Directing

Federico Weingartshofer

Born March 29, 1946 · Ciudad de México, México

Died August 19, 2016 · aged 70

Photographer, director, film and television producer. He was also director of photography at Televisa and vice-president of production at TV Azteca, professor at CUEC between 1970 and 1985, and member of the founding group of the International Film and Television School of San Antonio de los Baños in Cuba.

Known For

Crates

A man renounces all of his personal possessions. Looking for liberty, he goes with his girlfriend to live in a cave, away from the corruptions of the material world.

Quizá siempre si me muera

Quizá siempre si me muera · 1970

Quizá siempre si me muera

Three stories centered on Simón (Manuel Ibáñez), a kind of multiple hero who runs through the countryside and the city: a middle-class hippie, a frustrated guerrilla revolutionary and admirer of Che Guevara, and a troglodyte in rags, all in which he interacts with different women. Thesis work.

The Eve

The Eve · 1982

Aging politicians who have faded from the public eye hold a cocktail party to celebrate one friend's appointment to the President's Cabinet. Illusions are indulged, illusions are shattered.

I Don't Know For Sure, But I Suppose

I Don't Know For Sure, But I Suppose · 1982

I Don't Know For Sure, But I Suppose

Dalia and Daniel are a couple running away from the noise, the pollution and the social prejudice, so they take shelter at an isolated farmhouse, which used to belong to Daniel's father. There they are, in full intimacy with each other, only with nature and their own memories. However, the monotony and the loneliness gradually deteriorates their relationship.

Caminando pasos... caminando

Caminando pasos... caminando · 1977

Caminando pasos... caminando

In a community of the Matlatzinca ethnic group, a teacher tries to integrate the inhabitants into the struggle of a guerrilla group.

La derrota

La derrota · 1975

Pedro Páramo

Pedro Páramo · 1981

The third film version of the popular Mexican novel, about a wayfarer who travels to a mysterious arid village, to meet the father who long ago abandoned his wife.

Bajo el mismo sol y sobre la misma tierra

Bajo el mismo sol y sobre la misma tierra · 1979

Bajo el mismo sol y sobre la misma tierra

Mexican feature film

Filmography

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Crates

A man renounces all of his personal possessions. Looking for liberty, he goes with his girlfriend to live in a cave, away from the corruptions of the material world.

Assistant Director

Quizá siempre si me muera

Quizá siempre si me muera · 1970

Quizá siempre si me muera

Three stories centered on Simón (Manuel Ibáñez), a kind of multiple hero who runs through the countryside and the city: a middle-class hippie, a frustrated guerrilla revolutionary and admirer of Che Guevara, and a troglodyte in rags, all in which he interacts with different women. Thesis work.

Director

The Eve

The Eve · 1982

Aging politicians who have faded from the public eye hold a cocktail party to celebrate one friend's appointment to the President's Cabinet. Illusions are indulged, illusions are shattered.

Director of Photography

I Don't Know For Sure, But I Suppose

I Don't Know For Sure, But I Suppose · 1982

I Don't Know For Sure, But I Suppose

Dalia and Daniel are a couple running away from the noise, the pollution and the social prejudice, so they take shelter at an isolated farmhouse, which used to belong to Daniel's father. There they are, in full intimacy with each other, only with nature and their own memories. However, the monotony and the loneliness gradually deteriorates their relationship.

Cinematography

Caminando pasos... caminando

Caminando pasos... caminando · 1977

Caminando pasos... caminando

In a community of the Matlatzinca ethnic group, a teacher tries to integrate the inhabitants into the struggle of a guerrilla group.

Director

La derrota

La derrota · 1975

Director of Photography

Pedro Páramo

Pedro Páramo · 1981

The third film version of the popular Mexican novel, about a wayfarer who travels to a mysterious arid village, to meet the father who long ago abandoned his wife.

Director of Photography

Bajo el mismo sol y sobre la misma tierra

Bajo el mismo sol y sobre la misma tierra · 1979

Bajo el mismo sol y sobre la misma tierra

Mexican feature film

Director

Cuando la niebla levante

Cuando la niebla levante · 1980

Cuando la niebla levante

This documentary shows the social organization in Tuzamapan de Galeana, Puebla, an indigenous community, mostly Totonaca. Describes some economic activities that include: planting beans, sugar cane, corn, coffee, and the work of ranchers and bakers, among others. It is also emphasized how these works are taught from generation to generation.

Director