Alejandro Galindo

Alejandro Galindo

director, writer, actor

Alejandro Galindo was born on Jan 14, 1906 in Mexico. Alejandro Galindo's big-screen debut came with The Macabre Trunk directed by Miguel Zacarías in 1936, strarring Periodista. Alejandro Galindo is known for La vida de Agustín Lara directed by Alejandro Galindo, Germán Robles stars as Agustín Lara and Lorena Velázquez as María Islas. Alejandro Galindo has got 8 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Alejandro Galindo achieved is Ariel Awards, Mexico. The upcoming new movie Alejandro Galindo plays is Capitán de rurales which will be released on Feb 03, 2017.

One of the most prolific and praised directors of the Golden Era of Mexican Cinema, Galindo fell in love with movies at an early age. After his family emigrated to Mexico City, young Alejandro studied to became a dentist. Eventually, he abandoned medical school and traveled to Hollywood, where he worked as a laboratory technician, editor, assistant director and Spanish translator at MGM. After he worked with director

  • Birthday

    Jan 14, 1906
  • Place of Birth

    Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Known For

Awards

8 wins & 2 nominations

Ariel Awards, Mexico
1991
Winner - Salvador Toscano Medal
1958
Best Original Story (Mejor Argumento Original)
Winner - Silver Ariel
1956
Best Original Story (Mejor Argumento Original)
Winner - Silver Ariel
1955
Los Fernández de Peralvillo (1954)
Winner - Golden Ariel