Benito Alazraki
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 27, 1921
- Died
- June 7, 2007
- Birthplace
- Mexico, D.F., Mexico
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 debut, Raíces—an episodic adaptation of El diosero by Francisco Rojas González—received the International Critics’ Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and later a special honor from the Ariel Awards. He then moved into commercial filmmaking with titles such as Los amantes and later directed popular genre films including Santo Contra los Zombis and Espiritismo, the latter adapted from The Monkey's Paw. He also produced, wrote, and directed extensive television work in Spain, and on returning to Mexico held senior posts at Canal 13 and CONACINE.
Filmography
Hasta que los cuernos nos separen 1995
Director
Yo hice a Roque III 1993
Director, Writer
- Objetos sexuales
Objetos sexuales 1990
Director
Arriba el telón 1989
Director
El rey de los taxistas 1988
Director, Screenplay
Alicia en el pais del dolar 1988
Director, Screenplay
La Casa Que Arde de Noche 1985
Screenplay
Mundo mágico 1983
Producer, Adaptation
The Ghost of the Lake 1981
Director
La leyenda del tambor 1981
Writer
Balún Canán 1977
Director, Screenplay
Las tres perfectas casadas 1973
Director
Los jóvenes amantes 1971
Director, Story
El día de las madres 1969
Screenplay
- The Widow
The Widow 1965
Director, Adaptation
Love Love Love 1965
Director, Adaptation
- A ritmo de twist
A ritmo de twist 1962
Director
The Gunslingers 1962
Director
Santo vs. the Zombies 1962
Director, Writer
El Tigre Negro 1962
Director
Spiritism 1962
Director
Frankenstein, the Vampire and Company 1962
Director
The Time and the Touch 1962
Director
Amor a balazo limpio 1961
Director
De hombre a hombre 1961
Director
- Con quien andan nuestros locos
Con quien andan nuestros locos 1961
Director
The Curse of the Doll People 1961
Director
- The Law of Guns
The Law of Guns 1960
Director
- El toro negro
El toro negro 1960
Director
Peligros de juventud 1960
Director
Tin Tan y las modelos 1960
Director
- Póker de reinas
Póker de reinas 1960
Director
La tijera de oro 1960
Director
Las hermanas Karambazo 1960
Director
Rebelde Sin Casa 1960
Director
- Pistolas invencibles
Pistolas invencibles 1960
Director
- Infierno de almas
Infierno de almas 1960
Director
El vestido de novia 1959
Director
- Café Colón
Café Colón 1959
Director
Ladrones de niños 1958
Director, Writer
Where Are Our Children Going? 1958
Director, Screenplay
Los amantes 1956
Director, Adaptation
Roots 1954
Director, Writer
Enamorada 1946
Producer, Writer
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