Director | Screenwriter | Editor Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. 1993. 🇲🇽🎥
Mexican director, screenwriter, and editor. Programmer at Kiltro Cinema. Graduate of the Veracruz School of Cinema Luis Buñuel. He studied film editing at the EICTV and completed a screenwriting workshop at the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica. He has served as a jury member at the Guadalajara International Film Festival (2016), the Bogotá International Film Festival (2018), and Mountains of Horror Film Festival (2024). His productions have been screened and recognized at various international festivals. His most recent short film, Old Well, is an official selection at Macabro Film Festival and Shorts México, and has also received recognition at festivals in Italy, Canada, Ukraine, among others. He teaches filmmaking workshops and is a screenwriting professor at the Veracruz School of Cinema Luis Buñuel. He has also been invited to program music for Internet Public Radio and NTS Radio, two platforms with an international reach.
Winner: Best Drama Horror Short Film
Old Well
FESTIVAL DE INDIE
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
2026
Official Selection
Old Well
Festival Internacional de Cine de Teotihuacán
Teotihuacán
2026
Official Selection
Old Well
Festival de Cine Umbrales
Estado de México
2026
Winner: Best Short Narrative
Old Well
Cork Indie Film Awards
Cork
2026
Winner: Best Trailer
Old Well
BIMIFF – Brazil Independent Magazine and International Film Festival BIMIFF
Rio de Janiero
2026
Official Selection: Short Film Narratives
Old Well
Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival
Manchester, Greater Manchester
2026
Official Selection
Old Well
Anatolia International Film Festival
Anatolia
2026
Official Selection
Old Well
Madrid Film Awards (MADFA)
Madrid
2026
Nominee: Best Short Film
Old Well
FARO Concurso de Cinema Mediterrâneo e Mundial
Faro
2026
Nominee: Best Short Film
Old Well
Caçador de Filmes
2025
Official Selection
Old Well
Roma Short Film Festival
Rome
2025
Nominee
Old Well
Cambridge Short Film Festival
Cambridge
2025
Semifinalist
Old Well
Mirada Corta Short Film Festival
México City
2025
Winner: Best Horror Short Film. Nominee: Best Original Story
Old Well
Couch Film Festival
Toronto
2025
Official Selection
Old Well
Macabro: Mexico City International Horror Film Festival
Mexico City
2025
Official Selection
Old Well
Barcelona Indie Filmmakers Festival • BARCIFF
Barcelona
2025
Official Selection
Old Well
Stuff MX Film Festival
Mexico City
2025
Official Selection: Iberoamerican Short Film
Old Well
Terror Córdoba
Cordoba
2025
Official Selection
Old Well
Uroboros Film Festival
Xalapa, Veracruz
2025
Official Selection
Old Well
Mañana Film Festival
Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro
2025
Finalist: Best Original Concept
Old Well
FilmHaus
Berlin
2025
Best Short Film
Old Well
Symbiotic Film Festival
Kiev
2025
Winner: Best Indie Short Film
Old Well
New York Film & Cinematography Awards
New York, New York
2025
Winner: Best Horror Short Film
Old Well
Humro Cinema Film Fest
Pohkra
2025
Best Short Film
Old Well
AREA51 FilmFest
Santa Fe
2025
Official Selection
Old Well
Lift-Off Global Network
London
2025
Official Selection
Old Well
Cumbre Tajin
Papantla, Veracruz
2025
Best Atmosphere
Old Well
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Athens
2025
Best Horror Short Film
Old Well
Short to the Point
Bucarest
2025
Best American Film
Old Well
Reale Film Festival - BiMonthly Awards
Milan
2025
Winner: Best Sound, Best Editing // Nominee: Best Short Film, Best Leading Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinemathography.
