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Luis Spota

Luis Spota

Writing Born Jul 13, 1925 -- Died Jan 20, 1985 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Luis Mario Cayetano Spota Saavedra Ruotti Castañares (13 July 1925, Mexico City — 20 January 1985) was a Mexican writer, journalist, boxing official and film director. Although he never finished primary school, Spota became a highly successful author and journalist in his lifetime, appearing frequently on TV and radio. He was also a busy screenwriter for the Mexican film industry. He was a close friend of the Mexican president Miguel Aleman Valdes. He was the first President of the World Boxing Council (WBC) (February 1963 - September 1968). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Quite Like Paradise
7.3
movie
Quite Like Paradise
Writer
2024
Life Sentence
6.7
movie
Life Sentence
Novel
1979
The Enemy Blood
6.3
movie
The Enemy Blood
Writer
1971
In the Palm of Your Hand
6.0
movie
In the Palm of Your Hand
Story
1951
The Paper Man
6.8
movie
The Paper Man
Story
1963
Night Falls
6.5
movie
Night Falls
Story
1952
Streetwalker
5.4
movie
Streetwalker
Story
1951
Hell Road
6.3
movie
Hell Road
Story
1951
Las grandes aguas
5.0
movie
Las grandes aguas
Story
1980
Quiero vivir
5.8
movie
Quiero vivir
Writer
1953
Love in Four Parts
5.7
movie
Love in Four Parts
Director
1955
Hipócrita..!
5.7
movie
Hipócrita..!
Writer
1949