Fernando de Fuentes

Directing

Fernando de Fuentes

Born December 13, 1894 · Veracruz, Mexico

Died July 4, 1958 · aged 63

Fernando de Fuentes Carrau (December 12, 1894 – July 4, 1958) was a Mexican film director, considered a pioneer in the film industry worldwide. He is perhaps best known for directing the films El prisionero trece, El compadre Mendoza, and Vámonos con Pancho Villa, all part of his Revolution Trilogy on the Mexican Revolution.

Known For

The Phantom of the MonasteryThe Phantom of the Monastery · 1934
The Phantom of the Monastery
★ 6.41934
MovieHorrorMystery
Alfonso, Eduardo and Cristina get lost when visiting a forest. A strange monk finds them and takes them to an ancient convent. There, the three amigos suffer personality changes, specially Cristina who tries to seduce Alfonso in a strange coincidence to a story told by an old monk. After some efforts to escape, Alfonso is trapped inside a jail and more strange and macabre situations happen.
Los hijos de María MoralesLos hijos de María Morales · 1952
Los hijos de María Morales
★ 7.51952
MovieComedyRomance
Two brothers known in town for their womanizing, drinking and rowdiness meet their matches when two girls who like them decide to tame the two machos.
Cruz DiabloCruz Diablo · 1934
Cruz Diablo
★ 5.91934
MovieActionAdventure
16th-century swashbuckler; evil nobleman usurps another man's title and properties and forces his daughter to marry a political ally. But Cruz Diablo will have revenge!
Las águilas frente al solLas águilas frente al sol · 1932
Las águilas frente al sol
★ 6.01932
Movie
Carmen is in poverty because his dad died. She's start working in a beauty salon in México City. There's she meet Frank, the son of a important oil company president. Then, she meet Oscar at the Beauty Saloon too, who sell her to a cabaret in Shangai. After that she became spy of the Chinese Empire.
School for TrampsSchool for Tramps · 1955
School for Tramps
★ 8.01955
MovieComedyMusic
Alberto Medina is a famous composer whose car breaks down while he is on a trip. While looking for help, he finds the Valverdes' house and is welcomed in by Emilia, the mother of the family, who is known for taking in tramps.
Face of the Screaming WerewolfFace of the Screaming Werewolf · 1965
Face of the Screaming Werewolf
★ 4.21965
MovieHorror
A scientist experimenting with past lives finds a reincarnated Aztec who can lead him to lost treasure—and to a creature that should remain lost. (Composed of footage from two unrelated Mexican horror films, LA CASA DEL TERROR and LA MOMIA AZTECA, plus new American-made footage.)
The Tiger of YautepecThe Tiger of Yautepec · 1933
The Tiger of Yautepec
★ 6.01933
MovieAdventureDrama
Costume-drama, 1840s: bandits prey on the town of Yautepec for over twenty years.
The Jungle of FireThe Jungle of Fire · 1945
The Jungle of Fire
★ 5.31945
MovieDramaAdventure
A beautiful woman awakens passions in the workers of a camp deep in the jungle.. Venice Film Festival 1947

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