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Fernando de Fuentes Carrau (December 13, 1894 – July 4, 1958) was a Mexican film director, considered a pioneer in the film industry worldwide. He is perhaps best known for directing the films El prisionero trece, El compadre Mendoza, and Vámonos con Pancho Villa, all part of his Revolution Trilogy on the Mexican Revolution .
Director of two classic films of Mexican Cinema, Compadre Mendoza, El (1933) and ¡Vámonos con Pancho Villa! (1935), De Fuentes began his career as second assistant director in Santa (1931), the first "talkie" produced in Mexico. His technical abilities promoted him to direct Anónimo, El (1932).
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- Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Mar 13, 2024 · The subject of a revelatory retrospective at last year’s Morelia International Film Festival, this groundbreaking director ushered in Mexican cinema’s golden age with vibrant explorations of the nation’s folk traditions and revolutionary past.
Described as "the Mexican John Ford" (New York Times), Fernando de Fuentes was by far the most talented filmmaker of early Mexican sound cinema. This tragic trilogy set during the Mexican Revolution was possibly his greatest achievement.
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Sep 18, 2010 · By the time Fernando de Fuentes, Mexico’s best early filmmaker, addressed the Revolution (with a trilogy consisting of Prisoner 13, El Compadre Mendoza, and Let’s Go with Pancho Villa), nearly a quarter-century had passed since the first uprising. The trilogy is showing at this year’s New York Film Festival, in prints from Mexico City, in ...
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The Mexican director Fernando de Fuentes is one of the most famous figures of Mexican cinema. Born in Veracruz on December 13, 1894, he studied engineering for a time but then transferred to the humanities department at Tulane University, New Orleans.
Fernando de Fuentes Carrau (December 12, 1894 – July 4, 1958) was a Mexican film director, considered a pioneer in the film industry worldwide. He is perhaps best known for directing the films El prisionero trece, El compadre Mendoza, and Vámonos con Pancho Villa, all part of his Revolution Trilogy on the Mexican Revolution.
