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Roberto Gavaldón

Roberto Gavaldón

Director · 1909–1986 · Jimenez, Chihuahua, Mexico

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Biography

Roberto Gavaldón was a Mexican film director. Eight of Gavaldón's films were featured on the list 100 Best Movies of the Cinema of Mexico. His 1958 film Ash Wednesday was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival and his 1959 film Beyond All Limits was entered into the following years festival. His 1960 film Macario was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not win.

Directed 67

1970s

  1. 1979

    Cuando tejen las arañas

    Director

  2. 1977

    La playa vacía

    Director

  3. Las cenizas del diputado

    Director

  4. 1976

    The Fungi Man

    Director

  5. 1974

    La madrastra

    Director

  6. 1973

    Don Quixote Rides Again

    Director

  7. 1972

    Doña Macabra

    Director

  8. 1970

    Las figuras de arena

    Director

  9. The Useless Life of Pito Pérez

    Director

1960s

  1. 1967

    Rio Blanco

    Director

  2. 1965

    Los hijos que yo soñé

    Director

  3. 1964

    The Golden Cockerel

    Director

  4. 1963

    Autumn Days

    Director

  5. 1961

    The White Rose

    Director

  6. 1960

    El 7 de Copas

    Director

  7. Macario

    Director

    88

1950s

  1. 1959

    Beyond All Limits

    Director

  2. 1958

    Ash Wednesday

    Director

  3. La rebelión de la sierra: El Fin de Heraclio Bernal

    Director

  4. El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio Bernal

    Director

  5. Here is Heraclius Bernal

    Director

  6. 1956

    The Hidden One

    Director

  7. Historia de un amor

    Director

  8. 1955

    The Littlest Outlaw

    Director

  9. De carne somos

    Director

  10. Después de la tormenta

    Director

  11. 1954

    Untouched

    Director

  12. Camelia

    Director

  13. 1953

    The Boy and the Fog

    Director

  14. The Three Perfect Wives

    Director

  15. Remember to Live

    Director

  16. 1952

    Soledad's Shawl

    Director

  17. Night Falls

    Director

  18. 1951

    In the Palm of Your Hand

    Director

  19. Desired

    Director

  20. My Life for Yours

    Director

  21. 1950

    Rosauro Castro

    Director

  22. The Love Nest

    Director

1940s

  1. 1948

    Tongolele Has Been Killed

    Director

  2. In the Shadow of the Bridge

    Director

  3. Adventures of Casanova

    Director

  4. 1947

    The Kneeling Goddess

    Director

  5. 1946

    The Other

    Director

  6. Rayando el sol

    Director

  7. El socio

    Director

  8. 1945

    Corazones de México

    Director

  9. The Barracks

    Director

  10. 1944

    El niño de las monjas

    Assistant Director

  11. Naná

    Co-Director, Director

  12. Caminito alegre

    Assistant Director

  13. 1943

    Divorciadas

    Assistant Director

  14. Tormenta en la cumbre

    Co-Director

  15. 1942

    El baisano Jalil

    Co-Director, Director

  16. El conde de Montecristo

    Assistant Director

  17. Las cinco noches de Adán

    Assistant Director

  18. ¿Quién te quiere a ti?

    Assistant Director

  19. 1941

    Rancho Alegre

    Assistant Director

1930s

  1. 1939

    Café Concordia

    Assistant Director

  2. La bestia negra

    Assistant Director

  3. Su adorable majadero

    Assistant Director

  4. 1938

    La tierra del mariachi

    Assistant Director

  5. 1937

    Ave sin rumbo

    Assistant Director

  6. El derecho y el deber

    Assistant Director

  7. 1936

    Beautiful Sky

    Co-Director, Director

  8. Marihuana (El monstruo verde)

    Assistant Director

  9. Celos

    Assistant Director

  10. 1935

    The Dead Speak

    Assistant Director

Wrote 36

1970s

  1. 1976

    The Fungi Man

    Writer

  2. 1972

    Doña Macabra

    Screenplay

  3. 1970

    Las figuras de arena

    Screenplay

  4. The Useless Life of Pito Pérez

    Writer

1960s

  1. 1965

    Los hijos que yo soñé

    Screenplay

  2. 1964

    The Golden Cockerel

    Screenplay

  3. 1961

    The White Rose

    Screenplay

  4. 1960

    El 7 de Copas

    Adaptation

  5. Macario

    Writer

    88

1950s

  1. 1958

    Ash Wednesday

    Writer

  2. La rebelión de la sierra: El Fin de Heraclio Bernal

    Writer

  3. El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio Bernal

    Writer

  4. Here is Heraclius Bernal

    Writer

  5. 1956

    The Hidden One

    Writer, Adaptation

  6. Historia de un amor

    Adaptation

  7. 1955

    De carne somos

    Writer

  8. Después de la tormenta

    Writer

  9. 1954

    Untouched

    Writer

  10. Camelia

    Screenplay

  11. 1953

    The Boy and the Fog

    Writer

  12. The Three Perfect Wives

    Screenplay

  13. Remember to Live

    Writer

  14. 1952

    Soledad's Shawl

    Screenplay

  15. Night Falls

    Writer

  16. 1951

    In the Palm of Your Hand

    Writer

  17. Desired

    Writer

  18. My Life for Yours

    Writer

  19. 1950

    Rosauro Castro

    Screenplay

  20. The Love Nest

    Writer

1940s

  1. 1948

    Tongolele Has Been Killed

    Screenplay

  2. In the Shadow of the Bridge

    Adaptation

  3. 1947

    The Kneeling Goddess

    Adaptation

  4. 1946

    The Other

    Screenplay

  5. Rayando el sol

    Screenplay

  6. 1943

    Cuando Habla El Corazon

    Screenplay

1930s

  1. 1939

    Su adorable majadero

    Adaptation

Produced 4

1970s

  1. 1973

    Don Quixote Rides Again

    Associate Producer

  2. 1972

    Doña Macabra

    Executive Producer

  3. 1970

    The Useless Life of Pito Pérez

    Producer

1950s

  1. 1950

    Rosauro Castro

    Producer

Acted in 2

1930s

  1. 1934

    La sangre manda

    Movie

  2. 1933

    Prisoner 13

    Prisoner