Luis Alcoriza
Director
Biography
Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (5 September 1918 – 3 December 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. Alcoriza was born in Spain and established himself in Mexico from 1940. His 1962 film Tlayucan was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His 1987 film Lo que Importa es Vivir was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.
Filmography
The Great Madcap
as Alfredo 1949
Los miserables
1943
María Magdalena, pecadora de Magdala
as Jesús Nazareno 1946
Reina de reinas: La Virgen María
1948
A Mexican Buñuel
as Self 1997
San Francisco de Asís
as Fray Bernardo de Quintavalle 1944
El capitán Malacara
1945
Tú, solo tú
1950
La vírgen morena
1942
El rayo del sur
1943
La casa de la Troya
as Octavio Maragota 1948