Mauricio Magdaleno


Mauricio Magdaleno Cardona, better known as Mauricio Magdaleno, was a Mexican writer, journalist, politician, screenwriter and occasional director of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

Biography

As a journalist, he wrote for El Nacional and Excélsior. As a politician, Magdaleno held various elected positions, including federal congressman and senator for Zacatecas from 1958 to 1964. He later served as Undersecretary of Cultural Affairs at the Secretariat of Public Education during the administration of Gustavo Díaz Ordaz.
As a screenwriter Magdaleno wrote the script for over 50 movies. He worked with Emilio "El Indio" Fernández as director and Gabriel Figueroa as cinematographer in the films Flor Silvestre, María Candelaria, Río Escondido, Salón México, Pueblerina and La malquerida.

Awards and recognition

He was nominated for six Ariel Awards and won on his second nomination for Río Escondido in 1949.
In 1957, he was elected as member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua. In 1981 he was awarded the National Prize for Arts in the Linguistics and literature category.

Literary work

Theatre

  • 1932: Cuatro obras de revista política para el Teatro de Ahora
  • 1933: Teatro revolucionario mexicano

Novel

  • 1927: Mapimí 37
  • 1935: Campo Celis
  • 1936: Concha Bretón
  • 1937: El resplandor
  • 1941: Sonata
  • 1948: La Tierra Grande
  • 1949: Cabello de Elote
  • 1986: La noche cerrada.

Short story

Essay

Selected filmography

Wild Flower Michael Strogoff Tragic Wedding Pepita Jiménez Everybody's Woman Gran Casino The Unloved Woman Coquette Salón México Between Your Love and Heaven Duel in the Mountains Red Rain Orange Blossom for Your Wedding Love for Love History of a Heart Women's Prison Maria Islands Forever Yours The Three Perfect Wives The White Rose