
Person
Fernando de Fuentes
Directing · 1894–1958 · Veracruz, Mexico
Biography
Fernando de Fuentes Carrau (December 12, 1894 – July 4, 1958) was a Mexican film director, considered a pioneer in the film industry worldwide. He is perhaps best known for directing the films El prisionero trece, El compadre Mendoza, and Vámonos con Pancho Villa, all part of his Revolution Trilogy on the Mexican Revolution.
Known for

The Red Grasshopper
Executive Producer

El jefe máximo
Writer

Hipólito, el de Santa
Director

Allá en el Trópico
Producer

The Adventures of Pito Pérez
Producer
La calandria
Screenplay

Hasta que perdió Jalisco
Director

Lullaby
Director

El anónimo
Director

Las águilas frente al sol
Editor
Filmography
- 2015The Red GrasshopperExecutive Producer
- 1971Los Beverly de PeralvilloProducer
- 1970El dinero tiene miedoScreenplay
- 1965Face of the Screaming WerewolfWriter
- 1960¡Viva quien sabe querer!Story
- 1960House of TerrorWriter
- 1959Anguish of a SecretOriginal Story
- 1957La sombra del otroWriter
- 1957Que me toquen las golondrinasStory
- 1957The Adventures of Pito PérezProducer
- 1955School for TrampsAdaptation
- 1954The IntruderProducer
- 19543 citas con el destinoDirector
- 1953LullabyDirector
- 1952Los hijos de María MoralesDirector
- 1952Las locuras de Tin TanProducer
- 1952Paco, el eleganteProducer
- 1951Crimen y castigoDirector
- 1951Heart of beastExecutive Producer
- 1951Apartment houseStory
- 1950By the False DoorDirector
- 1950Médico de guardiaProducer
- 1950Hipólito, el de SantaDirector
- 1949Las tandas del principalProducer
- 1949El Colmillo de BudaProducer
- 1949Jalisco canta en SevillaDirector
- 1949Out on the Big RanchDirector
- 1948Si Adelita se fuera con otroProducer
- 1946La DevoradoraScreenplay
- 1946EsperanzaDirector
- 1945The Jungle of FireDirector
- 1945Hasta que perdió JaliscoDirector
- 1944Woman Without a SoulDirector
- 1944El rey se divierteDirector
- 1943Doña BárbaraDirector
- 1942Así se quiere en JaliscoDirector
- 1941La gallina cluecaDirector
- 1941Creo en DiosDirector
- 1940El jefe máximoWriter
- 1940Allá en el TrópicoProducer
- 1939La casa del ogroDirector
- 1939Papacito lindoDirector
- 1938La zandungaDirector
- 1937Las mujeres mandanDirector
- 1937Bajo el cielo de MéxicoDirector
- 1936Let's Go with Pancho Villa!Screenplay
- 1936Allá en el Rancho GrandeEditor
- 1935The Dressel FamilyProducer
- 1934Cruz DiabloEditor
- 1934The Phantom of the MonasteryDirector
- 1934El compadre MendozaScreenplay
- 1933The Tiger of YautepecDirector
- 1933Su última canciónCo-Director
- 1933La calandriaScreenplay
- 1933Prisoner 13Writer
- 1933The Crying WomanAdaptation
- 1933El anónimoDirector
- 1932Las águilas frente al solEditor
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