| Ernesto Cortázar | |
| Birth Date: | 10 December 1897 |
| Birth Place: | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Death Date: | 30 November 1953 (aged 55) |
| Death Place: | Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Occupation: | Director, Screenwriter, Composer |
| Yearsactive: | 1937–1953 (film) |
Ernesto Cortázar (1897–1953) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter, musician and composer.[1] Cortázar was active during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. He was the father of Ernesto Cortázar II.[2]