Director
Jorge Fons
Born April 23, 1939 in Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico
Died September 22, 202215 films
Jorge Fons Pérez (23 April 1939 – 22 September 2022) was a Mexican film director.
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He belonged to the first generation of film directors of the UNAM. His short film, Caridad (1973), is still considered one of the best films in Mexican cinema. Two of the most important films of his filmography are Rojo amanecer (1989) and El callejón de los milagros (1995) based on the homonymous book by Naguib Mahfouz, Midaq Alley of 1947, which breaks the classic lineal plots in films.
His 1976 film, Los albañiles, won the Silver Bear at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1995, his film El callejón de los milagros won a Special Mention at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival.
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First watchRed Dawn19908.3On October 2, 1968, a student uprising descends into violence after the Mexican government begins to use lethal force against the protesters.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
15 films as director- 2010File of Attempted MurderDirector
- 2003The SummitDirector
- 1995Midaq AlleyDirector
- 1990Red DawnDirector
- 1979Así es VietnamDirector
- 1976The BricklayersDirector
- 1974Cinco mil dolares de recompensaDirector
- 1974Faith, Hope and CharityDirector
- 1974CharityDirector
- 1973The CubsDirector
- 1973JoryDirector
- 1972Tú, yo, nosotrosDirector
- 1970El QueliteDirector
- 1969Love TrapsDirector
- 1969The SurpriseDirector