Juan García Ponce
Writing
Biography
Juan García Ponce (22 September 1932 – 27 December 2003) was a Mexican screenwriter and film critic associated with Mexico’s 1960s experimental cinema. He wrote or co-wrote screenplays and adaptations for films including Tajimara (1965), the anthology feature Amor, amor, amor (1965) (segment “La Sunamita”), and the independent feature Mariana (released 1968), and his work also circulated through related compilation releases such as Los bienamados (1965).
Known For
As a teenager and student at a convent school, young Mariana runs away with her boyfriend, provoking the wrath of her father who sends her to Switzerland for ten years.
Mariana
Two stories: 'Tajimara' the platonic love of a couple; and 'Un Alma Pura' (A Pure Soul) about the incestuous love of some siblings.
The Beloved Ones
First of two films that make up the collaborative film "Los Bienamados" (The Beloved, 1965). It narrates the encounters and misunderstandings of a pair of lovers during the years, from their adolescence to maturity.
Tajimara
Luisa returns to her village, where she cares for her uncle on his deathbed, who tells her the story of his life with a hidden purpose.
The Shunammite
Four stories: The encounter between a soldier and a widow in a cemetery. A woman arrives as a maid in an unknown city where she discovers love. Another woman is tasked with caring for her lecherous uncle on his deathbed. A young man gets into trouble with his girlfriend's family when she suggests opening up their relationship.
Love Love Love
After going through the stages of courtship and marriage, Amelia and Jorge's apparent perfect love ends in estrangement, boredom, abandonment, and tragedy.
Amelia
This short film explores the life of Mexican painter and writer Alberto Gironella.