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Gabriel Retes

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 03/25/1947 († 73, 04/20/2020) | Mexico City, Distrito Federal (Mexico)
José Ignacio Gabriel Jorge Retes Balzaretti (March 25, 1947 – April 20, 2020) was a Mexican film director, writer, producer, and actor. His 1977 film Paper Flowers was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1979 film Broken Flag was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1999 film A Sweet Scent of Death was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival. ()
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José Ignacio Gabriel Jorge Retes Balzaretti (March 25th, 1947 – April 20th, 2020) was a Mexican film director, writer, producer, and actor.His 1977 film Paper Flowers was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1979 film Broken Flag was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1999 film A Sweet Scent of Death was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

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During a business trip a married man has an affair with a blonde who leaves him the message "Welcome to the world of Aids". ...

Bienvenido-Welcome

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1995 | 3.6/5 | 1h 42min
Comedy, Drama
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After being in a comma for 20 year, Lauro (Retes) wakes up in a very different Mexico than the one he lived on. Ideas, hopes, ways-of-life and customs have changed, and Mexicans of the nineties are st ...

El Bulto

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1992 | 3.0/5 | 1h 54min
Comedy, Drama
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Rogelio’s story, a young man of humble origin in the neighborhood of Tepito, who falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy grocer, Michelle, but his marriage to her will be a failure and he will ...

Chin-Chin el Teporocho

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1976 | 3.1/5 | 1h 42min
Drama
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When a group of young filmmakers witness and film a crime of passion, the most outrageous blackmail of the century begins. By means of a fantastic plan, the filmmakers send to the murderer, a financia ...

Broken Flag

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1979 | 3.2/5 | 1h 36min
Drama, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Gabriel Retes

Guggenheim Fellowship
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Movies with Gabriel Retes as Actor(35)

as Abel2020 Vile
as Tomas Guevara2020 Taken Identity
2018 El viaje de Keta
2017 Cómo Filmar Una XXX
as Dr. Atl2016 Given In Love
as Chico2014 Puerto Padre
as Papa Emilio2013 Almost Thirty
as Moto Adulto2010 Borrar de la Memoria
as Gabriel2008 House Arrest
as Mr. Lloyd2004 Caribe
2001 Green Stones
1999 The Comet
as Caminante1998 Under California: The Limit of Time
as Emiliano1998 Coup at Daybreak
as Mariano Pacheco / Guevara1995 Bienvenido-Welcome
as Lauro1992 El Bulto
as Bar Owner1989 The Naked City
1983 Deceitful Appearances
as Rulo1981 Everyone's Hell so Feared
1980 At a Lame Pace
as David1979 Perfect Woman
as Beto, el dientes1978 Paper Flowers
as Marcos1975 Omen
as Enrique Werner1975 La Bestia Acorralada
1975 The Living Forces
as Soldier1975 Letters from Marusia
as Gomucio1973 The Cubs
as Sangre1972 End of the Party
1972 Los cacos
as Mario1972 Triángulo
1971 They Call Him Marcado
1971 Juegos de alcoba
as Joven en iglesia1971 El cielo y tú
1971 Ya somos hombres
as Pedro1970 Cristo 70

Movies with Gabriel Retes as Crew(48)

Directing/Director2020 Taken Identity
Production/Producer2020 Taken Identity
Writing/Screenplay2020 Taken Identity
Writing/Screenstory2020 Taken Identity
Writing/Writer2017 Cómo Filmar Una XXX
Directing/Director2016 Given In Love
Production/Producer2016 Given In Love
Writing/Screenplay2016 Given In Love
Directing/Director2008 House Arrest
Writing/Screenplay2008 House Arrest
Directing/Director2006 Mujeres en el acto
Writing/Screenplay2006 Mujeres en el acto
Directing/Director2006 Bienvenido/Welcome 2
Directing/Director2004 @Festivbercine.ron
Writing/Screenplay2004 @Festivbercine.ron
Directing/Director1999 A Sweet Scent of Death
Production/Executive Producer1996 Ship of Dreams
Directing/Director1995 Bienvenido-Welcome
Writing/Writer1995 Bienvenido-Welcome
Directing/Director1992 El Bulto
Writing/Writer1992 El Bulto
Directing/Director1990 La mudanza
Directing/Director1989 The Naked City
Production/Producer1989 The Naked City
Writing/Writer1989 The Naked City
Directing/Director1989 Dispárenle a matar
Directing/Director1989 La muerte de un paletero
Crew/Script1989 Hard Years: The birth of a guerrilla fighter
Crew/Cinematography1989 Hard Years: The birth of a guerrilla fighter
Directing/Director1989 Hard Years: The birth of a guerrilla fighter
Directing/Director1986 Los Naúfragos II: Los Piratas
Directing/Director1985 The Castaways of Liguria
Directing/Director1984 Wild Women
Editing/Editor1984 Wild Women
Production/Producer1984 Wild Women
Writing/Screenplay1984 Wild Women
Directing/Director1979 Broken Flag
Production/Producer1979 Broken Flag
Directing/Director1978 Paper Flowers
Directing/Director1978 New World
Writing/Screenplay1978 New World
Directing/Director1976 Chin-Chin el Teporocho
Crew/Cinematography1973 The Hard Years
Directing/Director1973 The Hard Years
Writing/Writer1973 The Hard Years
Directing/Director1973 Tribulaciones en el seno de una familia burguesa
Directing/Director1969 South
Editing/Editor1969 South

Additional Information

Full Name: Gabriel Retes
Citizenship: Mexico
Born: Tuesday, 03/25 1947 (March) in Mexico City, Distrito Federal (Mexico)
Died: Monday, 04/20 2020 (April) in Tepoztlán (aged: 73)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: Spanish (ES)
Spouses (current/former): Pilar Campesino, Tina Romero, Lourdes Elizarrarás, Meritxell Galez
Children: Juan Claudio Retes
Mother: Lucila Balzaretti
Other names for Gabriel Retes (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"José Ignacio Gabriel Jorge Retes Balzaretti"
Gabriel Retes frequently works together with these people:
Lourdes Elizarrarás (15x, Crew)
Ignacio Retes (14x, Actor)
Jorge Santoyo (12x, Actor)
Lucila Balzaretti (12x, Actress)
Tina Romero (10x, Actress)
Abel Woolrich (9x, Actor)
Juan Claudio Retes (8x, Actor)
Alejandro Tamayo (7x, Cast)
Gabriela Retes (6x, Crew)
Gonzalo Lora (6x, Cast)
Enrique Ontiveros (6x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:398331, Added: 09/02/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024