Portrait of Roberto Gavaldón

Directing

Roberto Gavaldón

Career

Active from 1945 to 1979, busiest in 1958 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Macario
Macario
GoodWatch score93/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Roberto Gavaldón Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.2, average 2.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.2, average 1.6
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Mexican Cinema Classic 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Mexican Cinema 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Melancholy 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Classic Mexican Cinema 2
  • Courtesan 2
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Class Struggle 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

1970s

9 titles · average score 67
Cuando tejen las arañas
Cuando tejen las arañas (1979)

Director

La playa vacía
La playa vacía (1977)

Director

Las cenizas del diputado
Las cenizas del diputado (1977)

Director

The Fungi Man
The Fungi Man (1976)

Director, Writer

La madrastra
La madrastra (1974)

Director

Don Quixote Rides Again
Don Quixote Rides Again (1973)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Associate Producer

Doña Macabra
Doña Macabra (1972)

Director, Executive Producer

The Useless Life of Pito Pérez
The Useless Life of Pito Pérez (1970)

Director, Producer

Las figuras de arena
Las figuras de arena (1970)

Director

1960s

6 titles · average score 80
Los hijos que yo soñé
Los hijos que yo soñé (1965)

Director

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

Screenplay, Director

Autumn Days
Autumn Days (1963)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

The White Rose
The White Rose (1961)

Director, Screenplay

Macario
Macario (1960)
GoodWatch score 93

Director, Writer

El 7 de Copas
El 7 de Copas (1960)

Director, Adaptation

1950s

22 titles · average score 68
Beyond All Limits
Beyond All Limits (1959)

Director

Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday (1958)

Writer, Director

The Hidden One
The Hidden One (1956)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Writer

The Littlest Outlaw
The Littlest Outlaw (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Después de la tormenta
Después de la tormenta (1955)

Writer, Director

Untouched
Untouched (1954)

Director, Writer

The Three Perfect Wives
The Three Perfect Wives (1953)

Screenplay, Director

The Boy and the Fog
The Boy and the Fog (1953)

Writer, Director

Soledad's Shawl
Soledad's Shawl (1952)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay, Director

Night Falls
Night Falls (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer, Director

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

Writer, Director

Rosauro Castro
Rosauro Castro (1950)

Director, Screenplay

1940s

20 titles · average score 70
Adventures of Casanova
Adventures of Casanova (1948)

Director

Tongolele Has Been Killed
Tongolele Has Been Killed (1948)

Director, Screenplay

In the Shadow of the Bridge
In the Shadow of the Bridge (1948)

Director, Adaptation

The Kneeling Goddess
The Kneeling Goddess (1947)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Adaptation

La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra
La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra (1947)

Director

The Other
The Other (1946)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Screenplay

El socio
El socio (1946)

Director

Rayando el sol
Rayando el sol (1946)

Director

The Barracks
The Barracks (1945)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Naná
Naná (1944)

Co-Director

El conde de Montecristo
El conde de Montecristo (1942)

Assistant Director

Las cinco noches de Adán
Las cinco noches de Adán (1942)

Assistant Director

1930s

11 titles · average score 71
Café Concordia
Café Concordia (1939)

Assistant Director

La bestia negra
La bestia negra (1939)

Assistant Director

Su adorable majadero
Su adorable majadero (1939)

Assistant Director, Adaptation

La tierra del mariachi
La tierra del mariachi (1938)

Assistant Director

Ave sin rumbo
Ave sin rumbo (1937)

Assistant Director

El derecho y el deber
El derecho y el deber (1937)

Assistant Director

Marihuana (El monstruo verde)
Marihuana (El monstruo verde) (1936)

Assistant Director

Beautiful Sky
Beautiful Sky (1936)

Co-Director

Celos
Celos (1936)

Assistant Director

The Dead Speak
The Dead Speak (1935)

Assistant Director

Prisoner 13
Prisoner 13 (1933)
GoodWatch score 71

as Prisoner