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Hernández De La Peña; Luis

He studied communication at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), in the State of Mexico, Mexico. He has made several audiovisual works for advertising campaigns and has received awards from the most important creative competitions in the world, including the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. He won the Mix México Award in the 6th Short Film Contest presented by the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE) and the 19th Mix México: Festival of Sexual Diversity in Film and Video, for the production of his first short film Gloria (2015). Gloria has been selected by 15 festivals around the world, including the 31st Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), United States; the 33rd Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), Canada; and the 38th Montreal World Film Festival (WFF), Canada. The short film won the Special Jury Award at the 18th Bermuda International Film Festival (BIFF), Great Britain; the award for Best Director of a Foreign Short Film at the 4th Madrid International Film Festival (MIFF), Spain; and the Grand Prize Alternative Spirit Award (LGBTQ) Short at the 18th Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF), United States. Gloria was part of the Official Selection of the 13th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

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If I Were Fire

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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

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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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