Jorge Fons
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-04-23 (83 years old)
Deathday
2022-09-22
Place of Birth
Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico
Also known As
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Jorge Fons
Biography
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 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, which breaks the classic lineal plots in films. His 1976 film, Los albañiles, won the Silver Bear at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1995, his film El callejón de los milagros won a Special Mention at the 4...
Acting
2013
as Himself
1972
as Ernesto
Production
1973
as Writer
2010
as Screenplay
1970
as Adaptation
1990
as Director
1995
as Director
1965
as Assistant Director
2010
as Director
1973
as Director
2003
as Director
1973
as Director
1970
as Director
1976
as Director
1974
as Director
1972
as Director
1973
as Writer
2003
as Writer
1981
as Screenplay
1974
as Director
1965
as Assistant Director
1972
as Writer
1969
as Writer
1969
as Director
1976
as Screenplay
1970
as Adaptation
1965
as Writer
1979
as Director
1974
as Director
1965
as Assistant Director
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