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Alfredo Gurrola

Alfredo Gurrola

Directing

Biography

Alfredo Gurrola González was born in Mexico City on August 11, 1943. In 1969 he made his first short film in 8 mm Tercer Suspiro, with which he won the Luis Buñuel prize in I Independent Film Competition. At the same time, he starts as an assistant theater director and actor.

Known For

Al Filo de la Muerte
6.7

Al filo de la muerte is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from June 17, 1991, to February 21, 1992. Created by Fernanda Villeli and Marcia Yance, the telenovela stars Humberto Zurita and Gabriela Rivero. The story follows Tracy López, a young nurse living in Los Angeles whose life is turned upside down after she witnesses her boyfriend commit a murder. Placed in the Witness Protection Program under the new identity of Mariela Foret, she flees to Mexico City, where she begins working at a prestigious hospital. There she meets cardiologist Francisco Riquer, and despite their difficult first encounters, they fall in love while facing danger, revenge, and the lingering threat of Tracy's criminal past.

Al Filo de la Muerte

1991Series
La última esperanza
7.5

La última esperanza is a Mexican telenovela produced by Eugenio Cobo for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from February 1 to May 14, 1993. It is a remake of the 1973 Mexican telenovela Muñeca, which was itself based on the 1971 Argentine telenovela Así en la villa como en el cielo, created by Abel Santa Cruz. The story follows Estelita Suárez, a kind-hearted young woman who lives in the impoverished neighborhood of La Última Esperanza while caring for her alcoholic father. Her life changes when she meets Daniel Burana, a wealthy young man who disguises himself as a poor resident to win her love. As their romance blossoms, they must confront family greed, corruption, and betrayal while fighting to protect their community from those determined to destroy it.

La última esperanza

1993Series
Por Tu Amor
7.0

A wealthy and handsome man named Marco Durán arrives in a small coastal town called San Carlos, partly to consolidate his businesses in the area and partly to get away from Miranda Narváez, his obsessive and unstable ex-girlfriend. María del Cielo Montalvo is a beautiful and tasteful young woman, whose strength of character arouses the admiration of all the men in the sector and the love at first sight of Marco who does not hesitate to ask for her hand immediately after seeing her for the first time. She is the woman he has always dreamed of; However, for Cielo he is just another man like many who has come to poison the quiet life of San Carlos with his money and does not hide the contempt she feels for him, being also a woman engaged to Sergio Zambrano, her lifelong boyfriend.

Por Tu Amor

1999Series
Una luz en el camino
7.0

Una luz en el camino is a Mexican children's telenovela produced by Mapat L. de Zatarain for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from March 30 to July 31, 1998. It is an adaptation of the Argentine children's telenovela El árbol azul (1991–1992), created by Mario L. Mortheo and adapted for Mexican television by Alejandro Orive and Carlos Daniel González. The story follows Luciana, a young girl who loses her mother at an early age and longs to have a loving family again. After meeting child psychologist Marcela, she becomes determined to bring her and her widowed father, Rodrigo, together. Along the way, they must overcome grief, misunderstandings, and the schemes of the ambitious Astrid, who seeks to marry Rodrigo for his fortune.

Una luz en el camino

1998Series
Gente bien
8.0

Gente bien is a Mexican telenovela produced by Lucy Orozco for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from April 28 to August 15, 1997. Created by Lucy Orozco, Antonio Serrano, and Humberto Robles, the telenovela stars Patricia Manterola and Mario Cimarro, with stellar performances by Helena Rojo, Ana Martín, and María Rivas. The story follows María Figueroa, a hardworking and honest young woman who is forced to leave her job after suffering harassment from her employer. She later begins working at the Dumas family's company, where she becomes involved in a world of power, corruption, and family conflicts. There, she meets Gerardo Felipe, an environmentalist fighting against illegal activities connected to the company, and together they face obstacles, betrayal, and the struggle to protect their love.

Gente bien

1997Series
El Niño que Vino del Mar
8.8

El Niño que Vino del Mar is a Mexican children's telenovela produced by Mapat L. de Zatarain for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from April 19 to August 27, 1999. Based on the radio serial El pequeño Lord by Olga Ruilópez, it was adapted for television by Lourdes Barrios, Georgina Tinoco, and Dolores Ortega. The telenovela stars Imanol Landeta, Natalia Esperón, and Enrique Ibáñez. The story follows Felipín, a young boy who survives a shipwreck while traveling to reunite with his father, the wealthy Duke of Oriol. Rescued by the kind-hearted Nisa, he begins a new life in a coastal town, unaware that powerful enemies are determined to keep him away from his family and inheritance. As secrets from the past emerge, Felipín's courage and innocence help reunite his loved ones and restore justice.

El Niño que Vino del Mar

1999Series