Alejandro Springall is a Mexican

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...

and

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

. Springall studied filmmaking at the

London Film School London Film School (LFS) is a film school in London and is situated in a converted brewery in Covent Garden, London, neighbouring Soho, a hub of the UK film industry. It is the oldest film school in the UK.

. He returned to Mexico City in 1991 and started working with Mexican film producer

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, from whom he learned most of his producing skills. Springall started his career as a producer, but in 1996 he directed his first feature film, '' Santitos''. Since 1996 Springall has been collaborating with

John Sayles John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. He has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, for ''Passion Fish'' (1992) and '' ...

Maggie Renzi Maggie Renzi (born November 30, 1951) is an American film producer and actress. Personal life Renzi attended Williams College, where she met her life partner John Sayles John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independ ...

and Lemore Syvan. Results of that collaboration have been: ''

Men with Guns ''Men with Guns'' ( es, Hombres armados) is a 1997 American political drama film written and directed by John Sayles, inspired by the 1992 novel ''The Long Night of White Chickens'' by Francisco Goldman. It stars Federico Luppi, Damián Delgado ...

'', directed by Sayles, produced by Renzi, where Springall translated the script into Spanish and played a small role next to

Federico Luppi Federico Luppi (; February 23, 1936 – October 20, 2017) was an Argentine-Spanish film, TV, radio and theatre actor. He won numerous awards throughout his acting career, including a Concha de Plata at the San Sebastian International Film Fes ...

; '' Santitos'' was executive produced by Sayles, Renzi and Syvan; '' Casa de los Babys'', directed by Sayles was produced by Syvan and Springall; '' Morirse está en hebreo'' (''

My Mexican Shivah ''My Mexican Shivah'' is a 2007 Mexican-American comedy film directed by Alejandro Springall and starring Raquel Pankowsky, David Ostrosky and Sergio Kleiner. Cast *Raquel Pankowsky *David Ostrosky *Sharon Zundel *Emilio Savinni *Sergio Kleiner ...

'') was executive produced by Sayles, Renzi and Syvan; and Springall's new project, ''

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'', was re-written by Sayles. In 2003, Springall produced and directed the grand concert of

Chavela Vargas Isabel Vargas Lizano (17 April 1919 – 5 August 2012), better known as Chavela Vargas (), was a Mexican singer. She was especially known for her rendition of Mexican rancheras, but she is also recognized for her contribution to other genres of ...

at Carnegie Hall, New York; and in 2004, he directed the grand concert of

Luna Park Stadium Estadio Luna Park (commonly known as Luna Park) is a multi-purpose arena in Buenos Aires. Located at the corner of Avenida Corrientes and Avenida Bouchard; in the San Nicolás neighborhood. Initially, the arena primarily hosted boxing and other ...

, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Director filmography

* '' Santitos'' (1998) * '' Morirse está en hebreo'' (''

'') (2006) * ''

No eres tú, soy yo ''No eres tú, soy yo'' ( en, It's not you, it's me) is a 2010 Mexican romantic comedy directed by Alejandro Springall starring Eugenio Derbez, Alejandra Barros and Martina García and based on the Argentinean film ''No sos vos, soy yo'' (2004), ...

'' (''It's Not You, It's Me'') (2010) * '' 200 años de mexican@s en movimiento'' (2010) * '' The Devil's Highway'' (2018)

Producer, co-producer and line producer filmography

* ''

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'' (''La Invención de Cronos'') (1993) * ''

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'' (1993) * ''

Someone Else's America ''Someone Else's America'' ( sr-Cyrl, Туђа Америка) is a 1995 drama film directed by Goran Paskaljević. The film presents the story of two people, one from Spain, the other from Montenegro, both living in Brooklyn. The film won the G ...

'' (1994) * '' De tripas, corazón'' (1995) * '' Santitos'' (1999) * ''

Frida ''Frida'' is a 2002 American biographical drama film directed by Julie Taymor which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Starring Salma Hayek in an Academy Award–nominated portrayal as Kahl ...

'' (2002) * '' Casa de los Babys'' (2003) * '' Morirse está en hebreo'' (''

'') (2006) * ''

'' (''

It's Not You, It's Me ''No sos vos, soy yo'' (international, English title: ''It's Not You, It's Me'') is a 2004 Argentine romantic comedy film directed by Juan Taratuto, starring Diego Peretti, Soledad Villamil and Cecilia Dopazo. Plot summary Thirty-year-old Javi ...

'') (2010) * '' 200 años de mexican@s en movimiento'' (2010)

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