Roberto Gavaldón

Roberto Gavaldón (born June 7, 1909 in Jiménez, Chihuahua — died September 4, 1986 in Mexico City, was a Mexican film director. Eight of Gavaldón's films were featured on the list 100 Best Movies of the Cinema of Mexico. His 1958 film Ash Wednesday was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival and his 1959 film Beyond All Limits was entered into the following years festival. His 1960 film Macario was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not win.

Born:

Jun 7, 1909 In Jimenez, Chihuahua, Mexico

Movie/TV Credits:

2

First Appeared:

In the movie Prisoner 13 1933-05-31

Latest Project:

Movie El cine mexicano de fiesta 1958-09-01