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Gabriel Retes

Gabriel Retes

Actor, director, writer and producer · Died April 20, 2020, aged 73 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

José Ignacio Gabriel Jorge Retes Balzaretti (March 25th, 1947 – April 20th, 2020) was a Mexican film director, writer, producer, and actor. His 1977 film Paper Flowers was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1979 film Broken Flag was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1999 film A Sweet Scent of Death was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 25, 1947
Died
April 20, 2020 (aged 73)
From
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Works as
Actor, director, writer and producer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27

What are Gabriel Retes' films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Self
30%
Morality
30%
Survival
17%
Society
17%
Bonds
7%
Ambition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · 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 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · 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 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Joyful
2
Melancholic
2
Absurd
2
Romantic
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Gabriel Retes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gabriel Retes' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

61 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Identidad tomada(2020)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Screenstory · as Tomas Guevara

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Vile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Abel

  • Tripping-Thru Keta(2018)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cómo Filmar Una XXX(2017)

    Writer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • A Day for Manuel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Given In Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Dr. Atl

  • Puerto Padre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Chico

  • Almost Thirty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Papa Emilio

  • Buscando la ola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Borrar de la Memoria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Moto Adulto

  • House Arrest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Screenplay · as Gabriel

  • Bienvenido/Welcome 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Mujeres en el acto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Screenplay · Actor

  • Caribe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mr. Lloyd

  • @Festivbercine.ron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Green Stones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • A Sweet Scent of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · as Carmelo

  • El Cometa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Coup at Daybreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Emiliano

  • Under California: The Limit of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Caminante

  • Ship of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • La Ley de las Mujeres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Screenplay

  • Bienvenido-Welcome(1994)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Mariano Pacheco / Guevara

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • El bulto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Writer · as Lauro

  • Futuro sangriento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • La mudanza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • The Naked City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Bar Owner

  • Los años duros: El nacimiento de un guerrillero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Cinematographer · Script

  • Dispárenle a matar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • La muerte de un paletero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Los Naúfragos II: Los Piratas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • The Castaways of Liguria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Wild Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay

  • Deceitful Appearances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Actor

  • Everyone's Hell So Feared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Rulo

  • At a Lame Pace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Ramón, the Fool

  • Broken Flag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Producer

  • The Perfect Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as David

  • New World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Paper Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · as Beto, el dientes

  • Lo mejor de Teresa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Armando

  • Chin Chin el teporocho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Letters from Marusia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Soldier

  • Las Fuerzas Vivas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • The Cornered Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Enrique Werner

  • The Encounter of a Lonely Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Arriola

  • Presagio(1974)

    as Marcos

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Luz Externa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Ernesto

  • Los bandidos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • Los cachorros(1972)

    as Gomucio

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Hard Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • Tribulaciones en el seno de una familia burguesa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Los Cacos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Triángulo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Mario

  • End of the Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Sangre

  • They Call Him Marcado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Esbirro del Pardo

  • El cielo y tu(1971)

    as Joven en iglesia

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ya somos hombres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Juegos de alcoba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Cristo 70 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Pedro

  • South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Editor

Career shape

A full career of 61 titles from 1969 to 2020.

Most popular right now

Identidad tomada (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting42 of 61: 32 only acting, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thDirecting26 of 61: 9 only directing, 17 with another roleWriting14 of 61: 1 only writing, 13 with another roleProducing6 of 61: 1 only producing, 5 with another roleCinematography3 of 61: 0 only cinematography, 3 with another roleEditing2 of 61: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 61: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

61 titles, 18 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · crew1970s24 · 18 acting · 7 crew1980s10 · 4 acting · 7 crew1990s10 · 7 acting · 6 crew2000s6 · 4 acting · 4 crew2010s8 · 7 acting · 3 crew2020s2 · 2 acting · 1 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 Gabriel Retes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Tripping-Thru Keta (2018)

93rd percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Presagio (1974)

Midcredits 73rd · 64% liked

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 Gabriel Retes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gabriel Retes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lourdes Elizarrarás shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Editors