Old Well
Rome Prisma Film Awards
Rome
2025
Semifinalist: Best Short Film
Old Well
LWIFF | Lonely Wolf
London
2025
Best Terror Short Film, Best Young Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design, Honorable Mention Best Screenplay
Old Well
South Film and Arts Academy Festival
Rancagua
2025
Official Selection
Old Well
4th Dimension Independent Film Festival
Bali
2025
Winner - Best Short Film
Old Well
Melbourne Independent Film Festival
Melbourne
2025
Official Selection
Old Well
Swedish International Film Festival
Stockholm
2025
Winner: Best American Film
Old Well
Monza Film Fest
Monza, Lombardia
2025
Official Selection
Old Well
Muestra FLOMA
Xalapa, Veracruz
2025
Official Selection
Old Well
London Indie Film Festival
London
2025
Official Selection: Mexican Short Film Competition
Old Well
Necro Film Fest
Nezahualcóyotl Municipality
2025
Semifinalist: Best Short Film
Old Well
Pražské filmové ceny IndieMania
Prague
2025
Official Selection: Competencia cortometrajes de Terror
Old Well
Festival Internacional de Cine de Xilitla
Xilitla, San Luis Potosí
2025
Official Selection
Old Well
FERATUM International Fantastic Film Festival
Pátzcuaro, Michoacán
2025
Competencia de cortometrajes de Terror
Old Well
Festival Internacional de Cine Friki
Quito
2025
Official Selection
Old Well
Oculto Film Fest
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
2025
Winner: Best International Narrative
Old Well
Indiana Short Film Festival
Indiana
2025
Official Selection
Old Well
Festival de Cortometraje Veracruzano
Xalapa, Veracruz
2025
Winner: Best Production Design. Honorable Mention: Sound
Old Well
Mountains of Horror Film Festival
Veracruz
2025
Official Selection
Old Well
Festival internacional de cine de Orizaba F.I.C.O.
Orizaba, Veracruz
2025
WINNER: Cortometraje Veracruzano
Old Well
Festival de Cine Oro Negro
Nanchital, Veracruz
2025
Winner: Best Short Film
Old Well
Luleå International Film Festival
Luleå
2025
Official Selection
Old Well
FICCTerra
Veracruz
2025
Official Selection
Old Well
Shorts Mexico
Mexico City
2025
Official Selection
Old Well
Libre Cinema Festival
Merida, Yucatán
2024
Official Selection
Old Well
Festival de Cine Lindes Focales
State of Mexico
2024
Best Short
Gratification
Andromeda Film Festival
Belat, Istanbul
2022
Best Narrative Short
Gratification
New York Tri-State International Film Festival
New York
2022
Official Selection
Gratification
Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival
İstanbul
2022
Official Selection
Gratification
Hollywood On The Tiber Film Awards
Rome
2022
Official Selection
Gratification
Esto Es Para Esto
Monterrey, Nuevo Léon
2022
Nominee: Best Narrative Short, Best Director
Gratification
New Creators Film Awards
Paris
2022
Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Production Design
Gratification
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival
2022
Official Selection
Gratification
4th Dimension Independent Film Festival
Bali
2022
Muestra de Cine
Gratification
Cumbre Tajin 2022
Papantla, Veracruz
2022
Official Selection
Gratification
Swedish International Film Festival
Arvika
2022
Official Selection: Cortometraje de Ficción
Gratification
ELIPSIS Cinematographic Arts and Sciences International Meeting
Pachuca, Hidalgo
2022
Official Selection
Gratification
Gralha International Monthly Film Awards, en Brasil
Curitiba, PR
2022
Official Selection
Gratification
The Paus Premieres Festival
2022
Official Selection
Gratification
Seoul International Short Film Festival
Seoul
2022
Finalist
Gratification
Bright International Film Festival
London
2022
Honorable Mention
Gratification
Deep Focus Film Festival
Brooklyn, N.Y.
2022
Best Screenplay
Gratification
Sydney Australian Film Festival
Sydney
2022
Selección oficial: Cortometraje Nacional
Gratification
Festival Internacional del arte y del cine independiente MIAX
Guadalajara, Jalisco
2022
Best Director, Best Screenplay
Gratification
Indie Motion Club Film Awards
2022
Finalist
Gratification
The Continental Film Festival
New York, New York
2021
Award of Excelence: Children/Family Programing
Gratification
Best Shorts Competition
Los Angeles, California
2021
Award of Merit: Best Actor (Jorge Lan)
Gratification
Best Shorts Competition
Los Angeles
2021
Best Director
Gratification
Reale Film Festival - Monthly Awards
Milan
2021
Official Selection
Gratification
Hong Kong Indie Film Festival
2021
Official Selection
Gratification
VERMIOSE Film Festival
Bordeaux
2021
Honorable Mention
Gratification
Festival de Cine Colectivo
León, Guanajuato
2021
Official Selection
Gratification
Paris International Short Festival
Paris
2021
Finalist: Best Short, Best Male Director
Gratification
Cult Movies International Film Festival
London
2021
Best Screenplay
Gratification
Vesuvius International Monthly Film Fest
2021
Official Selection
Gratification
Rotterdam Independent Film Festival
Rotterdam
2021
Official Selection
Gratification
Montreal Independent Film Festival
Montreal
2021
Official Selection
Gratification
FLICKFAIR
Los Angeles, California
2021
Official Selection
Gratification
Berlin Short Awards
Berlin
2021
Official Selection
Gratification
London Indie Short Festival of 24 Frames
London
2021
Honorable Mention
Gratification
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Athens
2021
Official Selection
Gratification
Phoenix International Short Film Festival
Toronto, Ontario
2021
Official Selection
Gratification
Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift
Toronto, Ontario
2021
Official Selection
Gratification
Reels International Film Festival
Aurangabad, Maharashtra
2021
Official Selection
Gratification
Short Film Factory
Bucarest
2021
Finalist
Gratification
New Wave Short Film Festival
Munich
2021
Best Actor
Gratification
Roma Short Film Festival
Rome
2021
Official Selection
Gratification
Children's Film Tour
Cuernavaca, Morelos
2021
Semifinalist
Gratification
San Francisco Indie Short Festival
San Fransisco, California
2021
Best Short Film
Gratification
Beyond the Curve International Film Festival
Paris
2021
Official Selection
Gratification
Libre Cinema Festival
Mérida, Yucatán
2021
Official Selection
Gratification
ADIFF - Actor&Director Awards
Saint-Petersburg
2021
Honorable Mention: Best Narrative Film
Gratification
Venice Shorts
Venice, California
2021
Semi-Finalist
Gratification
Serbest International Film Festival
Kishinev
2021
Best Short Film, Drama, director, Actor, young actor, Cinematography, Scenography
Gratification
GLIFF - Golden Lemur
Lisbon
2021
Winner
Gratification
rolling ideas
Târgu Mureș, Transylvania
2021
Official Selection
Gratification
Buenos Aires International Film Festival
Buenos Aires
2021
SELECCIÓN OFICIAL VERACRUZANO
Gratification
Festival de Cine Oro Negro
Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz
2021
Official Selection
Gratification
Onyko Films Awards Onyko Films Awards
Tallin
2021
Winner Best Young Actor. Honorable mention for Best Short Film and Best Director
Gratification
ISAFF
Saint Pettersburg
2021
Official Selection
Gratification
Madrid Film Awards
Madrid
2021
Semi Finalist
Gratification
ShortsTV Worldwide Film Festival
Santa Monica, California
2021
Official Selection
Gratification
Festival Internacional de Marbella
Marbella, Andalucía
2021
Winner: Best Drama Short Film. Honorable Mention: Best Lead Actor in a Short Film
Gratification
FIVE CONTINENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Puerto la Cruz , Anzoátegui
2021
Best Family / Children Short
Gratification
Accord Cine Fest
2021
Official Selection
Gratification
New York Istanbul Short Film Festival New York Istanbul Short Film Festival
New York, New York
2021
Official Selection - Muestra Mexicana
Gratification
SHORTS MÉXICO - Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de México
Mexico City
2020
Official Selection
Gratification
Rome Independent Prisma Awards
Rome
2020
Official Selection
Gratification
Cortos en Corto
Xalapa, Veracruz
2020
Official Selection
Gratification
The Lift-Off Sessions
London
2020
Best Children's Short Film, Best Lead Actor In A Short Film, Best Young Actor In A Short Film, Best Sound Design In A Short Film, Honorable Mention for Best Screenplay
Gratification
South Film and Arts Academy Festival
Rancagua, O'Higgins
2020
Semi-Finalist
Gratification
Indie Short Fest
Los Angeles, California
2020
Official Selection
Gratification
SHORT to the Point
Bucarest
2020
Winner Latin American Short Film
Gratification
Chihuahua International Film Festival
Chihuahua, Chihuahua
2020
Official Selection
Gratification
FIBABC, Festival Iberoamericano de Cortometrajes ABC
2020
Mexican Short Film Nominee
Gratification
Author's International Film Festival / FIC AUTOR
Guadalajara
2020
Official Selection - Cortometraje Nacional Independiente
Gratification
MICMX - Muestra Itinerante De Cine Mx
Mexico City
2020
Official Selection
Gratification
Bucharest ShortCut CineFest
Bucharest
2020
Runner Up: Narrative Short
Gratification
PixelsGARAGE Awards of Excellence
2020
Official Selection
Doppelgänger, Inc.
