Juan José Ortega

Directing·Oct 27, 1904·Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, México.

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Juan J. Ortega (27 October 1904 – 27 December 1996), born Juan José Ortega García, was a Mexican film director, distributor, and journalist. Born in Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, he worked as a journalist for more than 15 years before entering the film industry. In 1935, while serving on the Irrigation Commission, he participated in the production of the documentary features Irrigación en México and Gigantes de piedra. His experience with these productions led him to pursue filmmaking. He made his directorial debut with Sendas del destino (1939), beginning a career that would span more than four decades. Among his notable films are La casa de la Zorra (1945), La mujer legítima (1945), Me gustan todas (1953), Frente al pecado de ayer (1954), Yo no creo en los hombres (1954), and the series of westerns centered on the character Leonardo Moncada. From the late 1960s onward, he focused primarily on film distribution and founded several production and distribution companies. He received numerous recognitions for his contributions to Mexican cinema and published his memoirs, Memorias de una vida, in 1994. He died in Mexico City, Mexico, on 27 December 1996.

Film	Credit
Pacto de sangre1966 · Director	Director
Preciosa1965 · Director	Director
The Bats1964 · Director	Director
Frente al destino1964 · Director	Director
El río de las ánimas1964 · Director	Director
Las bravuconas1963 · Director	Director
Herencia maldita1963 · Director	Director
Horizontes de sangre1962 · Director	Director
Pueblo de odios1962 · Director	Director
LLa pantera de Monte Escondido1962 · Director	Director
La moneda rota1962 · Director	Director
Ay Chabela...!1961 · Director	Director
En carne propia1961 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
SSu primer amor1960 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
CCuentan de una mujer1959 · Director	Director
Tropicana1957 · Director	Director
Una lección de amor1956 · Director	Director
No me olvides nunca1956 · Director	Director
Wild Heart1956 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Yo no creo en los hombres1955 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Frente al Pecado de Ayer1955 · Director	Director
Me gustan todas1954 · Director	Director
Cinnamon Skin1953 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
La mentira1952 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Lodo y Armiño1951 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Caribbean Rhythms1950 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Cuando el alba llegue1950 · Director	Director
Zorina1949 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
El ángel caído1949 · Director	Director
La insaciable1947 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
La casa de la zorra1945 · Director	Director
La mujer legítima1945 · Director	Director
Sendas del destino1945 · Director	Director
Toda una vida1945 · Director	Director
El abanico de Lady Windermere1944 · Director	Director
El rosario1944 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
La razón de la culpa1943 · Director	Director
Lo que sólo el hombre puede sufrir1943 · Director	Director
Flor de fango1942 · Director	Director