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Félix Mercado; Hugo

He studied computer engineering at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and filmmaking at the Film University of the Mexican Association of Independent Filmmakers (AMCI, in Spanish). His fiction short film 10:15:00 AM (2006) was shown at more than 30 screenings and festivals around the world, including the 4th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), the 30th São Paulo International Film Festival and the 3rd Corto Circuito Short Film Festival of New York. It also received a Special Mention of the Jury at the 21st Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG); Best Screenwriting Award at the 4th National Screenwriting Contest by the Society of Mexican Writers (SOGEM, in Spanish); and Special Mention of the Jury at the 28th International Festival of New Latin American Film in Havana.

Other Movies

If I Were Fire

Si yo fuese fuego
Two young lovers wander through an abandoned countryside, where reality is distorted and the ruins of a long-gone village give glimpses of the past. The presence of a mysterious horseman transforms the bucolic landscape into a nightmare. See More

Lives on the Border

Vidas en la orilla
Lives on the border portrays the tragic consequences of an unfair sentence delivered by the U.S. criminal justice system. Through several interconnected life stories, we'll discover what Rosa Estela Olvera, a Mexican woman wrongfully convicted in the U.S. (My Life Inside 2007), endures in prison: a psycho-emotional exploration of the loneliness of confinement; and the long and arduous battle to win back her family and obtain justice. See More

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Divorced, childless and single, Luz visits her local healer who prescribes a scandalous remedy to unburden her soul. As Luz embarks on a sensual journey of self-discovery, she steps into her power realizing that fulfillment doesn't require a traditional path. See More

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