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Roberto Gavaldón
Writer 1909 - 1986

Roberto Gavaldón

Jimenez, Chihuahua, Mexico

Roberto Gavaldón 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... Read full bio →

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Macario

Macario

Roberto Gavaldón 1960 1h 31m 10.0

Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness.

Sombra verde

Sombra verde

Roberto Gavaldón 1954 1h 25m

With the purpose of using barbasco roots in the production of cortisone, a pharmaceutical company sends a scientist to investigate the possibilities of exploitation in Veracruz, but the man gets lost in the jungle and lives a strange romantic adventure in a remote location called Paradise.

La noche avanza

La noche avanza

Roberto Gavaldón 1952 1h 28m

Marcos is an arrogant jai-alai player who seduces and discards women until he himself becomes the object of a cunning revenge.

En la palma de tu mano

En la palma de tu mano

Roberto Gavaldón 1951 1h 52m

A con artist seduces the widow of a millionaire, only to learn she'd plotted with her lover to murder the late husband. A tense game of cat-and-mouse ensues—but who's the cat?

La otra

La otra

Roberto Gavaldón 1946 1h 38m 10.0

A mousy, poor manicurist seeks to switch places with her more glamorous, wealthy twin sister.

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