Rafael Montero (born 9 October 1953 in

Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...

) is a film director and script writer known as one of the leaders of New Mexican Cinema. He is known for the feature films ''Cilantro y Perejil'', ''El Costo de la Vida'' (The Cost of Life) y ''Corazones Rotos'' (Broken Hearts). He has written and directed television programs, short films, commercials, documentaries and feature films. He has also participated as a judge and speaker at various festivals, competitions, conferences and seminars.

Early years

Rafael Montero was born and spent his infancy in

Colonia San Rafael Colonia San Rafael is a colonia (Mexico), colonia of the Cuauhtémoc, D.F., Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, just west of the historic center of Mexico City, historic city center. It was established in the late 19th century as one of the first f ...

in Mexico City. He was the son of Alicia García Betancourt and railroad engineer Rafael Montero Márquez.

Professional career

El Costo de la Vida marked his debut as a screenwriter and director in the film industry by earning good results at the box office and with critics; it was nominated in several categories for the Silver Goddess Award and Ariel Award. In the Nineties he directed the cult series ''La Hora Marcada'' (The Marked Hour) with well-known filmmakers

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and

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. Between 1990 and 1995 he directed five feature films including ''Una Buena Forma de Morir'' (A Good Way to Die) and ''Ya la Hicimos'' (We Already Did It), one of the highest-grossing films of 1993.

Cinematography

References

External links

* * https://web.archive.org/web/20120328092425/http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=7571&tabla=espectaculos * http://www.terra.com.mx/cine/articulo/975420/Rafael+Montero+expondra+las+intimidades+de+Pancho+Villa+en+filme.htm * http://www.informador.com.mx/entretenimiento/2008/58280/6/relata-rafael-montero-en-nuevo-filme-las-formas-de-usar-la-cama.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20111007022902/http://sdpnoticias.com/nota/118310/Exponen_situacion_que_enfrenta_el_cine_en_Mexico_Espana_y_Colombia {{DEFAULTSORT:Montero, Rafael Ariel Award winners Best Director Ariel Award winners Mexican film directors Film directors from Mexico City 1953 births Living people