Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (5 September 1918 – 3 December 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. Alcoriza was born in Spain and established himself in Mexico from 1940. His 1962 film Tlayucan was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His 1987 film Lo que Importa es Vivir was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 5, 1918
- December 3, 1992 (aged 74)
- Badajoz, Spain
- Writer, director and actor
- 15 on MovieCove · 94 credits in all
What are Luis Alcoriza's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 11
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 7
Grounded 9 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 5
Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 7
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Tricksteras Octavio Maragota in La casa de la Troya (1948)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous3
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 Luis Alcoriza's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Luis Alcoriza's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
94 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Pesadilla para un rico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
7,000 Days Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
La sombra del ciprés es alargada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Día de muertos(1988)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Living Is What Matters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Terror and Black Lace(1986)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Love Is a Strange Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Han violado a una mujer (Tac-tac) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
National Calvary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Buscando un campeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
At a Lame Pace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Three Women in a Bonfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
En la trampa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Las Fuerzas Vivas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
The Other Virginity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Presagio(1974)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all filmsCharity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Faith, Hope and Charity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
El muro del silencio(1974)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
National Mechanics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Departamento de soltero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Pancho Tequila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The World's Oldest Profession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
A Trap for a Corpse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Door and the Butcher's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
La Chamuscada - Tierra Y Libertad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Romeo contra Julieta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Dangerous Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Divertimento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
El gángster(1965)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Tarahumara (Further and farther) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Amor y sexo (Safo 1963)(1964)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Shark Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Tlayucan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
The Exterminating Angel(1962)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Los Jóvenes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Suicídate mi amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Guantes de oro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
La tijera de oro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Our Daily Hunger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Fever Mounts at El Pao(1959)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all filmsEl cariñoso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
School for Buglars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
A Media Luz Los Tres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Morir de pie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Death in the Garden(1956)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Innocent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
The King of México (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
La Vida No Vale Nada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Untouched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
The River and Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Robinson Crusoe(1954)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Gitana Tenias Que Ser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Él (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
The Brute(1953)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Meat in Prison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
La miel se fue de la luna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Canasta Uruguaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Engagement ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Los enredos de una gallega (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Daughter of Deceit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Una gringuita en México (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Si usted no puede, yo sí (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
El siete machos(1951)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Young and the Damned(1950)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Huellas del pasado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Si me viera don Porfirio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Yo quiero ser hombre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
The League of Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Tú, solo tú (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
The Great Madcap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Los amores de una viuda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Flor de caña (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
La casa de la Troya(1948)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Enrédate y verás (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Reina de reinas: La Virgen María (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Nocturno de amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Una extraña mujer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
El ahijado de la muerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Esperanza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
El capitán Malacara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Rosa de las nieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Naná (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
San Francisco de Asís (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
El rayo del sur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
Los miserables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
La virgen morena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Career shape
A full career of 94 titles from 1942 to 2017.
Film career
- 1949Screen debut· The Great Madcap
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Luis Alcoriza's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the dialogue 63/100 and the plot and story 60/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Luis Alcoriza work with?
People who share at least 2 of Luis Alcoriza's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Luis Buñuel shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Luis BuñuelShared titles: The Exterminating Angel (1962), Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959), Death in the Garden (1956), Illusion Travels by Streetcar (1954), The Brute (1953), The Young and the Damned (1950)See all 6 shared titles with Luis Buñuel
Writers
- Fernando GalianaShared titles: Día de muertos (1988), El muro del silencio (1974), Amor y sexo (Safo 1963) (1964)See all 3 shared titles with Fernando Galiana
- Janet AlcorizaShared titles: El gángster (1965), El siete machos (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Janet Alcoriza
Actors
- Fernando LujánShared titles: Día de muertos (1988), El gángster (1965), Amor y sexo (Safo 1963) (1964)See all 3 shared titles with Fernando Luján
- David ReynosoShared titles: El muro del silencio (1974), Presagio (1974), El gángster (1965)See all 3 shared titles with David Reynoso
- Claudio BrookShared titles: El muro del silencio (1974), The Exterminating Angel (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Claudio Brook
- Fabiola FalcónShared titles: El muro del silencio (1974), Presagio (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Fabiola Falcón
Cinematographers and editors
- Carlos SavageShared titles: Día de muertos (1988), El muro del silencio (1974), Presagio (1974), The Exterminating Angel (1962), The Young and the Damned (1950)See all 5 shared titles with Carlos Savage
- Gabriel FigueroaShared titles: Presagio (1974), The Exterminating Angel (1962), Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959), The Young and the Damned (1950)See all 4 shared titles with Gabriel Figueroa
- José Ortiz RamosShared titles: El gángster (1965), El siete machos (1951), La casa de la Troya (1948)See all 3 shared titles with José Ortiz Ramos
- Rafael CeballosShared titles: El gángster (1965), Amor y sexo (Safo 1963) (1964), Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959)See all 3 shared titles with Rafael Ceballos
Producers
- Óscar DancigersShared titles: Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959), Death in the Garden (1956), The Brute (1953), The Young and the Damned (1950)See all 4 shared titles with Óscar Dancigers
- Ramiro MeléndezShared titles: El muro del silencio (1974), Presagio (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Ramiro Meléndez
- Gregorio WalersteinShared titles: Amor y sexo (Safo 1963) (1964), Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959)See all 2 shared titles with Gregorio Walerstein
- Sergio KoganShared titles: The Brute (1953), The Young and the Damned (1950)See all 2 shared titles with Sergio Kogan