Portrait of Carlos Fuentes

Writing

Carlos Fuentes

Career

Active from 1964 to 1996, busiest in 1965 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Outsiders
The Outsiders
GoodWatch score78/100

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 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Carlos Fuentes Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.0, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0
  • Physical Comedy
    0.8, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Horror 2
  • Classic Mexican Cinema 2
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Aura
Aura

Story

2020s

1 title
Aura
Aura (2025)

Original Concept

1990s

2 titles
Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
Conversando con Cristina Pacheco (1997)

TV show · as Carlos Fuentes

Mexico
Mexico (1996)

Writer

1980s

4 titles · average score 61
Old Gringo
Old Gringo (1989)
GoodWatch score 53

Novel

Vieja moralidad
Vieja moralidad (1988)

Story

A Time to Die
A Time to Die (1986)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

Complot Petróleo: La cabeza de la hidra
Complot Petróleo: La cabeza de la hidra (1981)

Writer

1970s

4 titles
Those Years
Those Years (1974)

Writer

Do You Hear the Dogs Barking?
Do You Hear the Dogs Barking? (1974)

Adaptation

Las cautivas
Las cautivas (1973)

Writer

Queen Doll
Queen Doll (1972)

Story

1960s

11 titles · average score 72
Mexico Mexico
Mexico Mexico (1968)

Screenplay

The Outsiders
The Outsiders (1967)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer

Pedro Paramo
Pedro Paramo (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

The Witch
The Witch (1966)
GoodWatch score 65

Novel

Time to Die
Time to Die (1966)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer

The Two Elenas
The Two Elenas (1965)

Story, Adaptation

Leonora Carrington or The Ironic Spell
Leonora Carrington or The Ironic Spell (1965)

Writer

The Beloved Ones
The Beloved Ones (1965)

Writer

A Pure Soul
A Pure Soul (1965)

Original Story, Adaptation

The Death of Artemio Cruz
The Death of Artemio Cruz (1965)

Writer

The Golden Cockerel
The Golden Cockerel (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay