Gregorio Walerstein Explained

Gregorio Walerstein
Birth Name:	Gregorio Walerstein Weinstock
Birth Date:	22 February 1913
Birth Place:	Mexico City, Mexico
Death Place:	Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation:	Film producer Screenwriter
Yearsactive:	1941–1989
Relatives:	Marcela Walerstein (granddaughter)

Gregorio Walerstein Weinstock^[1] (22 February 1913  - 24 January 2002) was a Mexican film producer and screenwriter of Jewish descent.^{[2] [3]} He produced 193 films between 1941 and 1989. His productions include Ash Wednesday (1958), which was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival,^[4] and La Valentina (1966), his last collaboration with actress María Félix. He also discovered actresses Flor Silvestre,^[5] Ofelia Montesco,^[6] and Hilda Aguirre.^[7]

Selected filmography

• Alejandra (1942)
• The Count of Monte Cristo (1942)
• My Memories of Mexico (1944)
• The Two Orphans (1944)
• Everybody's Woman (1946)
• The Operetta Queen (1946)
• The Road to Sacramento (1946)
• The Thief (1947)
• Bel Ami (1947)
• The Private Life of Mark Antony and Cleopatra (1947)
• Maclovia (1948)
• Midnight (1949)
• The Perez Family (1949)
• The Devil Is a Woman (1950)
• Primero soy mexicano (1950)
• Orange Blossom for Your Wedding (1950)
• The Little House (1950)
• A Galician Dances the Mambo (1951)
• María Montecristo (1951)
• Love Was Her Sin (1951)
• Now I Am Rich (1952)
• A Place Near Heaven (1952)
• The Island of Women (1953)
• The Naked Woman (1953)
• You've Got Me By the Wing (1953)
• The Three Perfect Wives (1953)
• Camelia (1954)
• Un extraño en la escalera (1955)
• Ash Wednesday (1958)
• La fièvre monte à El Pao (1959)
• Young People (1961)
• La Valentina (1966)
• The Bricklayer (1975)
• Spicy Chile (1983)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gregorio Walerstein Y Weinstock - Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration Cards. FamilySearch. 5 January 2015.
2. Book: ʻAner, Nadav. The Jewish People Policy Planning Institute Planning Assessment, 2004-2005. 2005. Gefen Publishing House Ltd. 9789652293466.
3. Web site: Joaquín Pardavé's El Baisano Jalil. 14 August 2012.
4. Web site: IMDB.com: Awards for Ash Wednesday . 3 January 2010 . imdb.com.
5. News: Camacho. Alma Rosa. Flor Silvestre, estandarte de la música ranchera. 5 January 2015. Esto. 16 August 2009. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080320/http://www.oem.com.mx/esto/notas/n1286866.htm. dead.
6. News: Arias Madrigal. Danilo. Artista por accidente: La bella Ofelia Montesco habla para 'La Nación'. 5 January 2015. La Nación. 28 August 1963.
7. News: Hilda Aguirre, sube y sube. 5 January 2015. La Nación. 8 November 1967.