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Mauricio de la Serna

Director, producer and writer · Died March 19, 1986, aged 83

Mauricio de la Serna (26 November 1902 – 19 March 1986; sometimes reported as 20 March 1986) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter, and producer active in cinema from 1938 to 1979. From 1950 he resumed credited story work and expanded into screenplay writing; his first credited screenplay is commonly identified as a 1951 film directed by Julio Bracho, and one of his story credits served as the basis for a film directed by Luis Buñuel. In 1955 he debuted as director-screenwriter with Caras nuevas and is commonly credited with directing 23 feature films. He later worked in screen-industry administrative roles, including at Televisa’s film unit Televicine, and returned to directing in 1979 with Nora la rebelde.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 26, 1902
Died
March 19, 1986 (aged 83)
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 38 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 27Down 27% in 30 days

What are Mauricio de la Serna's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Morality
21%
Self
17%
Power
15%
Society
11%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · 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 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Tense
3
Romantic
3
Joyful
2
Warm
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Mauricio de la Serna's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mauricio de la Serna's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

38 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Nora la Rebelde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Furia en el Edén (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director · Writer

  • Cuando los hijos se pierden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Pecado de juventud(1962)

    Director

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

  • Cuanto vale tu hijo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Rumbo a Brasilia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Hidden Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • La Joven Mancornadora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Martín Santos, El llanero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Mis abuelitas... no más! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Memorias de mi general (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • ¡Qué bonito amor! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Un chico valiente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Cada quien su musica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • The Vivanco Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director · Writer

  • El derecho a la vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • Pepito y los robachicos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • ¡Viva el amor! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Writer

  • Los hijos del divorcio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • El buen ladrón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Writer

  • Pablo y Carolina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Writer

  • New faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • Illusion Travels by Streetcar(1954)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Proud and the Beautiful(1953)

    Executive Producer's Assistant

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Fruto de tentación(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Paraíso robado(1951)

    Adaptation · Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • La malcasada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer

  • The Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • The Jungle of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Producer

  • Twilight(1945)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • La trepadora(1944)

    Producer

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

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • The Night of the Mayans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles from 1939 to 1979.

Highest rated

The Proud and the Beautiful (1953)

Midcredits 81st

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing23 of 37: 17 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting8 of 37: 1 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing13 of 37: 12 only producing, 1 with another role

37 titles, 7 with more than one role.

By decade

1930s1 · crew1940s8 · crew1950s14 · crew1960s13 · crew1970s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Mauricio de la Serna's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director

Pecado de juventud (1962)

72nd percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Proud and the Beautiful (1953)

Midcredits 81st · 75% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 81/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 3 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 Mauricio de la Serna work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mauricio de la Serna's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jorge Bustos shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles