The Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas ("The Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences") was founded on July 3, 1946 in Mexico City

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History

The following people were present before a notary public

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 during the signing of the document:

Celestino Gorostiza Celestino Gorostiza Celestino Gorostiza Alcalá was a Mexican theater and cine playwright, director and dramatist.- Biography :... , screenwriter and director Felipe Gregorio Castillo, cinematographer Raúl de Anda, producer Carlos Carriedo Galván, lawyer César Santos Galindo, lawyer Fernando Soler Fernando Soler Fernando Soler was a prolific Mexican film actor and film director.He appeared in over 100 films between 1915 and his death in 1979.- External links :... , actor Manuel Fontanals, scenographer Ignacio Fernández Esperón “Tata Nacho”, composer Eduardo Hernández Moncada Eduardo Hernandez Moncada Eduardo Hernández Moncada was a Mexican composer, pianist, and conductor. He is one of the essential musicians representative of the Nationalist Movement of the Post Revolutonary years in Mexico.... , pianist and composer Oswaldo Diaz Rúanova, journalist Fernando Morales Ortiz, journalist Eugenio Maldonado, lawyer

José María Sánchez García, journalist Antonio Castro Leal Antonio Castro Leal Antonio Castro Leal was a Mexican diplomat and intellectual.-Biography:Antonio Castro Leal was born on March 2, 1896 in San Luis Potosí. He received his licenciate and doctor of law degrees from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and his PhD from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C... , lawyer Adela Formoso de Obregón Santacilia film instructor Carlos Pellicer Carlos Pellicer Carlos Pellicer Cámara , born in Villahermosa, Tabasco, was part of the first wave of modernist Mexican poets and was heavily active in the promotion of Mexican art and literature... , screenwriter Alejandro Galindo, director and escritor Juán Manuel Torrea Jorge Fernández Jorge Fernández Jorge Fernández may refer to:*Jorge Ariel Fernández , Argentine association footballer who plays for FC Gossau*Jorge Fernández Madinabeitia , Basque TV presenter and model. Former Mister Spain 1999... , scenographer Francisco de P. Cabrera, producer Ángel Garasa Bergés, actor Adolfo Fernández Bustamante, director Gabriel Figueroa Gabriel Figueroa Gabriel Figueroa Mateos was a Mexican cinematographer who worked both in Mexican cinema and Hollywood....  cinematographer, among others.

This was a moment where the movie industry in Mexico was going through its peak. The year before, alone, 85 movies had been made, a record figure even today. The purpose for creating the Academy was to promote advancements in the arts and sciences of film-making, as well as to give public recognition and to outstanding film productions and promote future research.

In practice, however, most of the efforts of the Academy went on to recognize the best films with its award: the Ariel. Every year, from 1947 to 1958, the Ariel was awarded. After 1958 the number of productions fell considerably and it was not until 1972 when the ceremony was held again, and it has every year until the present year.

Organization committee

August 2002 - August 2006

• President: Diana Bracho
  Diana Bracho
  Diana Bracho is a Mexican film, television and stage actress.-Early life:Diana Bracho is the daughter of actor/director Julio Bracho, the niece of actress Andrea Palma and the mother of actor Julio Bracho . She married Dr. Felipe Bracho, a university professor. They have a daughter, Andrea...
  
  , actor
• Secretary: Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
  Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
  Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. is a Mexican actor.- Life and career :Armendáriz Jr. was born in Mexico City, the son of actors Carmelita and Pedro Armendáriz. He has been married to actress Ofelia Medina....
  
  , actor
• Treasurer: Victor Hugo Rascón Banda, screenwriter
• Council members:
  • Vicente Leñero
    Vicente Leñero
    Vicente Leñero Otero is a Mexican novelist, journalist, and playwright. He has written numerous books, stories, and plays, including a theatrical adaptation of Oscar Lewis's The Children of Sanchez. He was awarded the Premio Xavier Villaurrutia in 2001, and the following year he received the...
    
    , screenwriter
  • Carlos Carrera
    Carlos Carrera
    Carlos Carrera is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. He directed El crimen del Padre Amaro , which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film....
    
    , director

Active members

Ana Ofelia Murguía, actress Arturo de la Rosa, cinematographer Blanca Guerra Blanca Guerra Blanca Guerra is a Mexican actress. She was born in 1953 and in 1973 she has had various parts in the films Walker, Santa Sangre, Clear and Present Danger and several Mexican soap operas. She was also a judge in the 1998 Miss Universe pageant.... , actress Brigitte Broch, art designer Carlos Carrera, director Diana Bracho, actress Ernesto Gómez Cruz Ernesto Gómez Cruz Ernesto Gómez Cruz is a prolific Mexican actor with more than 154 films.He has been nominated several times for the Ariel Award... , actor Felipe Cazals Felipe Cazals Felipe Cazals is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer born in Guethary, France, but registered as born in Zapopan, Jalisco, where he lived his childhood, before being established with his family in Mexico City... , director Guillermo Granillo, cinematographer Jorge Fons Jorge Fons Jorge Fons Pérez is a Mexican film director.He belongs to the first generation of film directors of the UNAM. His short film, Caridad , is still considered one of the best films in Mexican cinema... , director José Buil, director and screenwriter José Luis García Agraz, director Juan Antonio de la Riva, director

Lucía Álvarez, composer Margarita Sanz, actress María Rojo María Rojo María de Lourdes Rojo e Incháustegui commonly known as María Rojo — — is a Mexican actress and politician. She is currently Senator of the Republic in the upper house of Mexican Congress.... , actress Mariestela Fernández, wardrobe Nerio Barberis, sound Oscar Figueroa, editor Patricia Reyes Spíndola Patricia Reyes Spíndola Patricia Verónica Núñez Reyes Spíndola is a Mexican actress, director and producer in films, TV series and theatre plays.She studied to become an actress in several ateliers in Mexico and London. She made her début in the movies in 1972, with El señor de Osanto, and two years later she started... , actress Pedro Armendáriz, actor Sigfrido Barjau, editor Tomás Pérez Turrent, screenwriter Toni Kuhn, cinematographer Vicente Leñero, screenwriter Victor Hugo Rascón Banda, screenwriter

Honorary members

Alberto Mariscal, director Alfredo Ripstein Alfredo Ripstein Alfredo Ripstein was a Mexican film producer. He is credited with helping shape Mexico's film industry in the period surrounding World War II.... , producer Alicia Del Lago, actress Amparo Arozamena Amparo Arozamena Amparo Arozamena was a Mexican actress of film and television, best known for her character roles in the 1960s. During the same decade, she became most noted for her role of "Doña Chole" in the Telesistema Mexicano sitcom Los Beverly de Peralvillo... , actress Ana Luisa Pelufo, actress Antonio Aguilar Antonio Aguilar José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Barraza most commonly known as Antonio Aguilar, nicknamed "El Charro de México", was a Mexican film actor, singer, producer and screenwriter. During his career, he made over 150 albums, which sold 25 million copies, and made 167 movies... , actor, singer Antonio Orellana, director, writer Benito Alazraki Benito Alazraki Benito Alazraki was a Mexican film director and screenwriter. He directed 40 films between 1955 and 1995.-Selected filmography:* Roots * Muñecos infernales * Santo Contra los Zombis... , director Blanca Torres, actress Carmelita González Carmelita González Carmelita González was a Mexican lead actress known for her film roles during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She appeared in nearly 100 Mexican films during her career, opposite such actors as Mario Moreno Cantinflas, Pedro Infante and Jorge Negrete... , actress Carmen Montejo Carmen Montejo Carmen Montejo is a Mexican actress of telenovelas, stage and the Golden age of the cinema of Mexico.... , actress Carolina Barret, actress Columba Domínguez Columba Domínguez Columba Domínguez Adalid is a former Mexican actress, one of the icons of the golden era of the Cinema of Mexico.-Biography:... , actress Demetrio Bilbatúa, documentary producer Elsa Aguirre Elsa Aguirre Elsa Irma Aguirre Juárez is a Mexican actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She is considered as one of the belle divas of the Cinema of Mexico. The actress Alma Rosa Aguirre is her sister.-Early life:... , actress Emilio Carballido Emilio Carballido Emilio Carballido was a Mexican writer who earned particular renown as a playwright.... , writer Enrique Estévez, art designer Ernesto Alonso Ernesto Alonso Ernesto Ramirez Alonso was a Mexican producer, director, cinematographer and actor. He was nicknamed "Señor Telenovela" because most of his work centered around telenovelas known around the world.... , actor Fannie Kauffman "Vitola" Fannie Kauffman Fannie Kauffman , who was often known by the stage name Vitola, was a Canadian-born Mexican actress and comedian.-Early life:... , actress Federico Landeros, editor Fernando Martínez Álvarez, editor Fernando Morales Ortiz, journalist, founder of the AMACC Gabriel García Márquez Gabriel García Márquez Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. He is considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in... , writer

