About Jaime Salvador
Lived 1901 – 1976 (aged 74). Jaime Salvador was a Spanish screenwriter and film director.
Jaime Salvador Valls (4 November 1901 – 18 October 1976) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director of the Golden era of Mexican cinema. He is known for writing and directing various low-budget comedies, westerns, and rancheras.
Selected filmography Castillos en el aire (1938) The Unknown Policeman (1941, writer only) The Rebel (1943) The Hunchback / El Jorobado, a.k.a. Henry / Enrique of / de Lagardère (1943–44) : fourth known film version, and the first non-French or French-speaking one, of The Hunchback (Le Bossu), a French novel by Paul Féval in the 19th century, here with Jorge Negrete. Gran Hotel (1944, writer only) The Daughter of the Regiment (1944) Marina (1945) A Day with the Devil (1945, writer only) Boom in the Moon, aka The Modern-Day Bluebeard (1946) I Am a Fugitive (1946, writer only) Fly Away, Young Man! (1947, writer only) Voices of Spring (1947) The Genius (1948, writer only) The Magician (1949, writer only) My Husband (1951) The Guests of the Marquesa (1951) The Atomic Fireman (1952, writer only) My Adorable Savage (1952) The Photographer (1953, writer only) Here Are the Aguilares! (1957) Se los chupó la bruja (1958) Los muertos no hablan (1958) Yo... el aventurero (1959) Two Cheap Husbands (1960) Qué perra vida (1962) La señora Muerte (1969)
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Who was Jaime Salvador?
Spanish-Mexican film director and screenwriter
When was Jaime Salvador born?
Jaime Salvador was born on 4 November 1901 in Barcelona.
When did Jaime Salvador die?
Jaime Salvador died on 18 October 1976 in Mexico City.
What was Jaime Salvador's occupation?
Jaime Salvador was a screenwriter and film director.
What nationality was Jaime Salvador?
Jaime Salvador was Spanish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jaime Salvador. https://biography.guide/jaime-salvador/
MLA: "Jaime Salvador." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jaime-salvador/.
Chicago: "Jaime Salvador." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/jaime-salvador/.
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