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- ↑ "Muere Ludwik Margules, Director Teatral". El Universal. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012.
- ↑ Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Metaphysical World View, DGA (Directors Guild of America), December 2019, retrieved 4 July 2024
- ↑ The Jewish, Polish, Mexican Theater Director Who Mentored Alejandro Iñárritu, Forward, 10 February 2020, retrieved 4 July 2024
- ↑ Ludwik Margules (1933-2006), La Jornada (in Spanish), 26 March 2006, retrieved 4 July 2024
