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Francisca Alegría

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Francisca Alegría

Born July 29, 1985 · Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Chile (age 40)

Francisca Alegría was born and raised in Chile. She holds an MFA in screenwriting and directing from Columbia University. Alegría’s short film And the Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow’s Eye premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Short Film Jury Award. Alegría was a fellow at the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriters and Directors Labs.

Known For

The Cow Who Sang a Song into the FutureThe Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future · 2023
The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future
★ 4.72023
MovieDrama
A Chilean family is shaken by the sudden return of a long-dead matriarch.
The Humming of the BeastThe Humming of the Beast · 2021
The Humming of the Beast
2021
MovieFantasy
In a dystopian future, Ramona, a Guatemalan mother who has lived in the United States for years, must escape before being placed in a concentration camp. In order to save her young son, she will have to make the most difficult decision of her life. Ironically, the only person who can help her is a white American man.
And the Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow's EyeAnd the Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow's Eye · 2016
And the Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow's Eye
★ 5.92016
MovieMysteryDrama
Emeteria is visited by a ghost she believes has come to take her to the afterlife. But he has more devastating news.
The House of the SpiritsThe House of the Spirits · 2026
The House of the Spirits
★ 8.62026
SeriesDrama
The epic tale of a proud and passionate family, secret loves, and bloody revolution. The Trueba family's passions, struggles, and secrets span a century of violent social change, culminating in a crisis that hurls the proud, tyrannical patriarch and his beloved granddaughter towards opposite sides of the fence.

Movies

The Cow Who Sang a Song into the FutureThe Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future · 2023
The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future
★ 4.72023
MovieDrama
A Chilean family is shaken by the sudden return of a long-dead matriarch.
The Humming of the BeastThe Humming of the Beast · 2021
The Humming of the Beast
2021
MovieFantasy
In a dystopian future, Ramona, a Guatemalan mother who has lived in the United States for years, must escape before being placed in a concentration camp. In order to save her young son, she will have to make the most difficult decision of her life. Ironically, the only person who can help her is a white American man.
And the Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow's EyeAnd the Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow's Eye · 2016
And the Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow's Eye
★ 5.92016
MovieMysteryDrama
Emeteria is visited by a ghost she believes has come to take her to the afterlife. But he has more devastating news.

TV Shows