Jaime Humberto Hermosillo Delgado (22 January 1942 – 13 January 2020) was a Mexican

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, often compared to Spain's

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. Born in

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, in central

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, Hermosillo's films often explore the hypocrisy of middle-class Mexican values. He worked with

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on ''Mary My Dearest'' (1979) and '' The Summer of Miss Forbes'' (1988). His film ''

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'' (1991) was entered into the 17th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Mention. At the time of his death Hermosillo was teaching film-making at the

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and had recently collaborated with his students on several projects. On 13 January 2020, Hermosillo died at the age of 77.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

* Medalla Salvador Toscano al Mérito Cinematográfico, 2012

References

External links

*
Mexican Director page

Yahoo Biography
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