Luis Spota

Luis Mario Cayetano Spota Saavedra Ruotti Castañares (13 July 1925, Mexico City — 20 January 1985) was a Mexican writer, journalist, boxing official and film director. Although he never finished primary school, Spota became a highly successful author and journalist in his lifetime, appearing frequently on TV and radio. He was also a busy screenwriter for the Mexican film industry. He was a close friend of the Mexican president Miguel Aleman Valdes. He was the first President of the World Boxing Council (WBC) (February 1963 - September 1968). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 1925-07-13 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Died
- 1985-01-20
Known for
- Quite Like Paradise (2024) — Writer
- Life Sentence (1979) — Novel
- The Enemy Blood (1971) — Novel
- The Paper Man (1963) — Story
- In the Palm of Your Hand (1951) — Story
- Night Falls (1952) — Story
- Streetwalker (1951) — Story
- Hell Road (1951) — Story
- Las grandes aguas (1980) — Story
- Quiero vivir (1953) — Writer
- Love in Four Parts (1955) — Director
- Hipócrita..! (1949) — Writer
- Vagabunda (1994) — Novel
- Nadie muere dos veces (1953) — Director
- Mi madre es Culpable (1960)
- The Marked Woman (1957) — Story