Directing

Mauricio de la Serna

Born — Died

1902-11-26 — 1986-03-19

Known for

Directing

Credits

40 titles

Mauricio de la Serna (26 November 1902 – 19 March 1986; sometimes reported as 20 March 1986) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter, and producer active in cinema from 1938 to 1979. From 1950 he resumed credited story work and expanded into screenplay writing; his first credited screenplay is commonly identified as a 1951 film directed by Julio Bracho, and one of his story credits served as the basis for a film directed by Luis Buñuel. In 1955 he debuted as director-screenwriter with Caras nuevas and is commonly credited with directing 23 feature films. He later worked in screen-industry administrative roles, including at Televisa’s film unit Televicine, and returned to directing in 1979…

Known for

Behind the camera

The Other poster
6.9

A mousy, poor manicurist seeks to switch places with her more glamorous, wealthy twin sister.

The Other

1946

Twilight poster
6.0

Doctor Alejandro Mangino falls in love with Lucía just before he goes on a round-the-world trip. Pining for her all the while, he returns to find that she’s married his best friend.

Twilight

1945

Stolen Heaven poster
6.5

A young woman loses her mind when she finds out that her uncle and his boyfriend met in a train accident.

Stolen Heaven

1951

The Night of the Mayans poster
6.3

A white man seduces a local girl in an isolated Mayan village, which makes gods unhappy.

The Night of the Mayans

1939

El derecho a la vida poster
6.7

Four interlocking stories about pregnancy all intersecting in an obstetrician's office.

El derecho a la vida

1959

Las cinco noches de Adán poster
5.8

Globe-hopping playboy bachelor is getting on in years, so he invites his five international children to come live with him.

Las cinco noches de Adán

1942

The Jungle of Fire poster
5.3

A beautiful woman awakens passions in the workers of a camp deep in the jungle.. Venice Film Festival 1947

The Jungle of Fire

1945

Fruto prohibido poster
6.2

A writer is given custody of his editor's daughter after she is orphaned. Once she grows up, they become romantically involved.

Fruto prohibido

1953

Cada quien su musica poster
6.0

Unscrupulous promoter creates hostilities that ruin the friendships between six young musicians.

Cada quien su musica

1959

Los hijos del divorcio poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Los hijos del divorcio

1958

Yo bailé con Don Porfirio poster
6.0

Light comedy in which Joaquin Cortes and Mapy Pardavé join their talents, written and directed by Gilberto Martinez Solares. It deals with the life of a pair of twins from a provincial family who emigrated to the city, then one begins to work in a music magazine and occasionally is confused with her sister, which causes problems with their respective boyfriends.

Yo bailé con Don Porfirio

1942

Divorciadas poster
6.2

Divorciadas tells the story of three women: Cristina, recently divorced after refusing to endure her husband's lack of love, especially following the death of their young son; Carmen, divorced for many years and living on the fortune left to her by her late husband, leading a free and unconventional life; and Juanita, an employee at the courthouse where she meets Cristina, married but long abandoned by her husband.

Divorciadas

1943

No artwork available
6.7

Young woman's parents don't supervise her activities closely enough; she ends up going to a beatnik nightclub and dancing the twist and getting raped.

Cuando los hijos se pierden

1963

Cuanto vale tu hijo poster
6.7

Family life in a squatter's-rights neighborhood on the outskirts of Mexico City.

Cuanto vale tu hijo

1962

No artwork available
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Memorias de mi general

1961

¡Qué bonito amor! poster
5.8

Bride backs out of her wedding at the last possible minute; she and her fiance get caught up in a power-struggle that ends with both running for mayor.

¡Qué bonito amor!

1960

El buen ladrón poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

El buen ladrón

1957

El buen ladrón poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

El buen ladrón

1957

No artwork available
5.7

This is an early film from Director Gilberto Martinez Solares, who would go on to become better-known for his unique perspective on horror films of the 60's and 70's - like "Santanico Pademonium" "Face of the Screaming Wolf" and his own "House of Terror", (these features, in turn, would inspire future award-wining Directors such as Tarantino and Del Toro). As far as Resurreccion goes, it is a semi-historical Drama, based on Leo Tolstoy's novel also titled "Resurrection" . However, Solares' movie loosely uses the start of the 1910 to 1920 Mexican Revolution as its cornerstone, (instead of the Russian battle that Tolstoy relied on for his 1899 literary work ). It essentially documents one man's effort to find redemption for his past sins. It stars actors Emilio Tuero, Lupita Tovar, Sara Garcia and Jose Pulido, among others.

Resurrección

1943

Mis abuelitas... no más! poster
5.8

Bush-league actor allows two adorable grannies to believe he's their long-lost grandson. Then: complications!

Mis abuelitas... no más!

