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Manuel Barbachano Ponce(1925-1994)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Manuel Barbachano Ponce was born on 4 April 1925 in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. He was a producer and director, known for Chistelandia (1958), Pedro Paramo (1967) and Nueva Chistelandia (1958). He died on 29 October 1994 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
BornApril 4, 1925
DiedOctober 29, 1994(69)
BornApril 4, 1925
DiedOctober 29, 1994(69)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Chistelandia (1958)
Chistelandia
7.9
  • Producer
  • 1958
Pedro Paramo (1967)
Pedro Paramo
7.0
  • Producer
  • 1967
Nueva Chistelandia (1958)
Nueva Chistelandia
8.7
  • Producer
  • 1958
Torero (1956)
Torero
6.4
  • Producer
  • 1956

Credits

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Producer



  • Forbidden Homework (1992)
    Forbidden Homework
    5.2
    • producer
    • 1992
  • Tequila (1992)
    Tequila
    7.2
    • producer
    • 1992
  • Clandestino destino (1987)
    Clandestino destino
    4.9
    • producer
    • 1987
  • Guadalupe Del Toro, Arturo Meza, and Marco Treviño in Dona Herlinda and Her Son (1985)
    Dona Herlinda and Her Son
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1985
  • The barrio kings (1984)
    The barrio kings
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1984
  • Frida (1983)
    Frida
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1983
  • Confidencias (1982)
    Confidencias
    6.4
    • producer
    • 1982
  • Mary My Dearest (1981)
    Mary My Dearest
    7.7
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Pedro Paramo (1967)
    Pedro Paramo
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1967
  • La viuda
    Short
    • producer
    • 1965
  • La sunamita (1965)
    La sunamita
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Las dos Elenas
    6.2
    Short
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Amor amor amor (1965)
    Amor amor amor
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Lola de mi vida (1965)
    Lola de mi vida
    7.2
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Tajimara (1965)
    Tajimara
    7.3
    • producer
    • 1965

Director



  • Vuelve Chistelandia (1958)
    Vuelve Chistelandia
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Nueva Chistelandia (1958)
    Nueva Chistelandia
    8.7
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Chistelandia (1958)
    Chistelandia
    7.9
    • Director
    • 1958

Writer



  • Se está volviendo gobierno (1915-1919)
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • Pedro Paramo (1967)
    Pedro Paramo
    7.0
    • screenplay (as Manuel Barbachano)
    • 1967
  • Roots (1954)
    Roots
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 1954

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Manuel Barbachano
  • Born
    • April 4, 1925
    • Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Died
    • October 29, 1994
    • Mexico, D.F., Mexico
  • Relatives
    • Miguel Barbachano Ponce(Sibling)

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