José Antonio Martínez Suárez (Villa cañás, Province of Santa Fe, Argentina;) (2 October 1925) is a film director Argentine.

His films made among crack (1960) and the boys before did not use arsenic (1976). His film education workshop is internationally renowned and it has been over 120 documentaries at festivals around the world. Since 2008 he is President of the Festival of cinema of Mar del Plata international.

Biography

At the twenty-first Festival of cinema of Mar del Plata international was a sample retrospective of his filmography, display crack, give the face chantas boys before did not use arsenic and night without moons and Suns. In 2008 he was appointed President of the Festival of cinema of Mar del Plata international.

Some of the directors who have been students are

* Lucrecia Martel (La Cienaga and the Holy girl)

* Grande Rodrigo (Rosarigasinos) and

* Leonardo Di Cesare (Good life Delivery).

Family relationships

It has two sisters, the famous twin Mirtha and Silvia legrand (Rosa María Juana Martínez and María Aurelia Paula Martínez, 1927). The director and producer film Daniel tinayre (1910-1994) was his brother-in-law and actress Joan Viale is his grandniece on the part of its sister Mirtha.

Filmography

Director

1. Crack (1960)

2. To stand (1962)

3. A Midsummer night’s journey (1965)

4. You chantas (1975)

5. Boys before did not use arsenic (1976)

6. Nights without Moon or soles (1984)

Screenwriter

1. Crack (1960)

2. To stand (1962)

3. How to seduce a woman (1967)

4. The Mary (1974)

5. You chantas (1975)

6. Boys before did not use arsenic (1976)

7. Nights without Moon or soles (1984)

Producer

1. Eloy (1969)

2. Rosarigasinos (2001)

Assistant Director

1. One man alone is worth nothing (1949)

2. A sin by month (1949)

3. Miguitas in bed (1949)

4. Valentina (1950)

5. Five crazy on the track (1950)

6. Breach of trust (1950)

7. Martin Pescador (1951)

8. The complex of Philip (1951)

9. MI noche triste (1952)

10. Disgrace (1952)

11. Criollo horse (1953)

12. International train (1954)

13. The human beast (1954)

14. Yesterday it was spring (1955)

15. The protected (1956)

16. Alfonsina (1957)