Carlos Marcovich (born March 20, 1963,

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) is a director, editor, photographer and producer of

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. Born in

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, he came with his family to Mexico on April 1, 1976. In 2011 he became a naturalized Mexican.

Education and early career

Marcovich studied at the

National Autonomous University of Mexico The National Autonomous University of Mexico ( es, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM) is a public research university in Mexico. It is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in Latin America, where it's also the bigge ...

from 1982 to 1987. Marcovichs career started as a photographer in '' Camino largo a Tijuana'' (1987) and '' Intimidad'' (1989). Among other films for which he has been director of photography are '' Ciudad de ciegos'' (1991), '' Desiertos mares'' (1992), '' Dos crímenes'' (1993), ''Midaq Alley'' (1995), '' Salón México'' (1995) and others. His first movie as a director, '' Who the Hell Is Juliette?'' (1997), has been the most watched Mexican documentary in the world and winner of 17 national and international awards including: "Best Picture America" at the 1998

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and Opera Prima Arieles Edition '98. He has directed 17

music videos A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing devi ...

including "Tonto corazón" by

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which inspired him to make the film '' Who the Hell Is Juliette?'' In 2003 he worked with Rodrigo Prieto on the photography of the American documentary ''

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'' by director

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, for which he synthesized 30 hours of interviews with Cuban president

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. This film was followed by ''

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'' (2004). In 2006, he premiered the documentary '' Cuatro labios'', directed and edited by Carlos Marcovich. In 2008, he accompanied the group Timbiriche throughout their tour recording the documentary '' La misma piedra''.

Filmography

Photography director

* '' La otra familia'', (2010) * ''

'', (2008) * ''South of the border'', (2003) * '' Salón México'', (1995) * ''

Midaq Alley ''Midaq Alley'' ( es, El callejón de los milagros, also released as ''The Alley of Miracles'') is a 1995 Mexican film adapted from the novel by Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz, written by Vicente Leñero and directed by Jorge Fons. The film ...

'', (1995) * '' Sucesos Distantes'', (2003) * '' Dos Crímenes'', (1994) * '' Desiertos Mares''(1993) * '' Extraños Caminos'' (1993) * '' Ciudad de Ciegos'' (1991) * '' Intimidad'' (1989) * '' Camino largo a Tijuana'' (1988)

Music videos

* "Guerras perdidas",

Bacilos Bacilos is a music group based in Miami, Florida, US. A leading practitioner of latin pop, the band had several hits on the Billboard Latin charts and had considerable success in the Latin Grammies, most notably, their album '' Caraluna'' which w ...

(2005) * "No me voy",

OV7 OV7, formerly known as La Onda Vaselina, is a Mexican Latin pop group formed in 1989, but it was not until the early 1990s that Onda Vaselina would begin to make their impact. La Onda Vaselina was formed with the members being children, but it was ...

(2003) * "Mientes tan bien",

Sin Bandera Sin Bandera is a romantic ballads duo consisting of Mexican singer-songwriter Leonel Garcia and Argentine singer-songwriter Noel Schajris. They formed in Mexico in 2000. They became one of the most popular artists after their debut album '' Sin ...

(2003) * "Cielo",

(2002) * "Quien cuidará de mi", Myriam Hernandez (2000) * "Una ilusión", Kabah (1999) * "Cada mañana",

(1996) * "

Te Daría Mi Vida "Te Daría Mi Vida" is a song by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, taken from her third studio album '' El Tiempo Es Oro'' (1995), written by C. Sánchez and C. Valle and produced by Miguel Blasco. The song was released as the album's lead single on ...

Paulina Rubio Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer. Referred to as " The Golden Girl" and " Queen of Latin Pop", she first achieved recognition as a member of the successful pop group Timbiriche from 1982 through 1991. A ...

(1995) * " Nada De Ti", Paulina Rubio (1995 * "La malquerida", Angela Carrasco (1995) * "Amandote",

Lorenzo Antonio Lorenzo Antonio (born Lorenzo Antonio Sánchez Pohl October 3, 1969, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States), is an American Latin music singer-songwriter, who is known and recognized in Mexico, the United States, and Latin America. He was ra ...

(1995) * "Afuera",

Caifanes Caifanes is a rock band from Mexico City. Formed in 1987, the group achieved international fame during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The original line-up was Saúl Hernández (vocals and guitar), Sabo Romo (bass guitar), (drums) and Diego ...

(1994) * "Aquí no es así",

(1994) * "Esta aventura", Emanuel (1994) * "Tonto corazón",

(1993) * "En mis sueños", André (1993) * "Me rompiste el amor", André (1993) * "Sacude tu corazón",

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(1993)

Documentaries

* '' Cuatro labios'', (2005) * '' La misma piedra'' (2008) * '' Who the Hell Is Juliette?'' (1997)

References

Filmography
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