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Luis Spota(1925-1985)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Luis Spota was born on 13 July 1925 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was a writer and director, known for Mains criminelles (1951), Amor en cuatro tiempos (1955) and La tumba (1958). He died on 20 January 1985 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
BornJuly 13, 1925
DiedJanuary 20, 1985(59)
BornJuly 13, 1925
DiedJanuary 20, 1985(59)
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Mains criminelles (1951)
Mains criminelles
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1951
Amor en cuatro tiempos (1955)
Amor en cuatro tiempos
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1955
La tumba (1958)
La tumba
  • Writer(as Jose Walter)
  • 1958
El vengador (1958)
El vengador
  • Writer(as Jose Walter)
  • 1958

Credits

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Writer



  • Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Eric del Castillo, and Dolores Heredia in Vagabunda (1994)
    Vagabunda
    5.5
    • novel
    • 1994
  • Alma Muriel and Gonzalo Vega in Las grandes aguas (1989)
    Las grandes aguas
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1989
  • Murieron a la mitad del rio (1986)
    Murieron a la mitad del rio
    • novel
    • 1986
  • Las grandes aguas (1980)
    Las grandes aguas
    6.9
    • novel
    • 1980
  • Cadena perpetua (1979)
    Cadena perpetua
    7.1
    • novel
    • 1979
  • La sangre enemiga (1971)
    La sangre enemiga
    7.0
    • based on the novel by
    • story
    • 1971
  • El dinamitero (1965)
    El dinamitero
    • Writer (as Jose Walter)
    • 1965
  • El anónimo
    • Writer (as Jose Walter)
    • 1965
  • Wounds of Hunger (1963)
    Wounds of Hunger
    • novel "Más cornadas da el hambre"
    • 1963
  • El hombre de papel (1963)
    El hombre de papel
    7.8
    • story "El Billete" (as Luís Spota)
    • 1963
  • La emboscada mortal (1962)
    La emboscada mortal
    • story and adaptation
    • 1962
  • El justiciero vengador (1962)
    El justiciero vengador
    5.2
    • story and adaptation
    • 1962
  • El jinete enmascarado (1961)
    El jinete enmascarado
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • La estrella vacía (1960)
    La estrella vacía
    7.1
    • novel
    • 1960
  • Qué noche aquella
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1959

Director



  • El dinamitero (1965)
    El dinamitero
    • Director
    • 1965
  • El anónimo
    • Director
    • 1965
  • El vengador (1958)
    El vengador
    • Director
    • 1958
  • La tumba (1958)
    La tumba
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Con el dedo en el gatillo (1958)
    Con el dedo en el gatillo
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Rescate de las Islas Revillagigedo
    Short
    • Director
    • 1957
  • La revolución mexicana en sus murales (1957)
    La revolución mexicana en sus murales
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Amor en cuatro tiempos (1955)
    Amor en cuatro tiempos
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Nadie muere dos veces (1953)
    Nadie muere dos veces
    5.6
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Torerillos
    Short
    • Director
    • 1951

Actor



  • Mi madre es culpable (1960)
    Mi madre es culpable
    6.4
    • Locutor
    • 1960
  • La tumba (1958)
    La tumba
    • Locutor (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Rafael Bertrand and Silvia Pinal in Mi desconocida esposa (1958)
    Mi desconocida esposa
    6.2
    • (uncredited)
    • 1958

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Luís Spota
  • Born
    • July 13, 1925
    • Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico
  • Died
    • January 20, 1985
    • Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico(Cancer)

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