Alberto Isaac (18 March 1923 – 9 January 1998) was a Mexican freestyle swimmer and later a film director and screenwriter. He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.
In 1969, he directed the documentary film The Olympics in Mexico which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. In 1980 he was a member of the jury at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1987, he was a member of the jury at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.
When a young boy steals billiard balls from a local saloon, a stranger is charged with the crime. The local layabouts find there is no reason to hang …
The Young Animals
Ramon
1968-10-01
A small Arizona town is plagued by violence created from the tension between Anglo and Mexican-American youths. Tony (Tom Nardini) is the idealistic n…
Cuartelazo
Embajador
1977-05-04
Narration of one of the bloodiest episodes of the Mexican national history, The Tragic Ten, beginning when General Victoriano Huerta sent to kill Pres…
The Year of the Plague
Frihjof Hjolen, Norewgian Minister
1979-01-01
A terrible disease is found in a Mexican town. A doctor tries to alert the authorities when he discovers its epidemic nature. No one listen to him and…
Alberto Isaac Directing Movies
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
The Olympics in Mexico
Director
1969-08-29
Documentary about the XIX Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968…
While being shuttled from her convent/boarding school to her wedding, a young lady of the upper classes is kidnapped by bandits. She gets to see the w…
Mariana Mariana
Director
1987-08-05
The story runs in the 1940s Mexico City. A schoolboy (Carlos) falls in love with his best friend’s mother (Mariana). Carlos is impressed because this …
There Are No Thieves in This Village
Director
1965-09-09
When a young boy steals billiard balls from a local saloon, a stranger is charged with the crime. The local layabouts find there is no reason to hang …
The Devil’s Visitations
Director
1968-08-15
A young architect returns from Europe to live in the house of his uncles and cousins, where someone pretends to be the Devil….
El rincón de las vÃrgenes
Director
1972-11-30
“Faith-healer” develops a cult-like following in 1920s Jalisco….
Cuartelazo
Director
1977-05-04
Narration of one of the bloodiest episodes of the Mexican national history, The Tragic Ten, beginning when General Victoriano Huerta sent to kill Pres…
Untamed Women
Director
1995-09-19
Tired of being mistreated by their husbands, Ema (Reyes Spindola), Clotilde (Elizarraras) and Chayo (Orozco) leave their past (children and husbands i…
People of the Sun
Director
1983-01-01
El Pueblo Del Sol captures not only the visual delights of Mexico today, but also grasps the day-to-day life of a people in a land filled with future …
The Days of Love
Director
1972-03-20
In the 1920s, Mexico was still in a state of near-chaos. Rebellions and revolutions had followed one after the other for decades. Though things were b…
Tivoli
Director
1975-06-26
While trying to save the famous Tivoli burlesque theater, the participants uncover a web of commercial corruption….
When a young boy steals billiard balls from a local saloon, a stranger is charged with the crime. The local layabouts find there is no reason to hang …
Cuartelazo
Producer
1977-05-04
Narration of one of the bloodiest episodes of the Mexican national history, The Tragic Ten, beginning when General Victoriano Huerta sent to kill Pres…
Writing
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
The Devil’s Visitations
Screenplay
1968-08-15
A young architect returns from Europe to live in the house of his uncles and cousins, where someone pretends to be the Devil….
Untamed Women
Screenplay
1995-09-19
Tired of being mistreated by their husbands, Ema (Reyes Spindola), Clotilde (Elizarraras) and Chayo (Orozco) leave their past (children and husbands i…
El rincón de las vÃrgenes
Writer
1972-11-30
“Faith-healer” develops a cult-like following in 1920s Jalisco….
The Olympics in Mexico
Writer
1969-08-29
Documentary about the XIX Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968…
Tiempo de lobos
Writer
1985-01-03
Two young emigres return home from USA to their family farm to visit for a week….
There Are No Thieves in This Village
Writer
1965-09-09
When a young boy steals billiard balls from a local saloon, a stranger is charged with the crime. The local layabouts find there is no reason to hang …
Tivoli
Writer
1975-06-26
While trying to save the famous Tivoli burlesque theater, the participants uncover a web of commercial corruption….
