FILM DIRECTOR

Luis Alcoriza

1918 - 1992

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Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. Alcoriza was born in Spain and, exiled because of the Spanish Civil War, established himself in Mexico from 1940. His 1962 film Tlayucan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luis Alcoriza has received more than 49,652 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Luis Alcoriza is the 1,131st most popular film director (down from 1,116th in 2019), the 1,598th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,494th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Spanish Film Director.

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  • 54.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Luis Alcoriza ranks 1,131 out of 2,041. Before him are Astrid Henning-Jensen, Morten Tyldum, August Blom, Alan Taylor, Rex Ingram, and Herschell Gordon Lewis. After him are Maurice Cloche, Pete Docter, Shawn Levy, Wally Pfister, Alan Ball, and Ron Clements.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Luis Alcoriza ranks 225. Before him are Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson, Aleksandr Ponomarev, André Pilette, Werner Peters, Maria Aurèlia Capmany, and Henri Chammartin. After him are Anne Stine Ingstad, Stubby Kaye, Gunnar Sønsteby, Inga Fischer-Hjalmars, René Rémond, and Noronha. Among people deceased in 1992, Luis Alcoriza ranks 210. Before him are Roque Olsen, Georges Beuchat, Luigi Marchisio, Mohamed Benhima, Luka Lipošinović, and Nancy Walker. After him are Per Olof Sundman, Nguyễn Thị Định, Ronnie Bucknum, Jan Flinterman, Zoltán Lajos Bay, and Bep van Klaveren.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Luis Alcoriza ranks 1,598 out of 3,355. Before him are Ildefons Lima (1979), Mónica Cruz (1977), Rafaela Aparicio (1906), Adrián Campos (1960), Julio Caro Baroja (1914), and Nando González (1921). After him are Ana Botella (1953), Alfonso Sastre (1926), Félix Sánchez Bas (1975), Antonio Cubillo (1930), Eduardo Noriega (1973), and Agustín García-Gasco Vicente (1931).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Luis Alcoriza ranks 21. Before him are J. A. Bayona (1975), Álex de la Iglesia (1965), Mario Camus (1935), Rafael Azcona (1926), José Luis Garci (1944), and Agustí Villaronga (1953). After him are Jaume Collet-Serra (1974), Pilar Miró (1940), Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi (1927), Antonio Mercero (1936), José Luis Cuerda (1947), and Jaume Balagueró (1968).

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