Fernando Durán Rojas

Directing

Fernando Durán Rojas

Born 1940-05-23 · Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico

Fernando Durán Rojas was a Mexican film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his work in Mexican cinema during the 1970s and 1980s. He directed films such as El vals sin fin (1972) and Los pequeños gigantes (1975), which explore social and political themes relevant to Mexican society. Durán Rojas's films often depicted the struggles of marginalized communities, contributing to the discourse on social justice in Mexican cinema. His work is recognized for its narrative depth and commitment to highlighting societal issues.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

The Sheriff's Strange Son poster
6.4

In a small western town, a father obliges a doctor to separate two conjoined twins in a very hazardous operation. One of the children dies but years after seems to have survived as his brother's second personality.

The Sheriff's Strange Son

1986

Los Profesionales poster
NR

Squadron of mercenaries go out for justice.

Los Profesionales

2003

Era cabrón el viejo poster
5.0

A senior citizen must fight against a corrupt police force and the man who controls them.

Era cabrón el viejo

2000

El charro Juárez poster
5.0

Mexican Revolution-era General and his second in command have a falling-out over women.

El charro Juárez

2007

Se Equivoco El Pistolero poster
2.3

No synopsis available yet.

Se Equivoco El Pistolero

2007

Cruz de amapola poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Cruz de amapola

2003

Las fabulosas del Reventón 2 poster
6.7

Mexican feature film

Las fabulosas del Reventón 2

1983

Se Me Pelo El Poca Madre poster
NR

Miguel Angel Rodriguez film

Se Me Pelo El Poca Madre

2001

Juan Armenta El Repatriado poster
7.1

Juan returns home to Mexico after working in the USA for awhile, and gets caught up in cowboy problems among his townsfolk.

Juan Armenta El Repatriado

1976

Jesus El Pata De Palo - El Criminal poster
5.6

Jesús was framed for a crime he didn't commit, he serves his sentence and then goes home to get revenge.

Jesus El Pata De Palo - El Criminal

1981

Hot Snake poster
5.3

A sadistic and ruthless outlaw has been terrorizing the town of Hot Snake. A bounty hunter named Emiliano is hired by the local sheriff to hunt down the outlaw after he murders a woman and steals money belonging to the Army. Warned by a local bruja not to take the bounty, Emiliano soon finds himself the target of a mysterious man who seeks to settle a personal vendetta.

Hot Snake

1978

Cholos la ley del barrio poster
3.0

All bets are off between warring factions, led by two men known simply as The Tank and The Pork, in this drama starring Agustin Bernal.

Cholos la ley del barrio

2003

Cholos la ley del barrio poster
3.0

All bets are off between warring factions, led by two men known simply as The Tank and The Pork, in this drama starring Agustin Bernal.

Cholos la ley del barrio

2003

El señor de los cielos III poster
5.3

No synopsis available yet.

El señor de los cielos III

1998

When the Night Falls poster
6.7

A young man becomes involved in wars between street gangs during his trip to the city to improve his education with terrible consequences.

When the Night Falls

1991

Solo para damas poster
6.3

A group of women visit a nightclub. They are all attracted to him main dancer and try to win him over without the others knowing. Him taking advantage the situation, create a plan to manipulate them.

Solo para damas

1981

Entre Hierba, Polvo y Plomo poster
5.0

A Young boy takes after his father as a drug lord and rises to power ultimately resulting in a tragic feud between the two.

Entre Hierba, Polvo y Plomo

1984

Las Fabulosas Del Reventón poster
4.6

Love triangles, romantic entanglements, and spectacular bodies! All this to the rhythm of laughter & the sounds of La Sonora Santanera.

Las Fabulosas Del Reventón

1982

Las Braceras poster
6.0

Widow and daughters team up with a crusading journalist to find the murderers of their migrant-farmworker father, run afoul of two INS blackmailer/rapists.

Las Braceras

1981

El regreso del carro rojo poster
6.7

Mexican feature film

El regreso del carro rojo

1984

Alerta, alta tension poster
5.5

After a criminal gang kidnaps a scientist with valuable information about nuclear weapons, an undercover agent named Jorge Rubio tries to infiltrate this gang in order to deal with the situation. The gang, however, quickly unmasks Rubio and uses both brainwashing and torture techniques on him. They also create a clone of Rubio, thus setting up a show-down battle between the two look-alikes.

Alerta, alta tension

1969

La verdad de la lucha poster
5.6

No synopsis available yet.

La verdad de la lucha

1990

Los perturbados poster
4.3

No synopsis available yet.

Los perturbados

1972

El vagón de la muerte poster
6.0

Mexican feature film

El vagón de la muerte

1987