Juan Manuel Torres

Juan Manuel Torres

Juan Manuel Torres Sáenz (April 5, 1938 - March 17, 1980) was a Mexican writer, translator, screenwriter and filmmaker. Author of the book of stories El viaje (1969) and the novel Didascalias (1970). Between 1962 and 1968 he studied at the Leon Schiller National School of Film, Television and Theater in Lodz, Poland. He returned to Mexico and directed the films La otra virginidad (The Other Virginity, 1974), La vida cambia (Life Changes, 1975), El mar (The Sea, 1976) and La mujer perfecta (The Perfect Woman, 1977). In 1975 he won the Ariel de Oro for Best Film (along with Emilio Fernández for La Choca) and the Ariel de Plata for Best Direction for La Otra Virginidad. He died in a car accident in the early hours of March 17, 1980, when the car he was driving crashed on the Tlalpan road, shortly before his 42nd birthday.

  • Popularity : 1.382
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1938-04-05
  • Place of Birth : Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico
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Juan Manuel Torres Movies

  • 2014
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    6 Bullets to Hell

    6 Bullets to Hell

    1 2014 HD

    When a farmer's wife is brutally murdered by the ruthless bandit Bobby Durango and his gang of killers, Billy Rogers goes back to his old gun and...

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  • 1975
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    The Other Virginity

    The Other Virginity

    4.7 1975 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Other Virginity

    The Other Virginity

    4.7 1975 HD

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  • 1973
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    Diamantes, Oro y Amor

    Diamantes, Oro y Amor

    5 1973 HD

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  • 1972
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    End of the Party

    End of the Party

    5 1972 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Perfect Woman

    The Perfect Woman

    5 1979 HD

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  • 1977
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    El mar

    El mar

    4.2 1977 HD

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  • 1972
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    Tú, yo, nosotros

    Tú, yo, nosotros

    5 1972 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Perfect Woman

    The Perfect Woman

    5 1979 HD

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  • 1976
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    Life Changes

    Life Changes

    5.6 1976 HD

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  • 1972
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    Tú, yo, nosotros

    Tú, yo, nosotros

    5 1972 HD

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  • 1976
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    Life Changes

    Life Changes

    5.6 1976 HD

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  • 1984
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    East of West

    East of West

    5.4 1984 HD

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  • 1977
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    El mar

    El mar

    4.2 1977 HD

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