Guillermo del Toro
Titles:
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia,
The Underdogs: Tales of Arcadia,
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia,
Cabinet of Curiosities
The Guadalajara filmmaker debuted on Netflix in 2016 with
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia, an animated series in three parts (
Trollhunters,
Those below and
Magicians) created by him and in which he also directs some episodes. However, the premiere of
Pinocchio, a musical animation in stop-motion and animated technique in Guadalajara, as well as the collection of terrifying stories,
Cabinet of Curiosities.
Jorge Gutierrez
Qualification: Maya and the three
Writer and director of the upcoming animated miniseries Maya and the three, an epic Mesoamerican fantasy. However, his alliance with Netflix goes further, since together with his production company Mexopolis he will be in charge of the script, direction and production of new films, series and interactive animation projects aimed at preschoolers, families and adults.
Catalina Aguilar Mastretta
Qualification:
Ginny and Georgia
Daughter of the writers Héctor Aguilar Camín and Ángeles Mastretta, Catalina has carved her own path in the audiovisual world. After directing The hours with you, We all want someone and Cindy the regal, starred in a couple of episodes of the teen drama Ginny and Georgia, about a mother and her two children, who move to start from scratch, but find a bumpy road. The series was viewed by 52 million households in its first 28 days on Netflix. He will soon direct the series Lovesickness, based on the homonymous work written by his mother.
Natalia Beristain
Qualification:
Homemade
Although Natalia Beristáin has continuously collaborated with Netflix on local titles such as Luis Miguel, the series and Colosio: Story of a crime, and the film will be released soon Noise. She also became the only Mexican to direct for the collection of short films created by famous filmmakers from around the world: Homemade. Confined as a consequence of the pandemic, the filmmakers created personal and moving stories that captured life in quarantine.
Katina Medina Mora
Qualification:
Emily in Paris
After participating in the second season of Selena, the series, which he co-directed alongside Hiromi Kamata, Katina Medina Mora will command some episodes of the American series Emily in Paris. He previously also collaborated with Netflix on Crime Story: Colosio, and participated as an assistant director in Mexican titles such as Black sheep, by Beto Hinojosa and in the Canal Once series, I’m your fan.
Jonah Cuarón
Qualification:
Suck
Co-writer of
Gravity and son of Alfonso Cuarón, after the making of the Mexican film
Desert, began to take its first steps in international productions. Such is the case of
Suck, a film he directs and co-writes with Tim Sexton. The story centers on a teenager who finds a rare companion after discovering a young chupacabra hiding in his grandfather’s shed.
Alfonso Gómez-Rejón
Qualification:
Chambers
Of Mexican-American origin, the filmmaker known for titles such as
Me, him and raquel and
A brilliant war, as well as for his participation in series such as
American Horror Story: Murder House, was one of the directors of
Chambers. This horror series follows how after receiving a transplant, a teenage girl is haunted by sinister visions and impulses, so she tries to uncover the story behind her donor’s death.