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Juan Manuel Torres

Juan Manuel Torres

Known for

Directing

Born

April 5, 1938

Birthplace

Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico

Died

March 17, 1980 (aged 41)

Biography

Juan Manuel Torres Sáenz (April 5, 1938 - March 17, 1980) was a Mexican writer, translator, screenwriter and filmmaker. Author of the book of stories El viaje (1969) and the novel Didascalias (1970).

Between 1962 and 1968 he studied at the Leon Schiller National School of Film, Television and Theater in Lodz, Poland. He returned to Mexico and directed the films La otra virginidad (The Other Virginity, 1974), La vida cambia (Life Changes, 1975), El mar (The Sea, 1976) and La mujer perfecta (The Perfect Woman, 1977).

In 1975 he won the Ariel de Oro for Best Film (along with Emilio Fernández for La Choca) and the Ariel de Plata for Best Direction for La Otra Virginidad. He died in a car accid...

Best known work

East of West

East of West

1984
The Other Virginity

The Other Virginity

1975
End of the Party

End of the Party

1972
El mar

El mar

1977
Life Changes

Life Changes

1976
Diamantes, Oro y Amor

Diamantes, Oro y Amor

1973
The Perfect Woman

The Perfect Woman

1979
Tú, yo, nosotros

Tú, yo, nosotros

1972
6 Bullets to Hell

6 Bullets to Hell

2014

Filmography

  1. 2014

    6 Bullets to Hell

    as Juan Ma

  2. 1984

  3. 1979

    The Perfect Woman

    Writer, Director

  4. 1977

    El mar

    Director, Writer

  5. 1976

    Life Changes

    Director, Writer

  6. 1975

    The Other Virginity

    Director, Writer

  7. 1973

    Diamantes, Oro y Amor

    Director, Writer

  8. 1972

    Tú, yo, nosotros

    Writer, Director

  9. 1972

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