Federico Curiel (19 February 1917 – 17 June 1985) was a Mexican filmmaker, writer and actor during the

Golden Age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema (Spanish: la Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano), spanning the 1930s to 1950s, was a prolific era during which Mexico emerged as the leading film producer in Latin America. Filmmakers during this period tackled themes ...

. Curiel was born in

Monterrey, Mexico Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...

, he moved to

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as a child and attended the

University of Guadalajara The University of Guadalajara () is a public university, public research university located in Guadalajara, Mexico. It was originally established in 1586 and officially founded on 12 February 1791 as the Royal and Pontifical University of Gu ...

Selected filmography

* '' The Lone Wolf'' (1952) * ''

The Justice of the Wolf ''The Justice of the Wolf'' (Spanish: ''La justicia del lobo'') is a 1952 Mexican western adventure film directed by Vicente Oroná and starring Dagoberto Rodríguez, Flor Silvestre and Rosa de Castilla. It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in ...

'' (1952) * ''

The Wolf Returns ''The Wolf Returns'' (Spanish: ''Vuelve el lobo'') is a 1952 Mexican western adventure film directed by Vicente Oroná and starring Dagoberto Rodríguez, Flor Silvestre and Tito Novaro. Wilt p.161 The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...

'' (1952) * ''The Curse of Nostradamus'' (1960) * ''The Blood of Nostradamus'' (1960) * ''Los autómatas de la muerte'' (1962) aka ''Neutron vs the Death Robots'' * ''Cazadores de cabezas'' (1962) aka ''Santo in The Headhunters'' * '' The Mummies of Guanajuato'' (1972)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Curiel, Federico 1917 births 1985 deaths Mexican film directors People from Monterrey