AFTER LUCIA

Born in Mexico City in 1979, he started making short films after his media studies. In 2001, Cuando sea grande, made for an anti-corruption campaign, was released in 500 cinemas all over Mexico. In 2003, Entre dos won the Grand Prize at the Festival of Huesca and received the prize for Best Short Film at the Festival of Dresden. During this same period, he also produced commercials and videos with his production company, Pop Films. In 2009, Daniel and Ana, his first feature, was selected for the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes. The film subsequently participated at a variety of international festivals and was distributed in many territories. The screenplay of his second feature, After Lucia, was developed with the support of the Cinefondation de Cannes at the Residence de la Cinefondation in spring 2010.