Mauricio Walerstein
Mauricio Walerstein (29 March 1945 – 3 July 2016) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter and film producer who spent much of his career in Venezuela. He directed 17 films between 1971 and 2014. His 1973 film Cuando quiero llorar no lloro, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Venezuelan writer Miguel Otero Silva, was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival.
Mauricio Walerstein
- Name
- Mauricio Walerstein
- Born
- 29 March 1945
- Birthplace
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Died
- 3 July 2016
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter, film producer
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Languages
- Spanish
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Mauricio Walerstein (29 March 1945 – 3 July 2016) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter and film producer who spent much of his career in Venezuela. He directed 17 films between 1971 and 2014. His 1973 film Cuando quiero llorar no lloro, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Venezuelan writer Miguel Otero Silva, was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival.
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His father was Mexican film producer and screenwriter Gregorio Walerstein. Walerstein died on 3 July 2016, at the age of 71.
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• Name — Mauricio Walerstein • Born — 29 March 1945 • Birthplace — Mexico City, Mexico • Died — 3 July 2016 • Place of death — Mexico City, Mexico • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter, film producer • Years Active — 1967–2014 • Parents — Gregorio Walerstein • Children — Marcela Walerstein
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Cuando quiero llorar no lloro (1973) • Crónica de un subversivo latinoamericano (1975) • La empresa perdona un momento de locura (1978)
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1945
Mauricio Walerstein born at Mexico City.
2016
Mauricio Walerstein died at Mexico City.
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