Alonso Ruizpalacios (born 1978) is a Mexican film director. He was
born and raised in Mexico City. He studied stage directing in Mexico
City, before moving to London where he trained as an actor at RADA.
Ruizpalacios writes and directs for both stage and screen. His short
film Café ParaÃso won multiple awards on the film festival circuit.
His debut feature Gueros, shot in black and white, was lauded by
critics and won five Ariel Awards in 2015, including Best Picture,
Best First Film and Best Director. Ruizpalacios also directed the
music video for "Hasta la RaÃz" by Mexican singer-songwriter Natalia
Lafourcade.He recently directed the movie Museo, starring Gael GarcÃa
Bernal. The film won the best script award at the Berlin International
Film Festival. Museum has also been present in other international
festivals. The film tells the story of the famous robbery to the
National Museo of Anthropology on December 25, 1985, in Mexico City.He
has also contributed in tv series: directing two episodes for Narcos:
Mexico and two episodes for the Mexican tv show Aquà en la tierra;
besides being the showrunner of the XY tv show for the Mexican
television network Once Tv.
born and raised in Mexico City. He studied stage directing in Mexico
City, before moving to London where he trained as an actor at RADA.
Ruizpalacios writes and directs for both stage and screen. His short
film Café ParaÃso won multiple awards on the film festival circuit.
His debut feature Gueros, shot in black and white, was lauded by
critics and won five Ariel Awards in 2015, including Best Picture,
Best First Film and Best Director. Ruizpalacios also directed the
music video for "Hasta la RaÃz" by Mexican singer-songwriter Natalia
Lafourcade.He recently directed the movie Museo, starring Gael GarcÃa
Bernal. The film won the best script award at the Berlin International
Film Festival. Museum has also been present in other international
festivals. The film tells the story of the famous robbery to the
National Museo of Anthropology on December 25, 1985, in Mexico City.He
has also contributed in tv series: directing two episodes for Narcos:
Mexico and two episodes for the Mexican tv show Aquà en la tierra;
besides being the showrunner of the XY tv show for the Mexican
television network Once Tv.
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