Biography
Janet Alcoriza (born Janet Riesenfeld; January 4, 1918 – November 12, 1998), also known as Raquel Rojas, was an American screenwriter and actress of Austrian and Scotch-Irish descent who spent most of her career in Mexico. She contributed to more than 50 films from 1945 to 1987, and early in her career was associated with Luis Buñuel. Her father, Vienna-born composer Hugo Riesenfeld, emigrated to the United States in 1907, where he met and married Mabel Dunning. The couple had Janet in 1918 in New York City.When she was a girl, she fell in love with acting when she observed performances at the theater her father operated. She took lessons from her father's dancing teacher, and she later spent time in Mexico and Spain, which aided her in becoming fluent in Spanish. She later wrote about her experiences in Spain (which was at war at the time) in an autobiographical book.Janet was married to Mexican screenwriter and director Luis Alcoriza.
Filmography
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Movies 67
Writer 53
Screenplay 1
Living Is What Matters (1987)
El niño y el tiburón (1978)
Departamento De Soltero (1971)
Un amante anda suelto (1970)
Paula (1969)
Como perros y gatos (1969)
Lío de faldas (1969)
Romeo contra Julieta (1968)
Cómo pescar marido (1967)
Me quiero casar (1967)
Tirando a gol (1966)
The Gangster (1965)
Perdóname mi vida (1965)
Tlayucan (1962)
The Exterminating Angel (1962)
Paloma brava (1961)
La furia del ring (1961)
El Bronco Reynosa (1961)
El buena suerte (1961)
El jinete negro (1961)
Bala de Plata en el pueblo maldito (1960)
Our Daily Hunger (1960)
Bala de Plata (1960)
Me gustan valentones! (1959)
Siempre estaré contigo (1959)
Morir de pie (1957)
The Innocent (1956)
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)
La vida no vale nada (1955)
La visita que no tocó el timbre (1954)
Gitana tenías que ser (1953)
No te ofendas, Beatriz (1953)
La isla de las mujeres (1953)
Las interesadas (1952)
Se le pasó la mano (1952)
La miel se fue de la luna (1952)
Canasta Uruguaya (1951)
Engagement ring (1951)
Los enredos de una gallega (1951)
Daughter of Deceit (1951)
Una gringuita en México (1951)
Si usted no puede, yo sí (1951)
El Siete Machos (1951)
Huellas del pasado (1950)
Si me viera don Porfirio (1950)
Mala hembra (1950)
Hipólito, el de Santa (1950)
The League of Girls (1950)
Tú, solo tú (1950)
Un cuerpo de mujer (1949)
The Great Madcap (1949)
Los amores de una viuda (1949)
Negra consentida (1949)
Flor de caña (1948)
Enrédate y verás (1948)
Nocturno de amor (1948)
Una extraña mujer (1947)
El ahijado de la muerte (1946)
La hora de la verdad (1945)
Tribunal de Justicia (1944)
El niño de las monjas (1944)
Tormenta en la cumbre (1943)
Espionaje en el golfo (1943)
Soy puro mexicano (1942)
The Three Musketeers (1942)
Cuando viajan las estrellas (1942)
Café Concordia (1939)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1918-06-04
Deathday1998-11-12 (80 years old)
Birth NameJanet Reisenfield
Birth PlaceVienna, Austria
Also Known AsJanet Riesenfeld, Janett Alcoriza, Raquel Alcoriza, Raquel, Raquel Rojas
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