Alberto Isaac

Born: 1923-03-18

Alberto Isaac (18 March 1923 – 9 January 1998) was a Mexican freestyle swimmer and later a film director and screenwriter. He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1969, he directed the documentary film The Olympics in Mexico which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. In 1980 he was a member of the jury at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1987, he was a member of the jury at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.


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Cuartelazo

as Embajador
Released: 1977-05-04

Narration of one of the bloodiest episodes of the Mexican national history, The Tragic Ten,...

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The Year of the Plague

as Frihjof Hjolen, Norewgian Minister
Released: 1978-02-12

A terrible disease is found in a Mexican town. A doctor tries to alert the authorities when he...

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There Are No Thieves in This Village

as uncredited
Released: 1965-09-09

When a young boy steals billiard balls from a local saloon, a stranger is charged with the...

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The Young Animals

as Ramon
Released: 1968-10-01

A small Arizona town is plagued by violence created from the tension between Anglo and...

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