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 UNAM. His short film, Caridad (1973), is still considered one of the best films in Mexican cinema. Two of the most important films of his filmography are Rojo amanecer (1989) and El callejón de los milagros (1995) based on the homonymous book by Naguib Mahfouz, Midaq Alley of 1947, which breaks the classic lineal plots in films. His 1976 film, Los albañiles, won the Silver Bear at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1995, his film El callejón de los milagros won a Special Mention at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 23, 1939
- September 22, 2022 (aged 83)
- Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico
- Director and writer
- 10 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
What are Jorge Fons' films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 5
Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous2
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 Jorge Fons' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jorge Fons' 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
31 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Mi corazón es tuyo(2014)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Porque el amor manda(2012)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Una familia con suerte(2011)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
The Attempt Dossier(2010)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Burden of Guilt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Summit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Midaq Alley(1995)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Si Dios Me Quita La Vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Red Dawn(1990)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Yo compro esa mujer(1990)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
La casa al final de la calle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Everyone's Hell So Feared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Así es Vietnam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
The Bricklayers(1976)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Cinco mil dolares de recompensa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Charity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Faith, Hope and Charity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Partners and Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Los cachorros(1972)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Jory(1973)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Tú, yo, nosotros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
El Quelite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Matrimonio y Sexo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Children's Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Love Traps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Surprise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Two Elenas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
A Pure Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
The Beloved Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Pulquería La Rosita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Los nueve infiernos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 31 titles, 30 of them dated from 1965 to 2014.
Biggest box office
The Attempt Dossier (2010)
Highest rated
Red Dawn (1990)
Most popular right now
Yo compro esa mujer (1990)
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 Jorge Fons' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved4
- Loved with Detractors1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Jorge Fons work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jorge Fons' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; María Rojo shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Vicente LeñeroShared titles: The Attempt Dossier (2010), Midaq Alley (1995), The Bricklayers (1976)See all 3 shared titles with Vicente Leñero
Actors
- María RojoShared titles: The Attempt Dossier (2010), Midaq Alley (1995), Red Dawn (1990), Los cachorros (1972)See all 4 shared titles with María Rojo
- Salvador SánchezShared titles: The Attempt Dossier (2010), The Bricklayers (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Salvador Sánchez
- Bruno BichirShared titles: Midaq Alley (1995), Red Dawn (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Bruno Bichir
- Carlos CardánShared titles: Red Dawn (1990), Yo compro esa mujer (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Carlos Cardán
Composers and editors
- Lucía ÁlvarezShared titles: The Attempt Dossier (2010), Midaq Alley (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Lucía Álvarez
- Carlos SavageShared titles: Midaq Alley (1995), Los cachorros (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Carlos Savage
Producers
- Leopoldo SilvaShared titles: The Bricklayers (1976), Jory (1973), Los cachorros (1972)See all 3 shared titles with Leopoldo Silva
- Marco SilvaShared titles: The Bricklayers (1976), Los cachorros (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Marco Silva