Benito Alazraki (27 October 1921 – 6 June 2007) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter whose career spanned commercial features, documentary work, and genre cinema. He founded Panamerican Films, produced and co-wrote the script for Enamorada (directed by Emilio Fernández), and made a cycle of indigenist documentaries for Teleproducciones led by producer Manuel Barbachano Ponce. His feature debut, Raíces—an episodic adaptation of El diosero by Francisco Rojas González—received the International Critics’ Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and later a special honor from the Ariel Awards. He then moved into commercial filmmaking with titles such as Los amantes and later directed popular genre films including Santo Contra los Zombis and Espiritismo, the latter adapted from The Monkey's Paw. He also produced, wrote, and directed extensive television work in Spain, and on returning to Mexico held senior posts at Canal 13 and CONACINE.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 27, 1921
- June 7, 2007 (aged 85)
- Mexico, D.F., Mexico
- Director and writer, also producer
- 6 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
What are Benito Alazraki's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Benito Alazraki's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Benito Alazraki's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.
Filmography
42 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Hasta que los cuernos nos separen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Yo hice a Roque III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Arriba el telón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
El rey de los taxistas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Alicia en el pais del dolar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
La Casa Que Arde de Noche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Mundo mágico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
The Ghost of the Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
La leyenda del tambor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Balún Canán (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Las tres perfectas casadas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Los jóvenes amantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Mothers' Day(1969)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Love Love Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
The Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
A ritmo de twist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Los pistoleros(1962)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Santo vs. the Zombies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
El tigre negro(1962)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Espiritismo(1962)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Frankenstein, the Vampire and Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
The Time and the Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Amor a balazo limpio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
De hombre a hombre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Con quien andan nuestros locos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
The Curse of the Doll People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
La ley de las pistolas(1960)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)El toro negro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Peligros de juventud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Tin Tan y las modelos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Póker de reinas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
La tijera de oro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Las hermanas Karambazo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Rebelde Sin Casa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Infierno de almas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
El vestido de novia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Café Colón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Ladrones de niños (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Where Are Our Children Going? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Los amantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Roots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Enamorada(1946)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 41 titles from 1946 to 1995.
How do Benito Alazraki's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed3
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Benito Alazraki work with?
People who share at least 2 of Benito Alazraki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Antonio Díaz Conde shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Alfredo SalazarShared titles: Los pistoleros (1962), La ley de las pistolas (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Alfredo Salazar
- Rafael García TravesiShared titles: Espiritismo (1962), Los pistoleros (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Rafael García Travesi
Actors
- Jorge MondragónShared titles: Espiritismo (1962), Los pistoleros (1962), La ley de las pistolas (1960)See all 3 shared titles with Jorge Mondragón
- Alfonso ArnoldShared titles: El tigre negro (1962), La ley de las pistolas (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Alfonso Arnold
- Emilio GaribayShared titles: Los pistoleros (1962), La ley de las pistolas (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Emilio Garibay
- Joaquín García VargasShared titles: El tigre negro (1962), Los pistoleros (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Joaquín García Vargas
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Antonio Díaz CondeShared titles: Mothers' Day (1969), El tigre negro (1962), Los pistoleros (1962), La ley de las pistolas (1960)See all 4 shared titles with Antonio Díaz Conde
- Enrique WallaceShared titles: El tigre negro (1962), Espiritismo (1962), Los pistoleros (1962), La ley de las pistolas (1960)See all 4 shared titles with Enrique Wallace
- Jorge BustosShared titles: El tigre negro (1962), Espiritismo (1962), Los pistoleros (1962)See all 3 shared titles with Jorge Bustos
Producers
- Guillermo CalderónShared titles: Espiritismo (1962), Los pistoleros (1962), La ley de las pistolas (1960)See all 3 shared titles with Guillermo Calderón
