Miguel Morayta Explained

Miguel Morayta
Birth Date:15 August 1907
Birth Place:Villahermosa, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Death Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation:Film director, screenwriter
Yearsactive:1944-1978

Miguel Morayta (15 August 1907 – 19 June 2013) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter.[1] He directed 74 films between 1944 and 1978. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Morayta was a Spanish artillery officer, who joined the Republican side. After Francisco Franco's victory, he left Spain for France and Africa, finally arriving in Mexico in 1941, where he started his career.[1] He was living in Mexico when he died aged 105.[2]

Selected filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miguel Morayta: Un olvido de cine . 3 March 2010 . abc.es. 30 October 2009 .
  2. Web site: Spanish-Born Filmmaker Miguel Morayta Dies in Mexico at 105 . 21 June 2013 . 19 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190219015921/http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=814652&CategoryId=13003 . dead .