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Antonio Helú(1899-1972)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Editor
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Antonio Helú was born on 17 June 1899 in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. He was a writer and director, known for The Obligation to Assassinate (1937), ¡Cuando la tierra tembló! (1942) and Nostradamus (1937). He died on 20 December 1972 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
BornJune 17, 1899
DiedDecember 20, 1972(73)
BornJune 17, 1899
DiedDecember 20, 1972(73)
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Known for

The Obligation to Assassinate (1937)
The Obligation to Assassinate
  • Writer
  • 1937
¡Cuando la tierra tembló! (1942)
¡Cuando la tierra tembló!
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1942
Nostradamus (1937)
Nostradamus
  • Writer
  • 1937
Alma jarocha (1937)
Alma jarocha
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1937

Credits

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Writer

  • El último mexicano (1960)
    El último mexicano
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Los hijos de Rancho Grande (1956)
    Los hijos de Rancho Grande
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • El medallón del crimen (El 13 de oro) (1956)
    El medallón del crimen (El 13 de oro)
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • Del brazo y por la calle (1956)
    Del brazo y por la calle
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • La mujer ajena (1955)
    La mujer ajena
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Padre contra hijo (1955)
    Padre contra hijo
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Las engañadas (1955)
    Las engañadas
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • El asesino X (1955)
    El asesino X
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • Solamente una vez (1954)
    Solamente una vez
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • La sobrina del señor cura (1954)
    La sobrina del señor cura
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • El secreto de Juan Palomo (1947)
    El secreto de Juan Palomo
    3.3
    • Writer
    • 1947
  • José Baviera, Adriana Lamar, Ramón Pereda, and Juan Pulido in Arsenio Lupin (1947)
    Arsenio Lupin
    4.6
    • Writer
    • 1947
  • Ave sin nido (1943)
    Ave sin nido
    5.9
    • compilation
    • 1943
  • ¡Cuando la tierra tembló! (1942)
    ¡Cuando la tierra tembló!
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1942
  • El hotel de los chiflados (1939)
    El hotel de los chiflados
    • writer
    • 1939

Director

  • ¡Cuando la tierra tembló! (1942)
    ¡Cuando la tierra tembló!
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1942
  • El hipnotizador (1940)
    El hipnotizador
    • Director
    • 1940
  • El hotel de los chiflados (1939)
    El hotel de los chiflados
    • Director
    • 1939
  • The Pretty Indian Girl (1938)
    The Pretty Indian Girl
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Alma jarocha (1937)
    Alma jarocha
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1937
  • The Obligation to Assassinate (1937)
    The Obligation to Assassinate
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Nostradamus (1937)
    Nostradamus
    • Director
    • 1937

Editor

  • ¡Cuando la tierra tembló! (1942)
    ¡Cuando la tierra tembló!
    7.0
    • Editor
    • 1942

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 17, 1899
    • San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
  • Died
    • December 20, 1972
    • Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico(heart attack)

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