Person
Carlos Toussaint
Art · 1901–1975 · Mexico City, Mexico
Biography
Carlos Toussaint (1901–1975) was a Mexican film director and production designer. He was active during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema and worked as art director on many productions. He also directed fourteen films between 1940 and 1964 including the Cantinflas short Cantinflas y su prima. He was married to the makeup artist Sara Mateos.
Known for
Vuelven los García
Art Direction
Mystery of the Ghastly Face
Production Design
Suprema ley
Art Designer
Marejada
Director
Festival de Cantinflas
Director
Dos pesos dejada
Production Design
Monja, casada, virgen y mártir
Art Direction
Los tres huastecos
Set Designer
Mi guitarra y mi caballo
Director
The Well-paid
Production Design
Filmography
- 1964Este amor sí es amorDirector
- 1963El beso de ultratumbaDirector
- 1963Baile de graduaciónDirector
- 1962Los falsos héroesDirector
- 1962El fusilamientoDirector
- 1962Me dicen el consentidoDirector
- 1961Then God Named It EarthWriter
- 1961Mi guitarra y mi caballoDirector
- 1958The Song of Jean RichepinDirector
- 1958La Canción de Jean RichepinDirector
- 1956The Stone CrucifixDirector
- 1952MarejadaDirector
- 1950De Tequila, su mezcalDirector
- 1950No desearás la mujer de tu hijoArt Direction
- 1949The Black SheepProduction Design
- 1949The SeminarianSet Designer
- 1949Dos pesos dejadaProduction Design
- 1949The Woman I LostSet Designer
- 1949Dicen que soy mujeriegoArt Direction
- 1949Cuando los padres se quedan solosProduction Design
- 1949Out on the Big RanchArt Designer
- 1948You the RichSet Designer
- 1948Black AngelsSet Designer
- 1948Las mañanitasArt Designer
- 1948Los tres huastecosSet Designer
- 1948CortesanaProduction Design
- 1948Si Adelita se fuera con otroProduction Design
- 1948We the PoorSet Designer
- 1948The Well-paidProduction Design
- 1947Vuelven los GarcíaArt Direction
- 1947The Three GarcíasSet Designer
- 1947When the Brave CrySet Designer
- 1946La culpableArt Direction
- 1944Escándalo de estrellasSet Designer
- 1944The MexicanProduction Design
- 1944Mi lupe y mi caballoDirector
- 1944Viva Mi DesgraciaSet Designer
- 1943¡Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra!Set Designer
- 1943SantaProduction Design
- 1943Aventuras de Cucuruchito y PinochoProduction Design
- 1943The Rock of SoulsProduction Design
- 1942Dark AngelProduction Design
- 1942El que tenga un amorProduction Design
- 1942Mil estudiantes y una muchachaProduction Design
- 1942The Prodigious BarberProduction Design
- 1941Lo que el viento trajoProduction Design
- 1941When the Children are GoneProduction Design
- 1940You’re Missing the PointProduction Design
- 1940Cantinflas y su primaDirector
- 1940Al son de la marimbaProduction Design
- 1940In the Times of Don PorfirioProduction Design
- 1939Festival de CantinflasDirector
- 1939Caballo a caballoProduction Design
- 1938The Girls AuntProduction Design
- 1937La honradez es un estorboProduction Design
- 1937Suprema leyArt Designer
- 1936Malditas sean las mujeresProduction Design
- 1935Mystery of the Ghastly FaceProduction Design
- 1935Monja, casada, virgen y mártirArt Direction
- 1934Two MonksProduction Design
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