Hewasborn inTabasco, in1954.Hegot abach-
elor’sdegreeonBiologyandstudiedCinemaat
theCenter ofCinematographicStudies. Asafilm-
maker, in1988hewonanAriel for best documen-
taryshort filmwith“MariposaMonarcaAdivinan-
zasparasiempre”.HewasGeneral Director of the
FilmArchiveof theUNAM from1989 to2008.
Hepresidedover the International Federationof
FilmicArchives from1999 to2003.Heparticipat-
ed inseveralMexicanfilm fairsabroad, andhas
given lecturesabout cinema; hehasalsoact as
Iván Trujillo Bolio
—
Director of the International Film
Festival in GuadalajaraMexico
judge inmany famous festivalsaround theglobe.
InMay1999hewasworthyof amentionas
Chevalier de l’OrdredesArtset desLettres (Knight
of theOrder of theFineArtsandLiterature) from
theFrenchgovernment, and in2006he received
aRegard forCivilWorth fromSpain. From2008 to
2010hewascultural attaché fromMexico inCuba.
He iscurrently theDirector of the International Film
Festival inGuadalajara.
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