Filmmaker and biologist graduated from the National University of Mexico (UNAM) Department of Natural Sciences, and from the University Film School (CUEC), where he currently teaches history of documentary film. Since 1989, he has been the director of the Filmoteca UNAM, and from 1999 to 2003, he was president of the FIAF (International Federation of Film Archives). He has been a jury member at various international festivals and has lectured extensively about diverse aspects of cinema. In 1985 he received the Ariel for best short documentary, for the film Mariposa Monarca... adivinanzas para siempre.
Filmmaker and biologist graduated from the National University of Mexico (UNAM) Department of Natural Sciences, and from the University Film School (CUEC), where he currently teaches history of documentary film. Since 1989, he has been the director of the Filmoteca UNAM, and from 1999 to 2003, he was president of the FIAF (International Federation of Film Archives). He has been a jury member at various international festivals and has lectured extensively about diverse aspects of cinema. In 1985 he received the Ariel for best short documentary, for the film Mariposa Monarca... adivinanzas para siempre.
