José Benavides hijo (1911–1945) was a Mexican screenwriter and film director.[1][2] He directed fourteen feature films during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema before his career was cut short by his early death.
José Benavides | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1911 |
| Died | 17 September 1945 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, |
| Years active | 1935–1945 (film) |
Selected filmography
edit- The Adventurous Captain (1939)
- Three Peasants on a Donkey (1939)
- Poor Devil (1940)
- El Zorro de Jalisco (1941)
- Alejandra (1942)
- Land of Passions (1943)
- A Woman's Diary (1944)
- The Two Orphans (1944)
- Caribbean Rose (1946)
- The Operetta Queen (1946)
References
editBibliography
edit- Irwin, Robert & Ricalde, Maricruz. Global Mexican Cinema: Its Golden Age. British Film Institute, 2013.
- Paulo Antonio Paranaguá. Mexican Cinema. British Film Institute, 1995.
- Sadlier, Darlene Joy (ed.) Latin American Melodrama: Passion, Pathos, and Entertainment. University of Illinois Press, 2009.
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