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González Iñárritu; Alejandro

He was a radio announcer at WFM Radio before getting into directing. He made soundtracks for different films and was in charge of commercial production at Televisa. In 1991, he founded the production company Zeta Films. His debut film, Amores perros (2000), received an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film and won over sixty prizes, making it the most awarded film in the world that year and opening up a new era for Mexican cinema. His second feature length film, 21 Grams (2003), starred Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, and Naomi Watts. In 2006, Iñárritu finished his third film, Babel, which starred Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt. Babel concluded the trilogy that began with Amores perros, and it earned Iñárritu the Best Director award at Cannes and received seven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. In 2010, he wrote and directed Biutiful, which premiered at Cannes and received Oscar nominations for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actor

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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