Ernesto Contreras

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-10-17 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Veracruz, Mexico

Ernesto Contreras

Biography

Born in Veracruz, Mexico, in 1969, he is a graduate from the Center for Studies in Communication Sciences and later from the University Center for Cinematographic Studies (CUEC) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. In 2007, his first feature, Blue Eyelids, is nominated to the Caméra d'Or of the 60th Cannes Film Festival as part of the official selection of the International Critics' Week. The film participates in many festivals and receives, among others, the award for Best Ibero-American Film, Best Screenplay and the Mezcal Award in the 22nd Guadalajara International Film Festival, the Ariel for Best First Feature and the Special...

Production

2007

Blue Eyelids

as Director

2023

Dad or Mom

as Director

2012

2014

2007

Blue Eyelids

as Editor

2007

Blue Eyelids

as Producer

2023

Dad or Mom

as Producer

2017

Tales of Mexico

as Director

2023

Where the Tracks End

as Executive Producer

2023

2003

Los No Invitados

as Director

2021

2003

The Miracle

as Director

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