| Mauricio Walerstein | |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Death Place: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation: | Film director, screenwriter, film producer |
| Yearsactive: | 1967–2014 |
| Parents: | Gregorio Walerstein |
| Children: | Marcela Walerstein |
Mauricio Walerstein (29 March 1945 - 3 July 2016) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter and film producer who spent much of his career in Venezuela.[1] [2] [3] He directed 17 films between 1971 and 2014. His 1973 film Cuando quiero llorar no lloro, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Venezuelan writer Miguel Otero Silva, was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival.[4] His father was Mexican film producer and screenwriter Gregorio Walerstein.
Walerstein died on 3 July 2016, at the age of 71.[1] Prior to his death, he had been living with Venezuelan actress Marisela Berti for more than two decades; the pair had a son, actor Alejandro Walerstein.[5]