Jorge Fons Pérez (23 April 1939 – 22 September 2022) was a Mexican film director.
He belonged to the first generation of film directors of the
National Autonomous University of Mexico
The National Autonomous University of Mexico (, UNAM) is a public university, public research university in Mexico. It has several campuses in Mexico City, and many others in various locations across Mexico, as well as a presence in nine countri ...
(UNAM). His
short film
A short film is a film with a low running time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of not more than 40 minutes including all credits". Other film o ...
, ''Caridad'' (1973), is still considered one of the best films in
Mexican cinema. Two of the most important films of his filmography are ''Rojo amanecer'' (1989) and ''
El callejón de los milagros'' (1995) based on the homonymous book by
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha (, ; 11 December 1911 – 30 August 2006) was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature. In awarding the prize, the Swedish Academy described him as a writer "who, through wo ...
, ''
Midaq Alley'' of 1947 (زقاق المدق), which breaks the classic lineal plots in films.
His 1976 film, ''
Los albañiles'', won the
Silver Bear
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at the
27th Berlin International Film Festival
The 27th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June to 5 July 1977. The festival opened with ''Nickelodeon'' by Peter Bogdanovich.
The Golden Bear was awarded to '' The Ascent'' directed by Larisa Shepitko. Since this edit ...
.
In 1995, his film ''
El callejón de los milagros'' won a Special Mention at the
45th Berlin International Film Festival.
Fons died in Mexico City on 22 September 2022, at the age of 83.
Muere el cineasta, guionista y actor mexicano Jorge Fons a los 83 años
Filmography
*''El atentado'' (2010)
*''La cumbre'' (2003)
*'' El callejón de los milagros'' (1995)
*'' Rojo amanecer'' (1989)
*''Así es Vietnam'' (1979)
*'' Los albañiles'' (1976)
*''La ETA'' (1974)
* '' Victoria'' (1972)
*''Cinco mil dólares de recompensa'' (1972)
*'' Fe, esperanza y caridad'' (1972)
*'' Jory'' (1973)
*'' Los cachorros'' (1971)
*''Tú, yo, nosotros'' (1970)
*''Exorcismos'' (1970)
*''La hora de los niños'' (1969)
*''El quelite'' (1969)
*''Trampas de amor'' (1968)
*''Los caifanes'' (1966)
*''Amor, amor amor'' (1965)
*''Los bienamados'' (1965)
*''Pulquería La Rosita'' (1964)
References
External links
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1939 births
2022 deaths
Best Director Ariel Award winners
National Prize for Arts and Sciences (Mexico)
Mexican film directors
People from Tuxpan, Veracruz
20th-century Mexican screenwriters
Mexican male screenwriters
20th-century Mexican male writers