Rafael Corkidi
Rafael Corkidi Acriche (20 May 1930 – 18 September 2013) was a Mexican cinematographer, film director and screenwriter. He began his career as a cinematographer and contributed to the visual style and cinematography in three films directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky in Mexico, Fando y Lis, El Topo, and The Holy Mountain. Eventually he became a director in his own right, including films such as Angels and Cherubs, Auandar Anapu, Pafnucio Santo and Deseos, his last film before he decided to pioneer video as a mean of expression.
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Rafael Corkidi
- Name
- Rafael Corkidi
- Born
- 20 May 1930
- Birthplace
- Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
- Died
- 18 September 2013
- Occupation
- Cinematographer, film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Mexico
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Rafael Corkidi Acriche (20 May 1930 – 18 September 2013) was a Mexican cinematographer, film director and screenwriter. He began his career as a cinematographer and contributed to the visual style and cinematography in three films directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky in Mexico, Fando y Lis, El Topo, and The Holy Mountain. Eventually he became a director in his own right, including films such as Angels and Cherubs, Auandar Anapu, Pafnucio Santo and Deseos, his last film before he decided to pioneer video as a mean of expression.
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In 2013, he was awarded the Ariel de Oro, Mexico's top film prize, for his contributions to the Mexican film industry.
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• Name — Rafael Corkidi • Born — 20 May 1930 • Birthplace — Puebla, Puebla, Mexico • Died — 18 September 2013 • Occupation — Cinematographer, film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1957–2013
Selected filmography / videography
Selected filmography / videography
• Fando y Lis (1968) (cinematographer) • El Topo (1970) (cinematographer) • Apolinar (1971) (cinematographer) • Angels and Cherubs (1972) • The Mansion of Madness (1973) • The Holy Mountain (1973) (cinematographer) • Auandar Anapu (1975) • Pafnucio Santo (1977) • Deseos (1978) • Video • Las Lupitas (1984) • Figuras de la pasión (1984) • Relatos (short) (1986) • Huelga / Strike (documentary short) (1987) • Señores y señoras (documentary short) (1988) • Querida Benita (short) (1989) • Forjadores (documentary short) (1990) • Murmullos (1991) • Folklor (1991) • Rulfo aeternum (1992) • Urbano y Natalia (short) (1994) • El maestro prodigioso (2010)
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