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Benito Alazraki

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Benito Alazraki

Born October 27, 1921 · Mexico, D.F., Mexico

Died June 7, 2007 · aged 85

Benito Alazraki (27 October 1921 – 6 June 2007) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter whose career spanned commercial features, documentary work, and genre cinema. He founded Panamerican Films, produced and co-wrote the script for Enamorada (directed by Emilio Fernández), and made a cycle of indigenist documentaries for Teleproducciones led by producer Manuel Barbachano Ponce. His feature…

Known For

The Ghost of the LakeThe Ghost of the Lake · 1981
The Ghost of the Lake
★ 5.71981
MovieMysteryHorror
A ghost falls in love with the daughter of the owner of an old mansion, but her fiancé will fight to make sure the ghost leaves them alone.
La tijera de oroLa tijera de oro · 1960
La tijera de oro
★ 6.41960
MovieComedyDrama
The charitable Emilio is a jealous barber tries to prevent at all costs the rich toting Mario mess with his girlfriend Rosita. Although Emilio help with money from neighbors, gets entangled in a misunderstanding and ends up in jail but his friends are out of charge so much trouble.
The Curse of the Doll PeopleThe Curse of the Doll People · 1961
The Curse of the Doll People
★ 6.41961
MovieHorror
Four men are cursed by a voodoo priest for stealing a sacred idol from his temple. Soon a band of murderous "doll men" are after the men and their families.
EnamoradaEnamorada · 1946
Enamorada
★ 7.81946
MovieDramaRomance
In Mexican Revolution times, a guerrilla general and his troops take the conservative town of Cholula, near by Mexico City. As the revolutionaries mistreat the town's riches, General Reyes falls for beautiful and wild Beatriz Peñafiel, the daughter of one of the town's richest men.
Las tres perfectas casadasLas tres perfectas casadas · 1973
Las tres perfectas casadas
★ 6.51973
MovieComedyDrama
Santo vs. the ZombiesSanto vs. the Zombies · 1962
Santo vs. the Zombies
★ 4.81962
MovieHorrorAction
Masked luchador "Santo" fights against an evil doctor and his zombie army.
Alicia en el pais del dolarAlicia en el pais del dolar · 1988
Alicia en el pais del dolar
★ 6.01988
MovieComedy
Tin Tan y las modelosTin Tan y las modelos · 1960
Tin Tan y las modelos
★ 6.61960
Movie
Ambitious non-starter gets a job as a bill-collector at a beauty-products company and tries to bluff his way into a management position, then tries a couple of other business schemes with minimal success.

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