Luis Spota

Luis Spota

Nascimento : 1925-07-13, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Morte : 1985-01-20

História

Luis Mario Cayetano Spota Saavedra Ruotti Castañares (13 July 1925, Mexico City — 20 January 1985) was a Mexican writer, journalist, boxing official and film director. Although he never finished primary school, Spota became a highly successful author and journalist in his lifetime, appearing frequently on TV and radio. He was also a busy screenwriter for the Mexican film industry. He was a close friend of the Mexican president Miguel Aleman Valdes. He was the first President of the World Boxing Council (WBC) (February 1963 - September 1968). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Perfil

Luis Spota

Filmes

Vagabunda
Novel
Vagabunda is the story of young girl (Flor), well aware about her seductive skills, who arrives from an unknown place into a small town in Verazcruz where she is protected by the widowed father of a family who has two sons; one married and the other one lame. After weighting possibilities she ends up dividing the family to get the benefits of the family patrimony causing the married man to killed his pregnant wife, fact that is covered up by his father. At his sister in law's funeral, the head of the family announced his wedding with Flor which takes place before the burial. But since the now widowed son was cheating with Flor, he ends up being killed by his father as he did when killing his pregnant wife, Perla, giving this initial sensual movie a tragic end.
Murieron a la mitad del rio
Writer
Las grandes aguas
Story
Public-works engineer entrusted with a big project faces problems in his home life and conflicts with a corrupt local businessman.
Life Sentence
Novel
After being released from jail, "Tarzan" Lira seeks to rebuild his life as a bank employee. Unfortunately, it might not be as easy as he thinks.
The Enemy Blood
Writer
A group of people suffering from mental retardation, blindness and physical malformations work in a traveling circus.
El dinamitero
Screenplay
El dinamitero
Director
The Paper Man
Story
A deaf and mute vagabond finds a large denomination bill in a Mexico City dump, and while he tries to buy something with it, others try to con him into giving it away. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 36th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Mi madre es Culpable
"Problem drama" examining the pros and cons of euthanasia.
La estrella vacía
Writer
Mourners share their memories of a dead film-star at her wake, a la Citizen Kane. Only melodrama.
With my finger on the trigger
Writer
The Private detective Raúl Marín with the help of his grandmother and the police commander Aragón try to find out the murder of several homicides in three episodes: El Anónimo, El Ídolo and El Hipnotizador.
With my finger on the trigger
Director
The Private detective Raúl Marín with the help of his grandmother and the police commander Aragón try to find out the murder of several homicides in three episodes: El Anónimo, El Ídolo and El Hipnotizador.
Mi desconocida esposa
(uncredited)
After moving from Guadalajara to Mexico City, a young woman gets embroiled in a series of puzzling mistaken-identity misadventures.
The Marked Woman
Story
Beautiful woman with disfiguring facial scars learns to cope.
Where the Circle Ends
Writer
A woman murders her lover. Her husband and his mistress are also having murder-shaped thoughts, and their three counterplots all get tangled together. Everybody loses.
La culpa de los hombres
Story
A factory worker gets pregnant by the son of her boss, who forces his son to marry a rich girl he doesn't love.
Amos em quatro tempos
Writer
Anthology film, four episodes.
Amos em quatro tempos
Director
Anthology film, four episodes.
Tu vida entre mis manos
Writer
La gitana blanca
Story
Nadie muere dos veces
Writer
Big-league criminal escapes from jail, tracks down his ex-wife at a seaside resort. She kills him in self-defense, and then a guy who looks exactly like him comes along. Massive complications!
Nadie muere dos veces
Director
Big-league criminal escapes from jail, tracks down his ex-wife at a seaside resort. She kills him in self-defense, and then a guy who looks exactly like him comes along. Massive complications!
Quiero vivir
Writer
Man in the final stages of a fatal illness gets immersed in a new romance and a murder investigation.
Night Falls
Story
The arrogant Arizmendi, pelota champion, lives intoxicated by his success and disdain for women who love him. Arizmendi commits blackmail to lose a game. Convinced to get away with it, Arizmendi does not meet the covenant and must face the villainous revenge Marcial Gomez.
Hell Road
Writer
When a robbery goes wrong, the thief takes a singer as hostage, they fall in love and try to rebuild their lives, but tragedy surges in the most unexpected way.
Streetwalker
Story
The story of two estranged sisters, both of whom end up as prostitutes but for very different reasons.
In the Palm of Your Hand
Story
A con artist seduces the widow of a millionaire, only to learn she'd plotted with her lover to murder the late husband. A tense game of cat-and-mouse ensues—but who's the cat? Perhaps the greatest thriller ever made in Mexico, starring Arturo de Córdova and Leticia Palma.
Heart of beast
Writer
Wanted criminal has plastic surgery, starts new life in a distant town. Old habits die hard.
Flor de sangre
Writer
Hipócrita..!
Writer
A disfigured woman is helped by a talented composer to recover her face with plastic surgery. Then he discovers that she's a beautiful woman and a talented singer.