Portrait of Luis Spota

Writing

Luis Spota

Career

Active from 1949 to 2024, with a break from 1995 to 2023, busiest in 1951 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Paper Man
The Paper Man
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Luis Spota Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    0.8, average 3.0
  • Physical Comedy
    0.5, average 2.4
  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Melodrama 4
  • Mexican Cinema 2
  • Disfigurement 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 68
Quite Like Paradise
Quite Like Paradise (2024)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

1990s

1 title
Vagabunda
Vagabunda (1994)

Novel

1980s

2 titles
Murieron a la mitad del rio
Murieron a la mitad del rio (1986)

Writer

Las grandes aguas
Las grandes aguas (1980)

Story

1970s

2 titles · average score 70
Life Sentence
Life Sentence (1979)
GoodWatch score 70

Novel

The Enemy Blood
The Enemy Blood (1971)

Novel

1960s

2 titles · average score 71
The Paper Man
The Paper Man (1963)
GoodWatch score 71

Story

La estrella vacía
La estrella vacía (1960)

Writer

1950s

20 titles · average score 65
The Marked Woman
The Marked Woman (1957)

Story

Where the Circle Ends
Where the Circle Ends (1956)

Writer

Love in Four Parts
Love in Four Parts (1955)

Director, Writer

La culpa de los hombres
La culpa de los hombres (1955)

Story

La gitana blanca
La gitana blanca (1954)

Story

Nadie muere dos veces
Nadie muere dos veces (1953)

Writer, Director

Quiero vivir
Quiero vivir (1953)

Writer

Night Falls
Night Falls (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

Story

In the Palm of Your Hand
In the Palm of Your Hand (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

Story

Streetwalker
Streetwalker (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

Story

Hell Road
Hell Road (1951)

Story

Heart of beast
Heart of beast (1951)

Story

1940s

1 title
Hipócrita..!
Hipócrita..! (1949)

Writer