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Márquez Abella, Alejandra

She studied film directing at the Center for Cinematographic Studies of Catalonia (CECC), Barcelona. Her short fiction film 5 Recuerdos (2009) was presented at more than 130 film showings and festivals around the world and won more than 20 national and international awards, including a Special Mention at the 7th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM); the Grand Prize Basque Film award and the SGAE Award for Best Screenplay at the 51st Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films – Zinebi, Spain; a Special Jury Mention at the 5th Short Shorts Film Festival Mexico (SSFFM); and Best Short Film at the 16th Lleida Latin American Film Festival, Catalonia. She is currently working in post-production of her first feature film Semana Santa.

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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