Roberto Gavaldón

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Roberto Gavaldón

Directing June 7, 1909

Jimenez, Chihuahua, Mexico

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…

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Macario

Macario

8.7 1960 Movie
The Other

The Other

6.9 1946 Movie
Don Quixote Rides Again

Don Quixote Rides Again

7.2 1973 Movie
The Kneeling Goddess

The Kneeling Goddess

6.8 1947 Movie
Autumn Days

Autumn Days

7.1 1963 Movie
The Golden Cockerel

The Golden Cockerel

7.1 1964 Movie
In the Palm of Your Hand

In the Palm of Your Hand

6.0 1951 Movie
Night Falls

Night Falls

6.6 1952 Movie
La madrastra

La madrastra

5.8 1974 Movie
El 7 de Copas

El 7 de Copas

6.3 1960 Movie
Untouched

Untouched

6.9 1954 Movie
The Fungi Man

The Fungi Man

5.0 1976 Movie

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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.

Filmography

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  1. 1979
    Cuando tejen las arañas

    Movie Director

  2. 1977
    La playa vacía

    Movie Director

  3. 1977
    Las cenizas del diputado

    Movie Director

  4. 1976
    The Fungi Man

    Movie Director

  5. 1974
    La madrastra

    Movie Director

  6. 1973
    Don Quixote Rides Again

    Movie Director

  7. 1972
    Doña Macabra

    Movie Director

  8. 1970
    Las figuras de arena

    Movie Director

  9. 1970
    The Useless Life of Pito Pérez

    Movie Director

  10. 1965
    Los hijos que yo soñé

    Movie Director

  11. 1964
    The Golden Cockerel

    Movie Director

  12. 1963
    Autumn Days

    Movie Director

  13. 1961
    The White Rose

    Movie Director

  14. 1960
    El 7 de Copas

    Movie Director

  15. 1960
    Macario

    Movie Director

  16. 1959
    Beyond All Limits

    Movie Director

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  1. 1958
    Ash Wednesday

    Movie Writer

  2. 1958
    El cine mexicano de fiesta

    Movie Self

  3. 1958
    La rebelión de la sierra: El Fin de Heraclio Bernal

    Movie Director

  4. 1958
    El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio Bernal

    Movie Director

  5. 1958
    Here is Heraclius Bernal

    Movie Director

  6. 1956
    The Hidden One

    Movie Writer

  7. 1956
    Historia de un amor

    Movie Director

  8. 1955
    The Littlest Outlaw

    Movie Director

  9. 1955
    De carne somos

    Movie Director

  10. 1955
    Después de la tormenta

    Movie Director

  11. 1954
    Untouched

    Movie Director

  12. 1954
    Camelia

    Movie Director

  13. 1953
    The Boy and the Fog

    Movie Writer

  14. 1953
    The Three Perfect Wives

    Movie Director

  15. 1953
    Remember to Live

    Movie Director

  16. 1952
    Soledad's Shawl

    Movie Director

  17. 1952
    Night Falls

    Movie Director

  18. 1951
    In the Palm of Your Hand

    Movie Director

  19. 1951
    Desired

    Movie Director

  20. 1951
    My Life for Yours

    Movie Director

  21. 1950
    Rosauro Castro

    Movie Director

  22. 1950
    The Love Nest

    Movie Director

  23. 1948
    Tongolele Has Been Killed

    Movie Director

  24. 1948
    In the Shadow of the Bridge

    Movie Director