FILM DIRECTOR

Luis Alcoriza

1918 - 1992

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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 1962 film Tlayucan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His 1987 film Life Is Most Important was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luis Alcoriza is the 1,265th most popular film director (down from 1,131st in 2019), the 1,746th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,597th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Spanish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Luis Alcoriza ranks 1,265 out of 2,041. Before him are Agustí Villaronga, Li Han-hsiang, Laurent Cantet, Alexander Drankov, S. Shankar, and Yōjirō Takita. After him are Ali Hatami, James Algar, Peter R. Hunt, Jaume Balagueró, Andrew Adamson, and Stan Brakhage.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Luis Alcoriza ranks 268. Before him are Johnnie Parsons, Enrique Tierno Galván, Donald Regan, Adolph Kiefer, Stubby Kaye, and Thelma Coyne Long. After him are Göte Hagström, Edward Craven Walker, Eero Kolehmainen, Dick Haymes, Gastone Darè, and Madeleine L'Engle. Among people deceased in 1992, Luis Alcoriza ranks 236. Before him are Bertalan Papp, William Fields, Kurt Wires, Nancy Walker, Lazăr Sfera, and Josef Neckermann. After him are Max Stiepl, August Hellemans, Marjorie Gestring, Russinho, Leo Halle, and Nguyễn Thị Định.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Luis Alcoriza ranks 1,746 out of 3,355. Before him are Mercedes Sampietro (1947), Antonio Maceda (1957), Mikel Merino (1996), José Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez (1859), José María Belauste (1889), and Gregorio Blasco (1909). After him are Pablo Laso (1967), Blas de Otero (1916), Félix Sánchez Bas (1975), Ramón Piñeiro López (1915), Jaume Balagueró (1968), and José Guardiola (1930).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Luis Alcoriza ranks 23. Before him are Julio Medem (1958), José Luis Garci (1944), Rafael Azcona (1926), Jaume Collet-Serra (1974), Pilar Miró (1940), and Agustí Villaronga (1953). After him are Jaume Balagueró (1968), José Luis Cuerda (1947), J. A. Bayona (1975), Antonio Mercero (1936), Javier Aguirresarobe (1948), and Rafael Gil (1913).

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