Gilberto Martinez Solares Movies
With over 150 films to his credit, Mexican director
Gilberto Martinez Solares was one of his country's most prolific filmmakers. He started out doing camera chores on
Rosario (1935), but did not make his feature film directorial debut until 1938 with
El Senor Alcade (Mr. Mayor). Solares is credited with having significantly added to the growth of Mexican cinema during the '40s and '50s, an era that is considered the country's golden age of movies. Solares died of a heart attack in Mexico City on January 17, 1997, at age 90. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
