Manuel Barbachano Ponce

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Manuel Barbachano Ponce

Production April 4, 1925

Mérida - Yucatán - Mexico

Manuel Barbachano Ponce (4 April 1925 – 29 October 1994) was a Mexican film producer, director, and screenwriter associated with the development of independent and culturally orie…

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Nazarín

Nazarín

7.6 1959 Movie
Pedro Paramo

Pedro Paramo

7.2 1967 Movie
The Golden Cockerel

The Golden Cockerel

7.1 1964 Movie
Doña Herlinda and Her Son

Doña Herlinda and Her Son

5.3 1985 Movie
Roots

Roots

7.3 1954 Movie
Forbidden Homework

Forbidden Homework

4.5 1992 Movie
Torero!

Torero!

6.0 1957 Movie
Frida Still Life

Frida Still Life

5.5 1986 Movie
Tequila

Tequila

5.2 1992 Movie
The Shunammite

The Shunammite

6.3 1965 Movie
Sonatas

Sonatas

5.1 1959 Movie
Nueva Chistelandia

Nueva Chistelandia

5.8 1958 Movie

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Manuel Barbachano Ponce (4 April 1925 – 29 October 1994) was a Mexican film producer, director, and screenwriter associated with the development of independent and culturally oriented production in Mexico. He produced key mid-century titles including Raíces—entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival—and the documentary Torero!, which received a special citation at the Venice Film Festival. He also produced internationally recognized features such as Nazarín (directed by Luis Buñuel) and later films including María de mi corazón, Doña Herlinda y su hijo, Frida, naturaleza viva, and Tequila. As a director, he made popular comedy features such as Chistelandia and its sequels, and he participated in the 1965 anthology Amor, amor, amor, a project linked to the First Experimental Film Contest and shaped by adaptations of contemporary Mexican literature.

Filmography

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  1. 1997
    A Mexican Buñuel

    Movie Self

  2. 1992
    Forbidden Homework

    Movie Producer

  3. 1992
    Tequila

    Movie Producer

  4. 1987
    Clandestine Destiny

    Movie Producer

  5. 1986
    Frida Still Life

    Movie Producer

  6. 1985
    Doña Herlinda and Her Son

    Movie Producer

  7. 1982
    Confidencias

    Movie Producer

  8. 1981
    Complot Petróleo: La cabeza de la hidra

    Movie

  9. 1967
    Pedro Paramo

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 1965
    The Shunammite

    Movie Producer

  11. 1965
    The Widow

    Movie Producer

  12. 1965
    Love Love Love

    Movie Director

  13. 1965
    Lola of My Life

    Movie Producer

  14. 1965
    The Two Elenas

    Movie Producer

  15. 1965
    The Beloved Ones

    Movie Producer

  16. 1964
    The Golden Cockerel

    Movie Producer

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  1. 1959
    Sonatas

    Movie Producer

  2. 1959
    Nazarín

    Movie Producer

  3. 1958
    Vuelve Chistelandia

    Movie Director

  4. 1958
    Nueva Chistelandia

    Movie Director

  5. 1958
    Chistelandia

    Movie Director

  6. 1957
    Torero!

    Movie Producer

  7. 1954
    Roots

    Movie Writer

  8. 1952
    Mexican Bullfighters

    Movie Producer

  9. 1952
    Public Art

    Movie Producer

  10. 1952
    The Man from the Island

    Movie Producer

  11. 1952
    Land of Hope

    Movie Producer

  12. 1952
    Mexican Muralism

    Movie Producer

  13. 1952
    Heart of the City

    Movie Producer

  14. 1952
    Portrait of a Painter

    Movie Producer