Felipe Cazals was born on July 28, 1937 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was a director and writer, known for
The Year of the Plague (1979),
Las vueltas del citrillo (2005) and
Canoa: A Shameful Memory (1976). He was married to Rosa Eugenia Báez de Cazals. He died on October 16, 2021 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.