Jorge Fons
Born: 1939-04-23 in Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico
Died: 2022-09-22
Known For: Directing
Biography
Jorge Fons Pérez (23 April 1939 – 22 September 2022) was a Mexican film director. 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.
Filmography
2022
- Léemelo as Self
2014
- Mi corazón es tuyo ... (Director)
2013
- Disrupted as Self
2012
- Porque el Amor Manda ... (Director)
2011
- Una familia con suerte ... (Director)
2010
- File of Attempted Murder ... (Screenplay)
2009
- Burden of Guilt ... (Director)
2003
- The Summit ... (Director)
1995
- Midaq Alley ... (Director)
- Si Dios Me Quita La Vida ... (Director)
1990
- Red Dawn ... (Director)
- Yo compro esa mujer ... (Director)
1989
- La casa al final de la calle ... (Creator)
1981
- Everyone's Hell So Feared ... (Screenplay)
1979
- Así es Vietnam ... (Director)
1976
- The Bricklayers ... (Director)
1974
- Faith, Hope and Charity ... (Director)
- Cinco mil dolares de recompensa ... (Director)
1973
- The Cubs ... (Writer)
- Jory ... (Director)
- Partners and Lovers ... (Writer)
1972
- Tú, yo, nosotros as Ernesto
1970
- El Quelite ... (Director)
- Matrimonio y sexo ... (Adaptation)
1969
- Trampas de amor ... (Writer)
1965
- The Two Elenas ... (Assistant Director)
- Pulquería La Rosita ... (Writer)
- The Beloved Ones ... (Assistant Director)
- A Pure Soul ... (Assistant Director)