Miami Independent Film Festival
Miami, Florida
2019
Official Selection
Doppelgänger, Inc.
Festival Internacional de Cine en Tequila
Tequila, Jalisco
2019
Official Selection
Doppelgänger, Inc.
Short to The Point
Craovia
2019
Official Selection
Doppelgänger, Inc.
The Lift-Off Sessions
Iver
2019
Industry - Digital Video Library
Doppelgänger, Inc.
Guadalajara International Film Festival
Guadalajara, Jalisco
2018
Special Prize - Mexican Short Film
Doppelgänger, Inc.
MICU: Muestra Iberoamericana de Cortometrajes Universitarios
Mexico City
2018
Official Selection
Doppelgänger, Inc.
Independent Film Exhibition Oftálmica
Xalapa, Veracruz
2018
Official Selection
Doppelgänger, Inc.
Festival de Cine Oro Negro
Coatzacoalcos
2018
Best Student Short Film; Young Director Honorable Mention in a Short Film
Doppelgänger, Inc.
South Film and Arts Academy Festival
Rancagua, O'Higgins
2018
Official Selection
Doppelgänger, Inc.
FIVE CONTINENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Puerto la Cruz, Anzoategui
2018
KinoStart
Doppelgänger, Inc.
Monterrey International Film Festival
Monterrey, Nuevo León
2018
Official Selection
Doppelgänger, Inc.
Macabro: Mexico City International Horror Film Festival
Mexico City
2018
Official Selection
Doppelgänger, Inc.
Retransmisión: 3rd Independent Film and Video Festival
Ciudad de México, Aguascalientes, León, Guanajuato, Monterrey, Pachuca, Colima, Guadalajra
2018
Muestra de Cine Mexicano en Girona
Doppelgänger, Inc.
Girona Film Festival
Girona
2018
Official Selection
Doppelgänger, Inc.
Seattle Latino Film Festival
Seattle, Washington
2018
Official Selection
Doppelgänger, Inc.
Libre Cinema Festival
Mérida, Yucatán
2018
Official Selection / Best Mexican Short Film (Nominated)
Doppelgänger, Inc.
Author's International Film Festival / FIC AUTOR
Guadalajara, Jalisco
2018
Best Student Director
Doppelgänger, Inc.
Indie Short Fest
Los Angeles, California
2018
Official Selection
The Night is Young
Retransmisión: Muestra de Cine y VideoIindependiente
2017
Official Selection
The Pool
GardenCity International Film Festival
Bengaluru
2017
Official Selection
The Pool
Ouarzazate International Film Festival
Ouarzazate
2017
Official Selection (May)
The Pool
Five Continents International Film festival
2017
Best Mexican short film (Official Selection)
Doppelgänger, Inc.
FERATUM INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL
Tlalpujahua
2017
Official Selection
Doppelgänger, Inc.
Shared Sight International Short Film Festival
Cluj-Napoca
2017
Official Selection
Doppelgänger, Inc.
FENACIES: Student Film Festival of Uruguay
Montevideo
2017
Official Selection
Doppelgänger, Inc.
UnderGround Film Fest
Ancona
2017
Official Selection
The Pool
Retransmisión: Muestra de Cine y Video Independiente
2016
Jury Prize
The Pool
NeosFest
Puebla
2016
Official Selection
The Pool
Festival de Cine Oro Negro
Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, México
2016
Official Selection
Binary
Allucinema Fest
Puebla
2016
Official Selection
The Night is Young
Internationla Film School Festival Tetouan
Tetouan
2016
Short Film Corner
The Night is Young
Cannes Film Festival
Cannes
2015
Official Selection
Binary
Retransmisión: Muestra de Cine y Video Independiente.
College
Universidad Anahuac Xalapa
Communication
20112013
College
Escuela Veracruzana de Cine Luis Buñuel
Direction - Cinematography
20132017
College
Escuela Internacional de Cine y Television (EICTV)
Editing
2018Present
Birth Date
March 8, 1993
Birth City
Xalapa Enríquez, Veracruz, Mexico
Current City
Xalapa Enríquez, Veracruz, Mexico
Hometown
Xalapa Enríquez, Veracruz, Mexico
Height
1.71 cm
Gender
Male
Eye Color
Brown
Zodiac Sign
Pisces
Director | Screenwriter | Editor Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. 1993. 🇲🇽🎥
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