Manuel Barbachano Ponce


Manuel Barbachano Ponce was a Mexican film producer, director, and screenwriter.
A great-grandson of Miguel Barbachano y Tarraso, a five-time governor of Yucatán, he was born in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.

Producer

Tequila Clandestino destino, a.k.a. 1999Frida, naturaleza viva, a.k.a. Frida De veras me atrapaste Doña Herlinda y su hijo, a.k.a. Dona Herlinda and Her Son Confidencias, a.k.a. Secrets María de mi corazón, a.k.a. Mary My DearestAmor, amor, amor Las Dos Elenas La Sunamita Lola de mi vida Un Alma pura Tajimara La Viuda El Gallo de oro Sonatas, a.k.a. Las Aventuras del marqués de BradominNazarín, a.k.a. Nazarin Café Colón Cuba Baila Los Clarines del miedo, a.k.a. Bugles of FearChistelandia Nueva Chistelandia Vuelve Chistelandia Torero!, a.k.a. Bullfighter: The New York Times called this film, a documentary about the bullfighter Luis Procuna, "the best yet for closeup, realism, and an impression of how it feels 'to fight the bulls'... the crowds, the sweat, the terror, the bull, the ferocious bravery, and the blood'" and an "extraordinary job of picture-making". The film won a special citation at the Venice Film Festival in 1956. Raíces, a.k.a. ''Roots''

Screenwriter

Pedro Páramo
Raíces, a.k.a. ''Roots''

Director

Chistelandia
Nueva Chistelandia
''Vuelve Chistelandia''