Gabriel Torres Gabriel Torres Gabriel Torres , entrepreneur, journalist, writer and teacher, is a prominent expert in electronics and computer science.... , cinematographer Gloria Schoemann, editor Gustavo Alatriste Gustavo Alatriste Gustavo Alatriste was a Mexican actor, director, and producer of films. He was married from 1961 through 1967 to the actress Silvia Pinal... , producer, director Ignacio López Tarso Ignacio López Tarso Ignacio López Tarso is a Mexican actor of stage, film and television. He is considered as one of the country's finest actors.-Early life:... , actor Jesús Zarzosa, musician Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras, composer Jose Ortiz Ramos, cinematographer Julio Pliego Calva, documentalist Lilia Prado Lilia Prado Lilia Prado was a Mexican actress. After winning a beauty contest she started working in the Mexican cinematographic industry, first as an extra, and later on in leading roles.... , actress Lupita Tovar Lupita Tovar Lupita Tovar is a Mexican actress, best known for her starring role in the 1931 Spanish language version of Dracula, filmed in Los Angeles by Universal Pictures at night using the same sets as the Bela Lugosi version, but with a different cast and director.Born as Guadalupe Tovar , in Matías... , actress Manuel Esperón Manuel Esperón Manuel Esperón González was a Mexican song writer and composer. He wrote many songs for Mexican films, including Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes! for the 1941 film of the same name, Cocula for El peñón de las ánimas , and Amor con Amor Se Paga for Hay un niño en su futuro... , composer Manuel González Casanova, founder of the Filmoteca and CUEC María Elena Marqués María Elena Marqués María Elena Marqués was a Mexican actress who was a star of Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s.In her best-known role, Marqués starred in the 1947 film La perla ; she played the wife of a fisherman who finds the ill-fated pearl. The film was based on John Steinbeck's book The Pearl... , actress Miguel Zacarías, director Ninón Sevilla Ninón Sevilla Ninón Sevilla is a Mexican and Cuban film actress and dancer who was active during the Golden age of Mexican cinema. She was considered one of the greatest Cuban stars and the queen of the "rumberas film".- Career :... , actress Rafael Leal Díaz, Laboratorios ECHASA Rosa Carmina Rosa Carmina Rosa Carmina is a Mexican-Cuban film actress and dancer of the Golden age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. She is considered one of the icons of the "Rumberas film".-Career:... , actress Rosalío Solano, cinematographer Rosita Quintana Rosita Quintana Rosita Quintana is a Argentinan born Mexican film actress and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.... , actress Sergio Guerrero, composer Servando González, director Silvia Pinal Silvia Pinal Silvia Pinal is a Mexican actress, who had roles in several of Luis Buñuel's movies such as El ángel exterminador and Viridiana... , actress