• Rogelio A. González, one of the most successful movie directors from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, is paid a posthumous tribute.
• An award will be established in his honor and bearing his name to be awarded each year to the best feature film from Nuevo Leon at the Monterrey International Film Festival.

Rogelio Rojo González Grau, son of the deceased director

Under the setting of the 4th Monterrey International Film Festival 2008, the Glass Museum (MUVi) paid tribute in honor of the home town film director Rogelio A. González Jr. for his extraordinary film career and his invaluable contribution to the seventh art as a visual chronicler of the Mexican people.

The activities commenced on August 18 with the presentation in an emotional ceremony in the Gallery of Muvi where several of his best works, representing the Mexican film industry of the era, were shown and, afterwards, the Monterrey International Film Festival presented the “Cabrito de Plata” award to the deceased director’s son Rojo González Grau.

“Tonight we are extremely honored to collaborate with the Monterrey International Film Festival not only for the installation and projection of Rogelio A. González Jr.’s films but because the Glass Museum will present the award, that carries his name, to the best feature film from Nuevo León and from here forward becomes institutionalized” points out Liliana Melo de Sada, President of the Board of the Glass Museum and hostess for the event.

She added that the award was designed and handmade by the Collectors Workshop from “Vitro Cristal”.

The “Rogelio A. González Jr.” award was presented to Francisco Javier Garza Yañez, Director of the film “Flores para el Soldado”, which  was selected as the best feature film from Nuevo León during the closing ceremonies of the Monterrey International Film Festival which took place at the Art Center Theater last August 23.

“We christen this award with his name because he is a distinguished personality that we greatly respect and admire for his great works”, commented Melo de Sada.

For a full month several of the most famous Films of Rogelio A. González Jr. were shown by the MUVi with the most outstanding being:  “El esqueleto de la Señora Morales”(1959), a dark humor film considered by the film critics as one of the best ten Mexican feature films of all times.

Director, producer, writer, actor and announcer, Rogelio Antonio González Villarreal was born in 1920 and is remembered for his valuable contributions to the seventh art, forming part of a select group of directors who created the golden age of Mexican cinema.

On May 22, 1984 the Mexican cinema lost one of its great figures, due to an automobile accident, leaving behind a distinguished legacy in the manner in which he perceived and transmitted the essence of the common person, through the characterization of his movie characters.

Some of his more distinguished Films:

“Los tres García” (1946) “Vuelven los tres García” (1946) “Un rincón cerca del cielo” (1952) “El mil amores” (1954) “Escuela de rateros” (1956) “El hombre del Alazán” (1958) “El hambre nuestra de cada día” (1959) “El Esqueleto de la Señora Morales” (1959) “Amorcito Corazón” (1960)

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