Vicente Leñero
Writing · Screenplay · Story · Script Consultant
Born Jun 9, 1933 · Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Active 1972–2014 · Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, Xavier Villaurrutia Award, National Prize for Arts and Sciences, Premio Mazatlán de Literatura, Premio Biblioteca Breve, Salvador Toscano Medal
Playwright and narrator. Studied Engineering at UNAM and Journalism at Escuela Carlos Septién García. Director of Revista de Revistas; deputy director of Proceso.
Filmography
Herod's Law (1999) — ScreenplayThe Crime of Padre Amaro (2002) — ScreenplayMidaq Alley (1995) — ScreenplayBeyond the Sky (2007) — WriterAunt Alejandra (1980) — WriterThe Blue Room (2002) — ScreenplayContracorriente (2006) — ScreenplayLife Sentence (1979) — ScreenplayThe Bricklayers (1976) — NovelMystery (1980) — AuthorMariana Mariana (1987) — WriterPelearán diez rounds (1991) — StoryThe Cousin (2018) — ScreenplayMiroslava (1993) — WriterEl manantial del milagro (1974) — Original Story · CreatorFile of Attempted Murder (2010) — ScreenplayLos de abajo (1977) — ScreenplayThe Monastery of the Vultures (1973) — Adaptation · Theatre PlayThe Cry of the Turtle (1975) — WriterLa secta del sargon (1990) — WriterCuando tejen las arañas (1979) — WriterLas grandes aguas (1980) — WriterLa mudanza (1990) — WriterAmor que mata (1994) — Screenplay