Félix Enríquez Alcalá (sometimes credited as Felix Alcala) (born March 7, 1951, in

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) is a Mexican American film and television director.

Career

Alcalá's first major breakthrough came in 1991 when he was hired by Lynn Marie Latham and Bernard Lechowick to direct an episode of ABC's short lived drama series '' Homefront''. Since then he has guest directed on a vast number of series including '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', '' ER'', '' Dollhouse'' and ''

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''. In 1997, Alcalá made his theatrical film directing debut with the film '' Fire Down Below'' starring

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. In 2007, Alcalá was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards for directing the ''

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'' episode Exodus, Part II

Selected directing credits

* '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' – 1 episode, 1994 * ''

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'' – 1 episode, 1994 * '' ER'' – 12 episodes, 1994–2007 * '' Seduced and Betrayed'' – TV movie, 1995 * ''

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'' – TV pilot, 1995 * '' Sliders'' – 1 episode, 1995 * '' Space: Above and Beyond'' – 2 episodes, 1995 * '' Deadly Pursuits'' – TV movie, 1996 * '' Fire Down Below'' – theatrical film * ''

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'' – TV movie, 1997 * '' The Taking of Pelham One Two Three'' – TV movie, 1998 * '' Brimstone'' – 5 episodes, 1998–1999 * ''

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'' – 17 episodes (consultant), 1999–2004 * '' M.K.3'' – TV movie, 2000 * '' Flashpoint'' – TV movie, 2002 * ''

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'' – 1 episode, 2002 * '' Taken'' – 1 episode, 2002 * ''

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'' – 2 episodes, 2003 * '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' – 1 episode, 2003 * '' CSI: Miami'' – 1 episode, 2004 * '' The Shield'' – 2 episodes, 2003–2004 * ''

Jonny Zero ''Jonny Zero'' is an American television action-crime drama series, created and written by R. Scott Gemmill and executive produced by John Wells, that premiered on Fox on January 14, 2005. The series principally stars Franky G as Jonny Calvo ...

'' – 2 episodes, 2005 * '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' – 1 episode, 2005 * ''

The Unit ''The Unit'' is an American action-drama television series created by David Mamet that aired on CBS from March 7, 2006, to May 10, 2009, with the total of four seasons and 69 episodes. The series focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled ...

'' – 1 episode, 2006 * '' House M.D.'' – 1 episode, 2006 * ''

'' – 2 episodes, 2006 * '' Battlestar Galactica: Razor'' – TV movie * ''

Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by Jeff Davis that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005. It follows a group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral ...

'' – 18 episodes, 2005–2016 * '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' – 1 episode, 2008 * '' Dollhouse'' – 2 episodes, 2009 * ''

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'' – 1 episode, 2009 * ''

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'' – 12 episodes, 2010-2016 * ''

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'' – 1 episode, 2010 * ''

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'' – 1 episode, 2010 * ''

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'' – 11episodes, 2010–2014 * '' Blue Bloods'' – 4 episodes, 2010-2012 * '' Southland'' – 4 episodes, 2010–2013 * ''

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'' – short film, 2011 * '' Suits'' – 3 episodes 2011-2013 * ''

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'' – 1 episode, 2012 * ''

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'' – 1 episode, 2012 * ''

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'' – 1 episode, 2012 * ''

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'' – 1 episode, 2012 * ''

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'' – 1 episode, 2013 * '' Gang Related'' – 1 episode, 2014 * '' State of Affairs'' – 1 episode, 2015 * ''

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'' – 1 episode, 2015 * '' Defiance'' – 1 episode, 2015 * '' Satisfaction'' – 1 episode, 2015 * '' Agent X'' – 1 episode, 2015 * '' Madam Secretary'' – 13 episodes, 2015-2019 * '' Second Chance'' – 2 episodes, 2016 * '' Quantico'' – 1 episode, 2016 * '' Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders'' – 1 episode, 2016 * '' BrainDead'' – 1 episode, 2016 * '' Shades of Blue'' – 2 episodes, 2017 * '' The Defenders'' – 1 episode, 2017 * '' SEAL Team'' – 1 episode, 2017 *'' The Brave'' – 1 episode, 2017 * '' Mayans MC'' – 1 episode, 2018 * ''

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'' – 1 episode, 2018 * ''

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'' – 1 episode, 2019 * ''

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'' – 1 episode, 2019 * ''

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'' – 1 episode, 2020 * '' The Lost Symbol'' – 2 episodes, 2021 * ''

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'' – 1 episode, 2022 * '' 9-1-1: Lone Star'' – 1 episode, 2023

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alcala, Felix Enriquez 1951 births Living people American cinematographers American film directors of Mexican descent American television directors Film directors from California People from Bakersfield, California