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Juan Rulfo (1918–1986)

Mexican writer who was important in the development of the "magic realism" school of Latin-American fiction. As a child growing up in the rural countryside, he witnessed the horrors of the later Cristero uprisings of 1926-29. His family of prosperous landowners lost a considerable fortune. When moved to Mexico City... See full bio »

Died:

(age 67) in Mexico City, Mexico

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Filmography

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2002 Paso del norte (short) (story)
 
2000 La caponera (TV series) (short story el gallo de oro)
 
1995 Un pedazo de noche (short) (story)
 
1992 Rulfo aeternum (story)
 
1991 Agonia (short)
 
1991 Ecos de una memoria (short) (story)
 
1991 La cuesta de las comadres (short) (story)
 
1991 Luvina (short) (story)
 
1991 Nepomuceno juanito (short) (story)
 
1991 Un pedazo de noche (short) (story)
 
1986 El imperio de la fortuna (story "El gallo de oro")
 
1985 Diles que no me maten (story)
 
1984 Tras el horizonte (short) (story)
 
1982 Talpa (short) (story)
 
1981 Pedro Páramo (novel)
 
1978 Pedro Páramo (novel)
 
1978 El hombre (short) (story)
 
1976 Que esperen los viejos (documentary short)
 
1975 Do You Hear the Dogs Barking? (original fable)
 
1973 Diles que no me maten (short) (story)
 
1972 Nest of Virgins (story "Anacleto Morones" - uncredited)
 
1967 Pedro Páramo (novel)
 
1964 The Golden Cockerel (story)
 
1963 Paloma herida (writer)
 
1960 El despojo (short)
 
1956 Talpa (story)
 
1956 Tambien ellos tienen ilusiones (documentary short)
 
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1965 There Are No Thieves in This Village
Jugador de dominó
 
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1986 Los libros tienen la palabra (TV series)
Himself
 
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2000 Lo fugitivo permanece (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Silencio! Maestros leyendo (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1984 Imagen viva de México (TV series)
Himself
 
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He is the father of director Juan Carlos Rulfo. See more »

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