Jorge Fons

Jorge Fons Pérez (23 April 1939 – 22 September 2022) was a Mexican film director.

He belonged to the first generation of film directors of the UNAM. His short film, Caridad (1973), is still considered one of the best films in Mexican cinema. Two of the most important films of his filmography are Rojo amanecer (1989) and El callejón de los milagros (1995) based on the homonymous book by Naguib Mahfouz, Midaq Alley of 1947, which breaks the classic lineal plots in films.

His 1976 film, Los albañiles, won the Silver Bear at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1995, his film El callejón de los milagros won a Special Mention at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival.

Known For

Porque el Amor Manda

Mi corazón es tuyo

Yo compro esa mujer

Una familia con suerte

Si Dios Me Quita La Vida

Burden of Guilt

Jory

Midaq Alley

Red Dawn

Faith, Hope and Charity