Roberto Gavaldón

Roberto Gavaldón (June 7, 1909 in Jiménez, Chihuahua – September 4, 1986 in Mexico City) was a Mexican film director.

Roberto Gavaldón
Born	(1909-06-07)June 7, 1909 Jiménez, Chihuahua
Died	September 4, 1986(1986-09-04) (aged 77) Mexico City
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1941–1979

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 entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.^[1]

Selected filmography

• La tierra del mariachi (1938)
• Café Concordia (1939)
• The Count of Monte Cristo (1942)
• The Shack (1945)
• The Associate (1946)
• La Otra (1946)
• The Private Life of Mark Antony and Cleopatra (1947)
• The Kneeling Goddess (1947)
• Adventures of Casanova (1948)
• The Shadow of the Bridge (1948)
• The Little House (1950)
• Rosauro Castro (1950)
• Desired (1951)
• In the Palm of Your Hand (1951)
• The Night Falls (1952)
• Soledad's Shawl (1952)
• The Boy and the Fog (1953)
• The Three Perfect Wives (1953)
• Camelia (1954)
• Untouched (1954)
• After the Storm (1955)
• The Littlest Outlaw (1955)
• The Hidden One (1956)
• Ash Wednesday (1958)
• Beyond All Limits (1959)
• Macario (1960)
• Rosa Blanca (1961)
• Autumn Days (1963)
• El Gallo de Oro [es] (1964)
• El hombre de los hongos (1976)
• La Playa vacia (1979)