Jorge Fons Pérez (23 April 1939 – 22 September 2022) was a Mexican film director. He belonged to the first generation of film directors of the UNAM. His short film, Caridad (1973), is still considered one of the best films in Mexican cinema. Two of the most important films of his filmography are Rojo amanecer (1989) and El callejón de los milagros (1995) based on the homonymous book by Naguib Mahfouz, Midaq Alley of 1947, which breaks the classic lineal plots in films. His 1976 film, Los albañiles, won the Silver Bear at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1995, his film El callejón de los milagros won a Special Mention at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival.
Birthday: April 23, 1939
Death: September 22, 2022
May 10, 1973
August 27, 2010
January 01, 1970
October 18, 1990
May 05, 1995
September 02, 1965
January 01, 1973
January 01, 2003
December 10, 1970
December 23, 1976
February 14, 1974
June 19, 1972
January 01, 1973
September 09, 1981
April 18, 1974
November 04, 1965
June 22, 1969
June 16, 1965
March 08, 2013
