Alberto Cortés

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Alberto Cortés

Born April 27, 1952 · Ciudad de México, Mexico (age 74)

Alberto Cortés Calderón (Mexico City, April 27, 1952) is a Mexican film director active since 1973.

Known For

Corazón del tiempoCorazón del tiempo · 2009
Corazón del tiempo
6.52009
MovieDramaRomance
A young woman in the southern Mexican region of Chiapas falls for a revolutionary fighting in the Zapatista conflict.
Uno entre muchosUno entre muchos · 1981
Uno entre muchos
4.01981
Movie
In trying to exercise his labor rights a worker is kidnapped by the police so that his employers can fire him without problem. Neither his family nor his companions understand the meaning of his effort or his sacrifice because of lack of communication.
City of the BlindCity of the Blind · 1991
City of the Blind
5.21991
MovieDrama
Over more than thirty years, a department of the Condesa in Mexico City, is the setting in which they are carried out ten stories, mixed, form one whose only constant is the rupture. The passage of time and the outside world only guess through the windows and objects that come with the characters. The set is a great solitude, possible in a city of the blind.
Love Around the CornerLove Around the Corner · 1986
Love Around the Corner
7.01986
MovieDrama
Maria escapes from prison. On the run, she breaks her ankle. Julian, a truck driver, finds her sitting at the roadside, crying. He picks her up and takes her to a hospital. On her first chance, Maria flees again and goes to a hotel, where she ends up as a prostitute. She frequents bars and saloons, commits some robberies, but neither sex, nor the tequila, can replace love.
El servicioEl servicio · 1978
El servicio
5.71978
Movie
Mexican feature film
Gardel: el hombre y el mitoGardel: el hombre y el mito · 2005
Gardel: el hombre y el mito
2005
MovieDocumentary
Through important testimonies, the director Miguel Rodríguez Arias intends to reveal facts that intertwine the life of the singer with that of his people. His desires, his virtues, his defects and his defeats. It is the story of a captivating voice, the reflection of a soul that transcends borders and languages with its art.
Corazón salvajeCorazón salvaje · 1992
Corazón salvaje
7.91992
SeriesDramaSoap
A telenovela that dramatizes the romances and rivalries between two brothers and two sisters in Mexico between the years 1885 and 1900.
RamonaRamona · 2000
Ramona
6.52000
SeriesAction & AdventureDrama
Ramona is a Mexican telenovela, based on the 1884 novel Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson. It aired in 2000 on Televisa and was written by Lucy Orozco and Humberto Robles. This production featured Kate Del Castillo as Ramona and Eduardo Palomo as Alejandro.

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Atrévete a OlvidarmeAtrévete a Olvidarme · 2001
Atrévete a Olvidarme
6.92001
SeriesSoapDrama
Atrévete a Olvidarme is a Mexican telenovela produced by Roberto Hernández Vázquez for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from August 6 to September 7, 2001. Created by Martha Carrillo, Roberto Hernández Vázquez, and Martha Oláiz, the telenovela stars Jorge Salinas and Adriana Fonseca. Due to low ratings, it was shortened to 25 episodes. The story follows Andrea Rosales, a kind-hearted young woman living in the mining town of Real del Monte. Her life changes when she falls in love with Daniel González, a young journalist searching for his grandfather and the truth about his family's past. Their romance revives a tragic love story from the previous generation, forcing them to confront jealousy, family secrets, revenge, and the belief that history is destined to repeat itself.

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Morir dos vecesMorir dos veces · 1996
Morir dos veces
10.01996
SeriesMysteryDrama
Morir dos veces is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Rendón for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from February 26 to May 10, 1996. Created by José Rendón, with adaptation by Ximena Suárez, co-adaptation by Alfonso Espinosa, and literary editing by Martha Carrillo, the telenovela stars Eduardo Palomo and Carina Ricco. The story follows Silvana, a devoted wife whose life is shattered when her husband, Cristóbal, suddenly dies under mysterious circumstances. As the police uncover his connections to organized crime and suspect Silvana of murder, she becomes entangled in a dangerous web of deception, revenge, and betrayal. Meanwhile, the man everyone believed to be dead returns with a new identity, determined to destroy those who betrayed him.

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