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Luis Alcoriza

Luis Alcoriza

Writing

September 5, 1918 — December 3, 1992Badajoz, Spain

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

Writing80

The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angelmovie

The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel

2017

Original Story

Pesadilla para un ricomovie

Pesadilla para un rico

1996

Story, Screenplay

Long Life Togethermovie

Long Life Together

1995

Writer

La sombra del ciprés es alargadamovie

La sombra del ciprés es alargada

1990

Dialogue

All Souls' Daymovie

All Souls' Day

1988

Writer

Living Is What Mattersmovie

Living Is What Matters

1987

Writer

Terror and Black Lacesmovie

Terror and Black Laces

1985

Screenplay

Love Is a Strange Gamemovie

Love Is a Strange Game

1983

Writer

Han violado a una mujer (Tac-tac)movie

Han violado a una mujer (Tac-tac)

1982

Writer

National Calvarymovie

National Calvary

1981

Writer

Buscando un campeonmovie

Buscando un campeon

1980

Writer

Three Women in a Bonfiremovie

Three Women in a Bonfire

1979

Story

En la trampamovie

En la trampa

1979

Writer

Las Fuerzas Vivasmovie

Las Fuerzas Vivas

1975

Writer

The Other Virginitymovie

The Other Virginity

1975

Writer

Omenmovie

Omen

1974

Writer

Faith, Hope and Charitymovie

Faith, Hope and Charity

1974

Story, Adaptation

Faith
movie

Faith

1974

Writer

Hope
movie

Hope

1974

Writer

Charity
movie

Charity

1974

Writer

The Wall of Silencemovie

The Wall of Silence

1974

Story, Screenplay

National Mechanicsmovie

National Mechanics

1972

Writer

Departamento de solteromovie

Departamento de soltero

1971

Story

La Chamuscada - Tierra Y Libertadmovie

La Chamuscada - Tierra Y Libertad

1971

Writer

Paradisemovie

Paradise

1970

Writer

Pancho Tequilamovie

Pancho Tequila

1970

Writer

The World's Oldest Professionmovie

The World's Oldest Profession

1970

Writer

A Trap for a Corpse
movie

A Trap for a Corpse

1969

Story

The Door and the Butcher's Wifemovie

The Door and the Butcher's Wife

1969

Story

Romeo contra Julietamovie

Romeo contra Julieta

1968

Story, Screenplay

Dangerous Gamemovie

Dangerous Game

1967

Writer

Divertimentomovie

Divertimento

1967

Writer

The Gangstermovie

The Gangster

1965

Adaptation

Tarahumara (Further and farther)movie

Tarahumara (Further and farther)

1965

Writer

Shark Huntersmovie

Shark Hunters

1963

Writer

Tlayucanmovie

Tlayucan

1962

Writer

The Exterminating Angelmovie

The Exterminating Angel

1962

Story

Los Jóvenesmovie

Los Jóvenes

1961

Writer

Suicídate mi amormovie

Suicídate mi amor

1961

Writer

Guantes de oro
movie

Guantes de oro

1961

Story

The Skeleton of Mrs. Moralesmovie

The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales

1960

Writer

La tijera de oromovie

La tijera de oro

1960

Adaptation

Our Daily Hungermovie

Our Daily Hunger

1960

Dialogue

Fever Mounts at El Paomovie

Fever Mounts at El Pao

1959

Writer

El cariñoso
movie

El cariñoso

1959

Screenplay

School for Buglarsmovie

School for Buglars

1958

Adaptation

A Media Luz Los Tres
movie

A Media Luz Los Tres

1958

Screenplay

Morir de piemovie

Morir de pie

1957

Writer

Death in the Gardenmovie

Death in the Garden

1956

Screenplay

The Innocentmovie

The Innocent

1956

Story

The King of Méxicomovie

The King of México

1956

Adaptation

La Vida No Vale Nadamovie

La Vida No Vale Nada

1955

Screenplay

Untouchedmovie

Untouched

1954

Writer

The River and Deathmovie

The River and Death

1954

Writer

Robinson Crusoemovie

Robinson Crusoe

1954

Screenplay

Illusion Travels by Streetcarmovie

Illusion Travels by Streetcar

1954

Writer

Gitana Tenias Que Sermovie

Gitana Tenias Que Ser

1953

Story

Élmovie

Él

1953

Adaptation, Screenplay

The Brutemovie

The Brute

1953

Writer

Meat in Prisonmovie

Meat in Prison

1952

Writer

La miel se fue de la lunamovie

La miel se fue de la luna

1952

Writer

Engagement ringmovie

Engagement ring

1951

Screenplay

Canasta Uruguayamovie

Canasta Uruguaya

1951

Writer

Los enredos de una gallegamovie

Los enredos de una gallega

1951

Screenplay

Daughter of Deceitmovie

Daughter of Deceit

1951

Adaptation

Una gringuita en Méxicomovie

Una gringuita en México

1951

Screenplay

Si usted no puede, yo símovie

Si usted no puede, yo sí

1951

Writer

El Siete Machosmovie

El Siete Machos

1951

Story

The Young and the Damnedmovie

The Young and the Damned

1950

Screenplay

Huellas del pasadomovie

Huellas del pasado

1950

Story

Si me viera don Porfiriomovie

Si me viera don Porfirio

1950

Adaptation

Yo quiero ser hombremovie

Yo quiero ser hombre

1950

Writer

The League of Girlsmovie

The League of Girls

1950

Story

The Great Madcapmovie

The Great Madcap

1949

Screenplay

Los amores de una viudamovie

Los amores de una viuda

1949

Adaptation

Enrédate y verásmovie

Enrédate y verás

1948

Writer

Nocturno de amormovie

Nocturno de amor

1948

Screenplay

Una extraña mujermovie

Una extraña mujer

1947

Writer

El ahijado de la muertemovie

El ahijado de la muerte

1946

Screenplay

Esperanzamovie

Esperanza

1946

Writer

Directing25

Acting13

Crew1