Felipe Cazals

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1937-07-28

Deathday 2021-10-16 (84 years old)

Place of Birth Mexico City, Mexico

Felipe Cazals

Biography

Felipe Cazals (July 28th, 1937 - October 16th, 2021) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer. Along with Arturo Ripstein, Jaime Humberto Hermosillo and Jorfe Fons, he is considered one of the most representative film directors of his generation. His masterworks The Humilliated (Las inocentes, 1986), Las Poquianchis (1976), The Heist (El Apando, 1976) and Canoa (1976), make him to be considered as one of the most creative and bitter-critic filmmaker in the history of Latin-American movies. Canoa was entered into the26th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize. His 1973 film Thoe Years (Aquellos Años, 1974) was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Prize.

Known For

Director

2013
Citizen Buelna

as Director

2010
Chicogrande

as Director

2006
2000
1991
Love Bubbles

as Director

1991
1988
The Wrath of a God

as Director

1986
The Humiliated

as Director

1986
Three of Cups

as Director

1985
Dulce espiritu

as Director

1985
Luz's Motives

as Director

1983
Under the Shrapnel

as Director

1981
The Great Victory

as Director

1981
The Seven Cucas

as Director

1980
Rigo is Love

as Director

1978
1978
1976
1976
The Heist

as Director

1976
Las Poquianchis

as Director

1974
Those Years

as Director

1972
1970
Emiliano Zapata

as Director

1969
Familiarities

as Director

1968
1965
Que se callen...

as Director

Writer

2013
Citizen Buelna

as Writer

2010
Chicogrande

as Writer

2006
The Citrillo's Turn

as Screenplay

2000
1974
Those Years

as Writer

1969
Familiarities

as Writer

1968

Producer

2013
Citizen Buelna

as Producer

2004
Duck Season

as Consulting Producer

1978
1969
Familiarities

as Producer

1968

Actor

1974
Those Years

as Senador Cap. Morgan

1969
Familiarities

as Salesman

1953
The Oscars

as Self (archive footage)

Crew

1999
Herod's Law

as Thanks

1968
The Apple of Discord

as Cinematography