Luis Alcoriza was born on September 5, 1918 in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Presagio (1974), Mecánica nacional (1972) and Das Wunder von Tlayucan (1962). He was married to Janet Alcoriza. He died on December 3, 1992 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
