Miguel Morayta

Miguel Morayta (15 August 1907 – 19 June 2013) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter.^[1] He directed 74 films between 1944 and 1978. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Morayta was a Spanish artillery officer, who joined the Republican side. After Francisco Franco's victory, he left Spain for France and Africa, finally arriving in Mexico in 1941, where he started his career.^[1] He was living in Mexico when he died aged 105.^[2]

Miguel Morayta
Born	(1907-08-15)15 August 1907 Villahermosa, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Died	19 June 2013(2013-06-19) (aged 105) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1944-1978

Selected filmography

• The Stronger Sex (1946)
• Ecija's Seven Children (1947)
• The Secret of Juan Palomo (1947)
• Lost Love (1951)
• Road of Hell (1951)
• The Martyr of Calvary (1952)
• Tropical Delirium (1952)
• Pain (1953)
• Amor se dice cantando (1959)
• The Bloody Vampire (1962)
• La invasión de los vampiros (1963)
• Doctor Satán (1966)
• The Partisan of Villa (1967)
• La Bataille de San Sebastian (1968)