Directing
Ernesto Contreras
Born October 17, 1969 · Veracruz, Mexico (age 56)
Born in Veracruz, Mexico, in 1969, he is a graduate from the Center for Studies in Communication Sciences and later from the University Center for Cinematographic Studies (CUEC) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. In 2007, his first feature, Blue Eyelids, is nominated to the Caméra d'Or of the 60th Cannes Film Festival as part of the official selection of the International Critics' We…
Known For
Impossible Things · 2021Impossible Things
★ 8.42021
MovieFamilyDrama
After the death of her abusive husband, Matilde finds her new best friend in Miguel, her young, insecure, and disoriented neighbor.
The Obscure Spring · 2014The Obscure Spring
★ 6.92014
MovieDrama
Igor is a plumber; Pina serves coffee. It is winter and they both deeply desire each other, but they are not free. In trying to figure out how to realize their love, she decides to make a lion costume for her little son and he decides to buy a photocopying machine for his wife. Spring will come at last and with it the consummation of love, filling their lives with hope and sex.
The Miracle · 2003The Miracle
★ 10.02003
Movie
A miracle is about to happen, Margarita, like everyone wants to attend, but Alfonso, her husband, believes that everything is a sham.
I Dream in Another Language · 2017I Dream in Another Language
★ 7.92017
MovieFantasyDrama
An indigenous language is in peril, as its last two speakers had a quarrel in the past and haven't spoken to each other in over 50 years. Martín, a young linguist, will undertake the challenge of bringing the old friends back together and convincing them to speak once again so he can obtain a recorded registration of the language and study it.
Where the Tracks End · 2023Where the Tracks End
★ 8.02023
MovieDramaComedy
Georgina is a teacher determined to make a difference in the lives of the children she educates in the classroom of a wagon school in rural Mexico.
Dad or Mom · 2023Dad or Mom
★ 7.02023
MovieComedy
Florencia and Vicente are getting divorced. When both are promoted at their jobs, they will do anything in order to do not keep custody of their children.
Blue Eyelids · 2007Blue Eyelids
★ 7.12007
MovieDramaRomance
Marina wins a paradise vacation for two, but when she realizes that she has no one to bring along, she decides to invite a stranger named Victor. The pair soon discovers that true love depends more on compatibility rather than idyllic scenery.
Tales of Mexico · 2017Tales of Mexico
★ 5.02017
MovieDramaHistory
The space will be witness of dreams, hopes, disappointments and dramatic destinies of its residents, delivering an intimate human history of Mexico through the decades. La Habitación will reunite eight directors that will expose the reality of each historical period resulting in a profound and inspiring portrait of modern Mexico.
Movies
Impossible Things · 2021Impossible Things
★ 8.42021
MovieFamilyDrama
After the death of her abusive husband, Matilde finds her new best friend in Miguel, her young, insecure, and disoriented neighbor.
The Obscure Spring · 2014The Obscure Spring
★ 6.92014
MovieDrama
Igor is a plumber; Pina serves coffee. It is winter and they both deeply desire each other, but they are not free. In trying to figure out how to realize their love, she decides to make a lion costume for her little son and he decides to buy a photocopying machine for his wife. Spring will come at last and with it the consummation of love, filling their lives with hope and sex.
The Miracle · 2003The Miracle
★ 10.02003
Movie
A miracle is about to happen, Margarita, like everyone wants to attend, but Alfonso, her husband, believes that everything is a sham.
I Dream in Another Language · 2017I Dream in Another Language
★ 7.92017
MovieFantasyDrama
An indigenous language is in peril, as its last two speakers had a quarrel in the past and haven't spoken to each other in over 50 years. Martín, a young linguist, will undertake the challenge of bringing the old friends back together and convincing them to speak once again so he can obtain a recorded registration of the language and study it.
Where the Tracks End · 2023Where the Tracks End
★ 8.02023
MovieDramaComedy
Georgina is a teacher determined to make a difference in the lives of the children she educates in the classroom of a wagon school in rural Mexico.
Dad or Mom · 2023Dad or Mom
★ 7.02023
MovieComedy
Florencia and Vicente are getting divorced. When both are promoted at their jobs, they will do anything in order to do not keep custody of their children.
Blue Eyelids · 2007Blue Eyelids
★ 7.12007
MovieDramaRomance
Marina wins a paradise vacation for two, but when she realizes that she has no one to bring along, she decides to invite a stranger named Victor. The pair soon discovers that true love depends more on compatibility rather than idyllic scenery.
Tales of Mexico · 2017Tales of Mexico
★ 5.02017
MovieDramaHistory
The space will be witness of dreams, hopes, disappointments and dramatic destinies of its residents, delivering an intimate human history of Mexico through the decades. La Habitación will reunite eight directors that will expose the reality of each historical period resulting in a profound and inspiring portrait of modern Mexico.
Continue Being: Café Tacvba · 2010Continue Being: Café Tacvba
★ 6.52010
MovieDocumentaryMusic
A rock band traveling many places of the world, and on planes, buses, in hotels and dressing rooms we discover the creative process that brings them together, their friendship, frustrations and the desire of still being a rock band, the most important rock band in Mexico, on the year that they celebrate 20 years of being Café Tacvba.
The Convict Patient · 2012The Convict Patient
★ 9.02012
MovieDocumentary
On February th 1970, Carlos Castañeda de la Fuente tried to assassinate the Mexican President to avenge the Tlatelolco massacre from October 2nd 1968, defying the most repressive regime in the contemporary Mexican history. Forty years later, this failed avenger survived the system´s disproportionate retaliation, only to wander Mexico City´s streets as a vagrant.
Los No Invitados · 2003Los No Invitados
★ 10.02003
MovieDramaMystery
After years of suffering from a sleep disorder, Asunción turns to a specialist who will help her discover the causes of her insomnia.
TV Shows
El Chapo · 2017El Chapo
★ 7.52017
SeriesDramaCrime
A look at the life of notorious drug kingpin, El Chapo, from his early days in the 1980s working for the Guadalajara Cartel, to his rise to power of during the '90s and his ultimate downfall in 2016.
Conversando con Cristina Pacheco · 1997Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
★ 5.51997
Series
The Secret of the River · 2024The Secret of the River
★ 8.12024
SeriesDrama
When a young boy arrives in a small Mexican village, a profound friendship blossoms with a local kid — and a dark secret seals their bond forever.
I Have to Die Every Night · 2024I Have to Die Every Night
★ 8.62024
SeriesDrama
Snapshot of the sophisticated and exclusive gay nightlife of one of the most emblematic clubs in 1980s’ Mexico City, where people living under the weight of a repressive society that marginalized them felt the need to express an exacerbated sense of freedom. Through the eyes of a young man eager to explore the world and live freely in the capital city, the series recreates a slice of life and a decade that shook the world.
Before I Forget · 2021Before I Forget
★ 8.62021
SeriesCrimeDrama
Pascual León, a retired 65-year-old man, finds out how to give meaning to his last days after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's: to avenge a past crime before his memory loss erases everything that he is.
Belascoaran, PI · 2022Belascoaran, PI
★ 8.02022
SeriesCrimeDrama
Héctor Belascoarán leaves his corporate job and dull marriage to become an independent detective and tackle shocking criminal cases in 1970s Mexico City.
Everyday Heroes · 2014Everyday Heroes
★ 2.02014
SeriesDocumentary
Heroes Cotidianos is a series of six episodes recounting the stories of real people who happen to have become true heroes of our time and of their own communities.