Directing
Alejandra Márquez Abella
Born
1982-04-30 (44)
Place of birth
San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Known for
Directing
Credits
12 titles
Born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico in 1982, she studied filmmaking at the Centre d’Estudis Cinematogràfics de Catalunya in Barcelona. Her debut feature film, Semana Santa, and her second film, The Good Girls, both premiered at Toronto, the latter going on to screen at several festivals around the world and being nominated for 14 Mexican Academy of Film Awards. She has been working for television for more than a decade, including directing two episodes of the Narcos: Mexico series. El norte sobre el vacío is her third feature-length film.
Known for
7.6The life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to go to space.
A Million Miles Away
2023
4.6Made in Hollywood is a talk show hosted by Kylie Erica Mar and Julie L. Harkness airing in syndication since September 30, 2005. The series is currently in its seventh season. The series is filmed in two studios in Los Angeles, California and New York City. Made in Hollywood also airs a spinoff series, Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition.
Made in Hollywood
2005
7.4Don Reynaldo is a renowned hunter in decline. When the threat of losing his heritage and his father's legacy appears, the dynamics with his family, his workers and the land will be dangerously disrupted.
Northern Skies Over Empty Space
2022
6.5Sofía, a well-to-do socialite and her husband must wrestle with the impact of Mexico's 1982 economic crisis.
The Good Girls
2019
6.6Chávez, Dali and Pepe belong to a middle class family who spends the Easter holydays at the beach.
Semana Santa
2015
NRLand Sick portraits a group of travelers: sailors, stewardesses, and truck drivers live the nostalgia of a wandering life and the impossible journey back home.
Mal de tierra
2011
Series credits
Behind the camera
7.6The life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to go to space.
A Million Miles Away
2023
7.6The life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to go to space.
A Million Miles Away
2023
7.4Don Reynaldo is a renowned hunter in decline. When the threat of losing his heritage and his father's legacy appears, the dynamics with his family, his workers and the land will be dangerously disrupted.
Northern Skies Over Empty Space
2022
7.4Don Reynaldo is a renowned hunter in decline. When the threat of losing his heritage and his father's legacy appears, the dynamics with his family, his workers and the land will be dangerously disrupted.
Northern Skies Over Empty Space
2022
6.5Sofía, a well-to-do socialite and her husband must wrestle with the impact of Mexico's 1982 economic crisis.
The Good Girls
2019
6.5Sofía, a well-to-do socialite and her husband must wrestle with the impact of Mexico's 1982 economic crisis.
The Good Girls
2019
6.6Chávez, Dali and Pepe belong to a middle class family who spends the Easter holydays at the beach.
Semana Santa
2015
6.6Chávez, Dali and Pepe belong to a middle class family who spends the Easter holydays at the beach.
Semana Santa
2015
NRLand Sick portraits a group of travelers: sailors, stewardesses, and truck drivers live the nostalgia of a wandering life and the impossible journey back home.
Mal de tierra
2011
A Mennonite farmer makes a deal with the Sinaloa Cartel to use his land as an airstrip to traffic cocaine after his wife becomes sick. This leads to him being excommunicated from his community while simultaneously becoming feared by the cartels for his ruthless business dealings.
Untitled Mennonite Crime Thriller
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A Mennonite farmer makes a deal with the Sinaloa Cartel to use his land as an airstrip to traffic cocaine after his wife becomes sick. This leads to him being excommunicated from his community while simultaneously becoming feared by the cartels for his ruthless business dealings.
Untitled Mennonite Crime Thriller
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