
Rolando Aguilar
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 11, 1903
- Died
- December 3, 1984 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
Biography
Rolando Aguilar Ricketson (11 October 1903 – 4 December 1984) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Born in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. He spent his early years in Mexico before moving to the United States to continue his education, where exposure to Hollywood inspired him to pursue a career in filmmaking. After returning to Mexico, Aguilar began his filmmaking career in 1935 by directing several short films before making his feature directorial debut with Madres del mundo (1936). Over the following decades, Aguilar directed numerous films across a variety of genres, including Los millones de Chaflán (1938). In addition to directing, he worked as a screenwriter. A founding member of the Unión de Directores Cinematográficos de México, he also became the first secretary-general of the Directors' Section of the STPC in 1945. He died in Mexico City, Mexico, on 4 December 1984.
Known For
Filmography

Duelo indio
Movie · Director

Enterrado vivo
Movie · Director

El tiro de gracia
Movie · Director

Mi mujer necesita marido
Movie · Director

El diablo desaparece
Movie · Director

El caudillo
Movie · Director

Oh shorties… how many!
Movie · Director

Run for the Sun
Movie · Second Unit Director

El diablo a caballo
Movie · Director

La venganza del Diablo
Movie · Director

Fury in Paradise
Movie · Assistant Director

Adventures of a New Rich Man
Movie · Director

El vengador
Movie · Director

El hijo del bandido
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Bajo el cielo de Sonora
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An Adventure in the Night
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El cuarto mandamiento
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Aqui esta Juan Colorado
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Rosalinda
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Club verde
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Caminos de sangre
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Balajú
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Espionaje en el golfo
Movie · Director

¿Quién te quiere a ti?
Movie · Director

Rancho Alegre
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La canción del milagro
Movie · Director
Amanece en el Erial
Movie · Director

Los millones de Chaflán
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Noches de gloria
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¡Esos hombres!
Movie · Director

Madres del mundo
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