Arturo Ripstein
- Born
- 13 December 1943 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Birth name
- Arturo Ripstein Rosen
- Known for
- Director
Arturo Ripstein began his career as assistant director (unbilled) of Luis Buñuel in Ángel exterminador, El (1962). His father, Alfredo Ripstein, Jr. produced his first film, a western written by Gabriel García Márquez titled Tiempo de morir (1965). Ripstein filmography is very praised in Mexico and Europe. He is considered the best Mexican director alive. Many of his films are related with an unique subject: the loneliness of souls. So, his style re flects his main concerns. Ripstein's films are somber, slow and depressive.
