Biography
Benito Alazraki (27 October 1921 – 6 June 2007) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter whose career spanned commercial features, documentary work, and genre cinema. He founded Panamerican Films, produced and co-wrote the script for Enamorada (directed by Emilio Fernández), and made a cycle of indigenist documentaries for Teleproducciones led by producer Manuel Barbachano Ponce. His feature debut, Raíces—an episodic adaptation of El diosero by Francisco Rojas González—received the International Critics’ Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and later a special honor from the Ariel Awards. He then moved into commercial filmmaking with titles such as Los amantes and later directed popular genre films including Santo Contra los Zombis and Espiritismo, the latter adapted from The Monkey's Paw. He also produced, wrote, and directed extensive television work in Spain, and on returning to Mexico held senior posts at Canal 13 and CONACINE.
Directed 29
1990s
- 1995
Hasta que los cuernos nos separen
Director
- 1993
Yo hice a Roque III
Director
1980s
- 1989
Arriba el telón
Director
- 1988
El rey de los taxistas
Director
Alicia en el pais del dolar
Director
- 1981
The Ghost of the Lake
Director
1970s
- 1977
Balún Canán
Director
- 1973
Las tres perfectas casadas
Director
- 1971
Los jóvenes amantes
Director
1960s
- 1965
Love Love Love
Director
- 1962
The Gunslingers
Director
Santo vs. the Zombies
Director
El Tigre Negro
Director
Spiritism
Director
Frankenstein, the Vampire and Company
Director
The Time and the Touch
Director
- 1961
Amor a balazo limpio
Director
De hombre a hombre
Director
The Curse of the Doll People
Director
- 1960
Peligros de juventud
Director
Las hermanas Karambazo
Director
Rebelde Sin Casa
Director
1950s
- 1959
El vestido de novia
Director
- 1958
Ladrones de niños
Director
Where Are Our Children Going?
Director
- 1956
Los amantes
Director
- 1954
Roots
Director
Wrote 16
1990s
- 1993
Yo hice a Roque III
Writer
1980s
- 1988
El rey de los taxistas
Screenplay
Alicia en el pais del dolar
Screenplay
- 1985
La Casa Que Arde de Noche
Screenplay
- 1983
Mundo mágico
Adaptation
- 1981
La leyenda del tambor
Writer
1970s
- 1977
Balún Canán
Screenplay
- 1971
Los jóvenes amantes
Story
1960s
- 1969
El día de las madres
Screenplay
- 1965
Love Love Love
Adaptation
- 1962
Santo vs. the Zombies
Writer
1950s
- 1958
Ladrones de niños
Writer
Where Are Our Children Going?
Screenplay
- 1956
Los amantes
Adaptation
- 1954
Roots
Writer
1940s
- 1946
Enamorada
Writer
Produced 2
1980s
- 1983
Mundo mágico
Producer
1940s
- 1946
Enamorada
Producer