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Mauricio de la Serna
Producer, Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born November 26, 1902Died March 19, 1986 (83 years)
Mauricio de la Serna (26 November 1902 – 19 March 1986; sometimes reported as 20 March 1986) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter, and producer active in cinema from 1938 to 1979.
From 1950 he resumed credited story work and expanded into screenplay writing; his first credited screenplay is commonly identified as a 1951 film directed by Julio Bracho, and one of his story credits served as the basis for a film directed by Luis Buñuel. In 1955 he debuted as director-screenwriter with Caras nuevas and is commonly credited with directing 23 feature films. He later worked in screen-industry administrative roles, including at Televisa’s film unit Televicine, and returned to directing in 1979 with Nora la rebelde.
From 1950 he resumed credited story work and expanded into screenplay writing; his first credited screenplay is commonly identified as a 1951 film directed by Julio Bracho, and one of his story credits served as the basis for a film directed by Luis Buñuel. In 1955 he debuted as director-screenwriter with Caras nuevas and is commonly credited with directing 23 feature films. He later worked in screen-industry administrative roles, including at Televisa’s film unit Televicine, and returned to directing in 1979 with Nora la rebelde.
Known For
Mauricio de la Serna Filmography
| 1979 | Milagro en el circo · as Executive Producer |
| 1954 | Illusion Travels by Streetcar · as Associate Producer |
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| 1962 | Martín Santos el llanero · as Script Writer |
| 1956 | Spring in the Heart · as Story And Adaptation |
| 1954 | Illusion Travels by Streetcar · as Story |
| 1953 | The Proud and the Beautiful · as Executive Producer's Assistant |
| 1951 | Stolen Paradise · as Adaptation |
| 1938 | Refugees in Madrid · as Story |