Juan Manuel Torres

Juan Manuel Torres

Birth : 1938-04-05, Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico

Death : 1980-03-17

History

Juan Manuel Torres Sáenz (April 5, 1938 - March 17, 1980) was a Mexican writer, translator, screenwriter and filmmaker. Author of the book of stories El viaje (1969) and the novel Didascalias (1970). Between 1962 and 1968 he studied at the Leon Schiller National School of Film, Television and Theater in Lodz, Poland. He returned to Mexico and directed the films La otra virginidad (The Other Virginity, 1974), La vida cambia (Life Changes, 1975), El mar (The Sea, 1976) and La mujer perfecta (The Perfect Woman, 1977). In 1975 he won the Ariel de Oro for Best Film (along with Emilio Fernández for La Choca) and the Ariel de Plata for Best Direction for La Otra Virginidad. He died in a car accident in the early hours of March 17, 1980, when the car he was driving crashed on the Tlalpan road, shortly before his 42nd birthday.

Profile

Juan Manuel Torres
Juan Manuel Torres

Movies

6 Bullets to Hell
6 Bullets to Hell
Juan Ma
When a farmer's wife is brutally murdered by the ruthless bandit Bobby Durango and his gang of killers, Billy Rogers goes back to his old gun and starts to hunt them one by one.
Al este del oeste
Al este del oeste
Stunts
A village is under the yoke of two bands of thiefs assaulting them every week. The mayor, in search of a solution, has decided to write a letter to Bill 'Warlock', the fastest man in the west.
Perfect Woman
Perfect Woman
Director
Sex-goddess movie star tries to adapt to housewife status.
El mar
El mar
Writer
Local artists mingle with tourists and each other at a Mexican resort. Mingle, mingle.
El mar
El mar
Director
Local artists mingle with tourists and each other at a Mexican resort. Mingle, mingle.
La vida cambia
La vida cambia
Writer
An unhappy marriage is complicated when hubby starts an affair with his sister-in-law. Darkest before the dawn...
La vida cambia
La vida cambia
Director
An unhappy marriage is complicated when hubby starts an affair with his sister-in-law. Darkest before the dawn...
The Other Virginity
The Other Virginity
Writer
Two young waitresses, Laura and Eva, become romantically involved with a movie distributor, Adrian, and his friend Luis.
The Other Virginity
The Other Virginity
Director
Two young waitresses, Laura and Eva, become romantically involved with a movie distributor, Adrian, and his friend Luis.
Diamantes, Oro y Amor
Diamantes, Oro y Amor
Director
Tú, yo, nosotros
Tú, yo, nosotros
Writer
Three interwoven stories where the characters experience deception, passion, love and rejection.
Tú, yo, nosotros
Tú, yo, nosotros
Director
Three interwoven stories where the characters experience deception, passion, love and rejection.
End of the Party
End of the Party
Writer
A motorcycle gang goes to a mansion where a party is being held and joy turns into tragedy.