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Alberto Isaac

Alberto Isaac was a Mexican freestyle swimmer and later a film director and screenwriter. He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.

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Alberto Isaac
Personal information
Full nameAlberto Isaac Ahumada
Born(1923-03-18)18 March 1923
Mexico City, Mexico
Died9 January 1998(1998-01-09) (aged 74)
Mexico City, Mexico
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Buenos Aires 3 x 100 m medley

Alberto Isaac (18 March 1923 – 9 January 1998) was a Mexican freestyle swimmer and later a film director and screenwriter.1 He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.2

In 1969, he directed the documentary film The Olympics in Mexico which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.3 In 1980 he was a member of the jury at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.4 In 1987, he was a member of the jury at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.5

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References

  1. "Alberto Isaac". myetymology. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alberto Isaac". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  3. "The 42nd Academy Awards (1970) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  4. "Berlinale 1980: Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  5. "15th Moscow International Film Festival (1987)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
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