Raúl Kamffer Explained

Raúl Kammfer
Birth Date:1929 4, mf=yes
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Death Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Years Active:19671981
Occupation:Director, producer, cinematographer, editor, screenwriter

Raúl Kamffer Cardoso (16 Abril 1929 – 19 May 1987) was a Mexican filmmaker. For his film Ora Sí ¡Tenemos Que Ganar! (1981), Kamffer earned the Ariel Award for Best Director and Best Picture.[1]

Biography

Raúl Kamffer studied film production in Italy, at the Centro Experimental de Cinematografía de Roma. Back in Mexico, he was part of the first generation of the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos. In 1968, he shot his first short film Fiesta de muertos, followed the following year by his first feature film Mictlán o la casa de los que ya no son.[2]

His 1978 film ¡Ora sí tenemos que ganar! won 4 Ariel Awards in 1982.[2]

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorProducerWriterNotes
1967Preparatoria 100 añosShort film
1968Fiesta de MuertosDocumentary film
Mural EfimeroShort film
1969Ana y DianaShort film
Mictlan o La Casa de los Que Ya No Son23rd Cannes Film Festival (Out of competition)
1970El Juego de Zuzanka
1971Semana Santa entre Los CorasDocumentary
1975EnergomexShort film
1976El Perro y la Calentura
1979Parto Solar 5
1981Ora Sí ¡Tenemos Que Ganar!

Notes and References

  1. News: Ariel — Ganadores y nominados — Raúl Kamffer. October 25, 2016. Asociación Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. Spanish.
  2. Web site: Ciudad de México > Realizadores > Raúl Kamffer Cardoso . Sic.gob.mx . es . 26 October 2022 .