Alonso Ruizpalacios (; born 1978) is a Mexican

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. Best known for directing the feature films '' Güeros'' (2014), ''

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'' (2018), '' A Cop Movie'' (2021) and '' La cocina'' (2024).

Biography

Ruizpalacios was born and raised in

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. He studied stage directing in Mexico City, before moving to

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where he trained as an actor at

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. Ruizpalacios writes and directs for both stage and screen. His short film ''Café Paraíso'' won multiple awards on the film festival circuit. His debut feature '' Güeros'', shot in black and white, was lauded by critics and won five

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in 2015, including

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, Best First Film and Best Director.http://mexicouk2015.mx/en/event/proyeccion-gueros-de-alonso-ruizpalacios Bio] Ruizpalacios also directed the music video for " Hasta la Raíz (song), Hasta la Raíz" by Mexican singer-songwriter

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. He recently directed the movie ''Museo'', starring

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. The film won the best script award at the

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. Museum has also been present in other international festivals. The film tells the story of the famous robbery to the National ''Museo'' of Anthropology on December 25, 1985, in Mexico City. He has also contributed towards TV series: directing two episodes for ''Narcos: Mexico'' and two episodes for the Mexican TV show ''Aquí en la tierra''; besides being the showrunner of the ''XY'' TV show for the Mexican television network Once TV. Ruizpalacios also directed season 2 episodes 10 to 12 of the

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show '' Andor''.

Selected filmography

* '' Güeros'' (2014) * ''

'' (2018) * '' A Cop Movie'' (2021) * '' La Cocina'' (2024) * '' Andor'' (2025, TV series, 3 episodes)

References

1978 births Living people Ariel Award winners Best Director Ariel Award winners Mexican directors Silver Bear for Best Screenplay winners {{Mexico-film-director-stub