Rafael Corkidi


Rafael Corkidi Acriche was a Mexican cinematographer, film director and screenwriter. He began his career as a cinematographer and contributed to the visual style and cinematography in three films directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky in Mexico, Fando y Lis, El Topo, and The Holy Mountain. Eventually he became a director in his own right, including films such as Angels and Cherubs, Auandar Anapu, Pafnucio Santo and Deseos, his last film before he decided to pioneer video as a mean of expression.
In 2013, he was awarded the Ariel de Oro, Mexico's top film prize, for his contributions to the Mexican film industry.

Selected filmography / videography

Fando y Lis El Topo Apolinar Angels and Cherubs The Mansion of Madness The Holy Mountain Auandar Anapu Pafnucio Santo Deseos
;VideoLas Lupitas Figuras de la pasión Relatos Huelga / Strike Señores y señoras Querida Benita Forjadores Murmullos Folklor Rulfo aeternum Urbano y Natalia