Rolando Aguilar

Rolando Aguilar

Personal information

Known for
Directing
Known credits
31
Gender
Male
Born
October 11, 1903
Died
December 3, 1984
Place of birth
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico

Biography

Rolando Aguilar Ricketson (11 October 1903 – 4 December 1984) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Born in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. He spent his early years in Mexico before moving to the United States to continue his education, where exposure to Hollywood inspired him to pursue a career in filmmaking. After returning to Mexico, Aguilar began his filmmaking career in 1935 by directing several short films before making his feature directorial debut with Madres del mundo (1936).

Over the following decades, Aguilar directed numerous films across a variety of genres, including Los millones de Chaflán (1938). In addition to directing, he worked as a screenwriter. A founding member of the Unión de Directores Cinematográficos de México, he also became the first secretary-general of the Directors' Section of the STPC in 1945. He died in Mexico City, Mexico, on 4 December 1984.

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Run for the Sun
Movie
1956

Run for the Sun

Movie · 1956

El cuarto mandamiento
Movie
1948

El cuarto mandamiento

Movie · 1948

Ya somos hombres
Movie
1971

Ya somos hombres

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An Adventure in the Night
Movie
1948

An Adventure in the Night

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Bajo el cielo de Sonora
Movie
1948

Bajo el cielo de Sonora

Movie · 1948

El diablo a caballo
Movie
1955

El diablo a caballo

Movie · 1955