Juan Mora Catlett

Juan Mora Catlett is a Mexican film and documentary director. He is known for making films focused on artist and the pre-Hispanic peoples of Mexico.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mora and the second or maternal family name is Catlett.
Juan Mora Catlett
Born (1939-03-31) March 31, 1939
Mexico City, Mexico
OccupationFilm director, film producer
Years active1967–
Parent(s)Francisco Mora, Elizabeth Catlett

Personal life

Mora Catlett grew up in an artistic family; his father Francisco Mora was a Mexican muralists, his mother Elizabeth Catlett was an African-American sculptor and artist, his older brother Francisco Mora Catlett is a Jazz drummer and his younger brother David Mora Catlett is also involved in the arts.[1] Many of his nieces and nephews are also artistically gifted, including American model Naima Mora. In 1967 he studied at CUEC film school in Mexico city, and the following year he studied at FAMU, another film school, in Prague.

In 2006 Mora Catlett claimed that the producer of Mel Gibson's famed Maya-language film Apocalypto had bought a VHS copy of Return to Aztlán before the former movie was made. After the latter was released Mora Catlett accused Gibson and his producers of copying certain scenes from Return to Aztlan.[2][3]

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References
  1. Robinson, Lori. "The Mora Catlett Family Legacy Lives On". BLAC Detroit. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. El País, Ediciones (2006-12-11). "Polémico filme de Mel Gibson" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  3. "Apocalypto se inspira en Retorno a Aztlán - CorreCamara.com.mx". www.correcamara.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-07-13.
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