Luis Alcoriza
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.
| Known For | Writing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.7012 |
| Birthday | 1918-09-05 |
| Place of Birth | Badajoz, Spain |
| Also Known As | Луис Алькориса, |
1945
El capitán Malacara
6.8/5
Misogynist military man is laid up for a month with a broken leg and during his convalescence he learns all the needed life-lessons.
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El capitán Malacara
1948
Flor de caña
6.75/4
Rural-community gal is being courted by a peon and by a land-owner.
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Flor de caña
1950
Tú, solo tú
6.2/5
Small-town guy goes to The City to look up his absent girlfriend. He discovers she's become a sex-worker, so he gets a job at a riding stable and meet...
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Tú, solo tú
1946
Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala
6/7
The story of Mary Magdalene from being a sinner to follow Jesus Christ.
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Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala
1949
The Great Madcap
7.28/41
Portrayal of a family’s attempt to change the spending habit of the indulgent and hedonistic patriarch, Alfredo. The family decides to try to fool him...
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The Great Madcap
1943
Los miserables
5.6/8
An ex-convict struggling to start anew faces relentless pursuit by a remorseless cop while protecting an orphan amid the 1832 Paris student uprisings.
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Los miserables
1942
La virgen morena
6.2/5
Intensifying skirmishes between a brutally oppressive conquistador imperialist and the last holdouts of Aztec resistance... and meanwhile, miraculous...
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La virgen morena
1948
Reina de reinas: La Virgen María
6/6
Standard retelling of the the Gospels, with a brief epilogue about the death of Mary.
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Reina de reinas: La Virgen María
1943
El rayo del sur
6/5
Latter part of the career of Padre Morelos, the 18th/19th century military leader. Sequel to... um... El Padre Morelos.
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El rayo del sur
1997
A Mexican Buñuel
6/6
A documentary covering the years Luis Buñuel spent in Mexico making films.
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A Mexican Buñuel
1948
La casa de la Troya
6.8/5
Adaptation of the novel by Alejandro Pérez Lujín, centered on the university adventures in Santiago de Compostela of Gerardo Roquer from Madrid, who s...
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La casa de la Troya
1944
San Francisco de Asís
6.167/6
Historical drama on the life of the medieval Italian saint, Francis of Assisi.
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San Francisco de Asís
1944
Rosa de las nieves
6.3/3
It follows a group of mountaineers who take shelter from a fierce blizzard in the isolated cabin of a man named Leonardo. When he refuses to open the...
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Rosa de las nieves
1944
Naná
4/5
Based in the Émile Zola novel of the same name, which details the life of Nana, a French prostitute of the 19th century.
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