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Melvin de Jesús Jiménez Nájera

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Melvin de Jesús Jiménez Nájera

Born January 14, 1989 · Mexico City, Mexico (age 37)

Melvin de Jesús is a director, screenwriter, and producer from Mexico City. His work spans horror, fiction, and documentary, with an interest in queer identities and kink communities. Through the intimate and the strange, he explores identity, belonging, and ways of living outside social norms. He is currently developing his debut feature documentary, *Un cachorro llamado Ren* (*A Pup Named Ren*),…

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Burnout
Nov 14, 2026
Burnout · 2026
Burnout
2026
MovieHorrorThriller
Bertha, a young nurse, watches the man under her care die, but when he inexplicably comes back to life, she sees it as a second chance to make things right. Trapped inside a house with an increasingly controlling caregiver, Bertha must tend to a man who cannot die as exhaustion, abuse, and guilt gradually push her to the breaking point.
Requiem for the (Un)DeadRequiem for the (Un)Dead · 2012
Requiem for the (Un)Dead
★ 4.62012
MovieHorrorThriller
In a society where dead had come back and it has become an everyday thing, a policeman, part of the anti-zombie special force is bitten by one of the infected. He then must find a way to continue with his daily life routine and with his work, which is killing zombies, even though he knows he'll become one of them.
49th Street49th Street · 2014
49th Street
2014
Movie
El FinEl Fin · 2017
El Fin
2017
Movie
Diana and Marco are a couple and also fans of a series of unfinished comics starring a mexican wrestler known as 'Máscara Escarlata'. Since they both have very different ideas about how the story should have ended, they decide to look for the creator of the series to end the discussion.
Zombis #1Zombis #1 · 2011
Zombis #1
2011
Movie
The last attempt to outrun a zombie horde.
Mara'akame's DreamMara'akame's Dream · 2016
Mara'akame's Dream
★ 6.72016
MovieDrama
Nieri is an indigenous teenage boy from the Wixarika culture, who is being indoctrinated by his father on the path of dreaming to reach the Blue Deer and become a Marakame. However, Nieri doubts about having the gift that is necessary to become a Marakame. His real dream is to play Mexican country music and to go to Mexico City to play there with his friends.
UndercoverUndercover · 2014
Undercover
2014
Movie
A Pup Named RenA Pup Named Ren
A Pup Named Ren
MovieDocumentary
Through his own experience within Pup Play, Ren explores identity, desire, and the need to belong. Through intimate portraits of a queer and kink community, the documentary observes the ways we build bonds, create safe spaces, and find ways of existing alongside others.

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