Roberto Gavaldón
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1909-06-07
Day of Death
1986-09-04 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Jimenez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Roberto Gavaldón
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.
Acting
(1958)
El cine mexicano de fiesta
as Self
(1933)
Prisoner 13
as Prisoner
Crew
(1982)
Viva México y sus corridos
Director
(1979)
Cuando tejen las arañas
Director
(1977)
La playa vacía
Director
(1977)
Las cenizas del diputado
Director
(1976)
The Fungi Man
Director, Writer
(1974)
La madrastra
Director
(1973)
Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo
Director, Associate Producer
(1972)
Doña Macabra
Director, Executive Producer
(1970)
The Useless Life of Pito Pérez
Director, Writer, Producer
(1970)
Las figuras de arena
Director
(1967)
Rio Blanco
Director
(1965)
Los hijos que yo soñé
Director
(1964)
The Golden Cockerel
Director, Screenplay
(1963)
Autumn Days
Director
(1961)
The White Rose
Director, Screenplay
(1960)
Macario
Director, Writer
(1960)
El Siete de Copas
Director, Adaptation
(1959)
Beyond All Limits
Director
(1958)
Ash Wednesday
Writer, Director
(1958)
Here is Heraclius Bernal
Director
(1958)
(1958)
(1956)
The Hidden One
Writer, Director, Adaptation
(1956)
Historia de un amor
Director
(1955)
The Littlest Outlaw
Director
(1955)
Después de la tormenta
Director, Writer
(1955)
De carne somos
Director, Writer
(1954)
Camelia
Director, Screenplay
(1954)
Untouched
Director, Writer
(1953)
The Boy and the Fog
Writer, Director
(1953)
Remember to Live
Director, Writer
(1953)
The Three Perfect Married
Director, Screenplay
(1952)
Night Falls
Director, Writer
(1952)
Soledad's Shawl
Director, Screenplay
(1951)
In the Palm of Your Hand
Director, Writer
(1951)
Desired
Director, Writer
(1951)
Mi vida por la tuya
Director, Writer
(1950)
The Love Nest
Director, Writer
(1950)
Rosauro Castro
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(1948)
Adventures of Casanova
Director
(1948)
Tongolele Has Been Killed
Director, Screenplay
(1948)
A la sombra del puente
Director
(1947)
The Kneeling Goddess
Director, Adaptation
(1947)
(1946)
El socio
Director
(1946)
The Other
Screenplay, Director
(1946)
Rayando el sol
Director
(1945)
The Barracks
Director
(1945)
Corazones de México
Director
(1944)
Naná
Writer, Director
(1944)
Caminito alegre
Assistant Director
(1942)
El baisano Jalil
Director
(1942)
El conde de Montecristo
Director
(1941)
Rancho Alegre
Assistant Director
(1939)
La bestia negra
Assistant Director
(1938)
La tierra del mariachi
Assistant Director
(1937)
Ave sin rumbo
Assistant Director
(1937)
El derecho y el deber
Assistant Director
(1936)
Cielito lindo
Co-Director
(1935)
The Dead Speak
Assistant Director