Juan José Ortega
Born: 1904-10-27 in Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, México.
Died: 1996-12-27
Known For: Directing
Biography
Juan J. Ortega (27 October 1904 – 27 December 1996), born Juan José Ortega García, was a Mexican film director, distributor, and journalist. Born in Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, he worked as a journalist for more than 15 years before entering the film industry. In 1935, while serving on the Irrigation Commission, he participated in the production of the documentary features Irrigación en México and Gigantes de piedra. His experience with these productions led him to pursue filmmaking. He made his directorial debut with Sendas del destino (1939), beginning a career that would span more than four decades. Among his notable films are La casa de la Zorra (1945), La mujer legítima (1945), Me gustan todas (1953), Frente al pecado de ayer (1954), Yo no creo en los hombres (1954), and the series of westerns centered on the character Leonardo Moncada. From the late 1960s onward, he focused primarily on film distribution and founded several production and distribution companies. He received numerous recognitions for his contributions to Mexican cinema and published his memoirs, Memorias de una vida, in 1994. He died in Mexico City, Mexico, on 27 December 1996.
Filmography
2020
- Pep ... (Director)
1976
- Santo in the Mystery of the Black Pearl ... (Producer)
1970
- Santo Faces Death ... (Producer)
1966
- Pacto de sangre ... (Director)
1965
- Preciosa ... (Director)
1964
- Frente al destino ... (Director)
- El río de las ánimas ... (Director)
- The Bats ... (Director)
1963
- Las bravuconas ... (Director)
- Herencia maldita ... (Director)
1962
- Pueblo de odios ... (Director)
- Horizontes de sangre ... (Director)
- La moneda rota ... (Director)
- La pantera de Monte Escondido ... (Director)
1961
- Ellas también son rebeldes ... (Producer)
- En carne propia ... (Director)
- Ay Chabela...! ... (Director)
1960
- Su primer amor ... (Director)
1959
- Cuentan de una mujer ... (Director)
1957
- Tropicana ... (Director)
1956
- Una lección de amor ... (Director)
- No me olvides nunca ... (Director)
- Wild Heart ... (Producer)
1955
- Yo no creo en los hombres ... (Director)
- Frente al Pecado de Ayer ... (Director)
1954
- Me gustan todas ... (Director)
1953
- Cinnamon Skin ... (Director)
1952
- La mentira ... (Screenplay)
1951
- Lodo y Armiño ... (Director)
1950
- Caribbean Rhythms ... (Writer)
- Cuando el alba llegue ... (Director)
1949
- Zorina ... (Producer)
- El ángel caído ... (Director)
1947
- La insaciable ... (Story)
1945
- La casa de la zorra ... (Director)
- Toda una vida ... (Director)
- La mujer legítima ... (Director)
- Sendas del destino ... (Director)
1944
- El rosario ... (Director)
- El abanico de Lady Windermere ... (Director)
1943
- El ametralladora ... (Technical Supervisor)
- La razón de la culpa ... (Director)
- Lo que sólo el hombre puede sufrir ... (Director)
1942
- Flor de fango ... (Director)