FILM DIRECTOR

Jorge Fons

1939 - 2022

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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 (UNAM). His short film, 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, Midaq Alley of 1947 (زقاق المدق), which breaks the classic lineal plots in films. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jorge Fons is the 1,468th most popular film director (down from 1,460th in 2019), the 393rd most popular biography from Mexico (down from 384th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Mexican Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jorge Fons ranks 1,468 out of 2,041. Before him are Ellen Kuras, Montxo Armendáriz, Ken Burns, Melvin Frank, Tarsem Singh, and Semih Kaplanoğlu. After him are Allen Daviau, Peter Segal, Peter Medak, Dick Richards, Callie Khouri, and Vincent Sherman.

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Among people born in 1939, Jorge Fons ranks 556. Before him are Jan-Just Bos, S. David Griggs, Bob Clark, Mickey Kantor, Martin Feldstein, and Stanley Anderson. After him are James M. Bardeen, James Dunn, Lee Trevino, Ted Kaufman, Pavel Morozenko, and Mary Peters. Among people deceased in 2022, Jorge Fons ranks 575. Before him are Naomi Judd, Javier Cárdenas, Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, Txetxu Rojo, Lenny Von Dohlen, and Keith Levene. After him are James M. Bardeen, Larry Storch, Yvan Colonna, Faouzi Mansouri, Patricia A. McKillip, and António Lima Pereira.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Jorge Fons ranks 393 out of 729. Before him are Rolando Villazón (1972), Javier Cárdenas (1952), Ignacio Calderón (1943), Anahí (1983), Erika Buenfil (1964), and Ana Alicia (1956). After him are Alejandro Fernández (1971), Miguel Mejía Barón (1944), Helia Bravo Hollis (1901), Rafael Amador (1959), Jaime Camil (1973), and Fidel Ortiz (1908).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Mexico

Among film directors born in Mexico, Jorge Fons ranks 8. Before him are Alfonso Cuarón (1961), Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963), Emilio Fernández (1904), Arturo Ripstein (1943), Mario Van Peebles (1957), and Guillermo Navarro (1955). After him are Rodrigo Prieto (1965), Carlos Reygadas (1971), and Michel Franco (1979).

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