Luis Alcoriza

Writer, Director, Actor

September 5, 1918 — December 3, 1992 (74 years)
Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (5 September 1918 – 3 December 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. Alcoriza was born in Spain and established himself in Mexico from 1940. His 1962 film Tlayucan was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His 1987 film Lo que Importa es Vivir was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Exterminating Angel
    The Exterminating Angel1962
  • Robinson Crusoe
    Robinson Crusoe1954
  • Death in the Garden
    Death in the Garden1956
  • The Great Madcap
    The Great Madcap1949

Known For

  • The Exterminating Angel
    The Exterminating Angel1962
  • The Young and the Damned
    The Young and the Damned1950
  • El
    El1953
  • The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales
    The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales1960
  • Robinson Crusoe
    Robinson Crusoe1954
  • The Brute
    The Brute1953
  • The Great Madcap
    The Great Madcap1949
  • Death in the Garden
    Death in the Garden1956
  • Illusion Travels by Streetcar
    Illusion Travels by Streetcar1954
  • The River and Death
    The River and Death1954
  • National Mechanics
    National Mechanics1972
  • The Innocent
    The Innocent1956
  • Daughter of Deceit
    Daughter of Deceit1951
  • Fever Mounts at El Pao
    Fever Mounts at El Pao1959
  • Tlayucan
    Tlayucan1962
  • Faith, Hope and Charity
    Faith, Hope and Charity1974
  • Shark Hunters
    Shark Hunters1963
  • El siete machos
    El siete machos1951
  • Terror and Black Laces
    Terror and Black Laces1986
  • School for Buglars
    School for Buglars1958

Filmography

1994
1988
1987
1986
Terror and Black Lace · as Screenplay
1984
1982
1981
1980
1979
1975
1975
1974
1972
1971
1970
1970
1970
1969
1967
1965
1963
1962
1961
1961
1960
1959
1959
1959
El cariñoso · as Screenplay
1958
1958
A media luz los tres · as Screenplay
1956
Death in the Garden · as ScreenplayOn Plex
1955
La vida no vale nada · as Screenplay
1955
1954
1954
1954
1954
Robinson Crusoe · as ScreenplayOn Plex
1954
1953
1952
1952
1951
1951
Anillo de compromiso · as Screenplay
1951
1951
Una gringuita en México · as Screenplay
1951
1950
The Young and the Damned · as Screenplay
1950
1950
1949
The Great Madcap · as ScreenplayOn Plex
1948
1948
1948
Nocturne of Love · as Screenplay
1947
1946
El ahijado de la muerte · as Screenplay

1950
La liga de las muchachas · as Jefe De Mafiosos
1950
1949
The Great Madcap · as AlfredoOn Plex
1948
1948
College Boarding House · as Octavio Maragota
1948
1946
1945
1945
Sierra Morena · as Cast
1944
Naná · as Héctor De La Falloise
1944
St. Francis of Assisi · as Fray Bernardo De Quintavalle
1943
1943
Les misérables · as Juan Prouvaire
1942

1997

2006
Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD · as Based On The Screenplay By
1996
1990
1979
1974
1974
1971
1969
1969
1968
1965
The Gangster · as Adaptation
1962
The Exterminating Angel · as StoryOn Plex
1961
Guantes de oro · as Story
1960
Stray Bullet · as Adaptation
1960
La tijera de oro · as Adaptation
1959
1956
The Innocent · as Story
1956
El rey de México · as Adaptation
1953
1953
El · as Adaptation
1953
1953
1951
Daughter of Deceit · as Adaptation
1951
El siete machos · as Story
1950
Huellas del pasado · as Story
1950
Si me viera don Porfirio · as Adaptation
1950
1949
Los amores de una viuda · as Adaptation
1949
Negra consentida · as Adaptation