Ernesto Cortázar Sr.

Ernesto Cortázar (1897–1953) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter, musician and composer. Cortázar was active during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. He was the father of Ernesto Cortázar II.

Selected filmography The Queen of the River (1939) The League of Songs (1941) ¡Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes! (1941) The Rock of Souls (1943) Cuando habla el corazón (1943) Summer Hotel (1944) The Stronger Sex (1946) The Road to Sacramento (1946) Don't Marry My Wife (1947) The Golden Boat (1947) Juan Charrasqueado (1948) Marked Cards (1948) The Last Night (1948) Spurs of Gold (1948) Love in Every Port (1949) Treacherous (1950) Love for Love (1950) Corazón de fiera (1951) Radio Patrol (1951) The Children of Maria Morales (1952) Hot Rhumba (1952) Made for Each Other (1953) Star Without Light (1953) The Loving Women (1953) The Bachelors (1953) Se solicitan modelos (1954) When I Leave (1954)