Roberto Gavaldón

Known for: Directing
Born: June 7, 1909, Jimenez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Died: September 4, 1986
Movies: 50

Roberto Gavaldón was a Mexican film director. Eight of Gavaldón's films were featured on the list 100 Best Movies of the Cinema of Mexico. His 1958 film Ash Wednesday was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival and his 1959 film Beyond All Limits was entered into the following years festival. His 1960 film Macario was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not win.

Best-Known Movies

8.7

Macario

1960

7.2

Don Quixote Rides Again

1973

6.9

The Other

1946

6.8

The Kneeling Goddess

1947

7.1

Autumn Days

1963

7.1

The Golden Cockerel

1964

6.0

In the Palm of Your Hand

1951

5.8

La madrastra

1974

6.6

Night Falls

1952

6.9

Untouched

1954

Filmography

1958	El cine mexicano de fiesta	Self
1934	La sangre manda
1933	Prisoner 13	Prisoner

Directing, Writing & Producing

1979	Cuando tejen las arañas	Director
1977	La playa vacía	Director
1977	Las cenizas del diputado	Director
1976	The Fungi Man	Director, Writer
1974	La madrastra	Director
1973	Don Quixote Rides Again	Director
1972	Doña Macabra	Director
1970	Las figuras de arena	Director
1970	The Useless Life of Pito Pérez	Director, Producer, Writer
1965	Los hijos que yo soñé	Director
1964	The Golden Cockerel	Director, Screenplay
1963	Autumn Days	Director
1961	The White Rose	Director, Screenplay
1960	El 7 de Copas	Director
1960	Macario	Director, Writer
1959	Beyond All Limits	Director
1958	Ash Wednesday	Writer, Director
1958	La rebelión de la sierra: El Fin de Heraclio Bernal	Director, Writer
1958	El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio Bernal	Director, Writer
1958	Here is Heraclius Bernal	Director, Writer
1956	The Hidden One	Writer, Director
1956	Historia de un amor	Director
1955	The Littlest Outlaw	Director
1955	De carne somos	Director, Writer
1955	Después de la tormenta	Director, Writer
1954	Untouched	Director, Writer
1954	Camelia	Director, Screenplay
1953	The Boy and the Fog	Writer, Director
1953	The Three Perfect Wives	Director, Screenplay
1953	Remember to Live	Director, Writer
1952	Soledad's Shawl	Director, Screenplay
1952	Night Falls	Director, Writer
1951	In the Palm of Your Hand	Director, Writer
1951	Desired	Director, Writer
1951	My Life for Yours	Director, Writer
1950	Rosauro Castro	Director, Screenplay, Producer
1950	The Love Nest	Director, Writer
1948	Tongolele Has Been Killed	Director, Screenplay
1948	In the Shadow of the Bridge	Director
1948	Adventures of Casanova	Director
1947	The Kneeling Goddess	Director
1947	La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra	Director
1946	The Other	Director, Screenplay
1946	Rayando el sol	Director
1946	El socio	Director
1945	Corazones de México	Director
1945	The Barracks	Director

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