Julio Bracho
Born	July 17, 1909(1909-07-17) Durango, Mexico
Died	April 26, 1978 (aged 68) Mexico City
Occupation	film director, theater director, screenwriter
Years active	1941 - 1978 (film)

Julio Bracho Gavilán (17 July 1909 – 26 April 1978) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter.

Bracho was born as ninth of eleven children of Julio Bracho y Zuloaga and his wife Luz Pérez Gavilán. His sister Guadalupe Bracho Pérez-Gavilán became known as Andrea Palma, his brother Jesús became known as theatrical designer and painter, and his brother Toribio, became Jesuit and missionary in China. One of his cousins was Dolores del Río. The family moved to Mexico City in 1913.^[1] He was engaged in modern theater projects in Mexico, he was founding member of the Teatro de Orientación, and he founded and organized the Escolares del Teatro group, Mexico City, in 1931, as well as the Trabajadores del Teatro group in 1933, and the Teatro de la Universidad in 1936.^[2] Bracho directed 50 films between 1941 and 1978. He also wrote 36 for films between 1941 and 1974.

[edit] Selected filmography

• The Absentee (1951)

[edit] External links

• Julio Bracho at the Internet Movie Database
• Bracho family

[edit] References

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Persondata
NAME	Bracho, Julio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Film director, Screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	1909-7-17
PLACE OF BIRTH	Durango, Mexico
DATE OF DEATH	1978-4-26
PLACE OF DEATH	Mexico

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