Luis Alcoriza
Known for writing · Born 5 September 1918 · Died 3 December 1992 · aged 74 · Badajoz, Spain
96 credits
Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (5 September 1918 – 3 December 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. Alcoriza was born in Spain and established himself in Mexico from 1940. His 1962 film Tlayucan was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His 1987 film Lo que Importa es Vivir was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.
Known for
The Exterminating Angel
1962
The Young and the Damned
1950
Él
1953
El Siete Machos
1951
Robinson Crusoe
1954
The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales
1960
Death in the Garden
1956
The Brute
1953
Departamento de soltero
1971
Terror and Black Lace
1985
National Mechanics
1972
La Vida No Vale Nada
1955
Acting (14)
1997A Mexican BuñuelSelfFilm
1950Tú, solo túFilm
1949The Great MadcapAlfredoFilm
1948Reina de reinas: La Virgen MaríaFilm
1948La casa de la TroyaOctavio MaragotaFilm
1948Flor de cañaFilm
1946Mary Magdalene, Sinner of MagdalaJesús NazarenoFilm
1945El capitán MalacaraFilm
1944San Francisco de AsísFray Bernardo de QuintavalleFilm
1944NanáHéctor de la Falloise (uncredited)Film
1944Rosa de las nievesFilm
1943Los miserablesJuan ProuvaireFilm
1943El rayo del surFilm
1942La virgen morenaFilm
Directing (18)
1990La sombra del ciprés es alargadaDirector, DialogueFilm
1987Living Is What MattersDirector, WriterFilm
1985Terror and Black LaceDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1982Han violado a una mujer (Tac-tac)Director, WriterFilm
1981National CalvaryDirector, WriterFilm
1980At a Lame PaceDirectorFilm
1974Faith, Hope and CharityDirector, Adaptation, StoryFilm
1974OmenDirector, WriterFilm
1974HopeDirector, WriterFilm
1972National MechanicsDirector, Writer, ScriptFilm
1970The World's Oldest ProfessionDirector, WriterFilm
1970ParadiseDirector, Story, AdaptationFilm
1969The Door and the Butcher's WifeDirector, StoryFilm
1967DivertimentoDirector, WriterFilm
1965Tarahumara (Further and farther)Director, WriterFilm
1965The GangsterDirector, AdaptationFilm
1964Love & Sex (Sappho 1963)DirectorFilm
1961Los JóvenesDirector, WriterFilm
Writing (64)
2017The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating AngelOriginal StoryFilm
1996Pesadilla para un ricoStory, ScreenplayFilm
19947,000 Days TogetherWriterFilm
1988All Souls' DayWriter, DirectorFilm
1983Love Is a Strange GameWriter, DirectorFilm
1980Buscando un campeonWriterFilm
1979Three Women in a BonfireStoryFilm
1979En la trampaWriterFilm
1975The Other VirginityWriterFilm
1975Las Fuerzas VivasWriter, DirectorFilm
1974The Wall of SilenceStory, Screenplay, DirectorFilm
1974FaithWriterFilm
1974CharityWriterFilm
1971Departamento de solteroStoryFilm
1970Pancho TequilaWriterFilm
1969A Trap for a CorpseStoryFilm
1969La Chamuscada - Tierra Y LibertadWriterFilm
1968Romeo contra JulietaScreenplay, StoryFilm
1967Dangerous GameWriter, DirectorFilm
1963Shark HuntersWriter, DirectorFilm
1962The Exterminating AngelStoryFilm
1962TlayucanWriter, DirectorFilm
1961Suicídate mi amorWriterFilm
1961Guantes de oroStoryFilm
1960The Skeleton of Mrs. MoralesWriterFilm
1960La tijera de oroAdaptationFilm
1960Our Daily HungerDialogueFilm
1959Fever Mounts at El PaoWriterFilm
1959El cariñosoScreenplayFilm
1958School for BuglarsAdaptationFilm
1958A Media Luz Los TresScreenplayFilm
1957Morir de pieWriterFilm
1956Death in the GardenScreenplayFilm
1956The InnocentStoryFilm
1956The King of MéxicoAdaptationFilm
1955La Vida No Vale NadaScreenplayFilm
1954Robinson CrusoeScreenplayFilm
1954Illusion Travels by StreetcarWriterFilm
1954The River and DeathWriterFilm
1954UntouchedWriterFilm
1953ÉlAdaptation, ScreenplayFilm
1953The BruteWriterFilm
1953Gitana Tenias Que SerStoryFilm
1952Meat in PrisonWriterFilm
1952La miel se fue de la lunaWriterFilm
1951El Siete MachosStoryFilm
1951Daughter of DeceitAdaptationFilm
1951Si usted no puede, yo síWriterFilm
1951Engagement ringScreenplayFilm
1951Los enredos de una gallegaScreenplayFilm
1951Una gringuita en MéxicoScreenplayFilm
1951Canasta UruguayaWriterFilm
1950The Young and the DamnedScreenplayFilm
1950Yo quiero ser hombreWriterFilm
1950Huellas del pasadoStoryFilm
1950The League of GirlsStoryFilm
1950Si me viera don PorfirioAdaptationFilm
1949The Great MadcapScreenplayFilm
1949Los amores de una viudaAdaptationFilm
1948Nocturno de amorScreenplayFilm
1948Enrédate y verásWriterFilm
1947Una extraña mujerWriterFilm
1946El ahijado de la muerteScreenplayFilm
1946EsperanzaWriterFilm