Felipe Cazals

Felipe Cazals (28 July 1937 – 16 October 2021) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter, and producer. His wife was Rosa Eugenia Báez de Cazals.

Together with Arturo Ripstein, Cazals was considered in Mexico one of the most representative film directors of his generation. With his films '''' (1986), ''Las Poquianchis'' (1976), ''El Apando'' (1976), and ''Canoa'' (1976), he was considered to be one of the most creative and bitter-critical filmmakers in the history of Latin American movies. ''Canoa'' was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize. His 1973 film ''Aquellos años'' was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Prize. Provided by Wikipedia