Person Details

Birthday: 1937-07-28 09:06:09

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Ciudad de México, México

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Movie Involvements: 45

TV Involvements: 1


Most Famous Work

Biography

Felipe Cazals (born 28 July 1937) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer his parents were from France but he is registered as born in Mexico, D.F. His wife is Rosa Eugenia Báez de Cazals. Together with Arturo Ripstein is considered in Mexico one of the most representative film directors of his generation. His masterworks Las Inocentes (1986), Las Poquianchis (1976), El Apando (1976) and Canoa (1976), make him considered to be one of the most creative and bitter-critic filmmaker in the history of Latin-American movies. Canoa was entered into the26th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize. His 1973 film Aquellos años was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Prize.

Most Famous Work

Herod's Law
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8

Herod's Law

(1999) Thanks
Canoa: A Shameful Memory
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8

Canoa: A Shameful Memory

(1976) Director
The Heist
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7

The Heist

(1976) Director
Las Poquianchis
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7

Las Poquianchis

(1976) Director
The Seven Cucas
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6

The Seven Cucas

(1981) Director
Emiliano Zapata
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6

Emiliano Zapata

(1970) Director
The Wrath of a God
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5

The Wrath of a God

(1988) Director
His Most Serene Highness
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6

His Most Serene Highness

(2000) Screenplay

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1979 N/A
1974 Senador Cap. Morgan
1969 Salesman
1953 Self (archive footage)
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Production

Writing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1999 Thanks
1968 Cinematography
Year Role Movie/Tv

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