The golden cinema was a brilliant time for the Mexican entertainment industry, where a large number of stars and film directors stood out. Alejandro Galindo is one of the greatest exponents of the seventh art in Mexico during this stage.
the time of Golden Cinema in Mexico was distinguished by the splendor that surrounded great directors, actresses, actors, screenwriters of the moment, among which he highlighted Alexander Galindoone of the most illustrious Mexican directors of this stage. Get to know his legacy!
Alejandro Galindo was a director capable of capturing the universe of modern Mexico on the big screen through the situations their characters were confronted with.
Who was Alejandro Galindo?
Héctor Alejandro Galindo Amezcua was a Mexican film director who was born on January 14, 1906, in Monterrey, Nuevo León. He emigrated to Mexico City, along with his family, when he was very young.
After the passing of the years, he had his first contact with the cinema thanks to the producer German Camus. The latter allowed the future director to access the shoots at the Studio Mexico Films. Alejandro Galindo’s passion for cinema was such that he ended up abandoning his career in Dentistry.
Later, Alejandro Galindo moved to Hollywoodwhere he studied screenwriting, while he gained experience working with director Gregory La Cava.
By 1930, Galindo returned to Mexico to venture into screenwriting and in the direction of actors for the radio.
Alejandro Galindo’s debut on the big screen would be until 1934, when he participated as a screenwriter for the film “the cursed islandby Boris Maicon.
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Alejandro Galindo, film director
His directorial debut came in 1935 when he directed the short documentary Teotihuacán, land of emperors. Nevertheless, rebel souls (1937) was the first feature film that Galindo directed.
From this moment, Galindo ventured into various genres of the seventh art such as comedy, drama, horror, film noir, among others.. Alejandro Galindo managed to define the characteristic elements of his cinema -credible dialogues and plots inspired by everyday life- in the period from 1938 to 1945.
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It was with the film champion without a crown (1945) when the most important part of Alejandro Galindo’s career began. Some of the director’s most notable films are:
- While Mexico Sleeps (1938)
- Red Konga (1943)
- One Family of Many (1948)
- Wetbacks (1953)
- Your Child Must Be Born (1956)
- They are also rebels (1959)
- Tomorrow they will be men (1960)
- Lazaro Cardenas (1985)
Alejandro Galindo always reflected the diverse realities of modern Mexico in his films. In them we find the history of boxers, taxi drivers, the new middle class, vendors, among others.
His career as a film director will be a benchmark for Mexican cinema for his productions during the golden age.
The Mexican director passed away on February 1, 1999 at the age of 93. However, his legacy in Mexican cinema passed to posterity.