Roberto Gavaldón
Jimenez, Chihuahua, Mexico

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.

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Viva México y sus corridos (1982)
Director
Cuando tejen las arañas (1979)
Director
Las del talon (1978)
Director
La playa vacía (1977)
Director
Las cenizas del diputado (1977)
Director
The Fungi Man (1976)
Director | Writer
La madrastra (1974)
Director
Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo (1973)
Director | Associate Producer
Doña Macabra (1972)
Director | Executive Producer
Las figuras de arena (1970)
Director
The Useless Life of Pito Pérez (1970)
Director | Writer | Producer
Rio Blanco (1967)
Director
Los hijos que yo soñé (1965)
Director
The Golden Cockerel (1964)
Director | Screenplay
Autumn Days (1963)
Director
The White Rose (1961)
Director | Screenplay
El Siete de Copas (1960)
Director | Adaptation
Macario (1960)
Director | Writer
Beyond All Limits (1959)
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Ash Wednesday (1958)
Director | Writer
La rebelión de la sierra: El Fin de Heraclio Bernal (1958)
Director
El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio Bernal (1958)
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Here is Heraclius Bernal (1958)
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The Hidden One (1956)
Director | Adaptation | Writer
Historia de un amor (1956)
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The Littlest Outlaw (1955)
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De carne somos (1955)
Director | Writer
Después de la tormenta (1955)
Director | Writer
Untouched (1954)
Director | Writer
Camelia (1954)
Director | Screenplay
The Boy and the Fog (1953)
Director | Writer
The Three Perfect Married (1953)
Director | Screenplay
Remember to Live (1953)
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Soledad's Shawl (1952)
Director | Screenplay
Night Falls (1952)
Director | Writer
In the Palm of Your Hand (1951)
Director | Writer
Desired (1951)
Director | Writer
Mi vida por la tuya (1951)
Director | Writer
Rosauro Castro (1950)
Director | Screenplay | Producer
The Love Nest (1950)
Director | Writer
Tongolele Has Been Killed (1948)
Director | Screenplay
A la sombra del puente (1948)
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Adventures of Casanova (1948)
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The Kneeling Goddess (1947)
Director | Adaptation
La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra (1947)
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The Other (1946)
Screenplay | Director
Rayando el sol (1946)
Director
El socio (1946)
Director
Corazones de México (1945)
Director
The Barracks (1945)
Director
Naná (1944)
Director | Writer
Caminito alegre (1944)
Assistant Director
El baisano Jalil (1942)
Director
El conde de Montecristo (1942)
Director
Rancho Alegre (1941)
Assistant Director
La bestia negra (1939)
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La tierra del mariachi (1938)
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Ave sin rumbo (1937)
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El derecho y el deber (1937)
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Cielito lindo (1936)
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The Dead Speak (1935)
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