Alfredo Ripstein Jr.
Known For: Production
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: December 10, 1916
Day of Death: January 20, 2007 (90 years old)
Place of Birth: Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, México
Alfredo Ripstein (Alfredo Ripstein Aronovich) (December 10, 1916, Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico — January 20, 2007, Mexico City) was a Mexican film producer of European-Jewish descent. He is credited with helping shape Mexico's film industry in the period surrounding World War II. Ripstein also helped start the careers of several contemporary Mexican actors such as Gael García Bernal and Salma Hayek.
