Janet Alcoriza (born Janet Riesenfeld; January 4, 1918 – November 12, 1998), also known as Raquel Rojas, was an American screenwriter and actress of Austrian and Scotch-Irish descent who spent most of her career in Mexico. She contributed to more than 50 films from 1945 to 1987, and early in her career was associated with

Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish and Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians and directors to be one of the greatest and ...

Biography

Her father, Vienna-born composer

Hugo Riesenfeld Hugo Riesenfeld (January 26, 1879 – September 10, 1939) was an Austrian-American composer. As a film director, he began to write his own orchestral compositions for silent films in 1917, and co-created modern production techniques where film ...

, emigrated to the United States in 1907, where he met and married Mabel Dunning. The couple had Janet in 1918 in New York City. When she was a girl, she fell in love with acting when she observed performances at the theater her father operated. She took lessons from her father's dancing teacher, and she later spent time in Mexico and Spain, which aided her in becoming fluent in Spanish. She later wrote about her experiences in Spain (which was at war at the time) in an autobiographical book. Janet was married to Mexican screenwriter and director

Luis Alcoriza Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. Alcoriza was born in Spain and, exiled because of the Spanish Civil War, established himself in Mexico from 1940. His 196 ...

Selected filmography

As screenwriter: * ''Lo que importa es vivir'' (1987) *''El niño y el tiburón'' (1978) *''Lío de faldas'' (1969) *'' Paula'' (1969) *''Como perros y gatos'' (1969) *'' Romeo contra Julieta'' (1968) *''Cómo pescar marido'' (1967) *'' The Gangster'' (1965) *''Perdóname mi vida'' (1965) *'' El buena suerte'' (1961) *''La furia del ring'' (1961) *El hambre nuestra de cada día (1959) *''Me gustan valentones!'' (1959) *'' Morir de pie'' (1957) *'' La vida no vale nada'' (1955) * ''La isla de las mujeres'' (1953) *'' Don't Be Offended Beatrice'' (1953) *'' La miel se fue de la luna'' (1952) *'' Una gringuita en México'' (1951) *''

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'' (1951) *''Si usted no puede, yo sí'' (1951) *'' Daughter of Deceit'' (1951) *'' La liga de las muchachas'' (1950) *'' Tú, solo tú'' (1950) *'' The Great Madcap'' (1949) *'' Flor de caña'' (1948) *'' Nocturne of Love'' (1948) * ''Una extraña mujer'' (1947) *''

The Hour of Truth ''The Hour of Truth'' (Spanish: ''La hora de la verdad'') is a 1945 Mexican drama film directed by Norman Foster and starring Ricardo Montalbán, Virginia Serret, Lilia Michel.Mora p.70 It is set in the world of bullfighting. Cast * Ricardo ...

'' (1945) As actress: * '' Tlayucan'' (1962) * ''

The Exterminating Angel ''The Exterminating Angel'' () is a 1962 Mexican surrealism, surrealist black comedy film written and directed by Luis Buñuel. Starring Silvia Pinal and produced by Pinal's then-husband Gustavo Alatriste, the film tells the story of a group of ...

'' (1962) * '' The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz'' (1955) * ''Tribunal de Justicia'' (1944) * ''El niño de las monjas'' (1944) * ''Tormenta en la cumbre'' (1943) * ''Espionaje en el golfo'' (1943) * '' I'm a Real Mexican'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' When the Stars Travel'' (1942) * '' Café Concordia'' (1939) * ''

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* 1918 births 1998 deaths Mexican film actresses American emigrants to Mexico Mexican women screenwriters 20th-century Mexican actresses 20th-century Mexican screenwriters {{Screenwriter-stub