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Gilberto Martínez Solares

Gilberto Martínez Solares

Director and writer, also producer · Died January 18, 1997, aged 90 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Mexican actor, cinematographer, director and screenwriter.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 19, 1906
Died
January 18, 1997 (aged 90)
From
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Works as
Director and writer, also producer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 184 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 8% in 30 days

What are Gilberto Martínez Solares' films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Morality
28%
Survival
11%
Self
9%
Power
8%
Society
4%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 7 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 7 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Joyful
6
Romantic
5
Absurd
5
Warm
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Gilberto Martínez Solares' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gilberto Martínez Solares' 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

184 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • El día de los albañiles 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • El asesinato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Writer

  • La mujer de los dos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Writer

  • ¡Sálvame! Una luz en la oscuridad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Devuélveme a mi hijo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Mujeres infieles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Crimes of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Don Gil

  • Más allá del deseo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Writer

  • Los verduleros 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Writer

  • Cured of Fears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay · Story

  • La negra Tomasa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Diabolical Narco Satanists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Writer

  • Midnight Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • El diario íntimo de una cabaretera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Writer

  • Tres lancheros muy picudos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer · Writer

  • El cuatrero(1989)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Cats on the Rooftops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Producer

  • El sexo me divierte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Los verduleros 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Writer

  • El día de los albañiles 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Tres Mexicanos ardientes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Bricklayers Day: Part 2(1985)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • El ratero de la vecindad 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Producer

  • El vecindario 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Screenplay

  • ¡El que no corre... vuela! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Writer

  • El día de los albañiles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Writer

  • El ratero de la vecindad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Okey, Mister Pancho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • El vecindario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director · Screenplay

  • El contrabando del paso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Hijos de tigre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Golpe a la Mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • La banda del Polvo Maldito(1979)

    Director · Script · Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ángel del silencio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Mystery in the Bermuda Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Adaptation · Story · as Lider mundo sumergido (Uncredited)

  • Un cura de locura(1979)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • El Norteño Enamorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • En esta primavera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Pasión por el peligro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Writer

  • El circo de Capulina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Pasajeros en Transito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Ríos Quino

  • De Cocula Es El Mariachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Capulina Chisme Caliente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Writer

  • Caballo prieto afamado(1977)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cuartelazo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Embajador

  • El guía de las turistas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • El Compadre Mas Padre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Chanoc en el foso de las serpientes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Story

  • Satanic Pandemonium(1975)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • El Investigador Capulina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • El carita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Las hijas de don Laureano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • El bueno para nada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Las tarántulas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • El metiche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Writer

  • El Rey de Acapulco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Cuna de valientes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Chanoc vs. the Tiger and the Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • El nano: Niñera con bigotes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • The Moderate Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • Chanoc en las garras de las fieras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • The World of the Dead(1970)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Gregorio y su angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Writer

  • Misión cumplida(1970)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Blue Demon and the Female Invaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • The Psychedelic Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Amor en las nubes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Writer

  • El misterio de los hongos alucinantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Writer

  • The Specter's Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Los perversos(1967)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • El ángel y yo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Marcelo y María (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Alazán y enamorado(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dos meseros majaderos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Cada quién su lucha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Los tres salvajes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Alma llanera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Tintansón Cruzoe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Los tales por cuales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Mi héroe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Lawless Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Face of the Screaming Werewolf(1964)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • La criada malcriada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Napoleoncito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Me ha gustado un hombre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • La gitana y el charro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • De color moreno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Writer

  • Bullfighter for One Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • A 16 Year Old Young-Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Las hijas del Amapolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Los valientes no mueren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Viva Chihuahua(1961)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Suicídate mi amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Las Leandras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • El duende y yo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Ojos tapatíos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • The Phantom of the Operetta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay · Writer

  • El Violetero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Vivo o muerto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Una estrella y dos estrellados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Story

  • Vuelta al paraíso(1960)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • House of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Writer

  • El tesoro de Chucho el Roto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • El ciclón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • Escuela de verano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • Besos de arena(1959)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kermesse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • ¡Paso a la juventud..! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • Mientras el cuerpo aguante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • School for Mothers-in-Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Adaptation

  • La feria de San Marcos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • La sombra del otro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • Los tres mosqueteros y medio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • La ciudad de los niños (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • El organillero(1957)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Window Gossip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director · Writer

  • Vivir a todo dar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • El vividor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • Ladies Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director · Writer

  • El sultán descalzo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • Pura vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • Lo que le pasó a Sansón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • What A Beautiful Cha Cha Cha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • Los líos de Barba Azul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Pobre huerfanita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • With You All the Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • The Count of Monte Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director · Script · Story

  • Mulata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director · Writer

  • Hijas casaderas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • El mariachi desconocido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay · Writer

  • Dios los cría (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director · Adaptation

  • El vagabundo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Here Come The Freeloaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director · Writer

  • Me traes de un ala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Rumba caliente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • The Sleeping Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Chucho El Remendado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • El Ceniciento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Writer

  • Las locuras de Tin Tan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Oh, Love… How Have You Put Me! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director · Story

  • The Troublemaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director · Story

  • My Dear Captain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Writer

  • Simbad el Mareado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • The Mark of the Skunk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Writer

  • The King of the Neighborhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Writer

  • ¡No me defiendas, compadre! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Adaptation · Story

  • Novia a la medida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Conozco a los dos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Soy Charro de Levita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Perez Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Writer

  • Calabacitas tiernas(1949)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • El casado casa quiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director · Screenplay

  • La novia del mar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Extraña cita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director · Adaptation · Story

  • Cinco rostros de mujer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • The Last Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Tragic Weddings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director · Adaptation · Screenplay

  • La señora de enfrente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • El jagüey de las ruinas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Un beso en la noche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director · Writer

  • La trepadora(1944)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • El globo de Cantolla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Así son ellas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director · Writer

  • Internado para señoritas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Resurrección (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director · Writer

  • Yo bailé con Don Porfirio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director · Writer

  • Las cinco noches de Adán (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director · Screenplay

  • La casa del rencor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director · Writer

  • El capitán Centellas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • La torre de los suplicios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • La locura de Don Juan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • El señor alcalde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Hombres del aire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • México lindo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Guadalupe La Chinaca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Abnegación (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Hambre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer · Writer

  • Un domingo en la tarde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Las cuatro milpas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Adios Nicanor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Suprema ley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Rosario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Regreso al Pasado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 183 titles, 182 of them dated from 1935 to 2000.

Highest rated

Calabacitas tiernas (1949)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Satanic Pandemonium (1975)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 183: 4 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting159 of 183: 98 only directing, 61 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stWriting68 of 183: 7 only writing, 61 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thProducing5 of 183: 0 only producing, 5 with another roleCinematography11 of 183: 9 only cinematography, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 183: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

183 titles, 65 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 57 of them.

By decade

1930s11 · crew1940s26 · crew1950s42 · crew1960s39 · crew1970s33 · 3 acting · 31 crew1980s18 · crew1990s12 · 2 acting · 10 crew2000s1 · crew

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 Gilberto Martínez Solares' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 17; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Bricklayers Day: Part 2 (1985)

99th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Calabacitas tiernas (1949)

Midcredits 81st · 73% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 36/100 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 Gilberto Martínez Solares work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gilberto Martínez Solares' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adolfo Martínez Solares shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers