Mexican film director
Carlos Toussaint |
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Born | 23 August 1901
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Died | 7 March 1975 (aged 73)
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Other names | Carlos Antonio Toussaint Ritter |
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Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, Director, Journalist |
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Years active | 1934–1964 (film) |
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Carlos Toussaint (1901–1975) was a Mexican film director and production designer. He was active during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema and worked as art director on many productions. He also directed fourteen films between 1940 and 1964 including the Cantinflas short Cantinflas y su prima.[1] [2] He was married to the makeup artist Sara Mateos.
Selected filmography
Art director
Director
References
- ^ Pilcher p.72
- ^ Hershfield & Maciel p.46
Bibliography
- Hershfield, Joanne; Maciel, David R. Mexico's Cinema: A Century of Film and Filmmakers. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1999.
- Pilcher, Jeffrey M. Cantinflas and the Chaos of Mexican Modernity. Rowman & Littlefield, 2001.
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