Portrait of Juan Bustillo Oro

Directing

Juan Bustillo Oro

Career

Active from 1927 to 1969, busiest in 1937 and 1955 with 5 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for You’re Missing the Point
You’re Missing the Point
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Juan Bustillo Oro Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Tension
    4.7, average 5.9
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Mexican Cinema 8
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Nostalgic 6
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Melodrama 3
  • Classic Mexican Cinema 3
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Melancholy Tone 3
  • Traditional Values 3
  • Pathos 2
  • 1940s 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

68
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

6 titles
When Children are Gone
When Children are Gone (1969)

Story

The Waltzes came from Vienna and the Children from Paris
The Waltzes came from Vienna and the Children from Paris (1966)

Director, Writer

Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s)
Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s) (1964)

Screenplay

Así amaron nuestros padres
Así amaron nuestros padres (1964)

Writer, Director

México de mis recuerdos
México de mis recuerdos (1963)

Writer, Director

El último mexicano
El último mexicano (1960)

Director

1950s

22 titles · average score 68
The Adventures of Pito Pérez
The Adventures of Pito Pérez (1957)
GoodWatch score 68

Additional Dialogue, Director

Las engañadas
Las engañadas (1955)

Director

X Murderer
X Murderer (1955)

Director, Writer

The Medallion of Crime
The Medallion of Crime (1955)

Director, Writer

Return to Youth
Return to Youth (1954)

Director, Writer

Por ellas aunque mal paguen
Por ellas aunque mal paguen (1952)

Director, Writer

La huella de unos labios
La huella de unos labios (1952)

Writer, Director

Apartment house
Apartment house (1951)

Story, Screenplay

¡Acá las Tortas!
¡Acá las Tortas! (1951)

Director, Writer

The Man Without a Face
The Man Without a Face (1950)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Producer

La loca de la casa
La loca de la casa (1950)

Writer, Director

Vino el remolino y nos alevantó
Vino el remolino y nos alevantó (1950)

Story, Director

1940s

22 titles · average score 80
Solo Veracruz es bello
Solo Veracruz es bello (1949)

Director

Cuando los padres se quedan solos
Cuando los padres se quedan solos (1949)

Director

¡Fíjate qué suave!
¡Fíjate qué suave! (1948)

Director

It’s Not Enough to Be a Charro
It’s Not Enough to Be a Charro (1946)

Director, Adaptation

En tiempos de la inquisición
En tiempos de la inquisición (1946)

Director

Canaima
Canaima (1945)

Director, Adaptation

México de mis recuerdos
México de mis recuerdos (1944)

Screenplay, Director

El sombrero de tres picos
El sombrero de tres picos (1944)

Writer, Director

Cuando quiere un mexicano
Cuando quiere un mexicano (1944)

Screenplay, Director

When the Children are Gone
When the Children are Gone (1941)

Director, Dialogue

You’re Missing the Point
You’re Missing the Point (1940)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Writer

In the Times of Don Porfirio
In the Times of Don Porfirio (1940)

Director, Writer

1930s

17 titles · average score 73
Every Madman to His Specialty
Every Madman to His Specialty (1939)

Adaptation, Dialogue

Caballo a caballo
Caballo a caballo (1939)

Writer, Producer

Huapango
Huapango (1938)

Writer, Producer

The Girls Aunt
The Girls Aunt (1938)

Director, Adaptation

La obligación de asesinar
La obligación de asesinar (1937)

Writer

Amapola Del Camino
Amapola Del Camino (1937)

Director, Writer

El rosal bendito
El rosal bendito (1936)

Director

Mystery of the Ghastly Face
Mystery of the Ghastly Face (1935)

Director, Editor

Monja, casada, virgen y mártir
Monja, casada, virgen y mártir (1935)

Director, Editor

The Phantom of the Monastery
The Phantom of the Monastery (1934)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

El compadre Mendoza
El compadre Mendoza (1934)
GoodWatch score 78

Story, Screenplay

Two Monks
Two Monks (1934)
GoodWatch score 73

Editor, Writer

1920s

1 title
Yo soy tu padre
Yo soy tu padre (1927)

Director