Departamento de soltero (story)
 
1971 La chamuscada (Tierra y libertad) (story and adaptation)
 
1970 Paraíso
 
1970 El oficio mas antiguo del mundo
 
1970 Pancho Tequila
 
1969 Trampa para un cadáver (story)
 
1969 ¡Persiguelas y... alcanzalas! (screenplay)
 
1968 Romeo contra Julieta (screenplay / story)
 
1968 La puerta y la mujer del carnicero (story / segment "La puerta")
 
1967 Juego peligroso (segment "Divertimento")
 
1965 Always Further On
 
1965 The Gangster (adaptation - uncredited)
 
1963 The Shark Hunters (story and adaptation)
 
1962 Tlayucan (screenplay)
 
1962 The Exterminating Angel (uncredited)
 
1961 Kill Yourself, My Love (story and adaptation)
 
1961 Young People
 
1961 Guantes de oro (story and adaptation)
 
1960 Stray Bullet (adaptation)
 
1960 Skeleton of Mrs. Morales (adaptation / screenplay)
 
1960 La tijera de oro (story / adaptation)
 
1959 Fever Mounts at El Pao (adaptation)
 
1959 El hombre del alazán (story and adaptation)
 
1959 Me gustan valentones! (uncredited)
 
1959 El cariñoso (writer)
 
1958 Escuela de rateros (writer)
 
1958 A media luz los tres (adaptation)
 
1957 Morir de pie
 
1956 Death in the Garden (adaptation)
 
1956 The Innocent (story)
 
1956 El rey de México (adaptation)
 
1955 The River and Death
 
1955 La vida no vale nada
 
1955 ...Y mañana serán mujeres
 
1954 Untouched
 
1954 La visita que no tocó el timbre
 
1954 Illusion Travels by Streetcar (adaptation)
 
1953 Gitana tenías que ser (story)
 
1953 Don't Be Offended Beatrice (adaptation)
 
1953 El (adaptation / story)
 
1953 La isla de las mujeres (story)
 
1953 El bruto (writer)
 
1952 Overdoing It (story)
 
1952 Carne de presidio
 
1952 La miel se fue de la luna (story and adaptation)
 
1952 Hambre nuestra de cada día (dialogue)
 
1951 Anillo de compromiso
 
1951 Canasta uruguaya
 
1951 Los enredos de una gallega (story)
 
1951 Daughter of Deceit (adaptation)
 
1951 El siete machos (story)
 
1951 Una gringuita en México (story)
 
1951 Si usted no puede, yo sí (story / adaptation)
 
1950 Los Olvidados
 
1950 Huellas del pasado (story)
 
1950 Si me viera don Porfirio (adaptation)
 
1950 Mala hembra (adaptation)
 
1950 Yo quiero ser hombre (story and screenplay)
 
1950 Hipólito, el de Santa (adaptation)
 
1950 La liga de las muchachas (story and adaptation)
 
1950 Tú, solo tú
 
1949 Un cuerpo de mujer (writer)
 
1949 The Great Madcap (adaptation)
 
1949 Los amores de una viuda (adaptation)
 
1949 Negra consentida (adaptation)
 
1948 Flor de caña (writer)
 
1948 Enrédate y verás (adaptation)
 
1948 Nocturne of Love (adaptation / screenplay)
 
1947 Una extraña mujer (adaptation)
 
1946 El ahijado de la muerte (story)
 
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1954 Robinson Crusoe (screenplay by)
 
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1997 Un Buñuel mexican (documentary)
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1984 Luis Alcoriza (short)
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1984 Tiburoneros (short)
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6' (1.83 m)
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Spanish-Mexican actor/writer/director. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo