Raúl Kamffer

• Name — Raúl Kammfer • Born — 16 April 1929 • Birthplace — Mexico City, Mexico • Died — 19 May 1987 • Place of death — Mexico City, Mexico • Years Active — 19671981 • Occupation — Director, producer, cinematographer, editor, screenwriter

Raúl Kamffer studied film production in Italy, at the Centro Experimental de Cinematografía de Roma. Back in Mexico, he was part of the first generation of the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos. In 1968, he shot his first short film Fiesta de muertos, followed the following year by his first feature film Mictlán o la casa de los que ya no son. His 1978 film ¡Ora sí tenemos que ganar! won 4 Ariel Awards in 1982.

• Year — Film — Director — Producer — Writer — Notes • 1967 — Preparatoria 100 años — Short film • 1968 — Fiesta de Muertos — Documentary film • Mural Efimero — Short film • 1969 — Ana y Diana — Short film • Mictlan o La Casa de los Que Ya No Son — 23rd Cannes Film Festival (Out of competition) • 1970 — El Juego de Zuzanka • 1971 — Semana Santa entre Los Coras — Documentary • 1975 — Energomex — Short film • 1976 — El Perro y la Calentura • 1979 — Parto Solar 5 • 1981 — Ora Sí ¡Tenemos Que Ganar! — * Ariel Award for Best Picture * Ariel Award for Best Director * Nominated — Ariel Award for Best Screenplay