Miguel Morayta
Spanish film director
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Born | (1907-08-15)15 August 1907 Villahermosa, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain |
Died | 19 June 2013(2013-06-19) (aged 105) Mexico City, Mexico |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1944-1978 |
Miguel Morayta (15 August 1907 – 19 June 2013) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter.[1] He directed 74 films between 1944 and 1978. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Morayta was a Spanish artillery officer, who joined the Republican side. After Francisco Franco's victory, he left Spain for France and Africa, finally arriving in Mexico in 1941, where he started his career.[1] He was living in Mexico when he died aged 105.[2]
Selected filmography
- Amor perdido (1951)
- Road of Hell (1951)
- The Martyr of Calvary (1952)
- Pain (1953)
- Amor se dice cantando (1959)
- The Bloody Vampire (1962)
- La invasión de los vampiros (1963)
- Doctor Satán (1966)
- The Partisan of Villa (1967)
- La Bataille de San Sebastian (1968)
References
- ^ a b "Miguel Morayta: Un olvido de cine". abc.es. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ "Spanish-Born Filmmaker Miguel Morayta Dies in Mexico at 105". Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
External links
- Miguel Morayta at IMDb
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