Vicente Leñero
Writer · Died December 3, 2014, aged 81 · Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Playwright and narrator. Studied Engineering at UNAM and Journalism at Escuela Carlos Septién García. Director of Revista de Revistas; deputy director of Proceso. His plays Pueblo rechazado, Compañero, La carpa, Alicia tal vez, Pelearán diez rounds, Hace ya tanto tiempo, Señora, La noche de Hernán Cortés, La mudanza and Nadie sabe nada, among others, have been premiered. Reporter and director of Excélsior, Proceso and Revista de Revistas. Fellow of the Instituto de Cultura Hispánica de Madrid, 1956; of the CME, 1961 and 1964; and of the Guggenheim Foundation, 1967. Member of the SNCA, as creator emeritus, since 1994. Member of the Mexican Academy of Language since 2010. First and second place in the National University Short Story Contest 1958. Winner of the Biblioteca Breve Award 1963 for Los albañiles. Juan Ruiz de Alarcón Award for the best play premiered in Mexico 1979 for La mudanza. Mazatlán Literature Award 1987 for Puros cuentos. Awards for the best play of the year granted by the Agrupación de Periodistas Teatrales and El Heraldo 1988 for Nadie sabe nada. National Literature Award Juan Ruiz de Alarcón 1992 for his career as a playwright. Fernando Benítez National Cultural Journalism Award 1997. Xavier Villaurrutia Award 2000 for La inocencia de este mundo. National Prize of Sciences and Arts, in Literature and Linguistics, 2001. Salvador Toscano Medal 2008, awarded by the Cineteca Nacional, the Carmen Toscano Foundation and the Mexican Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in recognition of his work as a film screenwriter. Letras de Sinaloa Award 2009. Bellas Artes Medal in 2011, for his career as a playwright. Presea Caridad Bravo Adams, awarded by SOGEM, in 2014.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 9, 1933
- December 3, 2014 (aged 81)
- Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
- Writer
- 11 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
What are Vicente Leñero's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 7
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 6
Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 6
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Vicente Leñero's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Vicente Leñero's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
31 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
From Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Cousin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Puras mentiras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
A Map for a Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Attempt Dossier(2010)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Fuera del cielo(2006)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Contracorriente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Zurdo(2003)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Crime of Padre Amaro(2002)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Blue Room(2002)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Amores Perros(2000)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Herod's Law(1999)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Midaq Alley(1995)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Amor que mata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Miroslava (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Pelearán diez rounds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
La mudanza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
La secta del sargon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Tony Tijuana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Mariana Mariana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Las grandes aguas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Aunt Alejandra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Life Sentence(1979)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Cuando tejen las arañas(1979)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Los de abajo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
The Bricklayers(1976)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Cry of the Turtle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
El manantial del milagro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Monastery of the Vultures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The She Wolf's Orgy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Career shape
A full career of 30 titles from 1972 to 2023.
Biggest box office
The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
Highest rated
Herod's Law (1999)
Most popular right now
The Blue Room (2002)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Vicente Leñero's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 11 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Vicente Leñero's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Vicente Leñero work with?
People who share at least 2 of Vicente Leñero's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Damián Alcázar shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Jorge FonsShared titles: The Attempt Dossier (2010), Midaq Alley (1995), The Bricklayers (1976)See all 3 shared titles with Jorge Fons
Writers
- Fernando Javier León RodríguezShared titles: The Attempt Dossier (2010), Herod's Law (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Fernando Javier León Rodríguez
Actors
- Damián AlcázarShared titles: Fuera del cielo (2006), The Blue Room (2002), The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002), Herod's Law (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Damián Alcázar
- Salvador SánchezShared titles: The Attempt Dossier (2010), Herod's Law (1999), The Bricklayers (1976)See all 3 shared titles with Salvador Sánchez
- Ernesto Gómez CruzShared titles: The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002), Midaq Alley (1995), Life Sentence (1979)See all 3 shared titles with Ernesto Gómez Cruz
- Angélica AragónShared titles: The Attempt Dossier (2010), The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Angélica Aragón
Composers and cinematographers
- Guillermo GranilloShared titles: The Attempt Dossier (2010), The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Guillermo Granillo
- Lucía ÁlvarezShared titles: The Attempt Dossier (2010), Midaq Alley (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Lucía Álvarez
- Gustavo César CarriónShared titles: Cuando tejen las arañas (1979), The Bricklayers (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Gustavo César Carrión
Producers
- Mónica LozanoShared titles: The Attempt Dossier (2010), Zurdo (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Mónica Lozano
- Carlos PayánShared titles: Fuera del cielo (2006), The Blue Room (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Carlos Payán
- Epigmenio IbarraShared titles: Fuera del cielo (2006), The Blue Room (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Epigmenio Ibarra
- Inna PayánShared titles: Fuera del cielo (2006), The Blue Room (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Inna Payán
Mixed roles
- Francisco del VillarShared titles: Cuando tejen las arañas (1979), Life Sentence (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Francisco del Villar
