OUR JURIES

Gerardo Oñate

Gerardo Oñate, Born in CDMX, on July 18, 1986, grew up in the city of Morelia. After working for 10 years in the digital marketing field and was an activist for human rights, Gerardo decided to venture into the media, working with TV and Radio.


After his appearance and success in some independent short films in Michoacán, he returned to CDMX to start his professional career as an actor. At the age of 30, he prepared himself at Casa Spanda and Alexander Techworks, as well as various workshops at Casazul.


Gerardo has participated in several short films such as: “Boulangerie de Barrio and Destino Cero” by Roberto Chávez, “Noche De Viernes” by Ulises Fuerte, “Cucarachas” by Manfred López Grem, and “Donde Nunca Morirás” by Héctor Estrada.


In addition to starring in "Tekenchu" directed by Carlos Matienzo, Gerardo served as co-writer and co-producer of the project, which has been selected in more than 80 festivals on 4 continents and continues to reap laurels after being filmed in 2020.


In 2022 he appears as the protagonist of two film projects: film “Poderosa Victoria”, along with Damián Alcázar, which also has a first-rate cast made up of Roberto Sosa, Edgar Vivar, Luis Felipe Tovar, Said Sandoval, Alberto Trujillo and Joaquín Cosío, among others. The film, “La Esperanza” by director Raúl Ramón and producer Fabiola Velázquez narrates how La Esperanza, a town in northern Mexico in 1936, had its only railway decommissioned, so the remaining residents had to join forces to build a train with their own hands and thus prevent the town from falling into oblivion.


In it, Gerardo plays Durán, a train driver, who will have to decide between looking for a future on the other side of the river or staying and facing not only this impossible task, but also the ghosts of his past.



“Poderosa Victoria” had its premiere during this year at the 36th edition of Guadalajara’s International Film Festival.


In the second instance, Gerardo acts alongside Mónica Arce and Elsi Jiménez in the independent drama: “La Laguna Rosa,” the Opera Prima by Juan Arce and Francisco Gallo from Gitana Films in CDMX, filmed between 2018 and 2019, La Laguna Rosa will see its premiere internationally at the San Antonio Film Festival in August 2022, as well as its first national screenings during the 2nd semester of the same year.


La Laguna Rosa tells the story of Arturo and Mariana, two half-siblings who are reunited after years in the City of Merida, Yucatán. The reunion took place because of a ballet recital Mariana, a dancer with Down Syndrome, had been invited. During his stay on the Peninsula, Arturo will rediscover what he lost in his sister, as well as in himself.


The last period short film in which he appears, “Los Hijos de Dios” by Sebastián Torres Greene, whose production took place over 8 days in the jungle of Veracruz, is about to premiere at this year's FICM and thus begin its national and international festivals debuts.


Along with his acting career, Gerardo is also a founding member of the group of independent filmmakers "Wuka", through which, in alliance with various production companies, he develops short films, feature films and series as a producer, director and screenwriter.


Tatiana del Real

Tatiana Del Rey, a film, theater and television actress, started her career from a very young age. She stood out in different soap operas on TV Azteca and starred in “Los Negros Pajaros del Adios”, “Mas than 45000” and “Lo Que Queda de Nosotros”. She then transitioned over to the world of cinema with the film "Gloria" where she got an Ariel nomination for her performance. Tatiana has also participated in "Masacre en Teques" CCC's debut film, "Una familia con madre", "Solteras" and soon "Bonded", which would be her first american movie. She currently works for the series “Lotería del Crimen” for TV Azteca and in the series “Guardia Garcia” which is about to premiere on Amazon Prime.


SAID SANDOVAL

Said Sandoval, a stage, film and television actor.


He was born on January 24, 1988 in Mexico City. At a few months old he moved to Guadalajara Jalisco where he studied Theater Art at INBA, and graduated in 2009.


Said has participated in 35 theatrical productions as an actor, winning the award for best supporting actor on two occasions and once for best leading actor within the METJ.


In 2015, he participated in the short film “La Bestia de Sonora” and in the film “Saint Jude”. That same year he began recording the famous series “Club de Cuervos” for Netflix. Later in 2017, he participated in the telenovela “Las Malcriadas” on TV Azteca. In 2018, he participated in the film “Verte Partir” and that same year in the short film “Socorro”, which was his first work recorded in Los Angeles, California.


By 2019 he began recording the series “Hernán” and was part of the short film “La muerte de Rafael Rivera”. That same year he finished recording “Club de Cuervos” which he appeared in 36 episodes.


In 2020, he joined the series “Sin Miedo a la verdad” and participated in 16 chapters. He also starred in the film “Masacre en Teques”, by Director Rodrigo Cruz Hernández.



In another of his facets as an actor, Said starred in the 2021 series “Fuego Ardiente”.


Soon we will see him in the feature films “No Vayas a Clases Mañana, Poderoso Victoria, Adentro, Killer Babes, Temporada de Huracanes, El Halcón y las series Contra las cuerdas, El brazo corto de la ley y El Colapso”


EDUI TIJERINA

Originario de Monterrey, Nuevo León (México) radicado en San Antonio,

Texas (EU)

Licenciado en Comunicación Social con Máster en Educación Superior por la

Universidad Regiomontana.

Comenzó a escribir a los 11 años, cuando desarrolló su primera pieza teatral

breve para el espectáculo “Juegos Escénicos Infantiles”, de Nova de

Monterrey.

Tras incursionar en programas informativos y de variedades de la TV

regiomontana, en 1987 se integró como Coordinador de Información y

Guionista al equipo de “Siempre en Domingo” de Televisa-México, desde el

que, además, se realizaban emisiones como “Juguemos a Cantar”, “Estrellas

de los 80”, “Valores Juveniles”, “Video-Éxitos”, “Festival OTI Nacional”,

“Señorita México”, Festival Yamaha en Japón y “Festival Acapulco”, entre

otros.

Guionista de la película biográfica “Cantinflas” (Kenio Films. Dir. Sebastián

Del Amo) que en 2015 representó a México en la contienda por el Oscar en la

Categoría de Película en Lengua Extranjera.

Escribió la trilogía “Juan Apóstol: El Más Amado”, “Jesús de Nazaret” y “El

Niño Dios”, producidas por Beverly Hills Entertainment y rodadas en España.

También, “Karma”, “Intrusos”, “280 Días”, “Sin Salida”, “Lotería del Diablo”

y “Somos Invisibles”. Esta última producción es un largometraje de Sizigia

Films, proyecto seleccionado para el apartado de género de “Ventana Sur”,

organizado en Buenos Aires, Argentina, con los auspicios del Marché du

Cinema, del Festival de Cannes.

En teatro se le conoce por sus obras “Exorcismo”, “Mariposas Enjauladas”,

“Carpe Diem” y “Ave Fénix”, así como por las piezas breves “Cría Cuervos”,

“Esqueletos en la Cama”, “Sorbos de Café”, “Rojo 33”, “Vuelo 1111”, “La

Segunda Oportunidad”, “La Monroe y Yo” y “Raíces”. Recién entregó el

libreto para el performance “SUGARS” y prepara “Al carajo y con el diablo”.

Recién entregó el guion para una película en coautoría con el actor Eduardo

Yañez y se encuentra desarrollando dos series para plataforma: una épica

histórica de 13 episodios y una documental de 6.

Actualmente, funge como miembro del Comité de Especialistas Evaluadores

de Proyectos Audiovisuales del Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el

Patrimonio del Gobierno de Chile, colabora como jurado en diversos

Festivales Internacionales de Cine y es Faculty / Cuerpo Docente de The New

York Acting Alliance, con sede en NYC, NY.