Gabriel Retes

Gabriel Retes was born in Mexico City on 25 March 1947, the son of the stage director Ignacio Retes and the actress Lucila Balzaretti. A stage actor from the age of twelve, he moved into cinema in the early seventies and received the Ariel for Chin Chin el teporocho. He produced his films as cooperatives, on small budgets, and gave roles to his mother and his children. His career as a filmmaker spans half a century, until his death on 20 April 2020.

In the catalogue 1

• Feature filmExcess BaggageEl bultoGabriel Retes · 1992Cinema