Tiburoneros

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Tiburoneros
Directed by Luis Alcoriza
Release date
  • 1963 (1963)
Running time
100 minutes
Country Mexico
Language Spanish

Tiburoneros (Spanish: Shark Hunters) is a 1963 Mexican film directed by Luis Alcoriza. The film follows a young man who has left his urban life behind to work as a simple shark fisher on the coast of Tabasco to support his family, but when he must return to Mexico City, fails to readjust. The film helped Alcoriza stand out as having "promise of being a major talent." [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mora, Carl J. Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society 1896-2004. p. 113.
  2. Hernandez-Rodriguez, R. Splendors of Latin Cinema. p. 99.