Roberto Gavaldón
Roberto Gavaldón (June 7, 1909 – September 4, 1986) was a Mexican film director. 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 entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Roberto Gavaldón
- Name
- Roberto Gavaldón
- Born
- 7 June 1909
- Birthplace
- Jiménez, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Died
- 4 September 1986
- Place of death
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Occupation
- Film director
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Fields
- film direction
- Honours
- Salvador Toscano Medal
- Languages
- Spanish
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Roberto Gavaldón (June 7, 1909 – September 4, 1986) was a Mexican film director. 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 entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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• Name — Roberto Gavaldón • Born — 7 June 1909 • Birthplace — Jiménez, Chihuahua, Mexico • Died — 4 September 1986 • Place of death — Mexico City, Mexico • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 1941–1979
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• La tierra del mariachi (1938) • Café Concordia (1939) • The Count of Monte Cristo (1942) • The Shack (1945) • The Associate (1946) • La Otra (1946) • The Private Life of Mark Antony and Cleopatra (1947) • The Kneeling Goddess (1947) • Adventures of Casanova (1948) • The Shadow of the Bridge (1948) • The Little House (1950) • Rosauro Castro (1950) • Desired (1951) • In the Palm of Your Hand (1951) • The Night Falls (1952) • Soledad's Shawl (1952) • The Boy and the Fog (1953) • The Three Perfect Wives (1953) • Camelia (1954) • Untouched (1954) • After the Storm (1955) • The Littlest Outlaw (1955) • The Hidden One (1956) • Ash Wednesday (1958) • Beyond All Limits (1959) • Macario (1960) • Rosa Blanca (1961) • Autumn Days (1963) • El gallo de oro (film) (1964) • El hombre de los hongos (1976) • La Playa vacia (1979)
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Roberto Gavaldón died at Mexico City.
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Jiménez Municipality.
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Mexico City.
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Literature
Roberto Gavaldón: La noche avanza (1951), Clásicos del cine mexicano, 2016
Macario (Roberto Gavaldón, 1960) a partir de “El tercer invitado” (1950) de Bruno Traven, Trasvases entre la literatura y el cine, 2020
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