
Directing
Francisco del Villar
Born — Died
1920-01-01 — 1978-01-09
Place of birth
Mexico City, Mexico
Known for
Directing
Credits
41 titles
Francisco del Villar Schiaffino (1920 – 1 September 1978), better known simply as Francisco del Villar, was a Mexican film director, producer and screenwriter.
Known for
6.8After being released from jail, "Tarzan" Lira seeks to rebuild his life as a bank employee. Unfortunately, it might not be as easy as he thinks.
Life Sentence
1979
4.7Repressed middle-aged Catholic gets into a troublesome relationship with the prostitute next door and her little boy.
Savage Sunday
1967
Short documentary
Mexican Bullfighters
1952
7.3Family honor, greed, machismo, homophobia, and dreams collide in a small Mexican town.
The Place Without Limits
1978
6.3An angel who is three good deeds short of earning his wings chooses the city of Puebla to carry out her mission.
The Angels of Puebla
1968
Short documentary. Plot unknown
Public Art
1952
Film credits
Behind the camera
6.8After being released from jail, "Tarzan" Lira seeks to rebuild his life as a bank employee. Unfortunately, it might not be as easy as he thinks.
Life Sentence
1979
4.7Repressed middle-aged Catholic gets into a troublesome relationship with the prostitute next door and her little boy.
Savage Sunday
1967
4.7Repressed middle-aged Catholic gets into a troublesome relationship with the prostitute next door and her little boy.
Savage Sunday
1967
Short documentary
Mexican Bullfighters
1952
Short documentary
Mexican Bullfighters
1952
Short documentary
Mexican Bullfighters
1952
7.3Family honor, greed, machismo, homophobia, and dreams collide in a small Mexican town.
The Place Without Limits
1978
6.3An angel who is three good deeds short of earning his wings chooses the city of Puebla to carry out her mission.
The Angels of Puebla
1968
Short documentary. Plot unknown
Public Art
1952
Short documentary. Plot unknown
Public Art
1952
Short documentary. Plot unknown
Public Art
1952
Short documentary about the malaria eradication campaign in Mexico in the early 20th century.
A Heroic Crusade
1960
6.0Arnulfo is a man weaving baskets. Remedios has given birth in front of the house of a woman and her aid, but the village is spread the word that the child born as a child God and an atheist would think exploit to their advantage the "miracle ".
Miracles Weaver
1962
6.3The family of a dying man celebrates his wake while the man is still alive, showing their darker, selfish ambitions and trying to take the best part of the inheritance.
The Crows are Grieving
1965
6.3The family of a dying man celebrates his wake while the man is still alive, showing their darker, selfish ambitions and trying to take the best part of the inheritance.
The Crows are Grieving
1965
4.4After a near-drowning, Laura moves through four social worlds under different names, obsessed with God’s infinite mercy and provoking sin to test forgiveness.
The Dogs of God
1974
4.4After a near-drowning, Laura moves through four social worlds under different names, obsessed with God’s infinite mercy and provoking sin to test forgiveness.
The Dogs of God
1974
Propagandistic documentary short film by the Mexican government about changes in the treatment of psychiatric patient.
Closed Doors
1957
5.4Bride sleeps another guy on her wedding night by mistake, and he and the groom spend 90 minutes arguing over which one she belongs to.
Pillow for Three
1969
5.4Bride sleeps another guy on her wedding night by mistake, and he and the groom spend 90 minutes arguing over which one she belongs to.
Pillow for Three
1969
On September 3, 1963, the Chilapilla 43 well went out of control due to a failure of the blowout preventers.
Chilapilla 43
1964
On September 3, 1963, the Chilapilla 43 well went out of control due to a failure of the blowout preventers.
Chilapilla 43
1964
On September 3, 1963, the Chilapilla 43 well went out of control due to a failure of the blowout preventers.
Chilapilla 43
1964
Documentary short on Mexico’s electric power industry.
Heart of the City
1952
4.8Backwards fishing village is home to a widow and her teenaged daughter. Neighbors suspect the mother of having murdered her husband. A tourist in town gets it into his head to put the smooth big city moves on both women. And the-e-en...
Piranhas Love in Lent
1969
4.8Backwards fishing village is home to a widow and her teenaged daughter. Neighbors suspect the mother of having murdered her husband. A tourist in town gets it into his head to put the smooth big city moves on both women. And the-e-en...
Piranhas Love in Lent
1969
4.8Backwards fishing village is home to a widow and her teenaged daughter. Neighbors suspect the mother of having murdered her husband. A tourist in town gets it into his head to put the smooth big city moves on both women. And the-e-en...
Piranhas Love in Lent
1969
6.6Intrigues and secrets come together because of a woman, who has the protection of the parish priest.
The Black Widow
1983
4.3Following their mother’s passing, two brothers plot to claim the inheritance left in their stepfather’s care, but life has a way of turning things around.
A Trap for a Corpse
1969
4.3Following their mother’s passing, two brothers plot to claim the inheritance left in their stepfather’s care, but life has a way of turning things around.
A Trap for a Corpse
1969
Short documentary. Plot unknown.
The Man from the Island
1952
Short documentary. Plot unknown.
The Man from the Island
1952
6.8Man hiding from the police is trapped into posing as a butler at a rich family's country estate.
The Spoilt Servant
1969
Short documentary on the Mexican public healthcare system in the countryside.
The Answer
1959
Short documentary on the Mexican public healthcare system in the countryside.
The Answer
1959
Short documentary. Plot unknown.
Palacio Nacional
1957
Short documentary. Plot unknown.
Palacio Nacional
1957
Short documentary. Plot unknown.
Palacio Nacional
1957
Short documentary. Plot unknown.
Land of Hope
1952
Short documentary. Plot unknown.
Land of Hope
1952

