José Estrada

José Estrada

Nascimento : 1938-10-11, Mexico City, Mexico

Morte : 1986-09-23

História

José Estrada Aguirre (11 October 1938 – 23 August 1986), better known as José Estrada, was a Mexican film director and screenwriter. He directed 19 films between 1971 and 1985. His 1985 film Mexican, You Can Do It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.

Perfil

José Estrada

Filmes

Mexicano ¡Tú puedes!
Director
Vicente and Carmen, are spouses, he works in a factory, although he is a womanizer and irresponsible; she sells cosmetics or fayuca. Both dream of owning a home. Vincent did not want to leave their neighborhood but after several discussions they decide to buy a land...
¡Pum!
Director
Ángela Morante, ¿crimen o suicidio?
Director
Reporter investigating an actress' death gains an overview of her whole biography.
Angel del barrio
Director
Retired boxer is the moral compass of his slum neighborhood.
La pachanga
Director
In a building, at the same time a girl's birthday is celebrated and an old man who died of cold is being watched.
Los indolentes
Director
Wealthy family in the 1940s have failed to change with the times, and now everything's collapsing in their lives.
Maten al León
Writer
A pilot is called back to his homeland, the Latin American republic of Arepa, by the rich islanders to participate in a complot to kill the dictator known as El León (The Lion).
Maten al León
Director
A pilot is called back to his homeland, the Latin American republic of Arepa, by the rich islanders to participate in a complot to kill the dictator known as El León (The Lion).
El albañil
Screenplay
Construction worker falls in love with a handicapped woman who aspires to a career as a singer.
El albañil
Director
Construction worker falls in love with a handicapped woman who aspires to a career as a singer.
Recodo de purgatorio
An unnamed man goes to a hotel to commit suicide with pills while listening to songs by Marlene Dietrich. But that act that seems to trigger the mere memory of places and experiences before dying, suddenly merges with other characters and dramatic experiences, which give life to a limit work, of desperate, almost intolerable courage, obstinate in dismantling all institutional discourses of the history of Mexico, without ceasing to use extraordinarily all possible cinematographic resources.
Recodo de purgatorio
Writer
An unnamed man goes to a hotel to commit suicide with pills while listening to songs by Marlene Dietrich. But that act that seems to trigger the mere memory of places and experiences before dying, suddenly merges with other characters and dramatic experiences, which give life to a limit work, of desperate, almost intolerable courage, obstinate in dismantling all institutional discourses of the history of Mexico, without ceasing to use extraordinarily all possible cinematographic resources.
Recodo de purgatorio
Director
An unnamed man goes to a hotel to commit suicide with pills while listening to songs by Marlene Dietrich. But that act that seems to trigger the mere memory of places and experiences before dying, suddenly merges with other characters and dramatic experiences, which give life to a limit work, of desperate, almost intolerable courage, obstinate in dismantling all institutional discourses of the history of Mexico, without ceasing to use extraordinarily all possible cinematographic resources.
El primer paso... de la mujer
Adaptation
Three girls from different social classes are forced to take that first step into adulthood that leads them to live fun adventures and also unfortunate events.
El primer paso... de la mujer
Director
Three girls from different social classes are forced to take that first step into adulthood that leads them to live fun adventures and also unfortunate events.
Chabelo y Pepito detectives
Director
A commanding friend Pepito and Chabelo ask them to help uncover a gang who kidnaps children. They accept and are out to steal to join the band. Whenthey find that the band mesmerizes children with toys and then the kids are controlled by young boys and they controlled in turn by strangers with long hair and blue eyes.
The Prophet Mimi
Screenplay
Childhood trauma and religious repression causes little boy to grow up and murder .
The Prophet Mimi
Director
Childhood trauma and religious repression causes little boy to grow up and murder .
Uno y medio contra el mundo
Writer
Small-time crook teams up with a street urchin for mutual support on the margins of society.
Uno y medio contra el mundo
Director
Small-time crook teams up with a street urchin for mutual support on the margins of society.
Chabelo and Pepito vs. the Monsters
Director
Chabelo and Pepito are cousins ​​and belong to a group of scouts. When hiking a farmer warns of the danger of a cave where a cursed treasure.
Los cacos
Story
A group of Soccer-loving friends devise a plan to make easy money.
Los cacos
Director
A group of Soccer-loving friends devise a plan to make easy money.
Cayó de la gloria el diablo
Writer
Subsistence-economy slum guy who sells used newsprint for a living breaks into showbiz with an inadvertantly-comical fire-eater act. The novelty of him wears off very quickly, and then...
Cayó de la gloria el diablo
Director
Subsistence-economy slum guy who sells used newsprint for a living breaks into showbiz with an inadvertantly-comical fire-eater act. The novelty of him wears off very quickly, and then...
Trio y cuarteto
Writer
Para servir a usted
Writer
Working-class dude gets a gig as a waiter doing banquet service, and loses his moral compass through his contacts with decadent rich folk.
Para servir a usted
Director
Working-class dude gets a gig as a waiter doing banquet service, and loses his moral compass through his contacts with decadent rich folk.
Siempre hay una primera vez
Story
Siempre hay una primera vez
Director