- Born
- Birth nameArturo Ripstein Rosen
- Arturo Ripstein began his career as assistant director (unbilled) of Luis Buñuel in Ángel exterminador, El (1962). His father, Alfredo Ripstein, Jr. produced his first film, a western written by Gabriel García Márquez titled Tiempo de morir (1965). Ripstein filmography is very praised in Mexico and Europe. He is considered the best Mexican director alive. Many of his films are related with an unique subject: the loneliness of souls. So, his style re flects his main concerns. Ripstein's films are somber, slow and depressive.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Maximiliano Maza <mmaza@campus.mty.itesm.mx>
- SpousePaz Alicia Garciadiego(? - present) (1 child)
- Parents
- Frequently casts Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Luis Felipe Tovar, Daniel Gímenez Cacho, Julieta Egurrola
- Son of movie producer Alfredo Ripstein Jr.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 56th Venice International Film Festival in 1999.
- Father of Gabriel Ripstein.
- President of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 69th Locarno International Film Festival in 2016.
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