Biografía

The idea of the basement window to see the feet walking in the street that appeared in the Pedro Almodóvar film Tacones lejanos (1991) (High Heels) was taken from the Miguel Zacarías film Necesito dinero (1951).

On 19th March 2005 he celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by his family and friends.

He was considered a star creator, because he gave the opportunity of work in his movies to a lot of new actors and actresses such as María Félix, Pedro Armendáriz, Marga López, Esther Fernández, Manuel Medel, 'Eulalio González 'Piporro', among others.

While in Europe he heard a waltz being played, a creation of Mexican composer Juventino Rosas. When he suggested that it was a Mexican tune, he was told by his European friends, "Impossible - no Mexican could have composed that". Incensed, he returned to Mexico, wrote a novel based on the life of Rosas, and produced a movie bearing the title of a famous Rosas composition, Sobre las Olas (1934).

In 1993 Zacarías received the Gold Ariel award at the XXXV Ceremonia de Entrega del Ariel.