Israel Cárdenas

Born in Monterrey, Mexico, in 1980, he is a director, screenwriter, and producer. Together with Dominican filmmaker Laura Amelia Guzmán, he formed one of the most prominent duos in contemporary Latin American cinema. His works, including Cochochi (2007), Jean Gentil (2010), Dólares de Areia (2014), and A Fera e a Festa (2019), have been screened at international festivals such as Berlin, Venice, Rotterdam, Toronto, and Tribeca. His films explore identity, marginality, and the tensions between the intimate and the social.