Raúl Kamffer Cardoso (16 Abril 1929 – 19 May 1987) was a Mexican filmmaker. For his film 'Ora Sí ¡Tenemos Que Ganar! (1981), Kamffer earned the Ariel Award for Best Director and Best Picture.[1]

Raúl Kammfer
Born(1929-04-16)16 April 1929
Mexico City, Mexico
Died19 May 1987(1987-05-19) (aged 58)
Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation(s)Director, producer, cinematographer, editor, screenwriter
Years active1967–1981

Biography

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Raúl Kamffer studied film production in Italy, at the Centro Experimental de Cinematografía de Roma. Back in Mexico, he was part of the first generation of the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos. In 1968, he shot his first short film Fiesta de muertos, followed the following year by his first feature film Mictlán o la casa de los que ya no son.[2]

His 1978 film ¡Ora sí tenemos que ganar! won 4 Ariel Awards in 1982.[2]

Filmography

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Year Film Director Producer Writer Notes
1967 Preparatoria 100 años Yes Yes Short film
1968 Fiesta de Muertos Yes Documentary film
Mural Efimero Yes Short film
1969 Ana y Diana Yes Yes Short film
Mictlan o La Casa de los Que Ya No Son Yes Yes 23rd Cannes Film Festival (Out of competition)
1970 El Juego de Zuzanka Yes
1971 Semana Santa entre Los Coras Yes Documentary
1975 Energomex Yes Yes Short film
1976 El Perro y la Calentura Yes Yes
1979 Parto Solar 5 Yes Yes Yes
1981 'Ora Sí ¡Tenemos Que Ganar! Yes Yes

References

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  1. ^ "Ariel — Ganadores y nominados — Raúl Kamffer" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Ciudad de México > Realizadores > Raúl Kamffer Cardoso". Sic.gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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