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Roberto Gavaldón

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedJun 7, 1909 (Died at 77)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Place of BirthJimenez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Career Span1933 – 1986
Known Credits68 Titles
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DirectingPopularity Score 0.6

Roberto Gavaldón

Also known as:Roberto GabaldonRoberto GavaldonR. Gavaldón
Total Works

68

68 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.9 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Roberto Gavaldón was a Mexican film director. Eight of Gavaldón's films were featured on the list 100 Best Movies of the Cinema of Mexico. His 1958 film Ash Wednesday was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival and his 1959 film Beyond All Limits was entered into the following years festival. His 1960 film Macario was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not win.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Macario
8.7
Macario
1960•movie
Role: Director
Don Quixote Rides Again
7.2
Role: Director
The Other
6.9
The Other
1946•movie
Role: Director
The Kneeling Goddess
6.8
Role: Director

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 68 titles featuring Roberto Gavaldón

Macario
8.7
Macario
1960•movie

Role: Director

Don Quixote Rides Again
7.2

Role: Director

The Other
6.9
The Other
1946•movie

Role: Director

The Kneeling Goddess
6.8

Role: Director

Autumn Days
7.1
Autumn Days
1963•movie

Role: Director

The Golden Cockerel
7.1

Role: Director

In the Palm of Your Hand
6.0

Role: Director

La madrastra
5.8
La madrastra
1974•movie

Role: Director

Night Falls
6.6
Night Falls
1952•movie

Role: Director

Untouched
6.9
Untouched
1954•movie

Role: Director

The Barracks
6.9
The Barracks
1945•movie

Role: Director

Prisoner 13
6.7
Prisoner 13
1933•movie

as Prisoner

The Boy and the Fog
6.7

Role: Writer

The Littlest Outlaw
5.7

Role: Director

Rosauro Castro
6.6
Rosauro Castro
1950•movie

Role: Director

El baisano Jalil
6.6
El baisano Jalil
1942•movie

Role: Co-Director

The Fungi Man
5.0
The Fungi Man
1976•movie

Role: Director

The Hidden One
5.3
The Hidden One
1956•movie

Role: Writer

The Love Nest
5.5
The Love Nest
1950•movie

Role: Director

Soledad's Shawl
6.5
Soledad's Shawl
1952•movie

Role: Director

Doña Macabra
5.7
Doña Macabra
1972•movie

Role: Director

The White Rose
7.3
The White Rose
1961•movie

Role: Director

The Three Perfect Wives
4.7

Role: Director

Cuando tejen las arañas
5.6

Role: Director

El conde de Montecristo
5.6

Role: Assistant Director

Ash Wednesday
4.6
Ash Wednesday
1958•movie

Role: Writer

Beyond All Limits
4.9
Beyond All Limits
1959•movie

Role: Director

La bestia negra
5.1
La bestia negra
1939•movie

Role: Assistant Director

Desired
5.6
Desired
1951•movie

Role: Director

Las figuras de arena
4.6

Role: Director

Camelia
6.2
Camelia
1954•movie

Role: Director

La playa vacía
4.3
La playa vacía
1977•movie

Role: Director

Las cenizas del diputado
5.8

Role: Director

Tongolele Has Been Killed
6.2

Role: Director

El 7 de Copas
6.3
El 7 de Copas
1960•movie

Role: Director

De carne somos
6.3
De carne somos
1955•movie

Role: Director

My Life for Yours
6.5
My Life for Yours
1951•movie

Role: Director

The Useless Life of Pito Pérez
5.8

Role: Director

Ave sin rumbo
6.0
Ave sin rumbo
1937•movie

Role: Assistant Director

El derecho y el deber
5.8

Role: Assistant Director

Los hijos que yo soñé
7.7

Role: Director

Rayando el sol
6.7
Rayando el sol
1946•movie

Role: Director

La rebelión de la sierra: El Fin de Heraclio Bernal
5.8

Role: Director

Marihuana (El monstruo verde)
5.5

Role: Assistant Director

¿Quién te quiere a ti?
6.0

Role: Assistant Director

El socio
5.8
El socio
1946•movie

Role: Director

Después de la tormenta
6.8

Role: Director

El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio Bernal
5.8

Role: Director

The Dead Speak
5.8
The Dead Speak
1935•movie

Role: Assistant Director

Beautiful Sky
6.4
Beautiful Sky
1936•movie

Role: Co-Director

Caminito alegre
5.4
Caminito alegre
1944•movie

Role: Assistant Director

Naná
4.0
Naná
1944•movie

Role: Co-Director

Celos
3.8
Celos
1936•movie

Role: Assistant Director

Adventures of Casanova
6.2

Role: Director

Here is Heraclius Bernal
6.2

Role: Director

Las cinco noches de Adán
5.8

Role: Assistant Director

Divorciadas
6.2
Divorciadas
1943•movie

Role: Assistant Director

La sangre manda
5.7
La sangre manda
1934•movie
Remember to Live
6.0
Remember to Live
1953•movie

Role: Director

Corazones de México
6.7

Role: Director

Historia de un amor
5.7

Role: Director

La tierra del mariachi
6.3

Role: Assistant Director

Rancho Alegre
6.7
Rancho Alegre
1941•movie

Role: Assistant Director

Café Concordia
6.3
Café Concordia
1939•movie

Role: Assistant Director

El niño de las monjas
6.7

Role: Assistant Director

Su adorable majadero
5.7

Role: Adaptation

Tormenta en la cumbre
5.7

Role: Co-Director

In the Shadow of the Bridge
6.0

Role: Director