1961

No artwork available
6.2

After being arrested the two adorable grannies spend some time in jail and then stand trial for the robberies they've committed.

The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies

1961

Pablo y Carolina poster
7.5

Torn between three lovers and bored by her typewriting classes, Carolina (Dillian) writes a passionate love letter to fictional Pablo Garza from Monterrey. The letter is sent by mistake and received by real Pablo Garza's girlfriend. Pablo himself (Infante) flies to Mexico City looking for an explanation. Carolina is rehearsing a musical show for her school dressed as a man. When Pablo meets her, she pretends to be her brother Anibal, a shy and feminine sailor. Pablo likes Anibal and invites "him" to a cabaret. After that, Carolina falls inlove with Pablo but resists to unveil her real self. Meanwhile, Pablo feels himself confused, because young "Anibal" is cute as an angel and has "those blue eyes..."

Pablo y Carolina

1957

Pablo y Carolina poster
7.5

Torn between three lovers and bored by her typewriting classes, Carolina (Dillian) writes a passionate love letter to fictional Pablo Garza from Monterrey. The letter is sent by mistake and received by real Pablo Garza's girlfriend. Pablo himself (Infante) flies to Mexico City looking for an explanation. Carolina is rehearsing a musical show for her school dressed as a man. When Pablo meets her, she pretends to be her brother Anibal, a shy and feminine sailor. Pablo likes Anibal and invites "him" to a cabaret. After that, Carolina falls inlove with Pablo but resists to unveil her real self. Meanwhile, Pablo feels himself confused, because young "Anibal" is cute as an angel and has "those blue eyes..."

Pablo y Carolina

1957

La Joven Mancornadora poster
6.2

Young woman disguised as a man sets out to kill two brothers that she believes cheated her father out of his property. She discovers they were innocent of that, and takes a job on their farm, provoking some gender-fluid wooing confusion from both of them.

La Joven Mancornadora

1961

No artwork available
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Furia en el Edén

1964

No artwork available
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Furia en el Edén

1964

Nora la Rebelde poster
6.0

The story of a young violinist whose desire to be recognized by a famous artist leads her into various situations.

Nora la Rebelde

1979

Martín Santos, El llanero poster
5.5

A farmer aspires to marry the daughter of the local aristocrats, but she think he's beneath her. It take a long time for things to settle into a groove so life can run smoothly again for all concerned.

Martín Santos, El llanero

1961

Pepito y los robachicos poster
5.7

Good-hearted simpleton opens his home to a street urchin escaping from an Oliver Twist-style kid-gang of pickpockets beggars and paperboys.

Pepito y los robachicos

1958

New faces poster
6.7

Mexican feature film

New faces

1956

The Last Adventure poster
6.3

All of Mexico asks the same question, who has won the lottery jackpot of five million pesos? If the lucky person who won them does not show up soon to collect the prize, it will have to be raffled again.

The Last Adventure

1946

No artwork available
5.8

A sympathetic elder docsplains life to a teenaged girl in his neighborhood.

Pecado de juventud

1962

No artwork available
6.0

Man wants to dump wife for a new girlfriend; all three end up weekending in Acapulco together along with a gentleman the wife meets enroute, and all four explore the possibility of forming new relationships.

¡Viva el amor!

1958

No artwork available
6.0

Man wants to dump wife for a new girlfriend; all three end up weekending in Acapulco together along with a gentleman the wife meets enroute, and all four explore the possibility of forming new relationships.

¡Viva el amor!

1958

No artwork available
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Un chico valiente

1960

Hidden Paradise poster
6.0

Luis lives in the jungle with his parents and his many pets. His favorite pet is his monkey named Pancho. He finds a hide out where he and his friend Marta are able to discover new creatures and enjoy nature. His father Lorenzo orders him to get rid of his pets starting with his pet monkey.

Hidden Paradise

1961

La malcasada poster
5.7

A woman leaves her life as a cabaret performer behind thanks to a man who, after finding her unconscious, takes her to his home.

La malcasada

1950

The Vivanco Ladies poster
7.0

Two women of lesser descent are dedicated to stealing to support their brother's daughter.

The Vivanco Ladies

1959

The Vivanco Ladies poster
7.0

Two women of lesser descent are dedicated to stealing to support their brother's daughter.

The Vivanco Ladies

1959

Rumbo a Brasilia poster
6.0

When his town is devastated by a flood, a young boy takes it upon himself to seek the help of the president. He meets a variety of characters along the way, not all of whom are eager to help. The road to salvation for his little community becomes one of discovery as he learns to distinguish truth from deceit in director Mauricio de la Serna's charming fable. Antonio Aguilar, Antonio Carlos Pereira and Angela Maria star.

Rumbo a Brasilia

1961