Miguel Morayta | |
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Born |
Villahermosa, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain |
15 August 1907
Died | 19 June 2013 Mexico City, Mexico |
(aged 105)
Occupation | Film director screenwriter |
Years active | 1944-1978 |
Miguel Morayta (15 August 1907 – 19 June 2013) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed 74 films between 1944 and 1978. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Morayta was a Spanish artillery officer, who joined the Republican side. After Francisco Franco's victory, he left Spain for France and Africa, finally arriving in Mexico in 1941, where he started his career. He was living in Mexico when he died at 105.