FILM DIRECTOR

Jorge Fons

1939 - 2022

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Jorge Fons Pérez (23 April 1939 – 22 September 2022) was a Mexican film director. He belonged to the first generation of film directors of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). His short film, Caridad (1973), is still considered one of the best films in Mexican cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jorge Fons has received more than 42,962 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jorge Fons is the 1,460th most popular film director, the 384th most popular biography from Mexico and the 9th most popular Mexican Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 43k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jorge Fons ranks 1,460 out of 2,041. Before him are Val Guest, Johannes Schaaf, Joseph Pevney, Mary Lambert, Rodrigo Prieto, and Edward Sedgwick. After him are Christoph Schlingensief, Hwang Dong-hyuk, Albert Serra, Gianfranco Rosi, Matti Kassila, and Charles Band.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Jorge Fons ranks 544. Before him are Jan Szczepański, Robert A. M. Stern, George M. Whitesides, Mickey Kantor, Pat Crerand, and Stanley Anderson. After him are Pam Kilborn, Johanna Dohnal, Michele Brown, William B. Lenoir, Anthony Lake, and Lee Trevino. Among people deceased in 2022, Jorge Fons ranks 546. Before him are Manuel Muñoz, Carlos Lucas, Rex Hartwig, Richard Baawobr, George Woods, and Robert Blust. After him are Patricia A. McKillip, Robert Gordon, Yury Zaitsev, Rodney Stark, Josephine Tewson, and Adriana Hoffmann.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Jorge Fons ranks 384 out of 729. Before him are Eduardo Verástegui (1974), Jaime Camil (1973), Alejandra Guzmán (1968), David Zepeda (1973), Helia Bravo Hollis (1901), and Rodrigo Prieto (1965). After him are Lorena Rojas (1971), Silvia Navarro (1978), Marco Antonio Rodríguez (1973), Eduardo Santamarina (1969), Raúl Jiménez (1991), and Héctor Pulido (1942).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Mexico

Among film directors born in Mexico, Jorge Fons ranks 9. Before him are Alfonso Cuarón (1961), Emilio Fernández (1904), Arturo Ripstein (1943), Mario Van Peebles (1957), Guillermo Navarro (1955), and Rodrigo Prieto (1965). After him are Carlos Reygadas (1971), and Michel Franco (1979).

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