Actor

Jorge Fons

Directing

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Acting credits

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Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.2

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Movies: 24Series: 8Crew credits: 30

TMDB ID: 139593

IMDb ID: nm0284639

Known for: Directing

Born: April 23, 1939

Died: September 22, 2022

Age: 83

Place of birth: Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1965 - 2022

Years active: 58

Average TMDB rating: 7.55

Wikidata: Q612737

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Director (18)Assistant Director (4)Writer (4)Screenplay (2)Adaptation (1)Creator (1)

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Biography

Jorge Fons Pérez (23 April 1939 – 22 September 2022) was a Mexican film director. He belonged to the first generation of film directors of the UNAM. His short film, Caridad (1973), is still considered one of the best films in Mexican cinema. Two of the most important films of his filmography are Rojo amanecer (1989) and El callejón de los milagros (1995) based on the homonymous book by Naguib Mahfouz, Midaq Alley of 1947, which breaks the classic lineal plots in films. His 1976 film, Los albañiles, won the Silver Bear at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1995, his film El callejón de los milagros won a Special Mention at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Jorge Fons.