Gabriel Retes

Acting

Gabriel Retes

Born March 25, 1947 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Died April 20, 2020 · aged 73

José Ignacio Gabriel Jorge Retes Balzaretti (March 25th, 1947 – April 20th, 2020) was a Mexican film director, writer, producer, and actor. His 1977 film Paper Flowers was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1979 film Broken Flag was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1999 film A Sweet Scent of Death was entered into the 21st Moscow Internation…

Known For

Broken FlagBroken Flag · 1979
Broken Flag
★ 6.91979
MovieDramaThriller
When a group of young filmmakers witness and film a crime of passion, the most outrageous blackmail of the century begins. By means of a fantastic plan, the filmmakers send to the murderer, a financial and industrial big shot, a copy of the movie that incriminates him and they demand him an improvement of the standard of living for the working class.
Bienvenido-WelcomeBienvenido-Welcome · 1995
Bienvenido-Welcome
★ 6.21995
MovieComedyDrama
During a business trip, a married man (José) has an affair with a blonde who leaves him the message "Welcome to the world of AIDS". Later, his wife Maria, unaware of the situation, makes love to her husband when he is drunk. The consequences of the contagion are devastating. José and María find the support of a group of filmmakers who decide to make a film of their story.
Cómo Filmar Una XXXCómo Filmar Una XXX · 2017
Cómo Filmar Una XXX
★ 6.32017
MovieComedy
Ulises Alpuyeca, a film initiate, wants to make his debut feature and he accepts the first opportunity offered to him to direct a film, without knowing that it is foing to be a porn movie. Gudelio Medina, photographer and Ulysses's old mate, convinces him to do it. All participants in the film, start, unaware of the main porn star gender, making room for hilarious entanglements, but once committed to the project they must discover how to shoot a porn movie and in the process, just maybe, discover love.
Taken IdentityTaken Identity · 2020
Taken Identity
★ 4.02020
MovieDrama
Felino, his girlfriend and his two friends, have their film rejected from every film festival, so they decide to submit it as major filmmaker Tomas Guevara latest film.
Letters from MarusiaLetters from Marusia · 1975
Letters from Marusia
★ 5.61975
MovieDramaHistory
Chronicle of the repression that a foreign company exerts on the miners of a small nitrate town in Chile, whose workers decide to claim their most essential rights. A reflection of the historic union struggles in the northern Chile that ended with terrible repressive acts.
Puerto PadrePuerto Padre · 2014
Puerto Padre
★ 6.22014
MovieDrama
As a teenage orphan from Chira Island searches for his godfather on the mainland, his innocent memory of childhood is gradually replaced by an unsettling reality upon learning the truth about his origins.
The Castaways of LiguriaThe Castaways of Liguria · 1985
The Castaways of Liguria
★ 6.01985
MovieAdventure
A fire started by Harry Thompson destroys the Liguria, a legendary ship of the 19th century, and its treasure of gold and diamonds sinks in the sea. Thompson manages to escape unaware that Albizetti sleeps in the same lifeboat he uses. They manage to arrive at a deserted island, which has also been reached on the opposite shore– by the other survivors of the shipwreck: three children, a woman and three men.
La mudanzaLa mudanza · 1990
La mudanza
★ 5.81990
MovieDrama
Between chargers, noise and improvisedly placed furniture, a couple experiences a violent marital crisis, ignoring that they are observed by many characters that will soon face them with their own demons. Inspired by a work by Vicente Leñero, Gabriel Retes orchestrates a portrait without concessions of the hell of the marriage institution and love chaos, made in video format in 1990 and completed by the filmmaker more than a decade later.

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