Jorge Ayala Blanco

Jorge Ayala Blanco

Jorge Ayala Blanco (Mexico City, 1942) is a mexican film historian and critic, author and dean professor at the National School of Cinematographic Arts (ENAC) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Although he studied Industrial Chemistry at the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) and after trying to study film at the UNAM University Center for Cinematographic Studies (CUEC), where he occupied a place as a teacher and not as a student, he leaned towards the field of the essay. With more than fifty years of experience, he is also a professor at theNational School of Cinematographic Arts previously Center for Cinematographic Studies, since 1964 and the Casa Lamm cultural center. His contribution to the study of cinema has been his “alphabet” of Mexican cinema, a series of books of great importance for understanding the most representative films of his country.

  • Title: Jorge Ayala Blanco
  • Popularity: 0.507
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1942-01-25
  • Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico
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  • Also Known As: Ayala
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Jorge Ayala Blanco Movies

  • 2012
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    Los Rollos Perdidos

    Los Rollos Perdidos

    1 2012 HD

    This documentary begins searching for the whereabouts of the films that Servando Gonzalez did about the events of October 2nd 1968 in Tlatelolco,...

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    Cast: Alfredo Gurrola

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  • 2011
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    Alucardos: Portrait of a Vampire

    Alucardos: Portrait of a Vampire

    3.8 2011 HD

    Terror, transsexualism, and an eternal cult film. What is on the mind of horror film director Juan López Moctezuma and his fans, Manolo and...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Juan López Moctezuma

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  • 2016
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    The Black Legend of Mexican Cinema

    The Black Legend of Mexican Cinema

    5.7 2016 HD

    During 1950, Miguel Contreras Torres led a group of filmmakers to officially denounce William O. Jenkins' monopoly on film theaters, which was built...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jorge Ayala Blanco

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  • 2012
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    Time and Memory

    Time and Memory

    1 2012 HD

    A film essay that explores the relationship between film and memory, based on the personal memoir of the director. An autobiographical attempt to...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jorge Ayala Blanco

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  • 2003
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    Los No Invitados

    Los No Invitados

    1 2003 HD

    After years of suffering from a sleep disorder, Asunción turns to a specialist who will help her discover the causes of her insomnia.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Laura Padilla

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