Biography
Born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico in 1982, she studied filmmaking at the Centre d’Estudis Cinematogràfics de Catalunya in Barcelona. Her debut feature film, Semana Santa, and her second film, The Good Girls, both premiered at Toronto, the latter going on to screen at several festivals around the world and being nominated for 14 Mexican Academy of Film Awards. She has been working for television for more than a decade, including directing two episodes of the Narcos: Mexico series. El norte sobre el...
Complete Filmography
A Million Miles Away
2023
Screenplay, Director
The life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to go to space.
Northern Skies Over Empty Space
2022
Writer, Director
Don Reynaldo is a renowned hunter in decline. When the threat of losing his heritage and his father's legacy appears, the dynamics with his family, hi...
The Good Girls
2019
Director, Writer
Sofía, a well-to-do socialite and her husband must wrestle with the impact of Mexico's 1982 economic crisis.
Semana Santa
2015
Director, Screenplay
Chávez, Dali and Pepe belong to a middle class family who spends the Easter holydays at the beach.
Mal de tierra
2011
Director
Land Sick portraits a group of travelers: sailors, stewardesses, and truck drivers live the nostalgia of a wandering life and the impossible journey b...