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Director of two classic films of Mexican Cinema, Compadre Mendoza, El (1933) and ¡Vámonos con Pancho Villa! (1935), De Fuentes began his career as second assistant director in Santa (1931), the first "talkie" produced in Mexico. His technical abilities promoted him to direct Anónimo, El (1932). De Fuentes is considered a pioneer in Mexican movies and a truly gifted director who combined superb technical abilities with a extraordinary sense for visu al narrative. His best films are those made on the early years of Mexican film industry. He "invented" a genre: the Mexican comedy (comedia ranchera) with Allá en el Rancho Grande (1936), the first Mexican film with great success in foreign markets -a sort of musical Como Agua Para Chocolate (1992) of the 30s. He discovered Gabriel Figueroa and pioneered genres such as horror, melodrama and historical. De Fuentes was the first Mexican director who made a film in color: Asi se Quiere en Jalisco (1942). He also was the first to make a film in coproduction with another country: Jalisco Canta en Sevilla (1948), coproduced with Spain.- Camera and Electrical Department
H. Wenger was born on 19 July 1888 in Missouri, USA. H. died on 4 July 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ed Tyler was born on 29 September 1890 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was an assistant director, known for The Fighting Texan (1937), Mutiny in the Arctic (1941) and Brand of the Outlaws (1936). He died on 4 July 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Music Department
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Gonzalo Curiel was born on 10 January 1904 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He was a composer and actor, known for Kate (2021), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and Eugenia Grandet (1953). He died on 4 July 1958 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.