Jorge Fons
Jorge Fons Pérez (born April 23, 1939 in Tuxpan ) is a Mexican film director .
He is one of the first generation of film directors at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México . His short film Caridad (1973) is still considered one of the best films in Mexican cinema. His most important films include Rojo amanecer ( Red Morning, 1989) and Midaq Alley ( El callejón de los milagros , 1995). The latter is based on the novel The Midaq Alley by Nagib Mahfuz .
Awards
- Goya 1996 : Best foreign film in Spanish for "El callejón de los milagros"
- Ariel de Oro (Mexican Film Award of Honor), 2011
Web links
- Jorge Fons in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Jorge Fons in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fons, Jorge |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fons Pérez, Jorge |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tuxpan |