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Alejandra Márquez Abella

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Alejandra Márquez Abella

Born April 30, 1982 · San Luis Potosí, Mexico (age 44)

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 …

Known For

A Million Miles AwayA Million Miles Away · 2023
A Million Miles Away
★ 7.62023
MovieDramaHistory
The life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to go to space.
The Good GirlsThe Good Girls · 2019
The Good Girls
★ 6.52019
MovieDrama
Sofía, a well-to-do socialite and her husband must wrestle with the impact of Mexico's 1982 economic crisis.
Northern Skies Over Empty SpaceNorthern Skies Over Empty Space · 2022
Northern Skies Over Empty Space
★ 7.42022
MovieDrama
Don 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.
Semana SantaSemana Santa · 2015
Semana Santa
★ 6.62015
MovieDrama
Chávez, Dali and Pepe belong to a middle class family who spends the Easter holydays at the beach.
Mal de tierraMal de tierra · 2011
Mal de tierra
2011
Movie
Land Sick portraits a group of travelers: sailors, stewardesses, and truck drivers live the nostalgia of a wandering life and the impossible journey back home.
Narcos: MexicoNarcos: Mexico · 2018
Narcos: Mexico
★ 7.92018
SeriesDramaCrime
See the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in 1980s Mexico.
Sierra Madre: No TrespassingSierra Madre: No Trespassing · 2024
Sierra Madre: No Trespassing
★ 7.62024
SeriesDramaCrime
Through the perspective of the Parras, a family of lineage and lineage, it will be shown that not everything is as it seems, while they do everything possible to maintain the appearances of their own "paradise" of life.
The LIberationThe LIberation · 2025
The LIberation
★ 6.82025
SeriesDrama
Three women join forces to prevent a sexual harassment complaint against a renowned movie director from coming to light. This controversial mission will take them to the doors of a feminist group named La Aldea, which will take them on an inward journey to heal their patriarchal wounds.

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