Directing

Héctor Mendoza

Born 1932-07-10 · Apaseo el Grande, México

Héctor Mendoza Franco (10 July 1932 – 29 December 2010) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter whose screen work centered on early-1960s Mexican cinema. He directed The Shunammite (La sunamita, 1965) as one of the directors of the omnibus feature Love Love Love (Amor, amor, amor, 1965). As a writer, he received an adaptation credit on Dangers of Youth (Peligros de juventud, 1960).

Acting credits

6.9

Two parallel stories about people trapped in illogical endless spaces: two brothers and a detective locked on an infinite staircase, and a family locked on an infinite road... for over 35 years.

The Incident

2014

Behind the camera

6.3

Luisa returns to her village, where she cares for her uncle on his deathbed, who tells her the story of his life with a hidden purpose.

The Shunammite

1965

5.7

Four stories: The encounter between a soldier and a widow in a cemetery. A woman arrives as a maid in an unknown city where she discovers love. Another woman is tasked with caring for her lecherous uncle on his deathbed. A young man gets into trouble with his girlfriend's family when she suggests opening up their relationship.

Love Love Love

1965

5.4

Each of the boys and girls at the coffee shop has something snarled in their love life.

Peligros de juventud

1960