Juan José Ortega
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Juan J. Ortega (27 October 1904 – 27 December 1996), born Juan José Ortega García, was a Mexican film director, distributor, and journalist. Born in Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, he worked as a journalist for more than 15 years before entering the film industry. In 1935, while serving on the Irrigation Commission, he participated in the production of the documentary features Irrigación en México and Gigantes de piedra. His experience with these productions led him to pursue filmmaking. He made his directorial debut with Sendas del destino (1939), beginning a career that would span more than four decades. Among his notable films are La casa de la Zorra (1945), La mujer legítima (1945), Me gustan todas (1953), Frente al pecado de ayer (1954), Yo no creo en los hombres (1954), and the series of westerns centered on the character Leonardo Moncada. From the late 1960s onward, he focused primarily on film distribution and founded several production and distribution companies. He received numerous recognitions for his contributions to Mexican cinema and published his memoirs, Memorias de una vida, in 1994. He died in Mexico City, Mexico, on 27 December 1996.
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El rosario (1944)
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Herencia maldita (1963)
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Tropicana (1957)
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Las bravuconas (1963)
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Cuando el alba llegue (1950)
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Frente al destino (1964)
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La razón de la culpa (1943)
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Yo no creo en los hombres (1955)
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Una lección de amor (1956)
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Preciosa (1965)
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La casa de la zorra (1945)
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Cuentan de una mujer (1959)
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Frente al Pecado de Ayer (1955)
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Zorina (1949)
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Su primer amor (1960)
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Caribbean Rhythms (1950)
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Lo que sólo el hombre puede sufrir (1943)
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El río de las ánimas (1964)
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No me olvides nunca (1956)
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The Bats (1964)
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En carne propia (1961)
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El ángel caído (1949)
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Ay Chabela...! (1961)
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Me gustan todas (1954)
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Flor de fango (1942)
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Lodo y Armiño (1951)
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El abanico de Lady Windermere (1944)
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La insaciable (1947)
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Wild Heart (1956)
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Cinnamon Skin (1953)
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Pueblo de odios (1962)
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Toda una vida (1945)
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La mentira (1952)
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La mujer legítima (1945)
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Horizontes de sangre (1962)
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La pantera de Monte Escondido (1962)
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La moneda rota (1962)
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Sendas del destino (1945)
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Pacto de sangre (1966)
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