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Luis Spota (1925-1985)

Alias:
Jose Walter
José Walter
Luís Spota

Birthplace:
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Born:
July 13, 1925

Died:
January 20, 1985

Biography from TheMovieDB

Luis Mario Cayetano Spota Saavedra Ruotti Castañares (13 July 1925, Mexico City — 20 January 1985) was a Mexican writer, journalist, boxing official and film director.  Although he never finished primary school, Spota became a highly successful author and journalist in his lifetime, appearing frequently on TV and radio. He was also a busy screenwriter for the Mexican film industry. He was a close friend of the Mexican president Miguel Aleman Valdes.  He was the first President of the World Boxing Council (WBC) (February 1963 - September 1968).  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Director:
1953  Nadie muere dos veces
1955  Love in Four Parts
1957  La revolución Mexicana en sus murales
1958  With my finger on the trigger
1965  El dinamitero

Novel:
1953  Nadie muere dos veces
1955  Love in Four Parts
1957  La revolución Mexicana en sus murales
1958  With my finger on the trigger
1965  El dinamitero
1979  Life Sentence
1994  Vagabunda

Screenplay:
1953  Nadie muere dos veces
1955  Love in Four Parts
1957  La revolución Mexicana en sus murales
1958  With my finger on the trigger
1965  El dinamitero
1979  Life Sentence
1994  Vagabunda

Story:
1951  In the Palm of Your Hand
1951  Streetwalker
1952  Night Falls
1953  Nadie muere dos veces
1954  La gitana blanca
1955  La culpa de los hombres
1955  Love in Four Parts
1957  La revolución Mexicana en sus murales
1957  The Marked Woman
1958  With my finger on the trigger
1963  The Paper Man
1965  El dinamitero
1979  Life Sentence
1980  Las grandes aguas
1994  Vagabunda

Writer:
1949  Hipócrita..!
1951  Flor de sangre
1951  Heart of beast
1951  Hell Road
1951  In the Palm of Your Hand
1951  Streetwalker
1952  Night Falls
1953  Nadie muere dos veces
1953  Quiero vivir
1954  La gitana blanca
1955  La culpa de los hombres
1955  Love in Four Parts
1955  Tu vida entre mis manos
1956  Where the Circle Ends
1957  La revolución Mexicana en sus murales
1957  The Marked Woman
1958  With my finger on the trigger
1960  La estrella vacía
1963  The Paper Man
1965  El dinamitero
1971  The Enemy Blood
1979  Life Sentence
1980  Las grandes aguas
1986  Murieron a la mitad del rio
1994  Vagabunda
2024  Quite Like Paradise

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