Erik Mariñelarena

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1977-01-10 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

Mexico City, Mexico

Erik Mariñelarena

Biography

Erik Mariñelarena Herrera (born January 10, 1977 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican director, screenwriter, editor, and producer. In a career spanning two decades, Mariñelarena has made twelve feature films. including Beyond the Summit: Learning to Fly (2011) - First Mexican IMAX production, Hotel Chelsea (2009), The Cosmonaut (2013) and NASA: AzTechSat-1 (2023); as well as several series for television and streaming. His work has been praised by audiences and critics alike, which earned him multiple accolades, including Emmy Award, Sundance and Cannes. He is also the founder of the Mexican production company E Corp Studio.

Production

2003

2003

2003

Story of a Mother

as Director of Photography

2003

Story of a Mother

as Adaptation

2017

2022

Art From Art

as Thanks

2004

Faith

as Director

2004

Faith

as Director of Photography

2004

Faith

as Producer

2004

Faith

as Editor

2004

Faith

as Writer

2009

2009

2009

Hotel Chelsea

as Post Producer

2013

Whispers

as Producer

2013

Whispers

as Director of Photography

2013

Whispers

as Editor

2013

Whispers

as Director

2013

Whispers

as Screenplay

2013

A Barter

as Director of Photography

2013

A Barter

as Director

2013

A Barter

as Producer

2013

A Barter

as Editor

2014

Live

as Screenplay

2014

Live

as Executive Producer

2014

Live

as Director

2014

Live

as Editor

2022

2013

2013

Along Came a Catdidate

as Color Grading

2014

Come Play

as Screenplay

2014

Come Play

as Director

2014

Come Play

as Producer

2017

Ruth

as Editor

2017

Ruth

as Writer

2017

Ruth

as Director

2017

Ruth

as Producer

2018

2018

The Blue Years

as Executive Producer

2018

The Blue Years

as Director

2018

2018

Sophie's Wisdom

as Director

2018

Sophie's Wisdom

as Executive Producer

2018

Sophie's Wisdom

as Director of Photography

2018

2018

2022

Psychotherapy

as Producer

2022

The Red Queen

as Director

2022

Psychotherapy

as Director

2002

2002

2002

2014

2014

Live

as Color Grading

2008

An Ally in Time

as Executive Producer

2008

An Ally in Time

as Post Producer

2008

2010

2010

Life Insurance

as Color Grading

2010

Serial Comic No.1: Obsession

as Executive Producer

2010

2010

Life Insurance

as Executive Producer

2010

Life Insurance

as Post Producer

2011

For How Long?

as Post Producer

2010

Who's there?

as Editor

2011

For How Long?

as Executive Producer

2010

Who's there?

as Executive Producer

2010

Who's there?

as Post Producer

2011

For How Long?

as Editor

2011

12th Warrior

as Executive Producer

2011

12th Warrior

as Editor

2008

Mateo's Night

as Post Producer

2008

Mateo's Night

as Editor

2008

Mateo's Night

as VFX Artist

2013

The Cosmonaut

as Executive Producer

2015

2015

Universal Prayer

as Producer

2015

Universal Prayer

as Color Grading

2015

Universal Prayer

as Director of Photography

2014

Peach

as Co-Producer

2016

Checkmate

as Editor

2016

Checkmate

as Producer

2016

Checkmate

as Director of Photography

2016

Checkmate

as Post Producer

2012

Ismael

as Post Producer

2010

Double Blood

as Color Grading

2017

Ruth

as Director of Photography

2013

Pause

as Color Grading

2012

Ismael

as VFX Artist

2013

Pause

as Post Producer

2021

Mashup

as Color Grading

2021

Mashup

as Thanks

2021

2013

Longing

as Thanks

2014

On the Shore

as Thanks

2014

2018

Cygnus

as Thanks

2014

Broken Skin

as Post Producer

2014

Broken Skin

as Thanks

2023

The Caravan

as Co-Producer

2023

The Caravan

as Thanks

2023

From Inside

as Thanks

2023

From Inside

as Co-Producer

2011

I Want to Know the Truth

as Post Producer

2009

Hotel Chelsea

as VFX Artist

2009

Hotel Chelsea

as Title Designer

2007

Shortcut to Heaven

as Post Producer

-

Metamorphic

as Executive Producer

-

Metamorphic

as Director of Photography

-

Metamorphic

as Editor

2012

2008

I Never Wanted to Dance

as Post Producer

2008

A glass of red wine...

as Post Producer

2008

Alone

as Post Producer

2008

What I Was Yesterday

as Post Producer

2002

Astral

as Producer

2023

AzTechSat-1

as Executive Producer

2023

AzTechSat-1

as Writer

2003

-

The Power of One

as Co-Producer

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