Gabriel Retes

Gabriel Retes was born on Mar 25, 1947 in Mexico. Gabriel Retes's big-screen debut came with El cielo y tu directed by Gilberto Gazcón in 1971, strarring Joven iglesia. Gabriel Retes is known for Bajo California: El límite del tiempo directed by Carlos Bolado, Damián Alcázar stars as Damian and Jesús Ochoa as Arce. Gabriel Retes has got 10 awards and 8 nominations so far. The most recent award Gabriel Retes achieved is Guadalajara International Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Gabriel Retes plays is El viaje de Keta which will be released on Jan 31, 2020.

Son of stage actor-director Ignacio Retes and actress Lucila Balzaretti, Gabriel Retes began acting classical theater when he was twelve years old. In early 70s he began directing short films in S8mm. and developed an extensive filmography in that format. His feature film debut, a shocking film about urban violence, was received with mixed reactions by the audience because of its extremely dark portrait of Mexican middle class. His second feature, Nuevo Mundo (1976) was censored because the controversy it generated around its subject (the divinity of the Vírgen de Guadalupe). Since then, and because his following fil ms' approach to political subjects, Retes is considered one of the most politically conscious Mexican directors. In the '80s, Retes promoted young directors and directed video. Although he never retired, the critically acclaimed Bulto, El (1991) was considered his comeback. This film reunited him with his family: his son Juan Claudio, his daughter Gabriela, his mother, and his wife, Lourdes Elizarraras.