Juan José Ortega
Juan J. Ortega (27 October 1904 – 27 December 1996), born Juan José Ortega García, was a Mexican film director, distributor, and journalist. Born in Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, he worked as a journalist for more than 15 years before entering the film industry. In 1935, while serving on the Irrigation Commission, he participated in the production of the documentary features Irrigación en México and Gigantes de piedra. His experience with these productions led him to pursue filmmaking.
He made his directorial debut with Sendas del destino (1939), beginning a career that would span more than four decades. Among his notable films are La casa de la Zorra (1945), La mujer legítima (1945), Me gustan todas (1953), Frente al pecado de ayer (1954), Yo no creo en los hombres (1954), and the series of westerns centered on the character Leonardo Moncada. From the late 1960s onward, he focused primarily on film distribution and founded several production and distribution companies. He received numerous recognitions for his contributions to Mexican cinema and published his memoirs, Memorias de una vida, in 1994. He died in Mexico City, Mexico, on 27 December 1996.
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Movies (48)
Traición
1991 · Producer
La sombra del Tunco
1990 · Producer
Santo in the Mystery of the Black Pearl
1976 · Producer
Santo Faces Death
1970 · Producer
Pacto de sangre
1966 · Director
Preciosa
1965 · Director, Screenplay
The Bats
1964 · Director, Screenplay
Frente al destino
1964 · Director, Screenplay
El río de las ánimas
1964 · Director, Screenplay
Las bravuconas
1963 · Director, Screenplay
Herencia maldita
1963 · Director, Screenplay
Entre bala y bala
1963 · Director
Horizontes de sangre
1962 · Director, Screenplay
Pueblo de odios
1962 · Director, Screenplay
La pantera de Monte Escondido
1962 · Director, Screenplay
La moneda rota
1962 · Director
Ay Chabela...!
1961 · Director, Screenplay
Ellas también son rebeldes
1961 · Producer
En carne propia
1961 · Director, Writer
Su primer amor
1960 · Director, Writer
Cuentan de una mujer
1959 · Director, Screenplay
Tropicana
1957 · Director, Screenplay
Una lección de amor
1956 · Director, Screenplay
No me olvides nunca
1956 · Director, Screenplay
Wild Heart
1956 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Yo no creo en los hombres
1955 · Screenplay, Director
Frente al Pecado de Ayer
1955 · Director, Screenplay
Me gustan todas
1954 · Director, Screenplay
Cinnamon Skin
1953 · Director, Screenplay
La mentira
1952 · Director, Screenplay
Lodo y Armiño
1951 · Director, Writer, Producer
Caribbean Rhythms
1950 · Writer, Director
Cuando el alba llegue
1950 · Director, Screenplay
Zorina
1949 · Director, Producer
El ángel caído
1949 · Director
La insaciable
1947 · Director, Story, Producer
Amar es vivir
1946 · Director
La casa de la zorra
1945 · Director
La mujer legítima
1945 · Director
Sendas del destino
1945 · Director
Toda una vida
1945 · Director
El abanico de Lady Windermere
1944 · Director
El rosario
1944 · Director, Producer
El ametralladora
1943 · Technical Supervisor
La razón de la culpa
1943 · Director
Lo que sólo el hombre puede sufrir
1943 · Director
La hija del cielo
1943 · Director, Screenplay
Flor de fango
1942 · Director
