Roberto Gavaldón
Known for
Directing
Born
June 7, 1909
Birthplace
Jimenez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Died
September 4, 1986 (aged 77)
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.
Best known work
Macario
1960
The Other
1946
Don Quixote Rides Again
1973
The Kneeling Goddess
1947
Autumn Days
1963
The Golden Cockerel
1964
In the Palm of Your Hand
1951
La madrastra
1974
Night Falls
1952
Untouched
1954Filmography
1979
Cuando tejen las arañasDirector
1977
La playa vacíaDirector
1977
Las cenizas del diputadoDirector
1976
The Fungi ManDirector, Writer
1974
La madrastraDirector
1973
Don Quixote Rides AgainDirector, Associate Producer
1972
Doña MacabraDirector, Executive Producer
1970
Las figuras de arenaDirector
1970
The Useless Life of Pito PérezDirector, Producer, Writer
1965
Los hijos que yo soñéDirector
1964
The Golden CockerelDirector, Screenplay
1963
Autumn DaysDirector
1961
The White RoseDirector, Screenplay
1960
El 7 de CopasDirector, Adaptation
1960
MacarioDirector, Writer
1959
Beyond All LimitsDirector
1958
Ash WednesdayWriter, Director
1958
El cine mexicano de fiestaas Self
1958
La rebelión de la sierra: El Fin de Heraclio BernalDirector, Writer
1958
El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio BernalDirector, Writer
1958
Here is Heraclius BernalDirector, Writer
1956
The Hidden OneWriter, Director, Adaptation
1956
Historia de un amorDirector, Adaptation
1955
The Littlest OutlawDirector
1955
De carne somosDirector, Writer