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Mauricio de la Serna

Director · 1902–1986

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Biography

Mauricio de la Serna (26 November 1902 – 19 March 1986; sometimes reported as 20 March 1986) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter, and producer active in cinema from 1938 to 1979. From 1950 he resumed credited story work and expanded into screenplay writing; his first credited screenplay is commonly identified as a 1951 film directed by Julio Bracho, and one of his story credits served as the basis for a film directed by Luis Buñuel. In 1955 he debuted as director-screenwriter with Caras nuevas and is commonly credited with directing 23 feature films. He later worked in screen-industry administrative roles, including at Televisa’s film unit Televicine, and returned to directing in 1979 with Nora la rebelde.

Directed 16

1970s

  1. 1979

    Nora la Rebelde

    Director

1960s

  1. 1962

    Cuanto vale tu hijo

    Director

  2. 1961

    Rumbo a Brasilia

    Director

  3. Hidden Paradise

    Director

  4. La Joven Mancornadora

    Director

  5. Martín Santos, El llanero

    Director

  6. Mis abuelitas... no más!

    Director

  7. 1960

    ¡Qué bonito amor!

    Director

1950s

  1. 1959

    Cada quien su musica

    Director

  2. The Vivanco Ladies

    Director

  3. El derecho a la vida

    Director

  4. 1958

    Pepito y los robachicos

    Director

  5. Los hijos del divorcio

    Director

  6. 1957

    El buen ladrón

    Director

  7. Pablo y Carolina

    Director

  8. 1956

    New faces

    Director

Wrote 17

1960s

  1. 1967

    Cómo pescar marido

    Screenplay

  2. 1962

    Cuanto vale tu hijo

    Screenplay

  3. 1961

    Rumbo a Brasilia

    Adaptation

  4. Hidden Paradise

    Screenplay

  5. Martín Santos, El llanero

    Screenplay

1950s

  1. 1959

    The Vivanco Ladies

    Writer

  2. 1958

    Pepito y los robachicos

    Screenplay

  3. 1957

    El buen ladrón

    Writer

  4. Pablo y Carolina

    Writer

  5. 1956

    Spring in the Heart

    Screenplay

  6. New faces

    Screenplay

  7. 1954

    Illusion Travels by Streetcar

    Story

  8. Hijas casaderas

    Screenplay

  9. La desconocida

    Screenplay

  10. 1951

    Stolen Heaven

    Adaptation

  11. 1950

    La edad peligrosa

    Screenplay

1930s

  1. 1938

    Refugiados en Madrid

    Screenplay

Produced 12

1950s

  1. 1953

    The Proud and the Beautiful

    Executive Producer's Assistant

    71

  2. Fruto prohibido

    Producer

  3. 1951

    Stolen Heaven

    Producer

  4. 1950

    La malcasada

    Producer

1940s

  1. 1946

    The Other

    Producer

  2. The Last Adventure

    Producer

  3. 1945

    The Jungle of Fire

    Producer

  4. Twilight

    Producer

  5. 1943

    Divorciadas

    Producer

  6. 1942

    Yo bailé con Don Porfirio

    Producer

  7. Las cinco noches de Adán

    Producer

1930s

  1. 1939

    The Night of the Mayans

    Producer