Julio Bracho Gavilán (17 July 1909 – 26 April 1978) was a Mexican

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and

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. Bracho was born as ninth of eleven children of Julio Bracho y Zuloaga and his wife Luz Pérez Gavilán. His sister Guadalupe Bracho Pérez-Gavilán became known as Andrea Palma, his brother

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became known as theatrical designer and painter, and his brother Toribio became Jesuit and missionary in China. Two of his cousins were

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and Ramón Novarro. The family moved to Mexico City in 1913. He was engaged in modern theater projects in Mexico, he was founding member of the '' Teatro Orientación'', and he founded and organized the ''Escolares del Teatro'' group, Mexico City, in 1931, as well as the ''Trabajadores del Teatro'' group in 1933, and the ''Teatro de la Universidad'' in 1936. Bracho directed 50 films between 1941 and 1978. He also wrote 36 for films between 1941 and 1974. From 1955 to 1957, he was married to actress

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.Robert, Luis. Biografía de Rosenda Monteros. Archivo de telenovelas y biografias. In 1973 he was a member of the jury at the

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Selected filmography

* ''

Oh, What Times, Don Simon! ''Oh, What Times, Don Simon!'' (Spanish: ''¡Ay, qué tiempos señor don Simón!'') is a 1941 Mexican period musical comedy film directed by Julio Bracho and starring Joaquín Pardavé, Arturo de Córdova and Mapy Cortés. Riera p.177 It was shot ...

'' (1941) * '' Another Dawn'' (1943) * ''

The White Monk ''The White Monk'' (Spanish:''El monje blanco'') is a 1945 Mexican historical drama film directed and co-written by Julio Bracho and starring María Félix, Tomás Perrín and Julio Villarreal.Taibo p.138 The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1945) * ''

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'' (1945) * ''

Everybody's Woman ''Everybody's Woman'' (Italian: ''La signora di tutti'') is a 1934 Italian drama film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Isa Miranda, Memo Benassi and Tatyana Pavlova. It is the only film Max Ophüls made in Italy. The film was a success and ...

'' (1946) * '' The Thief'' (1947) * '' Philip of Jesus'' (1949) * '' Immaculate'' (1950) * ''

The Absentee ''The Absentee'' is a novel by Maria Edgeworth, published in 1812 in ''Tales of Fashionable Life'', that expresses the systemic evils of the absentee landlord class of Anglo-Irish and the desperate condition of the Irish peasantry. There are man ...

'' (1951) * '' Stolen Paradise'' (1951) * '' Women Who Work'' (1953) * '' Take Me in Your Arms'' (1954) * '' Señora Ama'' (1955) * ''

To Each His Life ''To Each His Life'' (Spanish: ''Cada quién su vida'') is a 1960 Mexican drama film directed by Julio Bracho and starring Ana Luisa Peluffo, Emma Fink and Carlos Navarro.Goble p.28 The film's sets were designed by the art director Salvador Loz ...

'' (1960)

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Bracho family
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bracho, Julio 1909 births 1978 deaths Golden Age of Mexican cinema Mexican film directors Mexican theatre directors Writers from Durango 20th-century Mexican screenwriters 20th-century Mexican male writers