Background
Bracho was born as ninth of eleven children of Julio Bracho y Zuloaga and his wife Luz Pérez Gavilán.
Bracho was born as ninth of eleven children of Julio Bracho y Zuloaga and his wife Luz Pérez Gavilán.
The family moved to Mexico City in 1913. Bracho directed 50 films between 1941 and 1978. He also wrote 36 for films between 1941 and 1974.
He was engaged in modern theater projects in Mexico, he was founding member of the Teatro de Orientación, and he founded and organized the Escolares del Teatro group, Mexico City, in 1931, as well as the Trabajadores del Teatro group in 1933, and the Teatro de la Universidad in 1936. In 1973 he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival.