Manuel Barbachano Ponce
Biography
Manuel Barbachano Ponce (4 April 1925 – 29 October 1994) was a Mexican film producer, director, and screenwriter associated with the development of independent and culturally oriented production in Mexico. He produced key mid-century titles including Raíces—entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival—and the documentary Torero!, which received a special citation at the Venice Film Festival. He also produced internationally recognized features such as Nazarín (directed by Luis Buñuel) and later films including María de mi corazón, Doña Herlinda y su hijo, Frida, naturaleza viva, and Tequila. As a director, he made popular comedy features such as Chistelandia and its sequels, and he participated in the 1965 anthology Amor, amor, amor, a project linked to the First Experimental Film Contest and shaped by adaptations of contemporary Mexican literature.
Personal Details
Movies (30)
A Mexican Buñuel
as Self
1997
Forbidden Homework
Producer (Production)
1992
Tequila
Producer (Production)
1992
Clandestine Destiny
Producer (Production)
1987
Frida Still Life
Producer (Production)
1986
Doña Herlinda and Her Son
Producer (Production)
1985
Confidencias
Producer (Production)
1982
Complot Petróleo: La cabeza de la hidra
1981
Pedro Paramo
Screenplay (Writing)
1967
Love Love Love
Director (Directing)
1965
The Widow
Producer (Production)
1965
Lola of My Life
Producer (Production)
1965
The Shunammite
Producer (Production)
1965
The Two Elenas
Producer (Production)
1965
The Beloved Ones
Producer (Production)
1965
The Golden Cockerel
Producer (Production)
1964
Sonatas
Producer (Production)
1959
Nazarín
Producer (Production)
1959
Vuelve Chistelandia
Director (Directing)
1958
Nueva Chistelandia
Director (Directing)
1958
Chistelandia
Director (Directing)
1958
Torero!
Producer (Production)
1957
Roots
Writer (Writing)
1954
The Man from the Island
Producer (Production)
1952
Land of Hope
Producer (Production)
1952
Mexican Bullfighters
Producer (Production)
1952
Public Art
Producer (Production)
1952
Mexican Muralism
Producer (Production)
1952
Portrait of a Painter
Producer (Production)
1952
Heart of the City
Producer (Production)
1952