Álex Phillips Jr. was born on January 11, 1935 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is known for Total Recall (1990), Foxtrot (1976) and Zapata (1970). He died on February 12, 2007 in Mexico City, Mexico.Son of Alex Phillips Began working in films in the 1950s as an assistant on his father's films and documentaries. Served as an official photographer for Mexican president Adolfo Lopez Mateos, from 1958 to 1964.