Felipe Cazals

Felipe Cazals(July 28th, 1937 - October 16th, 2021) was aMexicanfilm director,screenwriterandproducer.Along withArturo Ripstein, Jaime Humberto Hermosillo and Jorfe Fons, he is considered one of the most representative film directors of his generation. His masterworksThe Humilliated(Las inocentes, 1986),Las Poquianchis(1976),The Heist(El Apando, 1976) andCanoa(1976), make him to be considered as one of the most creative and bitter-critic filmmaker in the history ofLatin-Americanmovies.Canoawas entered into the26th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won theSilver Bear - Special Jury Prize.His 1973 filmThoe Years (Aquellos Años, 1974)was entered into the8th Moscow International Film Festivalwhere it won a Special Prize.