
Felipe Cazals
Directing
- Born
- July 28, 1937 · Mexico City, Mexico
- Died
- October 16, 2021 (age 84)
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.
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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
Behind the camera33
- 2013Citizen Buelna Director, Writer, Producer
- 2010Chicogrande Director, Writer
- 2006The Citrillo's Turn Director, Screenplay
- 2004Digna: Worthy to Her Last Breath Director, Screenplay
- 2004Duck Season Consulting Producer, Creative Consultant
- 2000His Most Serene Highness Director, Screenplay
- 1993Kino: The Legend of the Black Priest Screenplay, Director
- 1991Undressed and Unruly Director
- 1991Love Bubbles Director
- 1988











