About

Known credits:
50
Birthday:
1937-07-28
Place of birth:
Mexico City, Mexico
Website:
N/A

Felipe Cazals

Overview

Felipe Cazals (July 28th, 1937 - October 16th, 2021) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer.

Along with Arturo Ripstein, Jaime Humberto Hermosillo and Jorfe Fons, he is considered one of the most representative film directors of his generation. His masterworks The Humilliated (Las inocentes, 1986), Las Poquianchis (1976), The Heist (El Apando, 1976) and Canoa (1976), make him to be considered as one of the most creative and bitter-critic filmmaker in the history of Latin-American movies.

Canoa was entered into the26th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize. His 1973 film Thoe Years (Aquellos Años, 1974) was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Prize.

Known for

Acting
1979 Crónica íntima Actor 59
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1974 Those Years Actor Senador Cap. Morgan 58
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1969 Familiarities Actor Salesman 59
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Directing
2013 Citizen Buelna Directing Director 58
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2010 Chicogrande Directing Director 59
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2006 The Citrillo's Turn Directing Director 58
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2004 Digna: Worthy to Her Last Breath Directing Director 59
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2000 His Most Serene Highness Directing Director 59
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1993 Kino: The Legend of the Black Priest Directing Director 58
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1991 Undressed and Unruly Directing Director 59
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1991 Love Bubbles Directing Director 59
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1988 The Wrath of a God Directing Director 59
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1986 Three of Cups Directing Director 59
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1986 The Humiliated Directing Director 58
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1985 Luz's Motives Directing Director 58
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1985 Dulce espiritu Directing Director 59
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1983 Under the Shrapnel Directing Director 58
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1981 The Seven Cucas Directing Director 59
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1981 The Great Victory Directing Director 58
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1980 Rigo is Love Directing Director 59
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1978 The Year of the Plague Directing Director 58
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1978 La Güera Rodríguez Directing Director 59
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1976 Las Poquianchis Directing Director 59
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1976 The Heist Directing Director 59
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1976 Canoa: A Shameful Memory Directing Director 61
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1974 Those Who Live Where the Soft Wind Blows Directing Director 59
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1974 Those Years Directing Director 58
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1972 Aunt Isabel's Garden Directing Director 58
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1970 Emiliano Zapata Directing Director 59
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1969 Familiarities Directing Director 59
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1968 The Apple of Discord Directing Director 58
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1965 Leonora Carrington or The Ironic Spell Directing Director 59
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1965 Que se callen... Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2013 Citizen Buelna Writing Writer 58
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2010 Chicogrande Writing Writer 59
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2006 The Citrillo's Turn Writing Screenplay 58
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2004 Digna: Worthy to Her Last Breath Writing Screenplay 59
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2000 His Most Serene Highness Writing Screenplay 59
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1993 Kino: The Legend of the Black Priest Writing Screenplay 58
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1974 Those Who Live Where the Soft Wind Blows Writing Writer 59
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1974 Those Years Writing Writer 58
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1969 Familiarities Writing Writer 59
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1968 The Apple of Discord Writing Writer 58
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Production
2013 Citizen Buelna Production Producer 58
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2004 Duck Season Production Consulting Producer 60
Fair
1978 The Year of the Plague Production Producer 58
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1969 Familiarities Production Producer 59
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1968 The Apple of Discord Production Producer 58
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Crew
1999 Herod's Law Crew Thanks 64
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1968 The Apple of Discord Crew Cinematography 58
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