Agustin martinez solares biography

Mexican director, cinematographer, screenwriter and actor

Mario Gilberto Agustin Martinez Solares (January 19, 1906 – January 18, 1997) was a Mexican director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and actor who is considered one of the most prolific filmmakers in Mexican cinema having directed more than 160 films, most of them written by him during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.^[1] He is also recognized as the most important comedy director in Mexico.

Life and career

Gilberto Martínez Solares was born on January 19, 1906, in Mexico City. His father, Gilberto Martínez Medina, was an accountant that worked for the Madero government.^[1] In 1910, the Mexican Revolution broke out,^[2] and, as a result of the expanding violent environment in Mexico City, the Martínez-Solares family moved near Pénjamo, Guanajuato to the Hacienda de la Calle in 1913.^[3] Upon the family's return to Mexico City, Gilberto Martínez at