Rolando Aguilar

Rolando Aguilar Ricketson (11 October 1903 – 4 December 1984) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Born in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. He spent his early years in Mexico before moving to the United States to continue his education, where exposure to Hollywood inspired him to pursue a career in filmmaking. After returning to Mexico, Aguilar began his filmmaking career in 1935 by directing several short films before making his feature directorial debut with Madres del mundo (1936). Over the following decades, Aguilar directed numerous films across a variety of genres, including Los millones de Chaflán (1938). In addition to directing, he worked as a screenwriter. A founding member of the Unión de Directores Cinematográficos de México, he also became the first secretary-general of the Directors' Section of the STPC in 1945. He died in Mexico City, Mexico, on 4 December 1984.

Filmography of Rolando Aguilar

  • Duelo indio (1961)
  • Enterrado vivo (1961)
  • El tiro de gracia (1961)
  • Mi mujer necesita marido (1959)
  • El diablo desaparece (1957)
  • El caudillo (1957)
  • Oh shorties… how many! (1956)
  • El diablo a caballo (1955)
  • Adventures of a New Rich Man (1950)
  • El vengador (1949)
  • El hijo del bandido (1949)
  • Bajo el cielo de Sonora (1948)
  • An Adventure in the Night (1948)
  • El cuarto mandamiento (1948)
  • Aqui esta Juan Colorado (1946)
  • Rosalinda (1945)
  • Club verde (1945)
  • Balajú (1944)
  • Espionaje en el golfo (1943)
  • ¿Quién te quiere a ti? (1942)
  • Rancho Alegre (1941)
  • La canción del milagro (1940)
  • Los millones de Chaflán (1938)
  • Noches de gloria (1938)
  • ¡Esos hombres! (1937)
  • Madres del mundo (1936)