Emilio Gómez Muriel

Emilio Gómez Muriel was a prolific Mexican film director, active between the 1930s and the 1970s.

He is known for melodramas, but one of his first films was Redes (release: 1936), an attempt at social cinema with a mostly non-professional cast.

He won an award at the 1960 San Sebastian Film Festival for Simitrio.

Filmography

 * While Mexico Sleeps (1938)
 * The Unknown Policeman (1941)
 * Another Dawn (1943)
 * The Lieutenant Nun (1944)
 * Nocturne of Love (1948)
 * The Woman of the Port (1949)
 * Engagement Ring (1951)
 * A Galician Dances the Mambo (1951)
 * Carne de presidio (1952)
 * A Divorce (1953)
 * The Three Elenas (1954)
 * The Empty Star (1958)
 * La cigüeña distraída (1966)
 * La Cama (1968)
 * La Buscona (1970)

More of his films are the subject of articles on Spanish Wikipedia.