Juan Carlos Salas Tamez

Juan Carlos Salas Tamez called ¨El Monaguillo¨ was born in Monterrey NL Mexico in 1976, he is considered a persistent creative, sensitive. He loves to enjoy life every day and chooses always look at the positive side of things, his passion lies mainly in storytelling through film. To finish bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences from Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León, he lived in Madrid, Spain where he obtained a Masters Degree in Media Production from University Camilo Jose Cela, and studied a Masters Degree in Metropolis School. Actually has been a scholarship in a master class Master degree in film direction environmental and corporate social responsibility specialty at Campus Europeo in Spain and San Miguel University. His first work as a producer was making children's television programs since then and for more than 10 years, has worked as director, creative director and producer to many brands. Although there has always been involved in the production, is from 2014 that makes its first film as director in Paraguay 76 selected short film at the Cannes Festival 2015, on the Short Film Corner section, and winner the best director, best original screenplay and best short film in The Kids Festival. Spain. He's a producer in the documentary film: ¨Arriving at Home¨(2016). Director in a short film shooted in France called ¨A Ticket S'il vous plait¨ in co-production with the United States, Bolivia and Argentina. Director and writer of ¨The Legend of the lord of the rain¨ worldwide premiere in Cannes Festival into the Short Film Corner (may 2018) Salas participate in ¨Cine con Causa¨, which has been responsible for the spread of such films as: ¨There Be Dragons¨ by Roland Joffe, ¨Courageous¨ by Alex Kendrick, ¨October Baby¨ by Andrew and Jon Erwin, ¨The Last Top¨ and ¨Mary's Land¨ by Juan Manuel Cotelo.