Jorge Fons

Directing·Apr 23, 1939·Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico

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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 45th Berlin International Film Festival.

Film	Credit
Disrupted2013 · Self	Self
File of Attempted Murder2010 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
The Summit2003 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Midaq Alley1995 · Director	Director
Red Dawn1990 · Director	Director
Everyone's Hell So Feared1981 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Así es Vietnam1979 · Director	Director
The Bricklayers1976 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Cinco mil dolares de recompensa1974 · Director	Director
Faith, Hope and Charity1974 · Director	Director
CCharity1974 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Partners and Lovers1973 · Writer	Writer
The Cubs1973 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Jory1973 · Director	Director
Tú, yo, nosotros1972 · Ernesto, Director, Writer	Ernesto, Director, Writer
El Quelite1970 · Director	Director
Love Traps1969 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
TThe Surprise1969 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Pulquería La Rosita1965 · Writer	Writer