Alfredo Ripstein Jr.
Born
December 10, 1916 in Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, México
Died
January 20, 2007
Popularity
0.1074
Biography
Alfredo Ripstein (Alfredo Ripstein Aronovich) (December 10, 1916, Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico — January 20, 2007, Mexico City) was a Mexican film producer of European-Jewish descent. He is credited with helping shape Mexico's film industry in the period surrounding World War II. Ripstein also helped start the careers of several contemporary Mexican actors such as Gael García Bernal and Salma Hayek.